The Residency partners with Patrons each year to support and help fund their chosen artist.

We have purposefully gathered a selection of Patrons that we feel bring a broad range of expertise and experience to the table, creating an inspiring network for the artists involved.

Meet the Patrons

  • Tiffiny smiles at the camera. The image is black and while. Her light hair is in a bob around her shoulders.

    Tiffiny Lendrum

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    Tiffiny Lendrum is the founder of Lendrum Fine Art – an art advisory firm based in Los Angeles. She provides comprehensive services consulting for public and corporate projects as well as private collectors. Projects with developers often include collaboration with artists on large scale, site-specific commissions. Recent commissions include projects with Jen Stark, Geoff McFetridge, Calida Rawles, Alex Becerra, Patrick Martinez, Greg Ito and Eve Fowler.

    Tiffiny serves on the Board of Governors at Otis College and is a supporter of Artadia, an organization which funds annual grants for artists. She is a member of the APAA (Association of Professional Art Advisors) and is involved as a member of the Hammer Museum. Growing up in a family of architects, Tiffiny has always been interested in architecture, design and art. She herself is a collector of contemporary art and is a passionate advocate for artists.

  • Ferren Gipson. Sits in blue oversized shirt, against a brick background looking at the camera. She ha red lips, and her hair is loose in tight curls around her head.

    Ferren Gipson

    [she/her]

    Ferren Gipson is an art historian, writer, and presenter based in London. She is the author of The Ultimate Art Museum and Women’s Work, hosts the Art Matters podcast, and is a doctoral researcher at SOAS, University of London.

    Ferren is a researcher and advocate for art education. Her research areas include modern Chinese art history and topics exploring the crossover between pop culture and art. Her work can be found across mediums, including books, articles, interviews, and 68 episodes of the popular visual arts podcast Art Matters.

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    Stephanie Manasseh

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    Stephanie Manasseh is a Cultural Consultant & Strategist in the Arts. She is the Founder of The Accessible Art Fair, SM Art Advisory and Berkshire House.

    She has brought together leaders in the industry to showcase the best emerging artists in cities around the world including Antwerp, Tel Aviv, and New York.

    She is sought after for her knowledge of the art market on a number of prestigious projects that range from building philanthropic collections to providing art for upscale hospitality settings. She has spoken at the New York Tiles 'Art for Tomorrow' conference and had her own Ted X talk in Antwerp in Antwerp on new ways of showing art. 

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    Nish McCree

    [she/her]

    Nish McCree Tetteh-Kujorjie is the Founder of The COWRIE culture. She is a passionate art collector, art patron, and advocate for the expansion and sustainability of the Contemporary Art ecosystem in Ghana and across Africa.

    Nish strongly believes that an investment in the Contemporary Art ecosystem in African countries will encourage entrepreneurship among young people and contribute to social development and economic growth.

    In the art community in Ghana, Nish is a trusted thought leader and mentor to emerging artists.

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    Christina Makris

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    Christina Makris is an investment advisor who works with private investors and foundations on their alternative investment strategies, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence enabled ventures and clean energy start ups, as well as impact investment strategies for private individuals. With a doctorate in philosophy, Christina has been involved in the arts as a collector, a philanthropist, and patron of the Royal Academy London, the Design Museum, Tate, and trustee of SITE Gallery, for over a decade.

    Her book, Aesthetic Dining: The Art Restaurant Around the World is an in-depth guide to the "Art Restaurant"—a place where food and aesthetics meet. She also writes a monthly wine column for Apollo art magazine, and is finishing a new book on wine and art.

  • Katy sits in a bright pink jumper, cross legged on a sofa. Looking at the camer. Colourful cushions around her and art on the walls. She leans over a book.

    Katy Wickremesinghe

    [she/her]

    Katy Wickremesinghe is the Founder and Creator of The Wick and KTW London.

    A committed cultural advocate and philanthropist, Katy serves as an RA, Serpentine Future Contemporaries and V&A Young Patron. She is also committed to mentoring as part of The Association of Women in The Arts (AWITA), Art Market Mentors (AMM) and Warwick Business School.

    Katy holds a number of prominent advisory board roles including being the youngest ever appointed Trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery.