Andrew Colin Nairne OBE (born 10 February 1960),[1] is director of Kettle's Yard, the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary art gallery.
[2] Born in Guildford, Nairne graduated with an art history MA from the University of St Andrews in 1983.
Nairne coordinated enhancements to the museum building, and gave MOMA's substantial library of art books and catalogues to Oxford Brookes University.
He shifted the focus to exhibitions of contemporary artists, who have included Tracey Emin and Stella Vine.
[4] He received the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Museums and to the Arts.