Robert Leckie Named Director of Gasworks

London-based Gasworks has announced Robert Leckie as its new director. Leckie was curator and head of programs at the arts nonprofit from 2011 to 2018; he is returning to the organization from Spike Island, the Bristol, England, contemporary art and design center where he has served asdirectorfor the past five years. While at Gasworks, Leckie curated the first UK solo exhibitions of Monira Al Qadiri, Candice Lin, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, and Kemang Wa Lehulere. In the past decade, he has also curated solo shows of artists including Pacita Abad, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Peggy Ahwesh, Sidsel Meineche Hansen, Rosemary Mayer, and Tanoa Sasraku. His arrival, in March 2024, coincides with Gasworks’ thirtieth anniversary.RelatedCLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS OCCUPY GUGGENHEIM ATRIUMNEW YORK’S CHEIM AND READ SHUTTERING AFTER 26 YEARS Leckie replaces Alessio Antoniolli, whoannounced his departurethis past summer after twenty-five years in the role. Antoniolli left to direct Triangle Network, of which Gasworks is a partner. The consortium of more than ninety small-scale arts organizations and projects that support and disseminate the work of emerging artists through artist-led workshops, residencies, exhibitions, and outreach events is operational in forty-one countries. “I am thrilled to return to Gasworks as director,” said Leckie in a statement.

“Having started my career there over a decade ago, I know how precious the organization and its community is. I am honored to follow in the footsteps of the current director, Alessio Antoniolli, who has given everything over the past twenty-five years to make Gasworks the stable and celebrated institution that it is today. I look forward to working together with the staff team, board and many partners to develop a new vision for the future: one that ensures Gasworks continues to be a vital hub for artistic and cultural exchange, with a caring and independent spirit.”.