Praise
Susie Gault, Head of Communications, Royal Academy of Arts (2013 to 2019)
‘Iliana is one of the most thoughtful and intelligent PRs that I have had the joy to work with. Her knowledge of the arts is profound as is her talent for telling the right story at the right time to capture the media’s imagination. She has a tireless resolve in her approach to tackling any challenge and delivers it with a gentle charm that makes you want to work with her always.’
Lord Lipsey, Chair, Sidney Nolan Trust
‘Iliana worked for me in 2017 in my capacity as Chair of the Sidney Nolan Trust on the Sidney Nolan Centenary. She achieved coverage for the Trust that was beyond our wildest dreams, single-handedly re-establishing Sir Sidney as one of the 20th century’s greatest painters. A five-star recommendation!’
Humphrey Ocean RA, artist
‘My studio gave Iliana the uphill task of bringing an art book to everyone's attention, on its own and without an accompanying exhibition to flag it up. She achieved an astounding level of media exposure and made the whole thing a pleasure. The book sold out within a week of the launch. I suspect everyone she works with trusts her, crucial whether you are client or commissioner.’
Marion Bentley, Head of Communications and PR, Natural History Museum
‘It was a joy to work with Iliana. Her strategic and creative approach secured high-level, critical coverage, helping the Natural History Museum reach new audiences.’
Barney Hare Duke, Artistic Director, British Ceramics Biennial (2008 to 2021)
‘We have had the pleasure of working with Iliana since 2008 as the principal PR agent for the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB). Always knowledgeable and interested Iliana has become an essential part of the team informing planning, strategy development and leading delivery of our national PR programmes. She has that invaluable skill of being able to pull out the right stories for BCB and securing the channels to get them out into the public domain. All this... and she is a genuinely nice person to work with.’
Monique Kent, Head of Communications, Imperial War Museums
‘Iliana is a first-class communications professional. She takes a calm, methodical and strategic approach to her PR work, resulting in widespread national print and broadcast coverage. Her professionalism and diligent approach is a welcome contribution to any organisation.’
Monica Bohm-Duchen, Creative Director, Insiders/Outsiders Festival
‘Iliana has been an absolute pleasure to work with. Instantly in tune with the aims and ambitions of a complex, not-for-profit and multi-faceted project (namely, a nationwide arts festival designed to celebrate the contribution of refugees from Nazi Europe to British culture), she secured wide-ranging press and media coverage both for the festival as a whole and for individual events taking place under its auspices. I cannot recommend her highly enough.’
Tamsin Curror, Creative People and Places Network
‘We greatly enjoyed working with Iliana. She was recommended to us by a range of people and now we completely understand why. Iliana really listens and gets under the skin of a project. We are a complex programme but Iliana cut through the complexity, identified opportunities and helped us meet our PR objectives. Her approach is intelligent and considered and she has a strong set of relationships with the media. She knows her stuff, goes the extra mile and is a real delight to work with.’
