Kim McAleese
Kim McAleese | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kim Therese McAleese 1983 (age 42–43) |
| Education | Konstfack |
| Predecessor | Sorcha Carey |
Kim Therese McAleese (born 1983) is a Northern Ireland-born curator who became the director of the Edinburgh Art Festival in 2022. The festival exhibits art during the larger Edinburgh Festival.[1]
Biography
Kim Therese McAleese was born in 1983[2] in Belfast.[3] She took a one year course in Stockholm at Konstfack to study curatorship.
In 2021 she was a member of the jury for that year's Turner Prize[3] and Margaret Tait Award.[4]
McAleese is the co-founder of Household, a collective curators who organise art projects in Northern Ireland. She worked as an associate lecturer at University of Birmingham and is the vice-chair of Outburst Arts.[5]
She took over from Sorcha Carey in July 2022 as the director of the Edinburgh Art Festival.[3]
She was on the jury for the British pavilion at Venice in 2024.[6]
References
- ^ "Edinburgh Art Festival director Kim McAleese on the 10 things that changed her life". The National. 2024-08-25. Archived from the original on 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Kim Therese MCALEESE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ a b c Landin, Conrad (2022-08-11). "Can Kim McAleese breathe new life into Edinburgh Art Festival?". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Kim McAleese appointed as Director of Edinburgh Art Festival". Edinburgh Art Festival. 2022-04-13. Archived from the original on 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Gemma Rolls-Bentley in conversation with Kim McAleese". Outburst Arts. 2024-10-10. Archived from the original on 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Kim McAleese | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2025-08-11.