Maria Balshaw: the Tate's new director-elect

The 47-year-old was director of Manchester City Galleries and was awarded a CBE in 2015Maria Balshaw, who is expected to replace Sir Nicholas Serota as director of Tate, has been working in the arts for more than 15 years.Since June 2006, the 47-year-old has been director of the Whitworth in Manchester, where, according to its website, she has coordinated “a challenging programme of historic, modern and contemporary exhibitions that capitalise on the Whitworth’s university location a