Zoe Whitley to step down as director of London's Chisenhale Gallery

"I'm proud to have played a part in the consistently era-defining programming of one of London's leading contemporary art incubators and, most importantly, in its truly inspiring Social Practice approach. Arts leadership today may be difficult, but my world view is perpetually expanded by what artists propose and bring to life," Whitley says in a statement.

"The Social Practice programme supports artists to create new work through collaborative processes. The local part of the programme focuses on working with young people who experience barriers to accessing art and culture, placing artists in hospitals, child and adolescent mental health services, and alternative provision contexts across East London."

"Whitley's tenure resulted in 15 exhibitions dedicated to artists such as Bruno Zhu of Portugal, the Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist Alia Farid and Simnikiwe Buhlungu of South Africa. She also helped to expand the gallery's publishing arm which released, among eight titles, Joshua Leon's book The Process (2024, co-published with Mousse Publishing)."

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