Former Arts Council England senior relationship manager Melanie Keen has been appointed as the new director of Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts). With an extensive background in the visual arts as a freelance curator and consultant, she has worked with Iniva as a project curator on a variety of its publications, including Recordings: A Select Bibliography of Contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art.
Keen joins Invia as it highlights its commitment to supporting diverse artists and their practice, creating platforms for debate and encouraging access and awareness of transnational art practices and histories. Keen will pay particular attention to building Invia’s partnerships and programmes to increase the organisation’s profile and impact.
Keen said: “I am thrilled to be joining Iniva in the midst of a transformation which will see it emerge as an organisation with a revitalised purpose and fresh artistic vision. Building on its previous achievements, Iniva will remain a champion of artists practising at the intersection of identity, politics and representation. Importantly, Iniva will continue to play a critical role in framing the discourse that challenges the notion of difference and diversity from a uniquely British perspective.”
Keen will take up her new role in September 2015.