JOE PASCOE
6 Willowbank Grove, Ivanhoe, Victoria, 3079 m. 0420 966 105 [email protected]
Qualifications Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies, Prahran College of Advanced Education 1980.
Bachelor of Arts (Art History) La Trobe University 1980.
Employment Insect Arts Management; Founder and Director, 2013-now. Consultancy specialising in art plans, valuations and cultural research. ASee http://insect.org.au
Craft Victoria; CEO & Artistic Director, 2008-2013. Provided vision and leadership of all aspects of Craft Victoria’s operation. As CEO I developed and implemented the business plan, in partnership with the Board. As Artistic Director I formed and delivered a wide range of cultural projects, focusing on contemporary craft, design and visual arts. Craft Victoria’s operation includes curatorial, retail, membership, research and communications functions, which are delivered by 12 staff. It is funded by Arts Victoria and the Australia Council and earns 30% of its income through retail and memberships.
Australia Council for the Arts; Program Manager, Visual Arts/Crafts, 1999-2008. I supervised several grant categories (for individuals and organisations), and developed policies and strategic initiatives for the Visual Arts/Craft Board, in support of the Australia Council Corporate Plan.
Duties included authorising grants (c.$5m pa), negotiating performance agreements, researching reports and providing advice to artists, arts organisations and the general public, and deputizing for the Director. I regularly developed strategic advice on industry issues relating to contemporary art practice in Australia, and participated in a wide range of fora within the organisation, including with regard to Indigenous art, multicultural arts, regional arts and international programs.
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Writer and Art Consultant, 1997-98. Craft Victoria; Arts 21 Leadership Fund recipient, 1997. Auspiced by Arts Victoria, projects included the development of a marketing strategy, editing publications and providing services to members and public.
Victorian College for the Arts; Creative Editor for “Creating: the Victorian College for the Arts” (Macmillan Publishers Australia 2000). Other consultancies included providing curatorial services for local government and historical societies, and writing articles on ceramics for several international journals.
Shepparton Art Gallery; Director, 1988-97. Responsibilities included creating and implementing an arts program for the Goulburn Valley public, management of staff and gallery budget, curating exhibitions and development of the collections. Achievements included increased attendances, improved relationships with community groups, expansion of the collection to include Indigenous art, public art commissions, major touring exhibitions and upgrades of all display, storage and office areas. Of particular note were the concept design and co- ordination of the fund-raising for the Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Ceramics Gallery, the establishment of the Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day International Ceramics Award and the curating of an international exhibition of Australian ceramics.
Victorian Ministry for the Arts; Gallery Services Co-ordinator, 1986-88 / Registrar for the Regional Galleries Association of Victoria, 1983-85. Responsibilities included the development of a computerised collection management system for Victorian public galleries, administration of an art foundation and the provision of advice for projects such as capital works. Other duties included the management of the State Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme and co-ordination of the Regional Gallery Classification System. Responsible for a team of cataloguers who catalogued 13 regional gallery collections.
Geelong Art Gallery; Curator, 1981-83. The focus of this position was on the care and display of the collection, exhibition installation, liaison with schools and facets of gallery administration.
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Curated Exhibitions “John O’Neil Australian Panoramas”, Bridget McDonnell Gallery Hampton, 2015
“Dada lives!”, Hatch Contemporary Art Space, City of Banyule, 2015. Artists; Anonymous, Stephen Benwell, Mark Cain, Anika Cook, Nicholas Jones, Anastasia Klose, Kir Larwill, Elizabeth Liddle, John O’Neil, Stefan Szonyi and Grace McQuilten.
“Machining Aesthetics”. An exhibition of digital architecture developed by Paul Loh and David Leggett (Power to Make) and Melbourne University Architecture students as part of Craft Cubed 2013, curated by Joe Pascoe.
“material”. An exhibition curated for Craft Cubed HYBRID 2011, with commissioned works by Roseanne Bartley, Emma Davies, Penny Malone, Scott Mitchell and Adele Varcoe, Craft Victoria, August 2011.
“Furnished”. An exhibition curated for Design Objects Tasmania (‘DOT’) for 10 Days on the Island festival 2011. Craft and design objects and installations by 33 makers, Mawson Pavilion, Hobart. Funded by Arts Tasmania.
“Owen Rye – Golden Ashes”. An exhibition developed in celebration of Craft Victoria’s 40th anniversary, 2010. 25 wood fired ceramics selected in consultation with the artist, Craft Victoria, June 2010.
“Craft Cubed festival/s”. Initiated by Joe Pascoe in 2009, Craft Cubed includes curated exhibitions, online projects, public programs and numerous satellite events. Craft Cubed is held annually and is now funded by City of Melbourne. Core programs have include “City/Country” members exhibition 2009, “Playing Field” group exhibition, plus Michael Doolan installation Federation Square “Once Upon a Time”, Melbourne 2010, “material” group exhibition 2011, “The Melbourne Tapa” and “Tatau”, curated by Loketi Niua 2012.
“Victoria: Buildings and Builders - Geelong and District”. A joint project of the Public Record Office and Geelong Art Gallery. Architectural drawings and historic maps spanning the period 1838 to 1950. Funded by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund, 1997.
“Delinquent Angel: Australian Historical, Aboriginal and Contemporary Ceramics”. Co-ordinating Curator "Australia at Faenza", Italy, on behalf of Craft Australia, 1995. Major survey exhibition of 119 Australian ceramics dating from 1820 to 1995 displayed at Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy, Itami Craft Centre, Itami, Japan and Singapore Arts Festival,
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Singapore. Funded by Australia Council and Dept. Foreign Affairs & Trade. Australian tour funded by Visions Australia.
“Bern and Gerhard Emmerichs - Glass, Ceramics and Design”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1995. Toured to Craft Victoria, Geelong Art Gallery, Ballarat Fine art Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Shepparton Art Gallery and Craftspace, The Rocks, Crafts Council of New South Wales. Organised in association with Craft Victoria. Funded by VicHealth. 30 artworks including furniture, ceramics, glass, paintings and works on paper.
“Geoff Hogg - Big Picture”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1994. Toured to Shepparton Art Gallery, Geelong Art Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery and Benalla Art Gallery. Funded by NETS Victoria and the Australian Council of Trade Unions. 26 artworks including banners, paintings, works on paper, photographs, video and mural documentation ranging in date from 1987 to 1994.
“Meg Benwell - a retrospective presented by the Shepparton Art Gallery”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1994. Toured to Caulfield Arts Complex, Shepparton Art Gallery and Benalla Art Gallery. 21 paintings and 4 works on paper ranging from 1952 to 1993.
“Stefan Szonyi surveyed”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1993. Toured to Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Shepparton Art Gallery, Collins Street Gallery, Geelong art Gallery and Bendigo Art Gallery. Sponsored by NETS Victoria and Ceramics: Art and Perception magazine. 26 ceramics spanning 17 years.
“ROAR Studios Touring Exhibition”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1992. Toured to Heide Park and Art Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Shepparton Art Gallery and Ballarat Fine art Gallery. Funded by Vic Health and Sidney Myer Fund. 61 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by 16 founding members of ROAR Studios.
“John Perceval A.O. Retrospective”, National Gallery of Victoria, 1992. Visiting Curator ceramics section. Toured to National Gallery of Victoria and Art Gallery of N.S.W.
“Brown: 1970’s Ceramics from the Shepparton Art Gallery Collection”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1991. Toured to Meat Market Craft Centre, McClelland Art Gallery, Shepparton Art Gallery, Wangaratta Gallery, Mildura Arts Gallery, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Albury Regional Art Centre and Bendigo Art Gallery. Funded via NETS Victoria. 36 ceramics by 36 artists.
“Halpern and Murphy Ceramics Exhibition”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1990. Toured to Shepparton Art Gallery, Geelong Art Gallery, Ballarat Fine art Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria. Funded by Vic Health. Dual survey of 49 ceramics.
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“On the Mantelpiece”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1989. Toured to Shepparton Art Gallery, Victorian Ministry for the Arts Foyer, The Exhibitions Gallery (Wangaratta), Benalla Art Gallery, McClelland Art Gallery and Brisbane City Hall and Gallery. 106 Australian commercial-ware ceramics from 1930 to 1960.
“Benwell and Potter Ceramics Exhibition”, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1989. Toured to Shepparton Art Gallery, Geelong Art Gallery, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery and National Gallery of Victoria. Funded by Australian Council. Dual survey of 41 ceramics.
“Victoria - views by contemporary artists”, Benalla Art Gallery, 1985. Toured to Geelong Art Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Shepparton Art Gallery, and Castlemaine Art Gallery. Funded by Victoria’s 150th Committee. Survey of 15 paintings, 3 photographs and 8 works on paper by 26 Victorian artists.
“Aspects of the Unreal – Australian Surrealism 1930s to 1950s”, Geelong Art Gallery, 1983.
“Romanticism and Classicism in Contemporary Australian Painting”, Geelong Art Gallery, 1983. Toured to Geelong Art Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery and Shepparton Art Gallery. Funded by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council. 24 paintings by 6 artists from Melbourne and Sydney; Vicki Varvaressos, Gunter Christman, Robin Wallace-Crabbe, Robert Jacks, David Rankin and Paul Partos.
Publications “Ben Pearce – To Remember a Tree”, exhibition catalogue, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, New Zealand, July 2015.
“The beautiful wisdom of art history”, Dada Lives!, Hatch Contemporary Art Space, Insect.org.au website 2015.
“War Spoils - Christopher Headley in conversation with Joe Pascoe”, overview and interview for War Spoils ceramic installation, Gasworks Art Park website et al, April 2015.
“A magical place – the art of Meg Benwell”, Insect website 2014
“The Tapa Catalogue”, Craft Cubed festival, Craft Victoria website 2013.
“material”, Craft Cubed festival, Craft Victoria website 2011.
“Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950”, Casuarina Press, Sydney, 2004; essay on Merric Boyd and the Murrumbeena Pottery. “Creating: the Victorian College for the Arts”, Macmillan Publishing Australia, Melbourne, 2000 (176 pp).
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“Visual Arts Board Grant Assessment Reports”, 1999-2007, Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney (online and hard-copy).
“Pamela Irving - Decade of Images”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 37, 1999.
“Australian Aboriginal Ceramics”, Ceramics Monthly, Ohio, USA, May 1999.
“Images and Imagination in Contemporary Australian ceramics”, Contact, Calgary, Canada, April 1999.
“Australian Ceramics 1800-1960: Towards a National Style”, Ceramics Monthly, Ohio, USA, April 1999.
“Fiona Murphy - Of Seeds and Sun”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 34, 1998.
“Fiona Hiscock - Ceramics From the Heart for the Table”, Pottery in Australia, December 1998.
“Bilder and Phantasie in der zeitgenossischen australischen Keramik”, Neue Keramik, Germany, 5/1998.
“Ein neues Ultopia, Die australische Keramik 1800-1960”, Neue Keramik, Germany, 2/1998.
“Die Traume in den Keramiken der Aborigines”, Neue Keramik, Germany, 12/1997.
“Jenny Orchard’s Exploration of a Culture”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 30, 1997.
“Australian Ceramics”, Sculpture, Object, Functional, Art, [SOFA Chicago] exhibition catalogue, USA, September 1997.
“VICTORIA: Buildings and Builders - Geelong and District”; a joint project between the Public Record Office and Geelong Art Gallery, exhibition catalogue, September 1997.
“Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award 1997”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery 1997.
“The New Spiritualism In Australian Ceramics”, Craft Victoria, Autumn, 1996.
“A note on Japanese Ceramics and Culture”, Craft Victoria Bulletin, vol.4, no.1., 1996.
“Auguri, Auguri! Some reflections on Australian ceramics and Italian culture”, Craft Victoria, vol. 25, no. 230, 1995/6.
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"Ceramiche Australiane A Faenza", Faenza, Annata LXXXI, Faenza, Italy, 1995.
“Delinquent Angel: Australian Historical, Aboriginal and Contemporary Ceramics”, exhibition catalogue, Craft Australia and Museo Internazionale Delle Ceramiche, Centro Di, Florence, Italy, 1995.
“Bern and Gerhard Emmerichs - Glass, Ceramics and Design”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery 1995.
“Geoff Hogg - Big Picture”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1994.
“Stephen Benwell: Shrines and Castles”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 15, 1994.
“Meg Benwell - a retrospective presented by the Shepparton Art Gallery”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1993.
“Stefan Szonyi surveyed”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 11, 1993 and Shepparton Art Gallery Catalogue 1993.
“Shepparton Art Gallery”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 9, 1992.
“Art Science Money.. and Ceramics”, Museum National, vol. 1 no. 3, 1992.
“Sleeping Beauty Awakes - the Victorian Regional Galleries Association Inc”, Museum National vol. 1 no.2, 1992.
“ROAR Studios Touring Exhibition”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1992.
“John Perceval Ceramics”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, issue 7, 1992.
“BROWN: 1970’s Ceramics from the Shepparton Art Gallery Collection”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1991.
“Halpern and Murphy Ceramics Exhibition”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1990.
“On the Mantelpiece”, souvenir postcards, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1989.
“Stephen Benwell and David Potter Ceramics”, Craft Arts 1989 and Gallery (N.G.V. Society) 1989.
“Benwell and Potter Ceramics Exhibition”, exhibition catalogue, Shepparton Art Gallery, 1989.
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“The Talking Teapot”, Shepparton Art Gallery quarterly newsletter, established 1988.
“Les Kossatz - Sculpture and Drawing”, exhibition catalogue, Swan Hill Regional Gallery of Contemporary Art, 1988.
“Notes on the Warrnambool Art Gallery”, Art and Australia Summer 1987, vol. 25 no. 2.
“Walrus finally catalogued; Victorian Public Galleries Catalogue System”, AMAA News no. 2, Spring 1986, Art Museums Association of Australia, Melbourne, 1986.
“Victoria - Views by Contemporary Artists”, exhibition catalogue”, Benalla Art Gallery 1985.
“Ian Fairweather, 1891- 1974”, biographical notes for exhibition catalogue, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 1985.
“Constance Stokes Retrospective Exhibition”, biographical notes for exhibition catalogue, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, 1984.
“Geelong Art Gallery: Notes on the Collection”, Art Network no. 4 1983.
“Romanticism and Classicism in Contemporary Australian Painting”, catalogue poster, Geelong Art Gallery, 1983.
“Geelong Survey Exhibition No. 3 - Four Geelong Photographers”, exhibition catalogue, Geelong Art Gallery, 1981.
Reports “Gallery Kaiela Strategy Plan 2015-2035”, 2015
“National Craft Initiative - Mapping the Australian Craft Sector”, National Association of Visual Artists, and Australian Craft and Design Centres, initial report November 2013.
“Craft Victoria Business Plan 2014-2016”, Craft Victoria 2011; developed in association with the Board of Craft Victoria.
“Craft Victoria Business Plan 2012-2014”, Craft Victoria 2011; developed in association with the Board of Craft Victoria.
“Craft Victoria Business Plan 2010-2012”, Craft Victoria 2009; developed in association with the Board of Craft Victoria.
“Discussion Paper: Art Journals funded by the Visual Arts/Craft Board”, Visual Arts/Craft Board, Australia Council, November 2002.
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“Discussion Paper: Visual Arts/Craft Strategic Infrastructure”, Visual Arts/Craft Board, Australia Council, May 2001.
“Heritage Collection Policy, Heritage Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria”, prepared in association with the Victorian Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Materials, 1998.
“City of Moonee Valley Art Collection Policy”, prepared in association with the Victorian Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Materials and Recreation and Culture Branch, City of Moonee Valley, 1998.
“Craft Victoria: Audience/Participant User Surveys”, funded by Arts Victoria via Arts 21 Leadership Fund, 1997
“Craft Victoria: Marketing and Fundraising Strategy 1997-2000”, funded by Arts Victoria via the Arts 21 Leadership Fund, 1997.
“Benalla Art Gallery Review of Operations December 1996”, commissioned by Delatite Shire.
“Quality and Development Plan”, Shepparton Art Gallery Business Unit, City of Greater Shepparton Contract No. 155.9699, 1996.
“Bid for the Supply of Services Contract No. 155.9699 for the Management and Operation of the Shepparton Art Gallery, Greater Shepparton City Council”, Shepparton Art Gallery Business Unit, 1996.
“Sponsorship Proposal: Shepparton Art Gallery International Ceramics Award”, 1995.
“Victorian Government Exhibition Indemnification Scheme: General Information and Application Form”, Victorian Ministry for the Arts, 1988.
“An Art Museum Registration System”, mimeograph, Victorian Ministry for the Arts, 1985.
“An approach to cataloguing in the Regional Galleries of Victoria”, Museums Association of Australia conference paper, 1983.
“Study and Masterplan for the Collections of the Daylesford Historical Society”, unpublished thesis, Prahran C.A.E., 1980.
Special Projects Judge Wodonga Arts Hume Bank art Award 2014 ($5,000; http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2698819/peaceful-piece-wins- art-award/ ). Researched the Gwyn Hansen Piggott archive on behalf of her Estate for presentation to the Australian National Gallery, 2014.
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“Holy Trinity Arts Festival 2013”, East Melbourne; Committee Volunteer and inaugural Manager.
“Connections”, Arts Victoria Indigenous Arts Unit, Working with Artists workshop, 2013
Clarence Furniture Award 2013, Tasmania, $15,000 awarded; Judge.
“Print Weave Make”; marketing campaign combining Australian Print Workshop, Australian Tapestry Workshop and Craft, funded by Arts Victoria, 2012.
Judge Hobart City Art Prize, 2012, $30,000 awarded.
Australia Council Emerging Leaders program; Mentor 2011.
“Craft – where is it?”. Online portal to 40 public craft collections across Victoria. Developed in partnership with Culture Victoria and Arts Victoria 2011.
Study tour to UK and Amsterdam to study craft and design facilities. Funded by Craft Victoria 2010.
“New Craft Made in Victoria”. Sector development program developed with support from Arts Victoria. Based on commissioning craft works made by Craft Victoria members for wholesale market.
Australia Council, Visual Arts/Craft Board Initiative: “MMM: maker to manufacturer to market”; craft design sustainability project informed by Throsby report Don’t Give Up Your Day Job; project manager 2004-2006.
Australia Council report: “The Great Indoors: Developing audiences for contemporary art and craft in Australia”, ISBN 0 642 47249 1, 88 pages, to be published in April 2003; staff steering team 2001-.
Australia Council Management Retreat, attendee, September 2001
Australia Council Corporate Plan 2001-2005; development team member 2001.
External Assessor for Graduate Diploma of Arts [Visual Arts], Gippsland School of Art, Monash University, 1997.
Judge, Newcastle Region Art Gallery $10,000 ceramics award, 1997
Established “Shepparton Ceramics Conference”. Organised in conjunction with the international ceramic award. Funded by the Australia Foundation, 1997.
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Commissioned internet homepage for Shepparton Art Gallery 1997; http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sheppag
Established international ceramics award; “Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award", starting 1997 with a $15,000 x 4 year sponsorship.
Coordinated public art commission, "Shards" by Gerhard Emmerichs, 1 x 2 metres, painted and stained glass in gable window of ceramics gallery at Shepparton Art Gallery, completed July 1995.
Established Aboriginal Ceramics Purchase Fund with $5,000 personal donation, Shepparton Art Gallery 1994.
Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Ceramics Gallery, Shepparton Art Gallery; concept design and fundraising management, opened 19 November 1994.
Coordinated public art commission, “The Channel” by Geoff Hogg, 2 x 8 metres, paintings, Shepparton Civic Centre foyer, January 1994.
Coordinated public art commission, “Under the Sun” by Judi Singleton, 3 x 2 metres, ceramic wall-relief, front of Shepparton Art Gallery, August 1993.
Coordinated public art commission, “Elements and Traces” by Fiona Murphy, 17 x 4 metres, ceramic and stone tiled-ramp in front of Shepparton Art Gallery, laid June 1991.
Established national (later international) ceramics award, “Shepparton Art Gallery - Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day Ceramics Award”, established 1991, with a $5,000 by 2 x 3 year sponsorship.
Radio program, “The Talking Teapots”, 3 ONE FM, 1991.
Internship in Registration Department, Museum of Modern Art, New York, May - June 1986. Funded by Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council.
Committees Koori Night Market, Preston, Board Member, 2013 – 2015.
Holy Trinity Arts Festival 2013, East Melbourne; Committee Volunteer and inaugural Festival Manager.
RMIT Industrial Design Program Advisory Committee Member 2010-now.
RMIT School of Arts Advisory Committee Deputy-Chair 2009-2013.
National Exhibitions Touring Agency Victoria, Chair, 2009-2013.
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Australia Council, Staff Survey Steering Committee, 2004.
Australia Council, Workplace Consultative Forum, 2003/2004.
Australia Council, ‘Corporate Plan 2001-2005,’ staff team, 2001.
Australia Council, Research into Audiences into Contemporary Art and Crafts, staff team, 2000 - 2001.
Australia Council, Arts & Disability Action Plan, staff team, 2000- 2001.
Australia Council, ‘Support for the Arts Handbook’, staff team, 1999, 2000.
Public Galleries Association of Victoria Inc., Boardmember and Secretary, 1995-97.
Victorian Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Material Inc., Boardmember, 1992 - 1994, (Deputy - Chairman 1993-94).
Visual Arts Advisory Panel (including Visual Arts Strategy sub- committee), Victorian Ministry for the Arts, member, 1991-92.
Craft Working Party, Victorian Ministry for the Arts, member, 1991.
Exhibitions Co-ordinator Advisory Panel (NETS), Victorian Ministry for the Arts, Member, 1990-94.
Regional Galleries Association of Victoria Inc., Member 1988-1994, (Vice - President 1990-92).
Friends of the Shepparton Art Gallery Society Inc., Boardmember and Public Officer, 1988-97.
Shepparton Art Gallery Management Committee, City of Shepparton, Member and Secretary 1988-97.
Victorian Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme Committee, Executive Secretary 1987-88.
RESI - Statewide - Victorian Government Art Foundation Inc., Executive Secretary and Public Officer, 1986-88.
Gallery Directors Advisory Panel, Victorian Ministry for the Arts, Executive Secretary, 1986-88.
Public Galleries and Museums Conservation Centre Inc., Boardmember, 1986-88.
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Gallery Classification Panel, Victorian Ministry for the Arts and Regional Galleries Association of Victoria, Executive Secretary and Member, 1986-88.
Art Museums Association of Australia, Treasurer, 1985-88.
Other Approved to value Australian ceramics of all periods and Australian craft post 1900, for the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program 2014.
Certificate IV in Workplace Leadership, Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE 2000.
Certificate of Accomplishment Basic Income Tax Preparation H&R Block Ltd 1998.
Shepparton Art Gallery; Minute of Appreciation, Friends of the Shepparton Art Gallery 1997.
Geelong Art Gallery Foundation; Life Member (Gold) 1983.
Interests include collecting Australian art, current affairs and gardening.