Dr Sam Lackey is the Director of Liverpool Biennial.
Prior to this she was Head of Collection and Exhibitions at the Whitworth (University of Manchester), where she was Senior Lead on the Leadership Team. Previously, she was curator at The Hepworth Wakefield (2010-16) where she delivered 40 exhibitions over 4 years as part of the team that opened the gallery in 2011 to critical acclaim. She received a PhD on the subject of surrealism in 2005, which was the context for her work as a lecturer, research fellow and her first exhibition at the Whitworth, Subversive Spaces: Surrealism and Contemporary Art.