Charlie Levine
Curator | Cultural Strategist
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Charlie Levine is a curator and cultural strategist working across contemporary art, public realm, research and cultural programmes. Her practice explores expanded forms of curating, with a particular interest in site, the frame, storytelling and the networks that form around artists, places and ideas.
Originally trained as a photographer, Levine's interest in the relationship between image, context and the frame developed into a curatorial practice that increasingly moved beyond the gallery. Since founding TROVE, an independent gallery in Birmingham, in 2009, she has worked across galleries, heritage sites, public spaces, television, digital platforms and civic contexts, developing programmes that bring artists, organisations and communities together. Her work has included The Show Windows, a public realm programme for Coventry City of Culture 2021; ITV Creates, commissioning artists to create television idents for ITV; St Pancras Wires, a public art project at St Pancras Station; The Moving Image Project, a mobile film exhibition; and digital curatorial projects including The Tale Tellers and PlanChest. Her practice has also extended into place-making and cultural strategy through her work with Camden Council, international creative networks through SqW:Lab in Mumbai, and curatorial research and conversation through the Institute of Curiosity & Curating. |
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Selected Career
Levine founded and directed TROVE, an independent gallery in Birmingham, from 2009 to 2013. She went on to work across independent, institutional and public contexts, including as Artistic Director of The Show Windows for Coventry City of Culture 2021; Curator of ITV Creates; Curator of St Pancras Wires; Arts Service Manager for Camden Council; Studio Manager for artist Barbara Walker; and Fair & Expo Manager and Curator for Sluice__ in London and New York.
Her practice has encompassed exhibition making, commissioning, public art, cultural strategy, artist development, programme direction, research, writing and education. She has worked with artists, universities, local authorities, broadcasters, museums, galleries, heritage organisations and community groups across the UK and internationally.
Her practice has encompassed exhibition making, commissioning, public art, cultural strategy, artist development, programme direction, research, writing and education. She has worked with artists, universities, local authorities, broadcasters, museums, galleries, heritage organisations and community groups across the UK and internationally.
Current Practice
University for the Creative Arts - Galleries Curator
Levine is currently Galleries Curator at the University for the Creative Arts, where she develops exhibitions, commissions, partnerships and public programmes across the university's galleries and campuses. Her role connects curatorial practice with research, teaching, student experience, collections and the wider cultural life of the university.
Institute of Curiosity & Curating - Director
Levine is Director of the Institute of Curiosity & Curating, a platform for exploring curatorial thinking and practice through research, conversation and collaboration. She hosts the ICC podcast and develops projects that bring together curators, artists, researchers and others working across the cultural sector.
Independent Practice
Alongside her institutional work, Levine continues to develop independent curatorial and cultural projects, working with artists, organisations and partners to develop programmes, commissions, exhibitions and new platforms for creative practice.
Levine is currently Galleries Curator at the University for the Creative Arts, where she develops exhibitions, commissions, partnerships and public programmes across the university's galleries and campuses. Her role connects curatorial practice with research, teaching, student experience, collections and the wider cultural life of the university.
Institute of Curiosity & Curating - Director
Levine is Director of the Institute of Curiosity & Curating, a platform for exploring curatorial thinking and practice through research, conversation and collaboration. She hosts the ICC podcast and develops projects that bring together curators, artists, researchers and others working across the cultural sector.
Independent Practice
Alongside her institutional work, Levine continues to develop independent curatorial and cultural projects, working with artists, organisations and partners to develop programmes, commissions, exhibitions and new platforms for creative practice.
