Dr. Sarah Lowndes is the curator of Three Blows. Lowndes is a writer and a lecturer in the Historical and Critical Studies Department at Glasgow School of Art. Author of Social Sculpture Art Performance and Music in Glasgow A Social History of Independent Practice, Exhibitions and Events since 1971 (2003), Lowndes’s doctorate is in performance art of the 1960s and 70s. She regularly contributes to art journals such as Frieze, Circa and Untitled and to catalogues for international exhibitions. Lowndes is a curatorial adviser for the Artist’s Pension Trust and Chair of the Glasgow-based arts organisation The Common Guild.
Katie Nicoll is the producer of Three Blows. As an independent events producer, she has successfully worked across all art forms, including visual arts, film, site-specific environmental animations and permanent public art projects. Between 1997 and 2006, Nicoll managed some of NVA’s most seminal works, including the Path (2000) and the Hidden Gardens (2003). Amongst her numerous projects, Nicoll was producer of Scottish BAFTA winner "Six Hours of Daylight" (2004), the co-producer of Radiance Glasgow, Scotland’s first major ‘Festival of Light’ (2005) and the producer of Jardins Publics, the visual art programme for the Edinburgh International Festival 2007.
Ellen Potter is the treasurer of Three Blows. Potter is the Executive Director of NVA and has a background in finance and information technology.