Gilane Tawadros appointed director of Whitechapel Gallery

Gilane Tawadros, pictured at the British pavilion during the Venice Biennale in April, will replace Iwona Blazwick. Photograph: David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images

Gilane Tawadros has been announced as the new director of Whitechapel Gallery, one of the country’s leading art spaces.

Tawadros, a curator and writer, is chief executive of DACS, a not-for-profit visual artists rights management organisation, and was previously founding director of the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva).