Katy Barron is a photography curator, mentor and advisor based in London.
She has worked within the field of photography for the past 20 years, focussing on contemporary and twentieth century artists. Katy has undertaken a myriad of roles within the field – from Senior Director at Michael Hoppen Gallery to Chair of the Board of Photofusion. She is currently employed by the Maud Sulter Estate in Glasgow and is helping other artists with issues around their estates and legacies. Katy has a BA from the Courtauld Institute of Art and an M. Litt in the History of Art from Oxford University.
She has curated numerous photography exhibitions in the UK and abroad, most recently at Four Corners in Bethnal Green, St John’s College, Oxford as a part of the Photo Oxford festival and at Photofusion, Brixton.
Katy has curated two of Jim Grover’s previous exhibitions: Of Things Not Seen (2016) and Windrush: Portrait of a Generation (2018).
