Kathleen Soriano

Kathleen Soriano
Born (1963-07-18) 18 July 1963
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Leicester
Years active 1989 – present
Known for Ex-Director of Exhibitions - Royal Academy of Arts
Television Artist of the Year
Spouse(s) Peter Greenhough
Children Martha
Parents
  • Salvador Soriano (father)
  • Kathleen O'Neill (mother)

Kathleen Soriano (born 18 July 1963) is a British born independent arts curator, writer and television broadcaster.

Background

Kathleen Soriano was born in 1963 in London to parents Salvador Soriano and Kathleen O'Neill.[1] She would attend the University of Leicester from 1982 until 1985 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Honours in History of Art and English. In 1995 she married Peter Greenhough.[1]

Career

Her first major career in the arts was with the Royal Academy of Arts with whom she remained with until 1989.[2] In 1989 she joined the National Portrait Gallery, London as its Head of Exhibitions & Collections.[2] She would remain with the gallery until 2006.[2]

In 2004, Soriano became a Clore Fellow at the Clore Leadership Programme's during its inaugural year, with its aim to develop cultural leaders.[3] She would do her secondment at the South Bank Centre with Michael Lynch and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.[3][4]

In February 2006, she left the National Portrait Gallery and became the Director at Compton Verney in Warwickshire.[4]

In late 2008, she was announced as the future Director of Exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts, replacing the retiring Sir Norman Rosenthal who had held the post for 31 years. [5] The new position replaced the old one, Exhibitions Secretary.[6] She would take up the role in January 2009. During her time at Royal Academy of Arts she would develop exhibitions such as the Bronze, David Hockney, Van Gogh and Degas.[2] She would leave the Royal Academy in 2014 and was replaced by Tim Marlow.[7]

Since 2013, Soriano joined the television show Sky Arts Artist of the Year as one of three expert judges. She will continue the role in the 2019 series.[8]

From April 2014, Soriano began working independently as an art curator and on other cultural projects.[2] She was one of five judges of the Place Prize for Choreography in 2008 when Adam Linder won the main prize.[9]

In October 2016, Soriano was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Liverpool Biennial, replacing Paula Ridley.[10]

During January 2018, she curated the 2018 London Art Fair's 30th Anniversary - Art of the Nation: Five Artists Choose.[11]

Publications

  • Liz Rideal and Kathleen Soriano (16 April 2018). Madam and Eve: Women Portraying Women
  • Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano, and Kate Bryan (6 November 2014). Portrait Artist of the Year: A Little Book of Portraits
  • Richard Davey, Kathleen Soriano, Christian Weikop (29 September 2014). Anselm Kiefer
  • Wally Caruana, Franchesca Cubillo, Anna Gray, Deborah Hart, Thomas Keneally, Ron Radford, Kathleen Soriano and Daniel Thomas (4 February 2014). Australia
  • Kathleen Soriano, Emmanuel Cooper and Xavier Salomon (30 April 2010). Compton Verney

Filmography

Films

  • Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman (2015)

Television

  • Portrait Artist of the Year (2013)
  • Landscape Artist of the Year (2015)
  • Landscape Artist of the Year (2016)
  • Portrait Artist of the Year (2016)
  • Landscape Artist of the Year (2017)
  • Portrait Artist of the Year (2017)
  • Portrait Artist of the Year (2018)

References

  1. 1 2 "Soriano, Kathleen". Oxford Index. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kathleen Soriano". Leading Culture Destinations Awards. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Clore Fellows". The Clore Leadership Programme. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Kathleen Soriano in Conversation". Ocula. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Bates, Stephen (17 July 2008). "People". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  6. ↑ Bloom, Julie (17 July 2008). "Museum Notes". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Brown, Mark (5 March 2014). "Royal Academy puts Tim Marlow in charge of exhibitions". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "Do you have what it takes to become Sky Arts Artist of the Year?". Sky Arts. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Roy, Sanjoy (1 October 2008). "Dance world divided over Place prize decision". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Biennial Announces New Chair of its Board". Liverpool Biennial. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "London Art Fair 2018 Marks 30th Anniversary With Milestone Curated Exhibition". Artlyst. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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