Supporting contemporary art
Parabola is a commissioning and curatorial body dedicated to the production of contemporary art and critical debate. Through its exhibitions, publications and events, Parabola attempts to invigorate dialogues between different groups and disciplines, from architecture and new technologies, to museological practice and the interpretation of histories.
Parabola members:
Danielle Arnaud FRSA is Director of Danielle Arnaud contemporary art and a founding member of Parabola. She is a trustee of two regeneration organisations, Riverside Community Development Trust and Lady Margaret Hall Settlement. She graduated in Art History from Birkberk College/Courtauld Institute in 1982. She regularly sits on judging and selection panels around the UK.
Jordan Kaplan is a freelance curator, writer, project manager and visiting university lecturer. She is specifically interested in new media work, scientific discourse and historical contexts. She is a founding member of Parabola, graduated from Drama Centre, London in 1996 and holds an MA in Arts Criticism from City University.
Adriana Marques is a curator with specific experience in curating arts projects in public spaces. She is the Creative Production Manager for Gunpowder Park, an arts organisation which combines arts, science and nature, and she has recently completed a publication for Arts Council England, Open space: Art in the public realm in London 1995-2005. She is the curator for the Austrian Cultural Forum London and has an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College.
Eliza Williams is a writer and editor, regularly writing for Flash Art, Art Monthly, Contemporary and Creative Review. She received an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths in 2006.