About Us
The Stuart Croft Foundation was established by the family and friends of the artist after his death in 2015 and was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation by the Charity Commission (September 2015, registered charity no 1163676).
The Foundation’s mission is to make accessible the legacy and archive of artist-filmmaker Stuart Croft, to exhibit his moving-image works, and to provide grants for new moving-image productions, research, publications and exhibitions.
Our trustees
Emma Bennett
Emma Bennett is a London-based artist. She is represented by Charlie Smith London and her paintings have recently been included in ‘100 Painters of Tomorrow’ and ‘Nature Morte’, both published by Thames & Hudson. She has exhibited globally in galleries and museums including Amsterdam, Berlin, Bremen, Cardiff, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London and Los Angeles and her work is in prominent private collections. Emma met Stuart on the MA programme at Chelsea College of Art and Design (1997-98). She took on a number of producer/production manager roles in Stuart’s early films and continued to be involved in his work until his death.
Steven Eastwood
Steven Eastwood is an artist-filmmaker working in both cinema and gallery. His first feature Buried Land was officially selected for Tribeca, Moscow, Sarajevo, Mumbai film festivals 2010. Recent and forthcoming screenings and exhibitions include London Film Festival, Jerwood Space; Fabrica; QUT Gallery, Brisbane, Globe Gallery, Newcastle; KK Projects Gallery, New Orleans; CCA Warsaw; ICA London; Anthology Film Archives. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and commissions from bodies including the Arts Council, AHRC, Big Lottery and Film London. His documentary Those Who Are Jesus (2001) was nominated for a Grierson Award at BAFTA.
Gillian Fox
Gillian Fox is a curator based in London, UK. Trained in Fine Art practice and History of Artists Film, she has been Assistant Curator at Hayward Gallery Touring since 2013. Prior to this, she curated an international series of live-art and time-based media events staged in alternative venues in London, New York and Lisbon, was Exhibition Organiser for Aperture Foundation's international touring programme and in 2016-17 was visual art programmer for 'Nordic Matters'. In 2017 she curated the Pavilion of Humanity, a collateral event of the Venice Biennale. She lectures on fine art, curating and photography courses across the UK. In 2016 Gillian was selected for the Clore Leadership programme and launched her independent art consultancy, advising clients on commissioning artists and work for built environment. In 2020 she will curate the first solo show of Norwegian artist Vanessa Baird in the UK, opening at Glasgow Women’s Library and Drawing Room, London.
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones is a visual artist working with photography. Her work has been exhibited internationally including solo shows at Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis (2019); Anton Kern Gallery, New York (2018); and Maureen Paley, London (2014) and group exhibitions including at Centre Pompidou, Paris; Tate, London; and The National Gallery, London. Her work is held within numerous high profile public collections across the globe. A monograph on her work was published by Violette Editions in October 2013. She is a Reader in Photography at The Royal College of Art. Jones is represented by Maureen Paley London, and Anton Kern Gallery, New York.
Sue Jones
Sue Jones is Director of Whitstable Biennale. She became Director in 2005 and has since built an international profile for the festival. She has 25 years of experience working very closely with early career artists on their first major commission. She was previously Curator and then Director of Chisenhale Gallery in London between 1990-2000. She is invited to curate internationally, most recently co-curating ‘Points of Departure’ for the inaugural Estuary Festival in 2016. Sue worked with Stuart on a number of projects in the 1990s at Chisenhale Gallery.
Gilane Tawadros
Gilane Tawadros is the Chief Executive of DACS, a not-for-profit visual artists rights management organization which was established by artists for artists. She is a curator and writer and was the founding Director of the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva) in London which, over a decade, achieved an international reputation as a ground-breaking cultural agency. She has curated a number of exhibitions nationally and internationally and written extensively on contemporary art. Gilane worked with Stuart over a number of years in different contexts: at Iniva, at Brighton Photo Biennial and at DACS, where Stuart advised on artists’ moving image practice.
Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas produces and curates artists’ film and animation. He is co-founder and director of Animate Projects, and also works in the Film team at the British Council. He previously worked at Arts Council England as Head of Moving Image, where he led on policy development for arts distribution and implemented strategic initiatives for artists’ moving image archive and commissioning, including collaborations with the BFI and UK Film Council. He has been Chair of LUX and is currently also a trustee of National Dance Company Wales and UK Young Artists. He has made several short films in collaboration with artist Tim Shore.
Previous Trustees
The foundation wishes to thank previous trustees for their generous commitment and invaluable contributions: Ben Croft Mike Croft John Gill Keira Greene Anna Lucas Sean Sparke Neil Zakiewicz