People
Staff
Sarah Walsh
Administrative Director
Sarah Walsh joined A.P.T in June 2020 and is responsible for the management and day-to-day operations of APT Studios and Gallery and is authorised to implement legal compliance, financial regulations and operational well-being of the charity.
Sarah works full time and is contactable at
sarahwalsh@aptstudios.org
Sarah Locke
Venue Technician
Sarah Locke joined A.P.T in Sept 2023 and works across both the Studios and Gallery, liaising with exhibitors, supporting exhibitions with technical and marketing support and maintaining efficient building operations.
Sarah is also known as Sarah-Beth to avoid confusion.
Sarah works part time and is contactable at sarahblocke@aptstudios.org
Trustees
Ann Gilmore
Co-Chair
Ann has spent most of her professional career in arts education. Beginning her working life at major New York advertising agencies, Ann, now London-based, spent over twenty years with the Royal Academy of Arts in the Learning Department, specialising in primary, secondary and further education, focusing on the practice and exploration of art. Ann created the first annual online open-submission exhibition for 16-18-year-olds in the UK, held to coincide with the RA Summer Exhibition, to showcase the work of young artists.
Ann believes in creating welcoming spaces for everyone, where curiosity and creativity can be fostered and connections can be made and shared.
Alessandro Iobbi
Treasurer
Alessandro Iobbi is an accounting and finance professional, fully qualified in Italy and the UK, with 25+ year experience across a range of sectors and international environments, having worked in Italy, London and New York.
Currently working as Finance Director in the financial services industry for an insurance broker group, MAG SPA.
Alessandro's interests are focused on business processes, managing and developing small teams and bringing finance and accounts at the centre of the organisational growth.
Alongside his corporate career, he has a strong interest in the social impact of art and its role in driving cultural and societal change.
He is a qualified Dottore Commercialista in Italy and ACA qualified in the UK. He is a member of the Ordine Dottori Commercialisti ed Esperti Contabili, Registro Revisori Legali and the ICAEW. He graduated in Economics from Politecnico delle Marche in Ancona.
Outside of work, he is passionate about yoga and foreign languages, and he has previously taken the role of Hon. Treasurer and Trustee of The British Italian Society in London
Nick Haseltine
Raised in the port town of Whitstable in the 1970s, Nick developed an interest in the functionality of architecture, not only the history behind the design but also how it was developed and why and what purpose it served. From an early age, Nick studied contemporary maps, watched the ships serving the local harbour and discovered the looming pit wheels and the power stations of the East Kent coalfields. These observations further fed my fascination in industrial history and design; how the associated buildings and structures not only enabled the respective industries, but also became a vital part of local social and community history.
Since qualifying as an architect Nick has been involved in numerous heritage regeneration projects, researching historical buildings, often derelict or redundant, and bringing them back into use - giving them a new life and purpose for generations to come. His passion for industrial architecture has continued to grow parallel with his job, inspiring him to research and record the industrial buildings of the world - the mills of northern England, the factories of the Midlands - the industry of the Ruhr Valley in Germany, the incredible grain behemoths of the Great Plains and Lakes in the US.
Nick's life is dominated by the architecture, which in turn dominates landscapes around the world - Nick conserve them as buildings and celebrates them in photography, printed and published form.
Stephanie Nebbia
Stephanie Nebbia is a London based artist and curator. As an educator she was an examiner and moderator for Edexcel Pearson and OCN. Throughout her career her knowledge on colour and materiality, led to being invited as resident artist for Winsor and Newton at Colart, working on projects that included the development of cadmium free colour and the revival of historical colours. She worked with the UAL and Colart to develop the first knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) in Fine art materials following the support Colart brands generate for emerging artists. All this has contributed towards the B corp status of Colart.
She is Deputy Director of Hands On art projects for Kakuma refugee camp working with artist Lisa Milroy. Hands On Art Workshops offers a programme of practical art workshops for school students in Kakuma Refugee Camp Kenya, with support from the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency based in Kakuma. Hands On Art Workshops also features several educational initiatives, including a Scholarship programme and bursaries to support school graduates as Hands On Coaches and Assistant Coaches in Kakuma to independently run a programme of art workshops for Art Clubs at 11 schools and a community learning centre.
Tejinder Padam
Tejinder is a London-based arts fundraiser with a primary focus on individual giving. Her background spans roles at the Royal Academy of Arts, Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, and, most recently, the Victoria and Albert Museum, where she is currently Head of Patrons – a sector-leading patrons’ programme. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to institutions that are people-focussed, innovative, and life enhancing. She is committed to working with organisations that support making change for greater societal benefit. Tejinder always looks forward to the annual APT Open Studios, which she has visited over many years.
Jenny White
Co-Chair
With a family background in the arts and a local connection (her family were shipbuilders in Deptford), Jenny’s involvement with APT as co-chair is a way to give back and support the making of art and artists in her local community.
Jenny worked in museums and a theatre company in Scotland before joining the British Council, managing art programmes and festivals in Japan, Thailand and Cuba including the first Royal Ballet tour to Cuba, and the UK’s contribution to the Latin American Film Festival and the Bienal de La Habana.
As Head of the Visual Arts Programme, she collaborated with colleagues in West and East Africa and established ‘greening the arts’, a forum for sharing best global practices in Art and the environment.
Jenny has most recently been working as the CEO of The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, a charitable Foundation which facilitates dialogue, research and exchange between the UK and Japan in the field of arts, humanities, science, education, medicine, and sport. Jenny is an Honorary Editor at the Japan Society, a trustee of the Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust and on the curatorial panel of Art Breeze with the Brazilian Embassy. She also advises on art and environment programmes and is passionate about promoting art at both local and international levels. Together with her co-chair Ann, Jenny believes APT Studios and the Gallery is where this can happen.