Panel

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.

Claire is an artist who makes drawings, prints, installations and public interventions that trace the stories of things that are difficult to see, supported by exhibitions at The Bluecoat and Castlefield Gallery, commissions with Heart of Glass and Wonder Arts and residencies in the UK and internationally over her 20+ years of practice. Claire delivers artist peer support activity in St Helens as part of the Artists Together programme and works as an artist-in-education and creative producer across the North West.

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.

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 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.