Ann Sumner is an art historian, exhibition curator, author and former museum director. She is currently Visiting Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University and Chair of the Methodist Modern Art Collection. She was the Head of Public Engagement at the University of Leeds, where she led the Public Art Programme (2015 – 17). She was Historic Collections Adviser at Harewood House Trust, where she led the Chippendale 300 celebrations (2015 – 18). In 2018 she was made a Fellow of Aberystwyth University in 2018