Stephen Deuchar

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Sir Stephen John Deuchar CBE (born 11 March 1957) is a British arts administrator, and was director of the UK's Art Fund from 2010 to 2020.[1]

He was born 11 March 1957, son of Rev. John Deuchar and Nancy Dorothea Deuchar (née Jenkyns).[2] He was educated at Dulwich College, and earned a BA degree in History from the University of Southampton in 1979,[3] and a PhD in Art History from Westfield College (Hampstead, London) in 1986.[2]

Deuchar was the first director of Tate Britain in London, from 1998 to 2010.[1] In 2010, he became director of the UK's Art Fund.[1] he stood down on 31 March 2020.[1]

Deuchar was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree from his alma mater, the University of Southampton, in 2010.[4] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours for services to the arts[5] and was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours, also for services to the arts.[6][7]

In 1982, he married Prof Katie Scott, and they have one son, and three daughters.[2]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Stephen Deuchar to Resign as Director of UK's Art Fund in 2020". www.artforum.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Deuchar, Dr Stephen John". Who's Who. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ Hartley News - Summer Edition 2009 - Alumni magazine of the University of Southampton, at online magazine website yumpu.com
  4. ^ Honours for a leading art historian - news website of the University of Southampton
  5. ^ "Dr Stephen Deuchar CBE | British Council". www.britishcouncil.org.
  6. ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N2.
  7. ^ https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/the-people-from-kent-recognised-in-new-years-honours-240007/
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