Jonathan Watkins

(born 1957) is an English curator, and is currently Director of the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.

He was curator of the Chisenhale Gallery in London during which period this relatively small local gallery became an internationally known centre of excellence - many of the Artists shown at that time later going on to major acclaim including a number of Turner Prize winners, Watkins later moved to the Serpentine Gallery from 1995 to 1997 and worked in a freelance capacity as curator of the Biennale of Sydney in 1998.

In 1999 he was appointed to his current role as Director of the Ikon Gallery, and has since worked as a guest curator at the Castello di Rivoli in Turin, the Venice Biennale and the Hayward Gallery and Tate in London.

Interviews (Writen by)

Have Trojan Horse, will travel

Artist: 
Ceal Floyer

A conversation between Jonathan Watkins and Ceal Floyer.

What does art mean to Ceal Floyer?  She talks about her concept for the simplest titles, double meaning strategies.


From an exhibition catalogue “Ceal Floyer” published by Ikon Gallery in 2001.

A conversation between Jonathan Watkins and Ceal Floyer.

 

The artist as travel guide

Artist: 
SHIMABUKU -

A conversation between Jonathan Watkins and Shimabuku on an occasion of "Swansea Jack Memorial Dog Swimming
Competition" at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 2003.

Jonathan Watkins: How did you decide to make a work about Swansea Jack?