Kim McAleese

Kim McAleese
Born
Kim Therese McAleese

1983
Belfast
NationalityBritish
EducationKonstfack
PredecessorSorcha Carey

Kim Therese McAleese (born 1983) is a Northern Ireland born curator who became the Director of the Edinburgh Art Festival in 2022. The festival exhibits art during the larger Edinburgh Festival.[1]

Biography

McAleese was born in 1983[2] in Belfast.[3] She took a one year course in Stockholm at Konstfack to study curatorship.

In 2021 she was a member of the jury for that year's Turner Prize.[3] and Margaret Tait Award.[4]

McAleese is the co-founder of Household, a collective curators who organise art project in Northern Ireland Household. She worked as an Associate Lecturer at University of Birmingham, and is the Vice-Chair of Outburst Arts.[5]

She took over from Sorcha Carey in July 2022 as the director of the Edinburgh Art Festival. She was appointed too late to finesse that years festival but she had good time to prepare for the 2023 edition.[3] The festival venues have included the Royal Botanic Garden, Jupiter Artland, the Fruitmarket, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop and National Galleries of Scotland.

She is on the jury for the British Pavilion at Venice in 2024.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Edinburgh Art Festival director Kim McAleese on the 10 things that changed her life". The National. 2024-08-25. Archived from the original on 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  2. ^ "Kim Therese MCALEESE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  3. ^ a b c Landin, Conrad (2022-08-11). "Can Kim McAleese breathe new life into Edinburgh Art Festival?". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  4. ^ "Kim McAleese appointed as Director of Edinburgh Art Festival". Edinburgh Art Festival. 2022-04-13. Archived from the original on 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  5. ^ ruth.mccarthy@outburstarts.com (2024-10-10). "Gemma Rolls-Bentley in conversation with Kim McAleese". Outburst Arts. Archived from the original on 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  6. ^ "Kim McAleese | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
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