Vale: To those we lost in 2019

We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2019.

2019 saw the passing of many talented and inspiring people. 

We said goodbye to individuals who have had a remarkable impact on global culture, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison – a giant of modern literature to a giant of the catwalk, Chanel’s iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld; from operatic superstar Jessye Norman to K-Pop megastar Sulli, from influential Broadway producer Harold Prince, to one of the 20th century’s greatest modern architects, IM Pei.

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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. Instagram: fairleygina