Catriona Anderson

Catriona Anderson is a Glasgow-based curator and researcher whose practice focuses on overlooked art-historical narratives, artist-run activity and the often-unrecorded forms of labour that sustain cultural spaces. Informed by feminist and decolonial approaches, her work considers how curatorial practice can make visible the people, relationships and forms of labour that are often absent from institutional histories. She studied History of Art at the University of Glasgow, where her undergraduate research focused on the work of Lubaina Himid. Selected as a British Council Venice Fellow for the 2026 Venice Biennale, she is continuing her research into Himid’s practice in relation to the artist’s exhibition for the British Pavilion.

Six Foot Gallery: A Working History was an exhibition and publication project developed at Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow. Taking place from 28 July to 11 August 2026, the exhibition presented work by twelve current and former gallery volunteers across painting, printmaking, textiles, photography, sound, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and writing.

Established in 2010, Six Foot Gallery is an unfunded, artist-run space operating from the lobby of the Pentagon Centre in Glasgow. Its exhibitions, workshops and residencies have been shaped and sustained by successive teams of volunteers. Beginning with material held in the gallery’s informal archive, Catriona’s research examined how this voluntary creative and organisational labour has contributed to the gallery’s development.

The project highlights the artists behind the organisation, recognising their individual practices alongside the organisational and creative contributions they have made to the space. By exhibiting their work within the gallery they helped sustain, A Working History approached Six Foot Gallery’s history through the experiences and relationships of those who shaped it. A publication developed alongside the exhibition brought together interviews with participating artists, exhibition documentation, photographic contributions and archival material. The project considered how the histories of small, artist-run organisations might be preserved.