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Friend, Enabler and Comrade: Remembering Donna Lynas (1967–2021)
Tributes to the late director of Wysing Art Centre, who supported a generation of artists in the UK
As the Director of Wysing Art Centre since 2005, Donna Lynas built one of the UK’s most dynamic residency programmes. She transformed the site, in rural Cambridgeshire, into a place where artists across disciplines and at all stages of their careers can research, experiment, collaborate and learn. As Chair of the Contemporary Visual Arts Network East and member of the Plus Tate steering committee, she built connections with arts organizations across the country as well as internationally; she was a particularly vocal and energetic supporter of art scenes in the South East. In recognition of her work, Lynas was awarded an MBE in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, for Services to the Arts. It is not a stretch to say that she touched a whole generation of artists in the UK. She will be miss ....

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