Exhibitionists

Blurb

Caroline Galloway is the newest curatorial intern at London’s illustrious Templeton Gallery — a coveted post among the city’s cultural elite. But behind her poised exterior lies a secret: Caroline didn’t earn her place through talent alone.  It was secured through a secret relationship with the gallery’s magnetic and much older Chief Curator, Dr Edward Throckmorton.

As Caroline navigates the hushed corridors of privilege, patronage, and institutional politics, she catches the attention of Dr Victor Wallace — an enigmatic Senior Curator whose intellect is matched only by his contempt for Edward, his former mentor turned bitter rival. Under Victor’s guidance, Caroline is drawn deeper into the seductive underbelly of the art world — where beauty, ambition, and betrayal go hand in hand.

But as her bond with Victor intensifies, so too do her doubts about Edward — and the life she thought she wanted. When Caroline stumbles upon a long-buried document that threatens to dismantle Edward’s legacy and expose his darkest secrets, she must choose between loyalty and truth, setting off a chain of events that will ignite a scandal none of them can escape.

Exhibitionists is a razor-sharp novel of ambition, desire, and the quiet compromises we make in pursuit of legitimacy. The art and museum world – although having outward glamour and opulence – has countless unspoken rules and anachronistic hierarchies. Exhibitionists explores the privilege and patriarchy that engulfs this world from a modern perspective, pulling apart an industry that is still dominated by men at its highest levels and wrestling with the shadow of colonialism.