About
Celeste Aurora MacLeod-Brown (b.2004, Edinburgh) is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, writer, and researcher based in the UK.
With a background in Sculpture and Environmental Art (Glasgow School of Art), she is the founder of Naive Set, a curatorial collective dedicated to exploring experimental curatorial methods and collaborative knowledge production. Her practice and research centre on reimagining knowledge formats through an intersectional feminist lens, emphasising the integration of affect and emotion within socio-political contexts. She frequently draws connections between different cultural fields, particularly literature and event-based enquiry.
Celeste has collaborated with various arts organisations, with a specific focus on multi-arts festivals. She has contributed to projects such as Edinburgh Art Festival’s 20th edition, the Venice Biennale (Britain), and Hidden Door Festival’s ‘The Environments’, as well as taking on roles across cultural programming, production, and partnerships. In 2024, she was a Venice Biennale Fellow with the British Council and received The Skinny x EAF Emerging Writers Award.
Alongside her curatorial work, Celeste publishes art writing and creative nonfiction on a freelance basis and maintains an active research-based arts practice, often blending these processes with her broader curatorial approach.
CV
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Education
Goldsmiths, University of London: MRes - Master of Research Advanced Practices (Curatorial/Knowledge), Exp graduation: 2027
Glasgow School of Art: BA(Hons.) Sculpture and Environmental Art, 2025
Selected Professional Experience
Curator-Producer, Naive Set; Curatorial Collective, Scotland, Oct 2023-present
Contributor (Visual Arts), The Skinny; Freelance, Scotland, Apr 2024-present
Programme Producing and Partnerships Support, Never Go Out; Glasgow, Scotland, Jan - Apr 2025
Co-Researcher, Tialt // there is an alternative; Freelance, Scotland, Oct 2024- Apr 2025
Production and Events Coordinator, Edinburgh Art Festival; Edinburgh, Scotland, 2024
Venice Biennale Research Fellow and Exhibition Ambassador, British Council; Venice, Italy, 2024
Consultant (Academic Development), Glasgow School of Art; Glasgow, Scotland, 2024
Programme Assistant, Edinburgh Art Festival; Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug-Sept 2023
Creative Associate, Hidden Door Festival; Edinburgh, Scotland, Mar-Aug 2023
Archivist, EMBASSY Gallery; Edinburgh, Scotland, Apr-May 2023
Events Assistant, Glasgow Film Festival; Glasgow, Scotland, Mar 2023
Festival Assistant, Hidden Door Festival; Edinburgh, Scotland, 2022-23
Festival Assistant, Summerhall; Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug 2022
Exhibition & Invigilation Coordinator, Leith School of Art; Edinburgh, Scotland, Jun 2022
Awards & Honors
Emerging Writers Award, EAF X The Skinny, 2024
Venice Biennale Research Fellowship & Travel Grant, British Council, 2024
Project Grant (Curatorial), Glasgow School of Art, 2023
Additional Positions & Memberships
Member, Curatorial Ethics Network, 2025-present
Relationships Manager, Piscine Magazine, 2025-present
Member, British Art Network, 2024-present
Member, Academic Council, Glasgow School of Art, 2023-24
Member, Board of Trustees, Glasgow School of Art Students’ Association, 2022-24