Acting
Kate Bryan
Born
1982-03-11 (44)
Place of birth
Bracknell, Berkshire, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Kate Bryan is a British art historian, curator and arts broadcaster. In 2016, she became head of collections for Soho House globally. She presents the Sky Arts Series Inside Arts which began in 2019. She wrote and presented the art television series Galleries on Demand, which aired every week in 2016 on Sky Arts. She is a judge on the Sky Arts television series Artist of the Year, presented by Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell. She has been a contributor to the arts television programme The Culture Show on BBC2, Newsnight on BBC2 and in 2013 presented an hour-long special for The Culture Show on The Art of Chinese Painting. In 2016, she was a presenter of the Sky Arts documentary The Mystery…
Known for
6.7Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.
Portrait Artist of the Year
2013
6.8It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust properties for a chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution's permanent collection. Through several rounds, winners are selected to advance to the semifinal, and then to the final. Judging the competition are British art historian Kate Bryan, independent curator Kathleen Soriano, and award-winning artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg.
Landscape Artist of the Year
2015
NRInside Art' celebrates the UK arts scene, talks to curator, artists and art lovers, and explores the stories behind the artwork. Presenter Kate Bryan conducts the viewer through new and unusual art exhibitions across the United Kingdom.
Inside Art
2020
8.1Five hundred years after his birth, the life and career of the Italian Renaissance's last great painter is explored.
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
2019
NRFour young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
Art on the BBC
2020
NRKate Bryan spends a week in the company of female artists to give an insight into their day-to-day lives.
My Week With...
2025
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
8.0Documentary film about pop art sensation Pauline Boty, tracking the artist’s original contribution to British art, her feminism and her unique take on the nascent celebrity culture of the 1960s. Ahead of her time in so many ways, Boty’s story ends with her tragic early death at 28 in 1966 and the subsequent revival of interest in her work in the last decade. Packed full of original photographs and art work, the film calls on an array of family, friends, art critics and famous fans to lead us through the Boty story. Contributors include pop art titan Sir Peter Blake, comedian and artist Jim Moir, critic Kate Bryan, best friend and print designer Natalie Gibson MBE, pop singers Corinne Drewery and Tanita Tikaram and TV presenter Ronnie Archer Morgan
Boty: I Am the Sixties
2025
7.0Investigation of the forty years it took the artist to complete the mausoleum of Pope Julius II against a complex background of Vatican intrigue and political tumult.
Michelangelo - Saint or Sinner
2023
2010s · 2 titles
8.1Five hundred years after his birth, the life and career of the Italian Renaissance's last great painter is explored.
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
2019
Get a front row seat at Tate Britain for one of 2019's biggest art shows. Van Gogh and Britain features 45 works, telling the story of the Sunflowers painter's adventures in England.
Van Gogh: An Exclusive View – from Tate Britain
2019
Series credits
6.7Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.
Portrait Artist of the Year
2013
6.8It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust properties for a chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution's permanent collection. Through several rounds, winners are selected to advance to the semifinal, and then to the final. Judging the competition are British art historian Kate Bryan, independent curator Kathleen Soriano, and award-winning artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg.
Landscape Artist of the Year
2015
NRInside Art' celebrates the UK arts scene, talks to curator, artists and art lovers, and explores the stories behind the artwork. Presenter Kate Bryan conducts the viewer through new and unusual art exhibitions across the United Kingdom.
Inside Art
2020
NRFour young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
Art on the BBC
2020
NRKate Bryan spends a week in the company of female artists to give an insight into their day-to-day lives.
My Week With...
2025
NRTravel the globe witnessing fascinating stories about art. You’ll see new artwork being made, meet artists in their studios and experience cultural treasures with experts.
The Art Show
2017
6.0In this two-part series, Kate Bryan delves into the rich history of Tate Britain, exploring the evolution of British art through its collection. Alongside a range of curators and experts, Kate explores the origins of this institution and uncovers the stories behind the works of iconic artists, from William Blake and JMW Turner, through to David Hockney and Tracy Emin, among many others.
Stories from Tate Britain
2025
NRPresenter Kate Bryan gains unprecedented access to the gallery and explores the paintings of Renaissance Italy - works by the likes of da Vinci and Titian - through to masters in Dutch and British art, like Vermeer and Turner.
Stories from the National Gallery
2024