A background as a plumber put Artbank’s Director in good stead for running the country’s most democratic and sustainable collection of living Australian artists.
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Visual Arts
Tony Stephens, Director of Artbank; photo ArtsHub
Tony Stephens says he runs Artbank with the same values he holds in his personal life. A passionate advocate for connecting the art world and the broader public, and helping artists to have sustainable careers, as the Director of the largest collection of Australia art in the world he is making that happen.
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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