Lizzie Glendinning

Lizzie Glendinning, Co-Founder & Curator of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. With 20 years experience of curating, collecting and directing within an arts and museum environment, Lizzie made the leap from running her own gallery, Brockeet Gallery London, to running her own art fair in 2016, when she founded Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair together with husband and business partner, Jack Bullen.

WCPF was inspired by the ‘New Collector Evenings’ Lizzie hosted at Brocket Gallery. Given the nature of editions, print-based works offered discerning new collectors the opportunity to purchase work at entry-level price points; learn about fine art techniques; discover new artists; develop tastes; and build confidence in talking about contemporary art and their choices.

Inspired by the Venice Art Biennale's regeneration of their own Arsenale through fine art, Lizzie and Jack jumped at the opportunity to host WCPF at the UK's own historic arsenal heritage site. Now approaching its ninth edition, the Fair continues to grow as a welcoming & interactive space for people to enjoy and engage with the best of contemporary print and support independent artists.

Top Tip

Submit a simple artist statement. The best artist statements that I read are short and simple. No more than 5-6 sentences. Keep it personal and specific to you and to the artwork you are submitting. It should be written in third person.

If successful, these statements will be shared with journalists and our wider audiences. Engaging yet succinct is key!