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The Pro-Action committee consists of representatives from each member organisation.
Stephanie Alexander-Jinks
Stephanie is a Director of The Artworks, and has been an agent since 2004. Prior to this she worked at the Association of Illustrators, where she gained her passion to campaign for and represent illustrators of all levels of experience, to promote them and protect their creative rights. The Artworks is a member of the Society of Artists Agents (SAA)
Ramón Blomfield
Ramon is AOI Managing Director and previously worked as a brand consultant and designer for Luxon Carra, Nucleus, Conran Design and Landor prior to taking up this position.
Derek Brazell
Derek is AOI Special Projects Manager and an established illustrator. He has advised AOI members on contracts and licensing for many years, as well as covering these topics for AOI publications. Derek was invited to join the Design and Artists’ Copyright Society (DACS) Creators’ Council in November 2006, and is Visual Arts Director on the Board of the BCC.
Andrew Coningsby
Andrew founded the illustration agency Début Art in 1985 and the illustration specialist Coningsby Gallery in 1994. Début Art is a corporate member of The Association of Illustrators and a member of the SAA. Andrew is dedicated to the advancement of illustration both as an art form and as a highly valuable commercial property.
Ruth Gladwin
Ruth is a self employed solicitor who has been advising fine artists, illustrators, photographers and designers for over 20 years. She has witnessed the enormous changes to the technical landscape and the advent of new media. She also acts for television producers so knows the other side of the commercial coin. Ruth is fully aware of the demands placed on creators in today’s market place and is at hand to advise on the legal implications.
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Abby Glassfield
Abby has been an agent at Eastwing illustration agency since 2000. Established 21 years ago, Eastwing follows SAA guidelines and as such works to protect illustrators’ rights. Eastwing is a member of SAA.
Robert Lands
Robert is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Media department of leading law firm Finers Stephens Innocent. He advises on all facets of the visual arts, acting on behalf of several well known artists, photographers and designers as well as trade bodies such as the AOI. He advises the Arts Council of England on intellectual property issues and writes and speaks regularly on visual arts and the law, including to students at both The Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He also sits on the Advisory Board of Braziers International Artists Workshop.
PCO
Members of the The Professional Cartoonists' Organisation (PCO) attend Pro-Action meetings. PCO was formed in 2006 to promote the art of cartoons in the UK. They publish traditionally and digitally with FOGHORN their bi-monthly humour magazine and a week-to-week rolling news service called Bloghorn. The PCO fully supports the AOI's Pro-Action initiative to ensure artists' rights are not eroded, especially in the transition to digital publishing.
Gwen Thomas
Gwen is Executive Director Business & Legal Affairs at the Association of Photographers. She campaigns for photographers’ rights in the UK and EU and advises members on copyright, contract and_ethical matters. She is a Director of DACS, Vice-Chairman of the British Photographic Council and General Manager of Pyramide Europe, a European Economic Interest Group for the visual arts. Gwen is co-editor and contributing author of Beyond the Lens, the AOP’s definitive guide to rights, ethics and business practice. She has also co-written Whose Rights? a book published by Pyramide Europe examining restrictive contracts increasingly being forced upon artists throughout the EU.
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