Committee
Adrian Newstead (President)
Education:
1971 B.Sc.Agr Sydney University
Professional:
2003-present Adrian Newstead Fine Art Consultancy
2007 Managing Director Deutscher Menzies, Menzies Art Brands
2003-2007 Head Aboriginal Art Department, Lawson~Menzies auction house
2005-2009 Board Member Aboriginal Benefits Foundation
1998-2004 Board Member Australian Indigenous Art Trade Association (Art.Trade)
1998-2000, 2001-2002 National President, Art.Trade
2004-2005 Board Member Aboriginal Tourism Australia
1996-present Approved Government Valuer Cultural Gifts Program (Aboriginal Art Pre-contact to the Present Day)
1992 – 1996 Founding Member Austrade Visual Art Export Panel
1991-1996 Chairman Woollahra Council Paddington Gateway Working Party
1990-1996 President of the Paddington-Darlinghurst Chamber of Commerce
1981 Founded Coo-ee Art Gallery, Paddington NSW
Anita Archer (Public Officer)
Education:
BA (Hons) History of Art, University of Leicester, UK; Dip., Works of Art, Sotheby's Plc, London; Cert. Museum Studies, Edith Cowan University, Perth
Professional:
2002 - present: Anita Archer Fine Art Pty Ltd; art consultant including Head Auctioneer at Deutscher~Menzies Auctioneers.
2001 - 2002: Lawson~Menzies; General Manager
1998 - 2001: Deutscher~Menzies Auctioneers; Business Manager/Head Auctioneer
1994 - 1997: Gregsons Auctioneers; Auctioneer, Fine Art Valuer and Department Manager
1991: Christopher Hodsoll Ltd, London; Gallery Manager
1990 - 1991: Fiell, Kings Road, London; Gallery Manager
Brenda Colahan
Education:
BA (Hons) Art History and Archaeology, University of Sydney; Graduate Certificate of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney; Diploma of Diamond Tecnology; Diploma of Gemmology; Member National Council of Jewellery Valuers NSW (Fine Arts Division)
Professional:
1998 - present, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Independent Fine Art Advisors and Valuers
2004 - present, Art Equity, Independent Fine Art Advisor and Valuer
2004 – 2007 Art Equity, Consulting Gallery Manager
1991 - 1993, Phillips Auctioneers, Sydney, Specialist
1989 - 1991, Holland Fine Art Gallery, Double Bay, Gallery Assistant
BCFA specializes in independent fine art advice on procurement, collection management and resale.
Brenda Colahan is a registered fine art valuer, and is approved to value Australian painting, drawing, prints, sculpture after 1880; Australian photography after 1900; Indigenous art after 1970 for the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
Marnie Feneley
Education:
Master of Philosophy (Archaeology and South East Asian Art History), University of Sydney; MA (Arts Administration), COFA, UNSW; Bachelor of Fine Art, COFA, UNSW; DAAD Scholarship, Braunschweig School of Art, Braunschweig, Germany.
Professional:
2003 - present: Feneley Fine Art Consultants; Art Consultant
2003 - 2004: Lawson~Menzies; Head of Paintings, NSW
1999 - 2003: Deutscher~Menzies; Paintings Specialist
1996 - 1998: Wagga Regional Art Gallery; Director, Curator of Public Programmes
1994 - 1996: Education Lecturer; AGNSW (part time)
1993 - 1995: Lecturer in Painting and Art Theory; University of Western Sydney
Jane Raffan
Education
Grad. Dip. Env. Law (Ethical Dealing & Cultural Heritage), University of Sydney
BA. Hons. Fine Arts (Australian Art), University of Sydney
Professional
2009 – present: Principal, ArtiFacts Art Services & Aboriginal Art Consultancy
2001 – 2008: Shapiro Gallery & Auctioneers, Sydney: General Manager; Head of Aboriginal Art
1996 – 2001: Phillips International Auctioneers, Australia: General Manager
1993 – 1995: Art Gallery of New South Wales: Deputy Registrar; Head of Collection Management
1990 – 1992: Art Gallery of New South Wales: Assistant Registrar; Cataloguer Special Projects
Jane Raffan is an approved Valuer for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. ArtiFacts delivers dependable and expert advice to help collectors navigate the Australian art market, and in particular, the highly diverse and complex field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
Sophie Ullin
Education
BA History and Visual Arts (Hons), Monash University, Melbourne
Professional
2001 - present: Sophie Ullin Fine Art, Art Consultant
2001: Lawson Menzies, Sydney:Head of Contemporary,Tribal and Aboriginal Art
1998 - 2001: Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne:Art Specialist, Aboriginal and Australian Art
1995 - 1998: Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, Curator
Anna Waldmann
Education
MA in Fine Arts, University of Sydney
Professional
Anna offers specialist advice for corporate and private collections, public commissions, and management of art prizes and competitions.
Anna is currently National and International Art Adviser for the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation;
Advisory Board of Art & Australia; and
Visiting Fellow College of Fine Arts University of NSW
Virginia Wilson
Education
BA, University of Sydney, Sydney
Professional
2000 - present: Virginia Wilson Fine Art; Art Consultant
1998 - 2000: King Street Gallery, Casual Gallery Assistant, Utopia Art, Sydney; Casual Gallery Assistant, Art House
Gallery, Casual Gallery Assistant
1995 - 1996; Sherman Galleries; Gallery Assistant
