Ballot Archive

20 Oct 2022

Candidate Details

Candidate Name

Robert Wenley

Academic degrees, honours etc.

BA History University of Durham 1987 M. Litt. Gallery Studies University of St Andrews 1990

Profession or occupation

Head of Collections/ Deputy Director, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

Grounds for election

After curatorial positions at the Wallace Collection, 1991-2003, and at Glasgow Museums, 2003-10, Robert Wenley has been Head of Collections and Deputy Director at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, since 2010. He co-founded the French Bronze Study Group in 1999; was Reviews Editor for the Sculpture Journal, 2000-10; and served on the Advisory Committee for Research on European Paintings, National Gallery, London, 2013-19. He has been a Trustee, Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, since 2015 (Chair since 2017); and a Trustee, Public Statue and Sculpture Association, since 2020.

Signatories

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