Jade Foster

Background

About Jade Foster

Jade Foster is a British artist, curator, and cultural strategist of Afro-Caribbean heritage based in Nottingham and born in Sandwell. They are a Trustee / Board Member of Nottingham Contemporary and have been involved in the renewal of the brand strategy, the recruitment of the Executive Director, and social justice advocacy. Jade has a history of working on experimental creative programmes with artists who explore pressing social issues. Through collaboration, they have developed research, residencies, curated exhibitions, and public programmes and have taken part in projects with different organisations such as Hospital Rooms; Derby QUAD/FORMAT International Photography Festival; Derby Museums; New Art Exchange; Primary; Nottingham Contemporary; UK New Artists (formerly UKYA); Gillian Jason Gallery; Two Queens; and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow. They have been on selection panels for initiatives such as Off-Centre, NAE Open 2019, and the Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship 2023. As part of Jade's interest in learning, they deliver lectures at universities such as Sheffield Hallam University, Coventry University, the University of Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University, and the University of Northampton. Jade was a 2021 Curatorial Fellow in Afro-Caribbean Art. Jade completed an MA in History of Art at UCL, where they were the recipient of the Fer-Garb Scholarship 2022/23.