Amanda Nevill
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Amanda Nevill is an English
arts administrator and is the current Director of the British Film Institute
.
She was educated in Yorkshire and Paris. She set up the first British contemporary art fair at Bath in 1980 and subsequently led a major touring exhibition for Kodak.
She joined the Royal Photographic Society
in 1985 and ran its archives and the commercial Centre in Bath. She became Company secretary
and CEO
in 1990, the first woman to hold the post.
She was appointed as Head of Museum at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (now the National Media Museum) in Bradford
during the Spring of 1994. During her tenure, the Museum re-invented itself with a £16 million re-development fulfilling an ambitious vision taking it into the new digital era. The museum attracted over one million visitors in 2000 and won several national and international awards for design, content, innovation and excellence.
She joined the BFI as the organisation's director in June 2003.
Career achievements:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
arts administrator and is the current Director of the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
.
She was educated in Yorkshire and Paris. She set up the first British contemporary art fair at Bath in 1980 and subsequently led a major touring exhibition for Kodak.
She joined the Royal Photographic Society
Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
in 1985 and ran its archives and the commercial Centre in Bath. She became Company secretary
Company secretary
A company secretary is a senior position in a private company or public organisation, normally in the form of a managerial position or above. In the United States it is known as a corporate secretary....
and CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
in 1990, the first woman to hold the post.
She was appointed as Head of Museum at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (now the National Media Museum) in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
during the Spring of 1994. During her tenure, the Museum re-invented itself with a £16 million re-development fulfilling an ambitious vision taking it into the new digital era. The museum attracted over one million visitors in 2000 and won several national and international awards for design, content, innovation and excellence.
She joined the BFI as the organisation's director in June 2003.
Career achievements:
- Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society 1985
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Director of Yorkshire Arts, Arts & Business North, Bradford Breakthrough and Photo 98
- Council Member of the University of BradfordUniversity of BradfordThe University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...
- Honorary Doctorate of LettersDoctor of LettersDoctor of Letters is a university academic degree, often a higher doctorate which is frequently awarded as an honorary degree in recognition of outstanding scholarship or other merits.-Commonwealth:...
from the University of Bradford, conferred July 2000 - Director of the Urban Regeneration Company, Bradford