Liverpool Biennial appoints new chair

Liverpool Biennial has appointed CATHRYN WRIGHT as the new chair of its board of trustees. She will take up the post, succeeding current chair, KATHLEEN SORIANO, in September.

Wright is managing director of the business advisory firm, Sedulo. She has previously held senior management positions in the not-for-profit sector, including managing director of Stonewall.

Wright said, “Having been an admirer of Liverpool Biennial for many years,
it’s a privilege to take on such an esteemed role at this point in the organisation’s
evolution.

“I have huge ambitions for Liverpool Biennial and believe that we can maintain the spirit of the organisation while supporting increasingly ambitious projects and bringing the visual arts to wider and more diverse communities than ever before.”

Soriano, who has been chair for nine years, said: “I know that Cathryn will work closely with the team to make Liverpool Biennial the best it can possibly be, and I will watch with pride, and some envy, as she takes it forward into its next great chapter.”

Liverpool Biennial director Dr SAMANTHA LACKEY added that Wright’s “significant experience in both the charity and commercial sectors, alongside her passion for culture, will be a great asset to the organisation as we look ahead to the future”.