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Carrie E. A. Scott, b.1979, is an American/English curator, Gallery Director, TV presenter[1] and art writer[2] living in London.

Early life

Scott was born in Oxford, England and moved to Old Greenwich, Connecticut.[3] She went to Greenwich High School, then attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[4] She did a Master's in Art History at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.[5]

Career

Scott was Director of Nicole Klagbsrun Gallery,[6] New York, where she worked with artists such as Beth Campbell, Matthew Day Jackson, Rashid Johnson, Mika Rottenberg, Adam McEwen, and Storm Tharp. Prior to that, Scott was curator of the Hedreen Gallery at Seattle University's Lee Center for the Arts,[7] Director of the James Harris Gallery.[8]

In 2008 Scott established her own company that is an art consultancy, gallery and curatorial endeavour.[9] She produces and curates exhibitions that exist within and beyond the walls of the traditional gallery space[10]

From January 2010 until January 2020 she collaborated with Nick Knight's SHOWstudio as the Director of the SHOWstudio Shop.[11]

In 2017, Scott appeared as a presenter[12] on The Art Show, a series on Sky Arts. She is a Nominator for the Prix Pictet award.[13] In 2018, she curated the largest independent photography exhibition at the Store x 180 Strand in London. It featured some 470 photographs, 340 of which were from John Pawson's Spectrum.[14]

In 2020, she and David Hill co-curated Tête-à-Têtes: West African Portraiture from Independence into the 21st Century.[15]

In addition to her curating art exhibitions, Scott is also an arts writer.[16]

References

  1. ^ "The Art Show • Infinity Creative Media Ltd". infinitycml.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.
  2. ^ Scott, Carrie (12 August 2013). "ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: WHY FASHION ADS REPRESENT WOMEN IN THE SAME OLD WAY". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Collin, Michael. "HAROLD FEINSTEIN AT STORE X: AN INTERVIEW WITH CURATOR CARRIE SCOTT". King's College London. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Skehan, Mary Kate. "Fashioning an Artful Career". Dickinson College. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Best of 2007: Interview with Carrie e. A. Scott".
  6. ^ "Art in America: Profile".
  7. ^ Clemens, Gayle. ""Bookish" show at SU's Hedreen Gallery ends noted chapter in curator Carrie Scott's career". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  8. ^ Grant, Ariana. "Carrie Scott is leaving". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  9. ^ Margulies, Abby. "Art Beyond The White Cube". If So What. If So What. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ Page, Tom (6 November 2019). "Takeover Interview". Open Doors. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ Groom, Avril. "The Cult Shop". The FT, How to Spend it.
  12. ^ "Carrie Scott | NOEL GAY". www.noelgay.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14.
  13. ^ "Nominators". Prix Pictet. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  14. ^ Hagberg Fisher, Eva (21 May 2018). "John Pawson's 'garden-like' installation puts his photography in the frame". Wallpaper. Wallpaper Magazine.
  15. ^ Amfo, Keven. "Tête à Têtes: West African Portraiture From Independence Into The 21st Century". Quintessentially. Quintessentially. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  16. ^ Scott, Carrie. "List of published articles and catalogues". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11.
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