Kate Parsons
Chair

I am currently Head of Collection Management at Tate, a post I have held for the past year, following on from my previous role here as Head Registrar. As such I have overall responsibility and governance for the registrarial, legal and practical aspects of sharing and protecting all the works of art in the care of Tate and for looking after all the fantastic teams of people here who do this. This is my first time on the UKRG committee, which I am delighted to chair. I am greatly looking forward to working with the committee and with all our members over the next 2 years.

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Liz Wilkinson
Treasurer

I am currently an Assistant Registrar at the V&A in the Exhibitions and Loans Department. I work on a caseload of short term loans to a variety of exhibitions around the UK and world wide.

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Varshali Patel
Secretary

I am the Loans Registrar at Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery and have been in post for just over six years. My job is really varied so I'm always busy and ready to face a challenge. Currently, I run the loan out programme, as well as administering all incoming loans to our displays and exhibitions. I also look after insurance and movement of the collections. I really enjoy being part of the UKRG and this is my second time on the committee, so I can't wait to see what the next two years bring for the group.

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Emily Hope Thomson
Membership Secretary

I have just started as Exhibitions Officer at Dulwich Picture Gallery where I will be managing loans in for temporary exhibitions. My previous role was Assistant Loans Registrar at the National Maritime Museum where I worked for two and half years. The majority of my time was spent working on short term loans out for exhibitions within the UK and world wide but I also assisted the Loans Registrar with loans in for exhibition. My first position in Museums and Galleries was as Assistant Keeper of Fine Art at Aberdeen Art Gallery.

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Kathy Richmond
Web Editor

Being the Registrar at the Royal Armouries and having worked there for five years now I've developed a much fonder appreciation of arms and armour than I ever would have previously anticipated. I'm normally found running around the museum at our Leeds site, although occasionally I visit our sites at Fort Nelson and the Tower of London in support of collections management work there.

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Gillian Smithson
Events Secretary

I currently hold the North West Hub funded position of Registrar at The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester. In the past I have worked as a Curatorial Assistant at the Royal Pavilion, Art Galleries & Museums, Brighton & Hove, and at Tate Modern, the Crafts Council and the Horniman Museum and Gardens.

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Eloise Stewart
Events Secretary

I am currently Exhibitions Registrar at The National Gallery in London managing incoming loans to exhibitions at the Gallery. I also act as courier for loans from our collection. The exhibitions I work on range from major international multi-venue loan shows to UK touring shows. Previously I worked as Senior Exhibition Organizer & temporary Head of Exhibitions at Dulwich Picture Gallery and before that in the Collections Department at the Royal Academy as Registrar’s Assistant.

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Vyki Sparkes
Corporate & Development Officer

I am an Assistant Curator at the British Postal Museum & Archive, an independent museum, where I oversee the loans process alongside my other curatorial duties. My previous roles include Historic Loan Project Officer at the Science Museum, and Collections Coordinator at the Natural History Museum. This is my first committee position, and I’m very much looking forward to representing our Corporate members and to helping raise the UKRG’s profile.

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Alyson Rolington
Web Officer

I currently work for Tate as Assistant Collection Registrar, organising the Tate Collection displays for all four of the Tate galleries from my base at Tate Britain. Working across all sites means that there is always something happening so life is never dull! Previous to Tate, I worked at Parasol Unit and Barbican Art Gallery.

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Laura Fielder
Supporting Member

I am currently Assistant Loans Registrar at the British Library, where I manage short term outward loans within the UK and world wide. I am also responsible for long term inwards loans and I assist with loans in for exhibitions. This is my first time on the committee and I am looking forward to the next two years.

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