Institute of Contemporary Arts
Chris Penty is a highly experienced Freelance Sound Engineer with a diverse portfolio of roles across various esteemed venues and organizations. Since June 2012, Chris has been self-employed, working as a live sound engineer for music and spoken word events. Current positions include Audio Visual Technician at Whitechapel Gallery and Tate, Sound Engineer at Kings Place Music Foundation, Union Chapel UK, Heaven Nightclub, and Vortex Jazz Club, along with Audio Technician duties at PSAV. From November 2016 to present, Chris also serves as a Sound Engineer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and was the Head Technician at Free Word until May 2021, delivering AV technical support for live events. Chris holds a BA in Music and Hispanic Studies from The University of Sheffield, completed in 2010, and possesses A Levels from St. Bernards Convent, completed in 2005.
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Institute of Contemporary Arts
Founded in 1946 by a collective of artists, poets and their supporters, the Institute of Contemporary Arts is an independent organisation and registered charity which supports the most pressing debates in contemporary culture. The ICA stages groundbreaking exhibitions, performances and keynote lectures by many of the world’s leading thinkers. Previously home to the Independent Group, the ICA played a pivotal role in the development of Pop art and charted the course of punk, performance art and independent cinema. The ICA staged the first institutional exhibitions by Francis Bacon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tacita Dean, Damien Hirst, Mike Kelley, Mary Kelly, Barbara Kruger, Gerhard Richter, Dieter Roth, Cindy Sherman, Nancy Spero, and Cosey Fanni Tutti and early exhibitions by Bernadette Corporation, Robert Mapplethorpe, Steve McQueen and Tino Sehgal; many now historic performances including those by Laurie Anderson, Einstürzende Neubauten and Yoko Ono; legendary concerts by The Clash, Throbbing Gristle, The Smiths, David Bowie and The Beastie Boys; and critical discussions by the likes of Kathy Acker, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Stuart Hall and Homi K. Bhabha. The ICA Cinema and its dedicated artist’s film programme continue to showcase independent film and support pioneering filmmakers including Chantal Akerman, Kenneth Anger, Matthew Barney, Derek Jarman, Ken Loach and Laura Poitras. From its home on The Mall – the geographic heart of the UK establishment – the ICA is an organisation in which different modes of cultural production thrive on the mutual engagement with one another, and a programme that speaks to the challenges of the 21st century.