About Us

Eliza Gluckman, Curator, SINOPTICON: In 2003, whilst studying her MA in Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art she wrote her thesis on ‘Chinese Contemporary Art exhibited in the West from 1989-2003’. She went on to receive a grant from Arts Council London to travel to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to meet artists and curators and develop ideas. She ran the gallery at Asia House, London for its inaugural year, curating ‘Chinese Contemporary: Fantasy Landscapes’ in 2006, including Gayle Chong Kwan’s series Cockaigne. She has also worked as head of Marketing and Events at SPACE Studios. London, and has overseen large installations of public works for the Biennale of Sydney 2004. She is now a freelance curator working with curatorial partner Lucy Day as Day+Gluckman, programming exhibitions for the Collyer Bristow Gallery, London amongst others; she writes for Art Asia Pacific Magazine and occasionally for other publications and websites including The Guardian arts blog.

Gayle Chong Kwan, founding artist, SINOPTICON www.gaylechongkwan.com

Stephanie Douet, founding artist, SINOPTICON www.stephaniedouet.co.uk

Steering Group

The Project is supported by a Steering Group who meet occassionally to give feedback and suggestions to the direction of the project and the commissions. The members are:

  • Eliza Gluckman, founding curator of Sinopticon and part of the Day+Gluckman Curatorial Partnership
  • Gayle Chong Kwan: founding artist
  • Lucy Day: freelance curator, writer and consultant and part of the Day+Gluckman Curatorial Partnership with Eliza
  • Stephanie Douet: founding artist
  • Tom Freshwater: Contemporary Arts Programme Manager, National Trust
  • Ying Kwok: Curator, Chinese Arts Centre
  • Isabel Vasseur: Curator, and Director of Art Office

Organisations & People involved

Tom Freshwater, Contemporary Art Programme Manager, National Trust {Tom backed the project from its infancy and has been a great support both strategically, artistically and fiscally}

Sinopticon is financially supported by Trust New Art, a programme that connects more people to National Trust places through contemporary art and craft. A partnership between National Trust with Arts Council England. More details at trustnewart.wordpress.com.

Glenn Adamson, Head of Research, Victoria and Albert Museum {Glenn helped to shape the SINOPTICON Sympoisum held at the V&A – a seriously brilliant mind}

Lucy Day Day+Gluckman curatorial partnership  {Lucy Day and Eliza Gluckman have been working together since 2006 – the partnership creates a great space to support eachother and develop ambitious projects together}

Paula Orrell Freelance curator (previously Plymouth Arts Centre) {Paula was the Plymouth founder of the project – running with it and making it all connect up in Plymouth}