Independent curator and scholar Vivienne Roberts was archivist at The College of Psychic Studies from 2015 to 2024. During her tenure at the College, she curated a series of large College exhibitions, including: Encounters with the Spirit World (2016), Art & Spirit: Visions of Wonder (2019), Strange Things Among Us (2021) and Creative Spirits (2022).
Vivienne's art specialism is the history of mediumistic art with particular attention to its women practitioners. She has established the websites mediumisticart.com, georgianahoughton.com and madgegill.com and is a frequent speaker and author of many articles and exhibition catalogue contributions.
Publications include contributions to Mediumistic Drawing in Silesia (Arbor Vitae, 2023) and The Guided Hand: Josefa Tolrà (1880-1959)-Madge Gill (1882-1961) (MNAC, 2023) and a catalogue of works by Aleksandra Ionowa in Finland (2025).
Vivienne is a member of the Visionary Women Research Group and the British Art Network.