Gemma Geraghty

Experience

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  Tate

  May 2012 - Jun 2015

  Art Handling Technician

  • Chairperson – Tate Staff CouncilChaired meetings with staff from all levels including Senior Management and Previous Director of Tate Nicholas Serota. Represented Tate Staff regarding Working Culture• Temporary Senior Technician - Tate StoreManaged teams, attended weekly planning meetings, ran installs for the collection committee, Oversaw deliveries and collections, Liaised with registrars, management, conservation and framing.• Couriered artworks to European loan venues including a Francis Bacon triptych and a Brancusi sculpture• Worked on installing and deinstalling shows at Tate Modern and Tate Britain including Matisse, Munch,Phyllida Barlow, Pre-Raphaelites• Completed solo AV switch-on and artwork cleaning outside regular hours• Assigned to Time-Based Media, Conservation and Photography departments for periods when extrasupport was needed. Show less

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  Lisson Gallery

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

  Technician

  • Coordinated viewing roomsBook all deliveries and collections of artworks. Liaise with sales team and create schedules. Manageinstalls and deinstalls. Maintain viewing rooms. Sign off and code all related expenses• Managed client installsPlanned transport for technicians. Prepped all equipment needed for install. Liaised with the client on site. Assessed the installation site and decided best installation method. Led install teams. Condition checked works• Exhibition technical leadInvolved liaising with studios and artists around the world. Sourcing materials for site specific installations. Lead on physically installing the works which varied from very fragile to very heavy, large and small and arranging AV equipment. Led the install team of Tony Cragg’s 2016 show across 2 galleries. Studio visit to Germany to see artworks and discuss installation methods. Booked all artwork deliveries to London galleries. Worked very closely with Studio Head Technician before and during install.• Jason MartinWorked alongside Artist Liaison and fabricators on technical aspects of Jason Martin artwork fabrication.• Salesforce (database) and Articheck (condition reporting app) representative for the technical team.• Managed Loan condition reporting.• Worked at art fairs. Show less

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  Victoria Miro

  Oct 2016 - May 2021

  Senior Technician

  • Art fairs - Armory, Frieze (London, LA, NY) Basel (Basel, HK) Dubai, FIACPlan all technical activity pre-fair. Create Sketchup models of the booth for artwork placement. Book equipment with shippers. Buy specialist equipment and pack toolkits. Lead teams of up to 12 technicians from different shipping companies and in-house freelancers during install. Liaise with artists and conservators onsite. Condition check all artworks. Artwork maintenance. Liaise with sales, registrars and shippers to facilitate swaps while the fair is open and onward shipping post fair. Process all condition reports. Log works that need conservation on return. Follow up meetings.• Do Ho Suh 'Hub' specialistCourier for works travelling to Umeå and Aros. Lead teams of local technicians to install intricate, large-scale works. Advised on installs at Henry Moore Foundation and Voorlinden. Installed at Art Basel Miami and Frieze London. Assisted sales team explaining the installation procedures, lighting, cleaning and maintenance• ExhibitionsTechnical lead on exhibitions at Victoria Miro galleries in Wharf Road and Mayfair including Idris Khan, Grayson Perry and Conrad Shawcross shows. Worked as part of teams installing and deinstalling at Victoria Miro Venice. Created install schedules. Booked equipment (hiab, gantry, scaffolding etc.) and training for installation team pre-install. Ordered exhibition furniture. Liaised with artists regarding their needs before and during install. Worked on Method Statements and Risk Assessments. Liaised with registrars to schedule and stagger artwork arrivals. Facilitated photography and VR image capture. Visited fabricators and studios.• Registrar dutiesRan weekly London 'shuttle' between framers, conservators, studios, fabricators, shippers +VMG. Update ArtLogic. Lead the 2020 gallery stocktake. Assisting the loans registrar with deciding works to be condition checked pre-loan and liaising with the tech department for checks post loan, deliveries Show less

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  I&A ART LIMITED

  May 2022 - Jan 2023

  Studio Manager, I&A Leyton, Artists Idris Khan and Annie Morris

  • Project management – New studio setup – 4,000 sq ftLiaised with warehouse fitting company and all contractors - alarms, electricians, vent fitters, glass installers, gas suppliers, storage racking installers, industrial village management company etc.Sourced all new materials and equipment for fabrication and day to day use at studio. Researched and set up leasing contracts for electric van (including insurance) and electric stacker. Sourced cleaners. Decorating.• Storage manager and RegistrarLead storage move to new studio from 01 Art Services and Wright Gallery Services. Created new storage system. Inputted all new locations into Art Logic database. Liaise with galleries and shippers for inward and outward shipments. Digitise and file paperwork. Unload trucks and move artwork.• Exhibitions and planningCreate intricate Sketch Up models for exhibitions and the plans for the new studio. Retouching artwork photography. Creating mock ups in Photoshop. Researching international foundries.• Sales and liaising with artist ownersStatus reporting to Idris and Annie. Point of contact for sales and potential project enquiries, liaising withartists directly. Communicate daily with Studio Director at Church Walk (2nd studio site).• Artwork InstallsCoordinating onsite large scale bronze install with shipping company, figuring out best methods, assessing risks, necessary equipment and scheduling. Facilitating photography. Installing at client’s house.• Day to day managementFinance administration. Manage studio diary. Coordinate studio meetings and site visits. Coordinating work onsite with internal staff. Training staff - electric stacker and opening, closing and alarming the studio. Fire and health and safety management. Alarm system liaison. Maintain relationships with cleaning and maintenance staff. Point of contact for all Leyton enquiries. Show less

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  YINKA SHONIBARE LIMITED

  May 2023 - Mar 2024

  Project Manager

  • Project management – Venice Biennale – Nigerian PavilionManaging production, install and packing of Yinka Shonibare’s sculptural installation for the Nigerian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale ’24. Liaising with the artist, fabricators, shippers, Museum of West African Art and onsite teams in Sheffield and Venice. Supervising photography of the artwork. Installing the artwork at the fabrication studio in Sheffield. Ordering and customising all crating and packing of the artwork. Completing site visit to Venice to evaluate access both for artworks and artist. Managing budgets.• Unique ArtworksDeveloping series of artworks. Initial image research. Researching fabrication methods, makers, and suppliers. Enquiring and requesting quotes and timelines. Compiling artwork briefs and proposals: written artwork description, drawings, and references, images, estimated budgets, production timeline.Overseeing the on-going production of the artworks. Liaising with fabricators and suppliers to check production is on schedule. Getting decisions and sign off on key stages. Sourcing materials for artworks e.g. fabrics, props. Attending photoshoots, writing up installation instructions and condition reports.• EditionsCoordinating the production and liaising with Cristea Roberts gallery. Overseeing and coordinating the production of charity and one-off edition projects. Compiling and updating production schedules for editions produced by the studio. Signing off on proofs and prototypes. Show less

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  Tate

  Mar 2025 - now

  Technical Manager - Tate Modern