Maeve Toal

Name

Maeve Toal

Job title

Curator: Exhibitions

About

Maeve (b.1975, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) studied Textile Art at Winchester School of Art and completed an MA in European Fine Art (2000) in Barcelona.

She has worked in a curatorial role in the Scottish visual arts sector for over a decade. Since 2011 she has been Curator: Exhibitions at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh. This role involves curating and project-managing a wide range of exhibitions. Her particular interest is in contemporary visual arts and crafts. She works largely in partnership with artists, makers and leading cultural organisations. Recent exhibitions include Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay (2021), Beneath the Surface (2019/2020) and Peter Randall-Page RA: Works on Paper (2017).

From 2004 to 2012 Maeve was a panel member on the Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Awards Scheme.