Courtauld alumni of all generations have gone on to find remarkable success in any number of fields. From their successes as museum directors, curators, academics and conservators, as well as lawyers, publishers, journalists, musicians, politicians and teachers, our graduates are proof that a Courtauld degree is excellent preparation for the future.
While the success stories of alumni could fill a book, examples of some of our most distinguished graduates are listed below.
Selected list of alumni
- Critics and Presenters
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Dealers and Gallerists
Brian Allen, Chairman, Hazlitt Gooden & Fox
Dany Ardouin, Director, Helly Nahmad Gallery
John Austin, Director, Austin Desmond Fine Art
Charles Beddington, Director, Beddington Fine Art
Jack Bell, Founder, Jack Bell Gallery
Kristine Bell, Director and Partner, Zwirner & Wirth
Josephine Breese and Henry Little, Founders and Directors, Breese Little Gallery
Sam Chatterton Dickson, Director, Lisson Gallery
Bona Colonna Montagu, Director, Skarstedt Gallery
Elizabeth Denny, Founder and Director, Denny Gallery
Emmanuel Di Donna, Founder and Director, Di Donna Galleries
Mira Dimitrova, Director, Mazzoleni London
Marc Domenech-Tomas, Owner, Galeria Marc Domenech
John Elderfield, Chief Curator, Painting & Sculpture and Consultant, Gagosian Gallery
Jeremy Epstein, Director, Edel Assanti Gallery
Romilly Eveleigh, Director, Regina Gallery
Paula Feldman Sankoff, Director & Head of Sales Department, Victoria Miro
Sam Fogg, Owner and Director, Samuel Fogg Ltd
Michael Goedhuis, Owner, Michael Goedhuis Limited
Cornelia Grassi, Director, Greengrassi
Beth Greenacre, Director, Rokeby Gallery
Angus Haldane, Founder, Haldane Fine Art
Sara Harrison, Senior Director, Hauser & Wirth, London
James Hyman, Founder and Director, James Hyman Gallery
Gilbert Guy Lloyd, Owner and Director, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd
Stuart Lochhead, Director, Daniel Katz Ltd
Alma Luxembourg, Partner, Luxembourg & Dayan
Patrick Matthiesen, Owner and Director, Matthiesen Fine Art Ltd
Lucy Mitchell-Inness, Owner and Director, Mitchell-Inness & Nash
Emmanuel Moatti, Founder and Director, Moatti Masters Contemporary
Helly Nahmad, Owner, Helly Nahmed Gallery
Flavia Ormond, Owner and Director, Flavia Ormond Fine Arts
Chrissie Shearman, Founder, Christina Shearman Art Advisory
Tania Sutton, Director, Osborne Samuel
Joanna Thornberry, Director, Lisson Gallery
Emily Tsingou, Owner, Emily Tsingou Fine Arts
Leslie Waddington, Director (1934-2016)
Helen Waters, Director, Alan Cristea Gallery
Clovis Whitfield, Owner, Whitfield Fine Art Ltd
- Artists and Architects
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Art Historians and Academics
Dawn Ades, Professor Emeritus, History & Theory of Art, University of Essex
Wendy Baron, Independent Art Historian
Kathy Battista, Program Director, Contemporary Art, Sotheby’s Institute, New York
Alan Bowness, Art critic, Academic and Former Director, Tate Britain
Norman Bryson, Professor of Art History, University of California, San Diego
Malcolm Bull, Professor of Art, Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford
Rafael Cardoso, Brazilian Writer and Art Historian
Nigel Carrington, Vice Chancellor, University of the Arts London
Peter Cherry, Lecturer & Head of Art History Department, Trinity College Dublin
T J Clark, Professor Emeritus Modern Art, University of California, Berkeley
Robin Cormack, Classicist and Byzantine Art Historian
David Cottington, Professor of Modern Art History, Kingston University, London
Ilia Doronchenkov, Dean, History of Art, European University at St. Petersburg
Tamar Garb, Durning Lawrence Professor of History of Art, University College London
Cesar Guillen Nunez, Research Fellow and Art Historian, Macau Ricci Institute
Jos Hackforth-Jones, Director, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London
Mark Hallett, Director of Studies, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Charles Hope, Independent Art Historian and Former Director, Warburg Institute
Deborah Howard, Professor Emerita of Architectural History, University of Cambridge
Athalsteinn Ingolfsson, Lecturer, University of Iceland
Neil Jackson, Charles Reilly Professor of Architecture, University of Liverpool
Wu Jinding, Pre-eminent Chinese Archaeologist (1901–1948)
Mark Jones, Master of St Cross College, Oxford
Holger Klein, Department Chair and Professor of Art History, Columbia University
Edward Lilley, Former Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
Marco Livingstone, Art Historian and Curator
Lydia Matthews, Professor of Visual Culture, The New School of Design
Andrew Morrall, Professor & Director of Doctoral Studies, Bard Graduate Center
John Onians, Professor Emeritus of World Art, University of East Anglia
John Osborne, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University
Catherine Petitgas, Art Historian
Joachim Pissarro, Professor of Art History & Director of Galleries, Hunter College
Griselda Pollock, Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds
Liz Prettejohn, Head of Department & Professor of History of Art, University of York
Lady Jane Roberts, Former Print Room Curator & Royal Librarian, Windsor Castle
Irit Rogoff, Professor of Visual Cultures, Goldsmith’s College, University of London
Mary Rozell, Former Director, Art Business Programme, Sotheby’s Institute, New York
Patricia Rubin, Professor and Judy and Michael Steinhardt Director, New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Magda Salvesen, Former Adjunct Professor, New York University
David Solkin, Former Dean and Deputy Director, Courtauld Institute of Art
Mary Anne Stevens, Art Historian and Curator
Ann Sutherland Harris, Former Professor of History of Art, University of Pittsburgh
Adriana Turpin, Academic Director, IESA -The Institut d’Etudes Supérieures des Arts
Alister Warman, former Principal, Byam Shaw School of Art
Jonathan Woodham, Director, Centre for Research & Development, University of Brighton
Joyce Zemans, Director of MBA Arts and Media, York University, Toronto
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Arts Organisation Directors
Christopher Breward, Director of Collection and Research, National Galleries of Scotland
Noah Charney, Editor in Chief, The Association for Research into Crimes Against Art
Andrew Derrick, Director, The Architectural History Practice
Emma Dexter, Director of Visual Arts, The British Council
Stephanie Dieckvoss, Independent Arts Management Consultant and Lecturer, Central Saint Martins
Caroline Douglas, Director, Contemporary Art Society
Heather Ewing, Executive Director, Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA), New York
Katya Garcia-Anton, Director, Office for Contemporary Art, Norway
Jonathan Foyle, Former CEO, World Monuments Fund Britain
RoseLee Goldberg, Art historian and Founder, Performa
Noah Horowitz, Director Americas, Art Basel, Miami
Belinda Kidd, Chief Executive, Bath Festivals
Ezra Konvitz, Co- Founder, ArtStack
Claire Marmion, Owner, Haven Art Group
Chris Pensa, Owner and Director, Love Art London
Rebecca Davies, Chief Executive, LAPADA (The Association of Art & Antique Dealers)
Ruth Ur, Director Partnerships Europe, British Council
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Auction House Professionals
Richard Aronowitz-Mercer, Head of Restitution, Sotheby’s London
Denise Bethel, Independent Art Advisor
Oliver Barker, Deputy Chairman, Europe; Senior International Specialist, Contemporary Art, Sotheby’s
Alexander Branczik, Senior Director, Head of Contemporary Art, Sotheby’s London
Laura Doyle, Senior Vice President, Doyle New York
Diana Herzog, President, RM Smythe (1939-2016)
Alexander Kader, Director and Head of European Sculpture, Sotheby’s London
Michael Macaulay, Vice President and Head of Evening Sale, Contemporary Art,
Sotheby’s New York
Clare McKeon, Founder and Director, Clare McKeon Designs
Claude Piening, Senior Director, 19th Century European Paintings, Sotheby’s London
Christina Prescott-Walker, SVP & Department Director, Chinese Works of Art, Sotheby’s
Simon Shaw, SVP and Head of Impressionist and Modern Art, Sotheby’s New York
David Silcox, Former Vice-President & Chairman of Advisory Board, Sotheby’s Canada
Jonathan Stone, Managing Director & International business director, Christie’s Asia
Ralph Taylor, European Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Bonham’s
Aleksandra Todorovic, Director/Head of Research, Impressionist & Modern, Sotheby’s
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Business and Law
Erica Bolton, Founding Partner, Bolton & Quinn
David Freud, Director, Freud Limited
Lorna Harrington, Director, Barrett, Corp & Harrington Ltd
Georgiana Head, Founding Director, Georgiana Head Recruitment
James McDonaugh, Owner, Art Tours Ltd
Daniel McClean, Consultant, Howard Kennedy LLP
Martin Randall, Chief Executive, Martin Randall Travel Ltd
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Conservation Experts
Aviva Burnstock, Head of Conservation and Technology, The Courtauld
Stephen Gayler, Former Associate Conservator, Modern Art Conservation
Lynne Harrison, Paintings Conservator, National Gallery
Narayan Khandekar, Director, Harvard University Art Museums
Thomas Learner, Head of Contemporary Art Research, Getty Conservation Institute
Sally Lescher, Founder & Fine Art Advisor, Conservation Management Ltd
Alison Lister, Director and Principal Conservator, Textile Conservation Ltd
Ian McClure, Chief Conservator, Yale University Art Gallery
Ann-Marie Miller, Book Conservator, Codex Conservation
Michael Alan Miller, Associate Conservator, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sophie Plender, Senior Conservator, National Portrait Gallery & Dulwich Picture Gallery
Lesley Stevenson, Senior Paintings Conservator, National Galleries of Scotland
Katherine Stonor, Foundes & Directos, Tager Stonor Richardson
Sharon Tager, Director of Conservation, Israel Museum
Joyce Townsend, Senior Conservation Scientist, Tate Britain
Rachel Turnbull, Senior Collections Conservator, English Heritage - Entertainment and Music Industry
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Gallery, Museum and Heritage Directors and Senior Curators
David Bagnall, Curator and Director of Interpretation, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Christopher Bedford, Director, Baltimore Museum of Art
Andrew Bonacina, Chief Curator, The Hepworth Wakefield
Bruce Boucher, Director, Sir John Soane’s Museum
Fiona Bradley, Director, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Christopher Brown, Former Director, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Richard Calvocoressi, Director and Senior Curator, Gagosian Gallery
Thomas Campbell, Director and CEO, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Timothy Clifford, Former Director, National Galleries of Scotland
Lynne Cooke, Senior Curator for Special Projects in Modern Art, National Gallery, USA
Tarnya Cooper, Chief & 16th Century Curator, National Portrait Gallery
Suzanne Cotter, Director, Serralves Museum, Porto
Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait Gallery
Penelope Curtis, Director, Museum Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
Maurice Davies, Head of Collections, Royal Academy of Arts
Anne D’Harnoncourt, Former Director, Philadelphia Museum of Art (1943 – 2008)
David Elliott, Independent Curator and Former Director, Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Anita Feldman, Deputy Director, Curatorial Affairs, San Diego Museum of Art
Kaywin Feldman, Director and President, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Gabriele Finaldi, Director, National Gallery, London
Paul Greenhalgh, Director, Sainsbury Centre of the Visual Arts
William Griswold, Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Simon Groom, Director, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Christoph Grunenberg, Director, Kunsthalle Bremem
Jenny Harper, Director, Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand
Jennifer Harris, Deputy Director, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Nicola Kalinsky, Director, Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Timothy Knox, Director, The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
Janet Landay, Project Director, College Art Association
Eric M. Lee, Director, The Kimbell Art Museum
John Leighton, Director General, National Galleries of Scotland
Knut Ljogodt, Former Director, Northern Norway Art Museum
Neil MacGregor, Former Director, British Museum
Simon Martin, Artistic Director, Pallant House Gallery
Ian McClure, Former Director, Hamilton Kerr Institute
Avenal McKinnon, Former Director, New Zealand Portrait Gallery
David McTavish, Director, Agnes Etherington Art Centre (1943 – 2014)
Christopher Monkhouse, Eloise W. Martin Curator & Chairman, Art Institute of Chicago
Caroline Morey, Director, Contemporary Art Society
Jessica Morgan, Director, Dia Art Foundation
Frances Morris, Director, Tate Modern
Bera Nordal, Museum Director, The Nordic Watercolour Museum
Karsten Ohrt, Chairman, New Carlsberg Foundation & New Carleberg Glyptothek
Hans Ottomeyer, Former Director, Deutsches Historisches Museum
Ratan Parimoo, Director, LD Museum and NC Metha Gallery
Nicholas Penny, Former Director, National Gallery London
Carolyn Peter, Director and Curator, Laband Art Gallery, Los Angeles
Eliza Rathbone, Chief Curator Emerita, Phillips Collection, Washington DC
Brett Rogers, Director, The Photographers’ Gallery, London
Matthew Rowe, Former Director, Firstsite Contemporary Visual Arts, Colchester
William Rudolph, Mellon Chief Curator & Curator of American Art, San Antonio Museum of Art
Xavier Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, The Frick Collection, New York
Jennifer Scott, Director, Dulwich Picture Gallery
Nicholas Serota, Chair, Arts Council England
Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, Royal Collection
Alan Shestack, Former Deputy Director & Chief Curator, National Gallery of Art, Washington
Laurence Sillars, Chief Curator, BALTIC Centre, Newcastle
Alexander Sturgis, Director, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Jean Sutherland Boggs, first female Director of both the National Gallery of Canada and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1922-2014)
Luke Syson, Iris and B Gerald Cantor Chairman, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Michael Taylor, Chief Curator and Deputy Director, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Matthew Teitelbaum, Director, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Simon Thurley, Senior Research Fellow, The Institute of Historical Research
Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen, Head of The Courtauld Gallery
Malcolm Warner, Executive Director, Laguna Art Museum
John Wilson, Former Director, Timkin Museum of Art
Matthias Winner, Director, Bibliotheca Hertziana
Ari Wiseman, Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
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Publishers, Journalists and Editors
Simon Bradley, Editor, Pevsner Architectural Guides
David Cohen, Editor and Publisher, Art Critical Online
Jacky Klein, Executive Editor, Tate Publishing
Anael Pigeat, Editor, Art Press
Max Porter, Senior Editor, Granta Books & Portobello Books
Cristina Ruiz, Editor at Large, The Art Newspaper
Anthony Rushton, Former Art Editor, Private Eye
Robin Simon, Founding Editor, British Art Journal
Anna Somers Cocks, Founding Editor and CEO, The Art Newspaper; Group Editorial Director, Umberto Allemendi Publishing
Peifen Sung, Founder, Peifen Fine Art
Sophy Thompson, Publishing Director, Thames & Hudson
Peter Trippi, Editor-in-Chief, Fine Art Connoisseur; Former Director, Dahesh Museum -
Writers
Anita Brookner, Booker Prize-Winning Novelist and Art Historian (1928-2016)
Nell Dunn, Writer
Lavinia Greenlaw, Poet & Novelist
Alexandra Harris, Writer, Winner of 2010 Guardian First Book Award
Rosemary Harris, Children’s Book Author, Carnegie Medal Winner
Iain Sinclair, Writer and Filmmaker
John Russell Taylor, Film Critic and Author
Giles Waterfield, Novelist and Associate Scholar, The Courtauld Institute of Art (1949-2016) - Government
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Royalty
Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, Member of the Royal Family of Jordan
Narisa Chakrabongse, Member of the Royal Family of Thailand