Jenn Ellis, Co-Founder, is a curator, patron and founder. From London to Hong Kong, she has launched acclaimed projects and businesses that meaningfully blend art, space and context. Jenn is the founder of curatorial studio APSARA that collaborates with celebrated international artists, galleries and museums such as the Tate, South London Gallery, Ikon Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Lehmann Maupin, etc. Jenn co-hosts podcast Between Two Curators. guest lectures at Sotheby’s Institute, collects contemporary art, and sits on the committee of Chisenhale Gallery. In 2022 Jenn was appointed a Tate Young Patrons Ambassador and in 2018 nominated a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Benni Allan, Co-Founder, is an architect, designer, maker and educator. He is the founder of EBBA Architects, winners of BD Young Architect of the Year and recognised as a forward-thinking experimental practice that has attracted international attention since he graduated from UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture, earning him the award of ‘One to Watch’ from the British Design Council in 2015 and later the RIBA-J’s Rising Stars Award 2019. Benni also teaches and lectures across a number of UK Institutions including the University of Greenwich, The Bartlett School of Architecture and Central Saint Martins.

Sophia holds a B.A. and M.A. in History and Philosophy of Art and a diploma in Graphic Design. She has worked for the Institute of Contemporary Art, London Art Fair and was an integral member of the gallery and communication teams at Colart for five years. Her graphic design practice focusses on arts-based projects and bespoke, creative solutions for branding. Sophia is also the co-founder of OHSH Projects – a nomadic project space that utilises meanwhile spaces in Central London.

Inji’s academic and professional career investigates ways in which art implements the harmony between people and matter. She has held internship positions in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Georgetown University Art Galleries, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Pera Museum. She earned her M.A. in Art and Museum Studies at Georgetown University and is currently a PhD student in Art History at the University of Washington.

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