Helen Legg has been named the new artistic director of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, starting in June. She joins from Tate Liverpool, where she served as director since 2018, and brings prior leadership experience from Spike Island in Bristol and curatorial work at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.
This appointment is significant as Legg will shape the artistic direction of one of the UK's most prominent cultural institutions, which is artist-led and houses a historic free art school. Her extensive experience on major award and selection committees, including for the Venice Biennale and Turner Prize, positions her to influence the RA's public programme and the launch of its expanded Collection Gallery.