ActionSpace Staff
Sheryll Catto, Artistic Director & CEO
Sheryll joined ActionSpace initially as Co-Director in 2008, having worked in the creative sector for over 25 years. She has a personal and professional interest in supporting the development of creative practices and was attracted to ActionSpace because of our commitment to providing learning disabled artists with the same opportunities as their peers in the contemporary visual arts sector.
Dan Lamont, Business Director
Dan joined ActionSpace in 2023 with almost 20 years’ experience in the sector, most recently with renowned interactive artists’ group Blast Theory. Dan managed Blast Theory’s complex multi-year project budgets, nationally and internationally; financial reporting; policy compliance; and operations including studio management and HR administration. Dan also secured major new commissions and touring presentations as well as managing Blast Theory’s residency programme which supported over 80 artists from all over the world. Dan joined ActionSpace to lead on operations, governance and finance.
Charlotte Hollinshead, Head of Artist Development
Charlotte has led the ActionSpace South London Studio at Studio Voltaire for over 20 years. She supports artists with complex disabilities to develop their individual arts practice and delivers an extensive range of commissions, projects, events and exhibitions. Charlotte manages ActionSpace’s innovative participatory programme ‘Make It Live’. Charlotte also has her own inclusive participatory practice Wild City, developing interactive sculptural works and installations for outdoor public events.
Flora Bain, Programme Manager
Flora joined ActionSpace as Programme Manager in 2022. She worked in the gallery and museum sector prior to this for 15 years, most recently at The Mosaic Rooms. She was drawn to ActionSpace by her interest in opening up the contemporary art sector to all, and by the talent of ActionSpace artists.
Abigail Brothers, Marketing and Communications Manager
Abigail joined ActionSpace in 2019. Abigail leads all marketing and communications at ActionSpace.
Maisie Rennie-Carter, Pastoral Care Co ordinator
Maisie has a BA degree in Textiles and has previously supported learning disabled children and adults in schools and play schemes. She wanted to join ActionSpace to help create a safe and supportive environment for learning disabled artists.
Ian Wornast, Administrative Assistant
Ian joined ActionSpace as a volunteer in 1997, and became Administrative Assistant in 1998. Ian is employed under the Access to Work scheme and supports the office team and the studio projects. He is also an ActionSpace artist. Visit Ian’s website.
Gabby Jones, Operations Assistant
Gabby joined ActionSpace in 2022 as our Administrative Intern. Gabby supports the day-to-day running of the office and assists with exhibitions and events. She was keen to join ActionSpace to learn about the Visual Arts sector and how it can be made more accessible.
Lisa Brown, Associate Artist
Lisa has a BA Hons Fine Art Sculpture from Chelsea College of Art and a MA from Winchester College of Art. She joined Action Space in 2004 as a volunteer with the Young People’s Group. Lisa runs the Cockpit Wednesday, Thursday and Friday studio projects. Visit Lisa’s website.
Rebekah Cameron, Artist Facilitator
Rebekah has a BA Hons 1st from Chelsea College of Art. She joined Action Space as a volunteer in 2004 and started running projects in 2008. Rebekah runs our Tuesday studio project at Cockpit Arts.
Lisa Muten, Artist Facilitator
Lisa runs our Cockpit Monday studio sessions and has previously run the North London Young People’s Group at the Leighton Project, Camden. Lisa has a BA Fine Art degree from Central St Martins, Byam Shaw and an MA with a PGCert HT&L from Kingston University. She is also an artist tutor at the Arts Centre at Brunel University. Visit Lisa’s website.
Emily Rees-Haynes, Artist Facilitator
Emily has BFA in Visual Arts and Psychology from the University of Victoria, Canada. She began working with ActionSpace in 2015 as a volunteer. She started volunteering with a young people’s project in Kentish Town and went on to volunteer with the Studio Voltaire Friday group. Emily now runs the Brent studio project for young people.
Louis Caseley, Artist Facilitator
Louis runs our Studio Voltaire Thursday group. Initially volunteering at ActionSpace in 2020 and supporting several projects, Louis works with our newest studio group at our Studio Voltaire studio.
