Vale Tom Lowenstein OAM – a man who looked after artists

The sector mourns the loss of one of Australia’s most respected arts tax accountants, Tom Lowenstein.
Portrait of elderly man with white shirt and yellow tie. Tom Lowenstein

Tom Lowenstein OAM helped artists with the tough stuff. Tax and financial accounting can often be an impenetrable mine of frustration for creatives, but Lowenstein dedicated a lifetime to making it easy for them.

Lowenstein was the Founding Director of Lowenstein Sharp, which later became Lowensteins Arts Management, a firm of financial specialists for creatives and taxation services to the arts and culture sector since the 1960s.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina