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.

Caroline has spent her career working across operations, project delivery and senior support roles in corporate, household and creative environments.

Noah Findlay studied BA Art History and Curating at Manchester School of Art. He joined Bold Tendencies as an Engagement Assistant for the 2025 summer season and returned as an On-Site Delivery Lead for the 20th anniversary programme. He has also worked as a Curator at Sink Gallery, Manchester and recently curated an exhibition in collaboration with Pink, Stockport. Previously, he worked with the reggae label and vinyl distributor, Studio 16 Records.

Matilda Marcus graduated from Harvard University with a degree in History and Literature, exploring contemporary popular culture through theory and art. After working in creative education, she worked across cultural institutions in Washington, DC, traversing global folk music traditions at Smithsonian Folkways while exploring local histories of marginalised people with young people at Dumbarton Oaks museum. She’s devoted to facilitating the relationship between artefacts and their audiences to ensure that people belong wherever art can be found.

Elizabete Dorosenko graduated from Goldsmiths with a BA in Art History before undertaking an MA in Arts and Cultural Management at King’s College London. She has worked with multiple arts organisations, including Camden Art Centre, London Gallery Weekend, and the 1-54 Art Fair. Elizabete is building a practice in participatory arts programming, exploring how galleries can share decision-making power with their communities.

Jordan Minga is a community arts practitioner, multidisciplinary artist and South London native currently pursuing a BA in Social Sciences, Community Development, and Youth Work at Goldsmiths. Operating at the intersection of youth work and creative media, he has facilitated learning and engagement with a wide array of organisations. Selected collaborations include the South London Gallery, the Crafts Council, London Youth, and RCPCH &US. Jordan’s practice is deeply rooted in youth empowerment, utilising creative mediums to foster artistic thinking and emotional wellbeing.

Maraki Feleke is currently studying for a BA in Global Creative Industries at the University of Leeds, where she serves as the Education Engagement Ambassador (Arts and Humanities) and Duty Manager at stage@leeds. She previously volunteered as a Young Ambassador for Bradford District Museums and Galleries and has an interest in theatre production. She was also a committee member of the African Caribbean Society (2024-25).

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.

Akif Rahman is a spatial practitioner and artist, who studied Architecture at the Bartlett, UCL, where he developed an interest in how art pedagogies could be explored and inspired by spaces and structures we inhabit. Working across multiple forms of drawing, writing, collaboration and facilitation, criticism and evaluation is at the core of Akif’s work, where it was explored previously with The Line Art Walk, Royal Academy of Arts, Cor-, Freelands Foundation, V&A, Beyond the Box, Barbican, William Morris Gallery, The Showroom, and New Architecture Writers.

Mitzi is currently completing her Master’s studies as a violinist and violist at the Royal College of Music, where she previously graduated with First Class Honours in 2024. Alongside her studies, she enjoys a flourishing freelance career, performing with orchestras and ensembles including the London Firebird Orchestra, Lumos Candlelight Concerts, One Orchestra, and touring Europe with LSRO. She has performed at renowned venues including the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2024 Proms, and has recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Angel Studios. Alongside performing, Mitzi is also a dedicated private teacher. Mitzi first joined Bold Tendencies in 2020 as a volunteer supporting live events, returning the following year as part of the team. She has worked with Bold every summer since, and also enjoys working with the Hannah Barry Gallery.

Flora Gardiner is studying Politics, Psychology and French A-level in a local south London school. She grew up with Bold, returning season after season. She says, as the youngest member of the team, 'I know what a privilege it is to be part of this space. I’m passionate about more young people discovering Bold and using it as a place to explore people, culture and art.' She is particularly interested in contemporary dance and situations where politics, people and art collide.

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 a brand advisor to design-led businesses, with clients including Chanel and Tekla. He has led brand and marketing through major change and growth at Burberry, Farfetch and Nike. Born and raised in Hackney, he read English at Cambridge and has supported Bold Tendencies since it began.

Zia is Managing Director at Paul Smith, the iconic British fashion house. With over 20 years' experience across luxury, retail and the arts, she previously served as Chief Creative Officer at Hauser & Wirth, CEO of Annoushka, and has held senior roles at Fortnum & Mason and Selfridges. She is a co-opted member of the V&A East Committee, and an Ambassador for Rooprai Spinal Trust.