Based in Newcastle, UK.

Ele Carpenter is a curator and researcher in socially and politically engaged art practice using a range of technologies with CRUMB at the University of Sunderland, in partnership with Baltic. Ele has recently curated RISK: Creative Action Political Culture at the CCA: Glasgow (25 March – 14 May 2005), and has been the Director of the A-Side Artists Film & Video Programme at the Side Cinema, Newcastle (2002 - 2005). As an Independent Curator she has also worked with Forma and PVA MediaLab. As Curator at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland (1997-2002), she programmed over 30 exhibitions including the highly acclaimed NOTHING book and exhibition co-curated with artist Graham Gussin.