Work for the Liverpool Art Fair will be selected from the open submission process by a panel of respected and knowledgeable figures assembled from across the region’s cultural landscape.
Sarah Lovell
Sarah Lovell is the Lead Officer for Culture, within the Policy and Strategic Commissioning Directorate for the Liverpool City Region, Combined Authority, with strategic responsibilities to manage the implementation of the Culture & Creative Strategy – supporting and strengthening the role of culture and creativity as core drivers for the success of the City Region.
Faith Bebbington
Faith Bebbington studied sculpture at Winchester College of Art and has worked from her studio in Liverpool since 1993. Her artistic practice initially stemmed from having cerebral palsy, a hidden disability which made her curious about how humans and animals move. Faith’s dynamic, public sculptures are created with recycled materials such as waste plastic milk bottles or cardboard, helping to raise awareness of the impact of climate change whilst making her own art practice more sustainable.
Angela Samata
Angela is and Arts and Mental Health Consultant and Psychotherapist who has worked as an Arts professional for over two decades, leading the John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery, and completing an MA in Art History and Curating, with a special focus on Abstract Expressionist painter Agnes Martin. Angela continues to work freelance with individual artists and arts organisations, including the National Gallery, Tate, Heart of Glass, The British Library, the Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking, Shutterstock, The Lancet Psychiatry and Huffington Post.
Joe Brooks
Joe Brook is the Executive Director of Audiences and Media at National Museums Liverpool (NML). With over 25 years of experience in the museums and heritage sector Joe leads the creative teams behind NML’s incredible public programme of exhibitions, displays and galleries. His career began enabling the realisation of artwork within a gallery context and deeply believes in the power of art to transform lives, culture and society.
