Speakers

Marie-Anne McQuay is Curator Liverpool Biennial 2025 and on secondment as Director of Projects, Arts&Heritage. Previously she was Head of Programme at the Bluecoat, Liverpool (2015 – 2022) where she curated exhibitions  by Larissa Sansour, Adham Faramawy, Suki Chan, Jade Montserrat,  Jonathan Baldock, Elaine Mitchener, Rosa-Johan Uddoh, Frances Disley, Sumuyya Khader & Grace Ndiritu. She was Guest Curator for Wales in Venice 2019 with artist Sean Edwards and Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham. 

Previously Marie-Anne was Curator at Spike Island, Bristol (2007-2013), working with artists including Elizabeth Price, Laure Prouvost, Can Altay, Sonia Boyce, Cevdet Erek, Haroon Mirza, Sean Edwards, Uriel Orlow & Jesse Jones. She is currently part of the Arts Council Collection Acquisitions Committee 2022-25, on the Advisory Board of At The Library, Sefton and External Examiner for Art Museum & Gallery Studies MA, University of Leicester 2023-26.