Caroline Worthington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caroline Worthington (born 1972) is a British curator, museum director and director of the Royal Society of Sculptors.

Biography[edit]

Worthington was curator of art at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter as curator of art before moving to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.[1] In 2003, aged 31, she moved to York Art Gallery as curator of Art,[2] leaving in 2008 to become the director of the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.[1]

Worthington is the director of the Royal Society of Sculptors and chief executive of Bexley Heritage Trust.[3]

In 2019 she was the guest curator of an exhibition titled 'Parallel Lines: Drawing and Sculpture' at The Lightbox.[4]

Select publications[edit]

  • 2000. Exeter's fine art. Exeter, Exeter City Museums.
  • 2005. 'Relaxation and edification' : dealing in Dutch drawings. Paul Getty Museum.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Interview with LMG's new chair – Caroline Worthington". London Museum's Group. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Fine art of improving York's gallery". York Press. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Our Team: CAROLINE WORTHINGTON, DIRECTOR". Royal Society of Sculptors. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Parallel Lines: Drawing and Sculpture". Retrieved 7 October 2019.