Leanne Turvey

Leanne Turvey began curating Schools and Teachers programmes at Tate Modern in 2008, becoming Convenor for Schools and Teachers programmes at Tate Modern and Tate Britain in a collaborative job share with Alice Walton in 2010. In this role they head a large cross-site team, developing artist-led programming for teachers and students.

Leanne has previously worked as Education Coordinator for Camden Arts Centre and Chisenhale Gallery, as Youth Arts Programmer for Look Ahead Housing and Care and as an art teacher in Camden schools. In 2012 she worked with Alice Walton as Learning Programmer for Whitstable Biennale, curating Hana Tait’s project Wonder Point. She has an interest in what artists’ practice can offer learning contexts in galleries. Over the years she has given talks and written on gallery education practice in various organisations, projects and publications. She curated two group shows, Album and Album2 at Five Years Gallery, London in 2010 and 2013, and has taught at Bournemouth Art School and K College, Tonbridge.