Gavin Wade

Gavin is an artist-curator and Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City University. He co-leads Eastside Projects with Ruth Claxton and Sahjan Kooner. His (co)curated exhibitions include ‘Sonia Boyce: In the Castle of My Skin’ (2020), ‘This is the Gallery and the Gallery is Many Things X’ (2018), and ‘Display Show’ (2015–16), Temple Bar Gallery/Eastside Projects/Stroom den Haag.

Gavin makes/has made art in public squares, hospitals, shopping malls, naval frigates, cathedrals, Commons, Parks, The London Underground, Dudley Zoo, on social media and the future Smithfield Market in the centre of Birmingham (2028). His books include ‘Is this the way the universe works? (555/77 Verses)’ (2023) published by Set Margins’, ‘Upcycle This Book’ (2017) and ‘Has Man A Function In Universe’ (2008), both published by Book Works. He is a Company Director and one of Eastside Projects’ founders.

He works full time and his salary is £46,742.

Contact him on gavin[at]eastsideprojects.org