At 4A, Mikala Tai fought for the legitimacy of contemporary Asian art in the Australian context. Her success is a message of hope in our journey to diversity and global acceptance.
Mikala Tai, 2020; photo: Damien Dunstan, Decode Media
Last week, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art announced the departure of Mikala Tai, who has held the reigns as Director of the Sydney-based organisation for over five years (started July 2015).
Tai also announced that she will be taking up the role of Head of Visual Arts at The Australia Council for the Arts, come 7 December.
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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