Dr Andrew Hunt

Biography

Dr. Andrew Hunt is currently working as a Co-Director, Reading International in the Department of Art, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Areas of Interest: Dr Andrew Hunt is a curator and writer based in London. He is currently Co-Director of Reading International and a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University. Recent independent projects include 'As You Change So Do I', a series of public art commissions for Luton, UK (2016 to 2019), 'The Green Ray', Wilkinson Gallery, London, and 'Concerning Concrete Poetry', Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe (both 2016). From 2008 to 2014 he was Director of Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea, where he was responsible for developing the organisation's acclaimed exhibitions programme and publishing activities. Hunt oversaw FPG's move into its new building (arch. Manalo and White, 2013) and in 2012 he was a member of the Turner Prize jury. He contributes to magazines and journals such as Art Monthly, Domus, frieze, Mousse Magazine, and TATE ETC., and is founding editor of the Slimvolume imprint, which to date has published editions and books by over 250 artists. Recent publications include Scott King: Public Art, Paul Buck: Disappearing Curtains and Cally Spooner: Scripts (all 2016).

Research Interest

Areas of Interest: Dr Andrew Hunt is a curator and writer based in London. He is currently Co-Director of Reading International and a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University. Recent independent projects include 'As You Change So Do I', a series of public art commissions for Luton, UK (2016 to 2019), 'The Green Ray', Wilkinson Gallery, London, and 'Concerning Concrete Poetry', Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe (both 2016). From 2008 to 2014 he was Director of Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea, where he was responsible for developing the organisation's acclaimed exhibitions programme and publishing activities. Hunt oversaw FPG's move into its new building (arch. Manalo and White, 2013) and in 2012 he was a member of the Turner Prize jury. He contributes to magazines and journals such as Art Monthly, Domus, frieze, Mousse Magazine, and TATE ETC., and is founding editor of the Slimvolume imprint, which to date has published editions and books by over 250 artists. Recent publications include Scott King: Public Art, Paul Buck: Disappearing Curtains and Cally Spooner: Scripts (all 2016).