Kathleen Soriano was born on 18 July 1963 and is a British independent arts curator, writer and television broadcaster.
13 Facts About Kathleen Soriano
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Kathleen Soriano was born in 1963 in London to parents Salvador Soriano and Kathleen O'Neill.
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Kathleen Soriano studied at the University of Leicester from 1982 until 1985 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Honours in History of Art and English.
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In 2004, Soriano became a Clore Fellow at the Clore Leadership Programme during its inaugural year.
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Kathleen Soriano carried out her secondment at the South Bank Centre with Michael Lynch and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
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In 2007, Kathleen Soriano became one of three judges who selected 238 works from 1600 entries from across the West Midlands for the Birmingham Open Art Exhibition.
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Kathleen Soriano left the Royal Academy in 2014 and was replaced by Tim Marlow.
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In 2013, Kathleen Soriano joined the television show Sky Arts Artist of the Year as one of the three expert judges.
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Kathleen Soriano is continuing in this the role in the 2023 series, alongside Kate Bryan and Tai-Shan Schierenberg.
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From April 2014, Kathleen Soriano began working independently as an art curator and on other cultural projects.
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Kathleen Soriano was one of five judges of the Place Prize for Choreography in 2008 when Adam Linder won the main prize.
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In October 2016, Kathleen Soriano was appointed as the chair of the board of trustees for the Liverpool Biennial, replacing Paula Ridley.
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Kathleen Soriano was appointed chair of the Art UK charity in December 2022, replacing Charles Gregson.