Gareth Harris and Philippa Kelly, Maria Balshaw to step down as Tate director, The Art Newspaper, 12 December 2025
Balshaw will see out her nine-year tenure by co-curating the largest-ever survey of the artist Tracey Emin in spring 2026
Balshaw’s final Tate project will be co-curating the largest-ever survey of the artist Tracey Emin at Tate Modern
Balshaw joined the Tate in 2017 after a successful stint as the director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth Art Gallery. She replaced Nicholas Serota, who had held the Tate post for nearly three decades.
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