Welcoming Our New Advisory Board Chair:
Anne Morrison
“I’m delighted to announce that Anne Morrison has agreed to chair the RP’s revived Advisory Board.
Anne has a very distinguished career in broadcasting. She is only the second woman to chair BAFTA in its 70 year history and has headed up numerous commercial and charitable bodies. We feel very fortunate that she has agreed to work us in what promises to be an exciting period of development and change.
Watch this space!
-Anthony Connolly,
President
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Anne has a distinguished career in documentaries and factual television programme making, having led BBC departments for more than 20 years and won BAFTA, RTS and Grierson Awards. She is Chair of Sheffield Documentary Festival and is currently co-authoring a review of the BBC’s portrayal and representation of UK communities at the request of the BBC Board. She was previously a trustee of Charleston, the Bloomsbury home in Sussex and chairs their Commercial Committee. She chairs Escape Studios which provides courses in animation, visual effects and games and was the launch director of the BBC Academy. She was CEO and Creative Director at the independent production company, Nevision and was the second woman to chair BAFTA in its 70 year history. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Nottingham Trent University for services to broadcasting and the arts.
“I’m delighted and honoured to be asked to chair the Advisory Board for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Its annual exhibition in the Mall Galleries has long been a highlight of my year, and I look forward to working with the impressive and talented members of the board to support the RP with all its important work year-round.”
–Anne Morrison
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