John Wright Research-led Curator & PhD Candidate

John Wright is a research-led curator and PhD candidate with the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. His practice is centred on the intersections between artistic, curatorial and academic fields. His current research is focused on artist-led collectives and the role in which friendship plays in their evolution.

He has worked in the cultural sector as both a freelancer and within institutions such as, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Leeds Arts University, The British Library and the National Science and Media Museum. He is currently working within artist-led collective the Retro Bar at the End of the Universe, and is co-founder of the Artist-led Research Group (ARG).