Highly respected and sought after, Donna Lynas has been Director of Wysing Arts Centre since 2005 and has developed Wysing’s identity as a research centre for the visual arts; introducing experimental artists’ residencies and retreats and commissioning and curating ambitious projects including the annual festival of art and music.
Many of the artists whom she invites to be in residence at Wysing have gone on to win major awards (The Turner Prize, Jarman Award, Artes Mundi, Paul Hamlyn Artist Award) and show new work in international galleries and museums.
Donna was instrumental in delivering Wysing’s RIBA award-winning capital development project which opened in 2008 and now offers a unique set of facilities including purpose-built artists’ studios. Donna is Chair of the Contemporary Visual Arts Network in the East and plays an active role on the steering committee of the Plus Tate network of Directors.
Previously, Donna was Curator at South London Gallery (1999-2005) where she established the gallery’s influential performance and off-site programmes and worked with artists including Christian Boltanski, On Kawara, Joelle Tuerlinckx and Keith Tyson on their solo exhibitions, alongside curating a number of group exhibitions.