Lewis Biggs

Lewis Biggs is an internationally renowned curator and cultural consultant, currently serving as Curatorial Consultant for the Magic Carpets project team, an international platform fostering creative collaborations. From 2011 to 2020 he held the position of Distinguished Professor of Public Art at Shanghai University. He is Chairman of the Institute for Public Art, a global network of researchers dedicated to place-making through culture and art-led urbanism. The Institute also supports the prestigious International Award for Public Art.

Throughout his distinguished career, Biggs has curated numerous high-profile events, including Artranspennine98 (1998), Aichi Triennale (2013), and Folkestone Triennial (2014, 2017, 2021). From 2000 to 2011, he was the Executive and Artistic Director of Liverpool Biennial, where he focused on commissioning site-specific artworks from internationally recognized artists. Under his leadership, the Biennial established Liverpool as a significant cultural hub on the global stage. He was Director of Tate Liverpool 1990-2000.

In addition to his curatorial work, Biggs is a Trustee of the John Moores Painting Prize Trust, which promotes painting through open, anonymously judged competitions in the UK and China, and a Trustee of the International Award for Art Criticism (IAAC). He also acted as a consultant for Kaunas, European Capital of Culture 2022, and continues to advise the Kaunas Biennial.