Victoria Siddall becomes National Portrait Gallery’s first female director

Former global director of Frieze says she is thrilled' to take up position left by Nicholas Cullinan

Victoria Siddall has become the first female director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, taking over the position left by Nicholas Cullinan who departed for the British Museum in June.

Siddall has been a key figure in the arts for more than two decades, mostly working in the commercial sector. In 2012 she rose to prominence after launching Frieze Masters, going on to become global director of the contemporary art fair which takes place in London every October.