TMAG’s new Director Mary Mulcahy with a John Glover painting in her office. Photo ArtsHub.
While Mary Mulcahy was not born in Tasmania, she has long called it home. That is why her recent appointment as Director of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) is so welcomed. However, the decision has not been part of the great ‘reshuffle’ delivered by COVID. Rather, it unifies many aspects of her career.
‘I’ve worked as a scientist, but I’ve worked more as a science communicator. I also have a passion for art, so it’s kind of a nice package tied up with a bow,’ she told ArtsHub.
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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