Anna Naveen

Simplified art historical concepts into accessible, engaging narratives for diverse international audiences. Personalised visitor experiences that engaged visitors with varying levels of art familiarity. Led public talks on material culture and decoloniality, with cultural sensitivity in interpreting collections for broad audiences.

Visitor Experience Assistant - Courtauld Gallery

(2024-10 - 2026-08)

• Simplified art historical concepts into accessible, engaging narratives for diverse international audiences.
• Personalised visitor experiences that engaged visitors with varying levels of art familiarity.
• Led public talks on material culture and decoloniality, with cultural sensitivity in interpreting collections for broad audiences.
• Anticipated and responded to diverse visitor needs.

Artist Assistant - Studio K by Kumari Nahappan

(2022-07 - 2023-10)

• Developed website content and art writing for commissions, exhibitions, and the studio website.
• Provided administrative support for external artist liaison across Affordable Art Fair Singapore, START Fair, London 2023, Light to Night 2024, and private commissions across Southeast Asia.
• Managed outreach assets (Art Carts, Art Truck) bringing the National Collection into schools and public spaces, broadening audience reach.
• Oversaw programme logistics end-to-end, scheduling, registration, and on-site coordination with stakeholders and public agencies to ensure on-time delivery.
• Engaged over 300 schools and nearly 50,000 members of the public.
• Contributed to the structural and curatorial development of Kumari Nahappan's retrospective.
• Independently led research across the artist's subject areas, collections, and archives.
• Served as liaison between artist and curator.
• Managed photography and artwork archives, maintaining accurate exhibition databases.

Museum Learning & Outreach Executive - National Gallery Singapore

(2023-02 - 2023-09)

• Managed outreach assets (Art Carts, Art Truck) bringing the National Collection into schools and public spaces, broadening audience reach.
• Oversaw programme logistics end-to-end, scheduling, registration, and on-site coordination with stakeholders and public agencies to ensure on-time delivery.
• Engaged over 300 schools and nearly 50,000 members of the public.

Exhibition Research Assistant - The Private Museum

(2022-04 - 2023-01)

• Contributed to the structural and curatorial development of Kumari Nahappan's retrospective.
• Independently led research across the artist's subject areas, collections, and archives.
• Served as liaison between artist and curator.
• Managed photography and artwork archives, maintaining accurate exhibition databases.

Outreach & Education Intern - Singapore Tyler Print Institute

(2021-03 - 2021-09)

• Managed the public programmes database covering 45 guided tours, 4 artist talks, and 37 workshops.
• Developed 6 Digital Activity Guides, a free mailer-based initiative that reached 13,767 gallery audiences.
• Supported and led print and paper-making workshops, introducing methods and techniques to first-time visitors.
• Engaged with families with young children at the front of house, building an early audience engagement experience.
• Supported artists in early learning workshops, gaining hands-on arts education exposure.

Arts Intern - The Artground

(2018-11 - 2019-07)

• Engaged with families with young children at the front of house, building an early audience engagement experience.
• Supported artists in early learning workshops, gaining hands-on arts education exposure.

BA - History of Art - Courtauld Institute of Art (2023-09 - 2026-07)

Diploma - Arts Business Management - Ngee Ann Polytechnic (2019-04 - 2022-05)