Kirsty OggHaving worked as a freelance curator since graduating in the early 90s, Kirsty Ogg joined The Whitechapel Gallery in London as a curator in 2009. Ogg cut her teeth as a curator at Transmission Gallery – an artist run space in Glasgow and was director of The Showroom, a publicly funded space in east London, for 10 years. Throughout her career Ogg has worked with a number of leading artists and has been involved in the first solo exhibitions by Jim Lambie, Eva Rothschild, Subodh Gupta and Daria Martin.

Eva RothschildOriginally from Ireland and now based in London, Eva Rothschild is one of the most interesting artists working with sculpture today. Taking cues from the 60s and 70s minimalist movement, her work is quiet in its look but embedded with meaning that leaves a lasting impression. Likened to ‘artefacts from a lost civilisation’, Eva’s work has been exhibited internationally, from London to Zurich, New York and Australia. She has had a number of solo exhibitions, including one at Tate Britain in 2008. In 2009 she won the prestigious Duveen Commission, also shown at Tate Britain.

Sadie ColesSadie Coles has worked with numerous artists throughout her career, now representing the likes of Sarah Lucas, Matthew Barney and Carl Andre at her eponymous gallery in London. She started out at the Anthony d’Offay gallery, leaving to work with international and hugely influential Pop Artist Jeff Koons. In 1997 she started her own Sadie Coles HQ which has gone from strength to strength and is now seen as one of the leading galleries both in the UK and internationally.

Paul PieroniPaul Pieroni was born, lives and works in London. He is the curator of SPACE, where he has been heading the exhibition program since late 2009.

Francesca GavinFrancesca Gavin is Dazed’s own visual arts editor and has written for The Guardian, Blueprint, Art Review, Contemporary, and The Times. She has also curated a number of exhibitions internationally, and written several books. As a curator, critic, and writer, Gavin comes into contact with a wide variety of artists and has a distinct eye for new and exciting talent.

Darren FlookOriginally starting out as an artist, and leaving art school very much intending to be one, Darren Flook curated his first exhibition at 21 in a disused jam factory in South London. He left for Birmingham shortly afterwards where he continued to curate and make art work, then to Newcastle and eventually ending up back in London at 26. Working as a press officer for the ICA and various other commercial spaces he eventually became a curator at Chisenhale gallery. After that he continued to gain experience, working at Entwistle gallery and showing as an artist at the ICA, before finally setting up his gallery in 2003 from his own living room. Hotel, run by Flook and his partner Christabel Stewart now represents a number of cutting-edge emerging and established figures including Richard Kern, Peter Saville and Carter.