We are excited to bring you the second feature from BlueSkyFriday Favourites: Carrie Scott. This interactive space invites the community to share must-read books, go-to recipes, signature cocktails, and hidden gems.
Carrie Scott is an English-American curator, gallery director, TV presenter, and art writer based in London. She’s led galleries including Nicole Klagsbrun in New York, James Harris in Seattle and was curator at the Hedreen Gallery at Seattle University. In 2008, Scott launched her own consultancy, curating exhibitions beyond traditional spaces and redefining how art is presented and experienced.
For a decade, she was Director of Nick Knight’s archive and the SHOWstudio Shop, where she collaborated closely with Knight on pioneering projects at the intersection of art and fashion. In 2017, she presented The Art Show on Sky Arts, further amplifying her mission to bring art to broader audiences. Her curatorial highlights include: Shade of Pale, at The Store X, 180 Strand, London – a large-scale photography exhibition featuring over 470 photographs, including 320 images from John Pawson’s Spectrum series; Tête-à-Têtes on West African portraiture in 2020 at David Hill Gallery, and John Pawson’s first solo show in Japan in 2024 at The Mass.
Scott holds a Master’s degree in Art History and writes, and comments extensively on contemporary art. She is also a Nominator for the prestigious Prix Pictet award, reflecting her influence and expertise in the global art community.
In 2024, Scott founded Seen, a next-generation art consultancy that is committed to bringing transparency to the art world. With real-time communication and short-form video at its core, Scott is making contemporary art more accessible for artists and collectors alike, spotlighting the biggest artist voices of this generation including Rashid Johnson, Lubaina Himid, and Joel Mesler.
Carrie has shared her two favourite books with us and why they are so meaningful to her.
So Much Blue: by Percival Everett
"Percival Everett doesn’t just tell stories—he dismantles them, rebuilds them, and makes you wonder if you ever understood them in the first place. There is so much interior life in this book. There’s restraint and revelation, a novel that unfolds like a painting—layer by layer, secret by secret—until you’re almost inside the main characters head. It’s raw, and utterly human. And obviously I love it because it’s about art, but I also love it because it’s about memory, and the weight of what we choose to keep hidden. And because no one writes like Everett. No one. Rashid Johnson told me to read it. I am glad he did."
Ways of Seeing; John Berger
"John Berger didn’t just change how I look at art—he changed how I see everything. Ways of Seeing unravels the images that shape our world, exposing the power, bias, and hidden narratives lurking in plain sight. It’s sharp, radical, and still rings true decades later. It’s also the inspiration behind Seen - my new venture - because looking isn’t the same as seeing, and seeing changes everything."
February, 2025
