Sandy Nairne

Biography

"Sandy Nairne CBE FSA has been Chair of the Clore Leadership Programme since September 2014 succeeding Sir John Tusa.

"Sandy Nairne CBE FSA has been Director of the National Portrait Gallery since 2002, and will step down in February 2015. His early career included experience at the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford and Tate Gallery. He was Director of Exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and then co-created the innovative television series and book, State of the Art, for Channel 4.

"From 1987 to 1993, Sandy was Director of Visual Arts at the Arts Council, with responsibility for key policy developments in relation to cultural change and diversity. He re-joined Tate in 1994, as Director of Programmes, which included supporting the development of Tate Modern and leading the creation of the Centenary Development of Tate Britain, as well as new initiatives in learning and digital engagement.

"He was formerly a governor of Middlesex University and a member of the Councils of the Royal College of Art and the British School at Rome, and is currently Chair of the Fabric Advisory Committee at St Paul's Cathedral, supports the Maggie's Cancer Care Centres as Chair of the Maggie’s Art Group, and is a Trustee of the Courtauld Collection.

"Sandy Nairne has been awarded honorary doctorates from Middlesex University, De Montfort University and the University of London. He is a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art and an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford."

Affiliations

• London Creative Consortium ‎