Nominators
November Paynter
November Paynter is Director of the Artist Pension Trust, Dubai and an independent curator based in Istanbul. She has held the positions of Curator at Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul; Assistant Curator of the 9th International Istanbul Biennial and Consultant Curator at Tate Modern for the exhibition Global Cities (2007). Recent independent curatorial projects include in 2010 'As the Land Expands' at Al Riwaq Art Space in Bahrain; in 2009 'The columns held us up' at Artists Space in New York and in 2008 'New Ends Old Beginnings' at the Bluecoat and Open Eye galleries in Liverpool. Paynter writes for art periodicals including Artforum, Bidoun and artasiapasific, as well as for artist and exhibition publications.
