Louise Shelley

Louise Shelley is an Associate Lecturer in Fine Art and Co-Pathway Leader for the MRes Art: Exhibition Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She also works as a curator at Art on the Underground (Transport for London) and is a member of the Cinenova Working Group and The Voice of Domestic Workers board.

Her research centers on curatorial practices, exhibition studies, and community engagement. Notable projects include Structures That Cooperate (Cubitt) examining artist cooperatives and Communal Knowledge (The Showroom) fostering neighborhood dialogue. She integrates feminist perspectives through Cinenova's film distribution and activist work with domestic workers' rights organizations.

Shelley contributes to the arts ecosystem via Cinenova Working Group, a feminist film distributor preserving LGBTQ+ and women's film heritage, and The Voice of Domestic Workers, advocating for migrant domestic workers' rights through policy reform and community support.