Projects per year
Personal profile
Academic Background
Ph.D. History of Art, University College London
M.A. Arts Policy & Management, Birkbeck, University of London
Biography
Sarah's research focuses on human-animal relations and representations of wildlife in contemporary art, exhibitions and museum display, particularly with regards to ecological concerns. She has published on extinction and wildlife conservation issues in artistic and curatorial practice and is co-founder of the Curating the Sea research project, which resulted in a co-edited special issue of the Journal of Curatorial Studies (2020) and Oceans (2023) for the Whitechapel Gallery/MIT Press Documents of Contemporary Art Series.
Over the years Sarah has worked with various museums and heritage organisations in research, project management and curatorial capacities and continues to collaborate with museum colleagues on research projects.
Administrative Posts
Postgraduate Research Director, School of Art, Media and American Studies: January 2023 - present
Organiser, World Art Research Seminar Series: July 2021-December 2022
Member: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion committee, School of Art, Media & American Studies: November 2021 - present
Research Coordinator for Art History: July 2021-October 2021
Teaching Interests
Sarah teaches on the BA Art History with Gallery & Museum Studies and MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies.
Sarah is interested in supervising PhD projects on any aspects of her research specialism. She currently supervises PhD and MRes projects relating to curating climate change, decolonising museum collections and representations of nonhuman animals in visual culture.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Projects
- 2 Active
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Exhibiting Oceans in the UK Today
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
1/01/23 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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Curating Climate Change: Collecting and Displaying Ecological Crisis in UK Museums
1/10/21 → 30/09/25
Project: Training
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Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation and minimize losses and damages
Clarke, J., Haour, A., Morel, H., Forster, J., Orlove, B., Holtorf, C., Hutcheson, A., Aryee Adinorkuor, V., Brunnschweiler, C., Brooks, N., Wade, S., Wellington, N-A., Appeaning Addo, K. & P. Simpson, N., 23 Jan 2025, In: npj Climate Action. 4, 4, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Challenging Trophies? Artistic and Curatorial Approaches to Displaying Hunting Trophies in a Time of Mass Extinction
Wade, S., 21 Jul 2024, (Accepted/In press) Displays der Jagd: Trophäen, Geweihsammlungen und Tierpräparate in der Wohn- und Ausstellungskultur. Förschler, S. & Schönhagen, A. S. (eds.). TranscriptResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Oceanic Curating
Syperek, P. & Wade, S., 26 Nov 2024, In: Environmental Humanities. 16, 3, p. 680-691 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sea Inside: Art and Marine Interiority
Wade, S. & Syperek, P., 25 Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) Can the Seas Survive Us?.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Activities
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Linnean Society Annual Founder's Day Lecture, 2024
Sarah Wade (Speaker)
2 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Connecting Oceans in Conversation with Estuary Festival & Breakwater
Sarah Wade (Speaker)
22 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Connecting Oceans in Conversation: A workshop and discussion with artists Harun Morrison, Sonia Levy and Gabriella Hirst
Sarah Wade (Organiser)
18 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Key Note Lecture: National Museums Scotland - Collecting Sustainable Technology
Sarah Wade (Speaker)
5 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Island to Island
Sarah Wade (Organiser)
1 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference