Interim Executive Director, South West
Chris Humphrey is currently Interim Executive Director for Arts Council England, South West. He joined South West Arts in 1992 and over the years has had a variety of roles, including Deputy Chief Executive and External Relations Director.
Chris went to art school in 1976 where he got a degree in fine art and, after an attempt at teaching, set up a community arts collective in Brighton. This was followed by several years of arts development work in Yorkshire, including membership of various Arts Council panels. Chris spent three years working in Thamesdown Community Arts in Swindon, followed by a further three years as Arts Officer for Elmbridge Borough Council in Surrey. During this period he was again a member of a number of Arts Council panels, both in the southern and south east regions. He lives in the market town of Axbridge in Somerset and is a governor at his children’s school.