Alex Poots

Alex Poots
Born
Alexander Moinet Poots

1967 (age 56–57)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityBritish
EducationCity University London
TitleArtistic Director and Chief Executive, The Shed (arts center)
SpouseKathryn Spellman-Poots
Children1 daughter and 1 son

Alexander Moinet Poots CBE (born 1967), is the founding chief executive and artistic director of The Shed in New York City.[1][2] He was formerly the founding chief executive and artistic director of the Manchester International Festival (2005-2015)[3] and the artistic director of Park Avenue Armory (2012–2015).[4]

  1. ^ Blake, David (25 November 2014). "$400m New York Arts Centre Snaps Up MIF Director Poots". Manchester Confidential. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (24 November 2014). "Alex Poots to be Culture Shed's artistic director". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (25 November 2014). "Manchester international festival founding director off to New York". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (14 August 2013). "An outsize vision, forever filling voids". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2015.