Amy Emmerson Martin

Amy Emmerson Martin is Contemporary Curator at the National Portrait Gallery.

Prior to this, she was Assistant Curator of Contemporary British Art at Tate and focused on the museum’s exhibitions, collection displays, and acqisitions. She was the Co-Curator of Turner Prize 2024 and curator of Art Now programming, including Steph Huang, Zeinab Saleh and Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings. Amy worked in the curatorial department at Tate Modern where she curated displays of the work of international artists including Patricia Belli and Sharon Hayes and was part of the curatorial team responsible for displays centred on the sculpture of Jimmie Durham, the video installation of Shirin Neshat and the textile installation of Cecilia Vicuña. She holds a BA in Art History and an MA in Art History, both from The Courtauld Institute of Art, London.