Deborah Ely, taken at Bundanon, July 2021. Photo: Zan Wimberley.
Born in Melbourne, Deborah Ely trained as a painter and art historian in the UK in the late 1970s, returning to Australia in 1988, after six years as Visual Arts Director of Watershed Media Centre in Bristol. It kicked started her incredible career as visionary leader, her name synonymous with many arts organisations.
Last week she stepped down from her role as CEO of Bundanon Trust, which she has held for 15 years.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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