Grace Storey

I graduated with a BA in History of Art from the University of Warwick in 2012, with a specialism in contemporary art, and subsequently undertook a full-time Exhibitions and Events Internship at Chisenhale Gallery, where I supported the production of the first UK solo shows by Ed Atkins and Helen Marten. Through this position, I developed an interest in the influence of the digital upon the production and dissemination of art, and pursued this through my role as Exhibitions Assistant at Carroll / Fletcher, where I assisted with the realisation of exhibitions by Thomson & Craighead, Constant Dullaart, Rafael Lozano Hemmer, Mishka Henner and UBERMORGEN.

The Royal College of Art MA course has enabled me to develop this area of research: I have written on the collaborative practice of Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch, and my recent dissertation entitled Curating Art After the Internet analysed the changing relationship between art engaged with networked technologies, and its presentation both online and in the gallery space, especially since 2012.

I am particularly interested in working closely with artists to realise projects. In March 2016, I curated Sound Field which explored the physical affect of sound, and included a first-time collaboration by Mark Fell and Florian Hecker, and a site-specific sound installation by Ain Bailey. In May 2015, I curated a group exhibition entitled Planta: Notes On Botanical Dissidence at Acme Project Space, East London, which explored the conceptual potential of plants, and featured newly commissioned works by emerging artists Candice Jacobs, Milou van der Maaden and Rachel Pimm.