Sir Nicholas Andrew Serota, (born 27 April 1946) is an English art historian and curator, who served as the Director of the Tate from 1988 to 2017.
He is currently Chair of Arts Council England, a role which he has held since February 2017.Serota was previously Director of The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, and Director of the Whitechapel Gallery, London, before becoming Director of the Tate in 1988.
He was also Chairman of the Turner Prize jury until 2007.