Bold Tendencies

Hannah Barry studied History of Art at the University of Cambridge and started her work in Peckham in 2006. She founded Bold Tendencies as a not for profit project in 2007. She was awarded an MBE in 2022 for Services to Contemporary Arts in London.

Diana studied at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico. From 2006 she worked at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice where she became an Intern Coordinator, running the prestigious Guggenheim Internship Programme. She was selected by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to run the USA Pavilion for the 53rd and 54th Art Venice Biennale. She designed and delivered educational programmes with USA Pavilion partner museums including Indianapolis Museum of Art, Ponce Museum, Puerto Rico, Bronx Museum of Art, New York.

A graduate of Royal Academy of Music specialising in performance (cello), Tom has always had a passion for live events whether on stage or off. Tom began freelancing in 2010 as a Stage and Production Manager for a variety of concert halls and production companies in London, including Kings Place, Roundhouse and Spitalfields Music. This led to taking on the role of Orchestral Manager for The Multi-Story Orchestra in 2015 before joining the Bold Tendencies team as Site and Production Manager in 2016. In 2020 Tom brought the responsibility of Safeguarding Officer into his role.

Charlie Mills is a curator and writer based in London. He has worked on the Visual Arts programme at Bold Tendencies since 2017 in parallel with his role as Artist Liaison at Hannah Barry Gallery. Charlie curates and produces independent exhibitions and writes for a number of international galleries and artists, as well as conducting regular artists interviews. Charlie is a founding member of Collective Ending HQ, a collectively run gallery and studio complex in Deptford, South London. He graduated with a Bachelors in History of Art and a Masters in Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths College.

Misty Eden Ingham graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a degree in Education, Culture & Society, and later earned a Master’s in Arts Education from ArtEZ University of the Arts in the Netherlands. For over nine years, she has worked as a freelance curator, producer, and facilitator, specialising in arts pedagogy and socially engaged practice. Her portfolio includes collaborations with 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Queens Collective Marrakech, University of the Arts London, Theatre Peckham, Livesey Exchange, and the London Design Festival. From 2020 to 2023, Misty was Learning Curator at Drawing Room, where she led the Rock Paper Scissors programme and co-curated the Drawing in Social Space knowledge exchange project. She currently serves on the advisory board for Drawing Room and on the steering committee for the international Artist Educator Master’s programme at ArtEZ University.

Riccardo Pillon is a curator and art historian working at the intersection of art, fashion and identity. They are Director & Head of Exhibitions at Hannah Barry Gallery, London. At Bold Tendencies, London, they work closely with renowned dance companies and choreographers such as Sharon Eyal | Gai Behar and BULLYACHE. They have collaborated with The Venice International Art Exhibition (La Biennale di Venezia), The Venice International Film Festival, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and MoMA. They hold an MA in Fashion Curation from The UAL London College of Fashion and a BA in Contemporary Art History from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.

Esme Wedderburn is a mixed media artist based in South London. Graduating in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts in 2023, her work moves between digital media, film, painting and animation. Esme enjoys depicting individual stories through different configurations of colour, texture and shape. The social as praxis has become increasingly pertinent to Esme through previous work and commissions with galleries such as South London Gallery, Drawing Room, Bold Tendencies, Fitzwilliam Museum and Hauser & Wirth.

Alfiah Jade Brown is a visual poet, producer, and facilitator from South London, patterning poetry with visuals, rhythm, and sound to transform everyday moments into immersive storytelling. A passionate advocate for community arts, she has led workshops with Poetic Unity, Apples and Snakes, and has been a Creative Learning Facilitator at Bold Tendencies since 2024.

Helen is a lawyer with a city background and reputation for advising clients in the luxury, fashion and art sectors on the creation, protection, exploitation, monetisation of and international deals centred on intellectual property rights.  Previously international head of IP, Competition and Projects at Simmons & Simmons, partner at CMS Cameron McKenna Navarro Olswang and director of Stella McCartney Limited since its foundation.

Linda Hewson is a Co-Founder, Creative Strategist and Professional Coach who has a rich experience in all aspects of creative retailing and supporting businesses on their future vision and purpose systems. Linda worked at Selfridges and Selfridges Group for over 20 years where she was responsible for the initiation of many globally recognised initiatives and campaigns. Prior to her professional career she studied Fine Art in a Community Context, and is now the Co-Founder of a Creative and Strategy network called Vividus London.

Ronojoy is the Senior Vice President, Creative at Burberry. He has spent his career growing luxury and culture businesses through transformative stages, holding creative and brand marketing leadership roles at Dazed, Farfetch and Nike. British-Bengali, born and raised in East London, he graduated from Cambridge University in English. He has attended Bold Tendencies every year since it began.

Formerly the Chief Creative Officer at Hauser & Wirth, Zia led the global creative, marketing and digital teams, overseeing the brand identity, online presence, and guest engagement. Zia has over 18 years extensive experience in the luxury and retail sectors, having worked as the Customer Experience Director at Fortnum & Mason and Head of Online at Selfridges. She is an Ambassador for Rooprai Spinal Trust.