Abigail Toll

Abigail Toll Kottbusser Damm- T:- E:-Skype: abigail.toll EXPERIENCE / PROJECTS June 2018 – current Harm van den Dorpel; group show at Schinkel Pavillon Writing collaboration for the artist’s upcoming group show with a focus on blockchain technology. November 2017 – May 2018 Elmgreen & Dragset –!Interim Press & Publications Manager Curatorial research and press relations with major art publications. Preparing and editing interviews, press texts and funding pitches; maintaining the physical and digital press archives. Key projects included coordination of the artists’ Phaidon monograph and Whitechapel exhibition catalogue. December 2017 – Current The Mine Gallery, UAE – Freelance Press Manager and Assistant Curator Devising press material, curatorial research, artist liaison. Assistant curatorial projects include Yasuaki Onishi, casting the invisible for Art Dubai 2018. August 2016 – January 2018 Studio Olivia Steele – Studio Manager and Executive Assistant Management and recruitment (HR); business development; artwork production; archiving (Artbutler); legal agreements; press, gallery and client relationships; budget reports. July 2015 – July 2016 ascribe GmbH – Arts and Licensing Coordinator Advising galleries and artists on how to protect their IP using Blockchain technology,; partnerships established with DACS, Google Research Lab and Gray Area collaboration for the “DeepDream” exhibition, SF. June 2013 – June 2015 Circus, Berlin – Gallery Manager Artwork shipment; gallery, client and artist liaison; curatorial research; legal agreements; Archiving (Artbutler; Filemaker Pro). August 2014 – Ongoing freelance position Sleek Magazine (print and online) – Freelance Writer August – November 2014 – Assistant Online Editor (internship) Writing advertorials, exhibition reviews; maintaining websites (WordPress/html) and managing content archives and social media (Instagram/Facebook). 2010 – 2013 Duke of Yorks, Brighton Picturehouse, UK – Relief Manager and Projectionist 2012 Brighton Festival; HOUSE Festival, UK – Coordinator for artist David Batchelor ACADEMIC 2008 – 2011 University of Sussex, UK Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Art History and English Literature - High 2.1. Dissertation Module: Avantgarde Cinema “Moral Pornographers: Cinema of the SI” – 1st. 2007 – 2008 Norwich Art School, UK Art History Foundation & Diploma – Distinction. 2005 – 2007 East Norfolk Sixth Form College, UK A levels: Fine Art (A), History of Art (A), English Literature (B). Language(s) English - native; German - working proficiency (B2); French – Basic (A1.2) Software Programmes GitHub, WordPress, Artbutler, Artlogic, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, InDesign, Illustrator, Keynote, Bridge, Logic Pro, Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel, Filemaker, Hootsuite, Buffer, Bandcamp, Vimeo, Kickstarter. Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook (analytics). Interests I’m a flautist who is producing an experimental music project called Ionian Death Robes. Inspired by the writings of Audre Lorde; the music of Pan Daijing, Nina Simone and Diamanda Galas and the films of Ana Mendieta.