Tavian Hunter

Tavian Hunter is a librarian, programme coordinator and editorial publishing manager. Since 2018, she has been Library and Archive Manager of the Stuart Hall Library at iniva, developing collections on radical and emergent contemporary artistic practice centring Global Majority, African, Asian & Caribbean diaspora perspectives. She is also the Project Manager for Living Legacies (2024-25), an ambitious National Lottery Heritage Fund project to develop community engagement and outreach around the heritage of iniva’s institutional visuals art archive with a team of consultants.

Tavian has an MA in Library and Information Studies from University College London (2015) and a keen interest in developing diverse library collections, best practices in community archiving and mentoring new informational professionals. Tavian was previously a consultant on the Equity Steering Group Committee for ARLIS (2021). She currently volunteers as Chair of the Professional Development Committee at Arts Libraries Society UK & Ireland (2019-present), a member of the Educational Academic Achievement Committee at The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (2022-present) and The University of Arts London, Archives, Museums and Special Collections Board (2024).