Staff & Instructors

Natalie Urquhart

Natalie Urquhart joined NGCI in 2004 and has been Director and Chief Curator since 2009. During her time as Director she has led the capital campaign and building project and has overseen the redevelopment of NGCIs infrastructure, enabling the organisation to double in scope and visitor traffic. She was responsible...

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Meegan Ebanks

Meegan first joined NGCI in 2012 to take up a position in the events department and in 2019, she rejoined as the Head of Business and Facilities, feeling that the role brought together many of her varied skillsets and passions. From this position, Meegan works diligently as a key member...

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Vicki Calvert-Das

Vicki has been involved with NGCI since 2012, having provided support as both an employee and as a committed volunteer over the years. Returning to NGCI to take up the position of Part-Time HR & Development Manager in August 2018, she is now responsible for high-level HR Management, volunteer programme...

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Maia Muttoo

Education Manager Maia Muttoo joined NGCI in January 2020. Reporting to the Director, this role supports overall community engagement with NGCI’s collections, exhibitions, programmes and initiatives through the development, implementation and evaluation of a busy schedule of public programmes.

The role combines Maia’s experience in programming and events with her love...

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Monica Boothe

Monica Boothe joined the National Gallery as Office Manager in June 2021. Reporting to the Director, this role supports the day-to-day management and administration of the busy central office and is responsible for supervising all operational and financial matters under her remit.

Prior to joining NGCI, Monica worked as a supervisor...

William Helfrecht

William joined the National Gallery in January 2019, where he is responsible for supporting the Chief Curator in the administration, care and academic interpretation of the National Collection, as well as the development and installation of exhibitions. He received his BA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, specialising in modern and contemporary art, before pursuing a curatorial internship at Tate Modern in London (2008-9), where he helped organise exhibitions and performances for Tate’s Live Art and Unilever event series.

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Lori Peterson

Lori joined the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) in June 2019. She initially joined the team as a Summer Intern and has since been promoted to take up the Intern position on our yearlong internship programme. This diverse role provides support for family day activities, educational art classes and tours, as well as assisting within office administration and providing support to the Curatorial and exhibitions Department.

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Patti Jane Ebanks

Patti Jane initially joined NGCI in September 2018 as a Volunteer but was quickly hired as an Administrator in March 2019 to work closely with the education team and to take the lead on providing expert reception cover in the exhibition hall. She has since transitioned to the Business and...

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Daniela Granados

Daniela joined the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands in November 2021 in the position of Intern, where she is gaining experience working across multiple departments, primarily aiding the Curatorial team. She is gaining valuable insight into museum operations, exposure to established and emerging Caymanian artists, knowledge on collections care...

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Tyra Iton

Tyra previously interned at the National Gallery in the Education Department and returned to the team in 2021 after graduating from university. She received a Bachelors in Animation while studying in the UK, and hopes to help facilitate learning and discussion of art while integrating digital technology. Tyra believes that...

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Joseph Betty

Joseph Betty was born in Jamaica and has lived in Cayman since 1989. Ever community-minded he has been an outreach instructor for National Gallery for many years. Largely a self-taught painter, sculptor and jeweler, his artmaking practice has been solidified by studies at the Edna Manley School of Art in...

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Simone Scott

Simone Scott was born in Cayman Brac and studied art at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida.

In 1994 she opened YFE Art Gallery in the Brac’s craft shop, NIM Things. In addition to being a multiple award-winning artist, Simone has been a Board Member of the...

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