Our People

Public Programmes and Education
Kirsty GlengarryTeam Leader Learning & Audience Engagement
Kirsty Glengarry
Team Leader Learning & Audience Engagement
Kirsty Glengarry, Team Leader Learning & Audience Engagement

Kirsty has experience working in education, public programmes and exhibitions roles in galleries and museums around Aotearoa. She enjoys collaborating with the team and working with the community to develop and deliver interesting and inspiring creative programmes for visitors to the Gallery.

Nicholas PriddyAudience Engagement Coordinator
Nicholas Priddy
Audience Engagement Coordinator
Nicholas Priddy, Audience Engagement Coordinator

Nick helps devise, plan and execute the public event programme for the Gallery. This runs the gamut from talks, workshops, films, and performances of all kinds. He values working collaboratively with the various Gallery teams, as well as artists, experts and community members, to help deliver public programmes that make the exhibitions as accessible and engaging as possible. Nick has a background in event production, gallery attendance, writing and social media. In his spare time Nick enjoys writing bios about himself.

Rebecca OgleGuided Engagement Coordinator
Rebecca Ogle
Guided Engagement Coordinator
Rebecca Ogle, Guided Engagement Coordinator

Rebecca is responsible for recruiting, training and managing our volunteer guides who lead tours of the Gallery and assist with our education programme. Rebecca also arranges our Art Bite programme. She has a background in fine arts, art theory and history, music, marketing and events organisation, and front of house management.

Bianca van LeeuvenEducation and Learning Specialist
Bianca van Leeuven
Education and Learning Specialist
Bianca van Leeuven, Education and Learning Specialist

Bianca works with students, teachers and artists from throughout Ōtautahi to deliver arts education that responds to the Gallery's exhibitions. She oversees the Schools Programmes and creates interesting, innovative and stimulating art lessons and workshops. Bianca is a trained teacher with an MFA from Canterbury University with experience teaching across all levels of the New Zealand Curriculum.