Sandra Bruce-Gordon

Sandra is our Director & Chief Executive. She works with our trustees to lead the charity's strategy and vision. Sandra has worked on the development of cultural services for the past 20 years. Starting her career in theatre management, she latterly ran her own consultancy business. Sandra was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2018 for her work preserving cultural venues. She has a keen interest in arts in dementia care and in how arts can help to tackle loneliness.

Thomas Walshaw

Thomas is our Communications & Development Manager. He leads on the look, feel, and message of what we do both online and offline as our webmaster, copywriter, social media manager, in-house designer, and events organiser. When he's not busy writing blogs and breaking news, Thomas is probably inviting you to one of our exciting project launches or fundraising events.

Jess Reid

Jess is our National Loans Coordinator. She supports our art loans around the country. She also leads on our database system, developing it to meet Paintings in Hospitals' uniquely diverse needs. Jess previously worked for the RA and Science Museum Group. Jess has a BA in History of Art from the University of Warwick.

Stephen Feather

Stephen is our Administrator. He provides administrative support to the Director & Chief Executive and other colleagues. He also supports the smooth running of our office, including working with the Director & Chief Executive to maintain health and safety documentation. Stephen is a practising artist and graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Art, Architecture and Design History.

Margaret Proudfoot

Margaret is our Collection Technician and a practising artist. She helps to monitor and maintain the artworks in our collection, preparing them for loan and display. She supports our teams around the UK sharing her extensive knowledge and oversees the technical aspects of our exhibition programme.

Alice Woodhouse

Alice is our Collection Coordinator. She checks-in on our artworks on loan around the UK, making sure they're happy! She also manages the storage of our art, ensuring that every work (big or small) is well cared for. Alice is a freelance curator, has an MA in Culture, Criticism & Curation from CSM and a BA from the Courtauld.

Janet Bates

Janet is one of our Relationship & Development Managers. She helps to develop our strategic partnerships at a national level and to deliver funded projects at ground level. Janet is a practising artist and graduated in 2010 with a BA in Fine Art after working in publishing for over 20 years.

Dominic Harbour

Dominic is one of our Relationship & Development Managers. He helps to develop our strategic partnerships at a national level and to deliver funded projects at ground level. His career as a Curator and Arts Administrator includes partnerships with Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and The Foreign Office, plus many museums, galleries and health organisations.

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