An introduction to:

Join us in Supporters' House for your Members' Preview Day and be the first to see 'Wright of Derby: From the Shadows'.

Art historian Kate Davey introduces our latest exhibition within the calm surroundings of the Supporters' House Salon. She will set the (candlelit) scene of the exhibition which explores Wright’s artistic practice and the period of scientific and artistic discovery in which he lived.

This introduction is open to all Members and includes a 45-minute talk before you head into the exhibition.

For those booked onto the 9am talk, you'll be able to enter the exhibition just before opening at 10am, offering you the opportunity to be the first visitors to view it. The talk will be repeated at 2pm and 4pm.

Kate Davey has a MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art where she studied medieval art and architecture with Professor Paul Crossley in 2010; her original degree is in history and law from Christ’s College, Cambridge. She has been guiding at the National Gallery since 2019. She has been trustee/board member of several heritage charities including the Victorian Society (vice-chair), the British Archaeological Association (for whom she co-convened their recent conference on the art and architecture of Chichester and West Sussex) and the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. She is particularly interested in ecclesiastical art and sculpture. Favourite artists include Botticelli, Holbein and Constable.