Find out more about the team and leadership of our organisation including future plans here
Amelia Rouse
Volunteer & Member Artist
Amelia is an artist and engineer, interested in sci-fi, fantasy and world building. She produces drawings in pen and ink, 3d digital art and photography. At Ort Gallery, she supports our work with her time.
Anisa Fazal
Diversity Consultant
Anisa is a photographer. At Ort Gallery Anisa is responsible for ensuring that our programme is diverse and relevant to our local audiences.
Anisa is currently on maternity leave.
Hannah Adereti
Director
Hannah Adereti is a Non-Binary academic and artist of Jamaican and Nigerian heritage. Their research centres Black identities, queerness, alternative ethnography, radio, photography, documentary film making and archiving. In 2019 they created a documentary, “Safe Spaces: Brown, Queer and Muslim” where they explored their interest in intersectional queer identity and the safety of compartmentalisation.
Ian Sergeant
Director
Ian is a Curator and producer of Visual Art and Cinema. He is the director of Kalaboration. At Ort Gallery Ian advises on the programme and curates exhibitions.
Jaleesa Padmore
Intern
Jaleesa is a recent University of Birmingham graduate undertaking a summer internship at Ort Gallery as part of the paid Experience Arts Internship programme. She will be supporting the team to plan and deliver an upcoming exhibition, observe workshops and receive mentoring from Ort Gallery team members.
Josephine Reichert
Artistic Director
Josephine is a Curator and Producer of Visual Arts. Co-founder of Ort Cafe and founder of Ort Gallery. At Ort Gallery Josephine programmes, fundraises and curates exhibitions and events.
Kate Rafiq
Artist and Event Organiser
Kate is a local artist and founder / lead of Hayati Open Mic, a monthly online platform for emerging poets, storytellers and musicians to share their work. Hayati’s aim is to engage the brain, inspire the heart, and feed the soul.
Lesley Stewart
Volunteer & Member Artist
Lesley is a practising feltmaker and mixed media artist, interested in urban and coastal places and their connection to personal, social and political histories. For Ort Gallery she supports the Family Art Workshops.
Ridhi Kalaria
Director
Ridhi is a local networker with a passion to change communities from within. Ridhi is a co-founder of Ort Cafe. At Ort Gallery Ridhi advises on finance and diversity.
Samantha Krankpod
Workshop Facilitator and Artist
Samantha is a local ceramic artist with 20 years creative teaching experience, working with children, families and adults. Her most recent projects have been in collaboration with mental health charities, designing and delivering bespoke art projects. At Ort she facilitates Family Art Workshops.
Sammy Willbourne
Director
Sammy is a horror producer and curator based in Birmingham. Her work centers around unheard voices and communities in horror and takes the form of immersive exhibitions that intersect visual art, grime, hip hop and film. She also works as a consultant and project officer with Inc Arts, who pioneer racial and disability equality in the arts.
Sarah Lopez
Policy and Inclusion Coordinator
Sarah is a Birmingham based Community Coordinator who creates engagement programmes and workshops. She really enjoys work that empowers marginalised groups such as the LGBT and Black community. She's also a creative, her artistry includes photography, performance and songwriting.
At Ort Sarah has been leading the Warmth work.
Uzmah Naz
Volunteer & Member Artist
Uzmah is a textile designer and artist. She produces a range of products and paintings which are embellished and very vibrant in colour. At Ort she supports our work with her time.
