Maria Balshaw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maria Balshaw
Occupation	Curator
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1970(1970-01-24)
Age	54
Birthplace	Birmingham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Maria Balshaw Biography

Maria Balshaw is one of the most popular and richest Curator who was born on January 24, 1970 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Balshaw was appointed at the Whitworth as the gallery’s second female director. Margaret Pilkington was the other female director between 1925-1945. Balshaw, the Whitworth Director, resigned in June 2017 to become Tate’s first female Director.

Balshaw was married to Professor Liam Kennedy on 27 September 1997. They have a son, and a girl. They divorced in 2006. Balshaw wed Nick Merriman in 2010, the director of Manchester Museum. Balshaw and Merriman live together in Manchester with their children. Balshaw’s Vivienne-Westwood wedding dress was part of the Something Blue exhibition at Gallery of Costumes in 2014.

In 2004, Balshaw was selected as one of the inaugural fellows for the Clore Leadership programme Initiated by the Clore Duffield Foundation, the Programme is the UK’s first cross-disciplinary leadership programme for the cultural and creative sector. Balshaw was successful in her application to join the scheme from over 400 other applicants. Since completing the year long course Balshaw has been appointed a member of the Strategic Advisory Board for the Clore Programme.

In 2006, Balshaw was headhunted to become the Director of the Whitworth. Throughout her work at the Whitworth, Balshaw has featured a broad range of disciplines championing art from around the world in particular West and South African art and the work of female artists. She has been quoted as saying “We do have a lot of women artists on show at the Whitworth, but only because they’re really good. That’s fair.”

In 1993, Balshaw was named Lecturer in Cultural Studies at University College Northampton. Balshaw was appointed Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in 1997 and Lecturer on Visual Culture.

Maria Balshaw Net Worth

Maria Balshaw is one of the richest Curator from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maria Balshaw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Maria Jane Balshaw, CBE was born 24 January 1970 and is the director of Tate galleries and museums. On 16 January 2017, the UK Prime Minister confirmed her appointment, making her the Tate’s first female director.

Balshaw was born in Birmingham and grew up in Leicester, Northampton, and Northampton. After earning a BA in English Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Liverpool (1991), Balshaw attended the University of Sussex where she received an MA in Critical Theory (1992) and a DPhil (1996) in African American Visual and Literary Culture.

In 2002, Balshaw left academia to become Director of Creative Partnerships in Birmingham. She worked for Peter Jenkinson OBE, National Director of Creative Partnerships and former West Midlands colleague where he had been founder director of the New Art Gallery, Walsall.

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Who is Maria Balshaw Dating?

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Balshaw is a director of the Rothesay Pavilion Charity. The charity was set up in 2014 with the aim of raising funds to transform the category A listed Pavilion into a new cultural centre for Bute. In 2015, the charity reached its funding target of £8m. The new development will upgrade the main auditorium and add a second performance space for young people. There will also be new gallery space, a bistro, shops and bars along with a new multi-purpose rooftop space.

Facts & Trivia

Maria Ranked on the list of most popular Curator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Maria Balshaw celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.

Reopening The Whitworth reopened on 14 February 2015, with over 18,000 people attending the new gallery in the first two days to explore new exhibitions from Cornelia Parker and Cai Guo-Qiang. In just six weeks over 100,000 visitors had explored the new gallery in the park. The new Whitworth was named RIBA NW building of the year in May 2015.