Members Listing
NSW
Adrian Newstead
Address: 31 Lamrock Avenue Bondi Beach 2026
Phone Number: 02 93009233 or 0412126645
Fax Number: 02 93009433
Email: adrian@cooeeart.com.au
Web Link: http://cooeeart.com.au
CV:
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
Joined: August 2009
Amanda Love
Address: 61 Ocean Street Woollahra NSW 2025
Phone Number: 02 93277538
Email: loveart@bigpond.net.au
CV:
Education:
BA LLB, Sydney University; MA (Fine Arts), Sydney; Christies Diploma of Fine Arts
Professional:
1990 - present, Love Art, Art Consultant
1996 - 2001, Christies Contemporary Art, Sydney, lecturer
1988 - 1990, Allens Arthur Robinson, Solicitor, media and commercial law
1985 - 1988, Deacons Hong Kong, Solicitor, media and commercial law
1983 - 1985, Hart & Co, Solicitor intellectual property and film law
Approved Valuer for the Cultural Gifts Programme
areas:
Australian paintings, drawings and prints after 1885
Australian sculpture and art photographt after 1940
European paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and art photography after 19000
American paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and art photography after 1940
Joined: August 2006
Anna Waldmann
Phone Number: 0418 411 130
Email: anna.waldmann@live.com.au
Web Link: http://www.annawaldmann.com
CV:
Education:
MA in Fine Arts, University of Sydney
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
Until 2008 Anna Waldmann was Director of Visual Arts at the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s funding and advisory organisation. As Director of VAB she supported and promoted thousands of artists, exhibitions, publications and art organisations.
Anna has been a member of numerous art and cultural committees, judged competitions and lectured to postgraduate students and has published many books, catalogues and articles on Australian and European art such as The Archibald Prize Retrospective, Salvatore Zofrea, Desiderius Orban and Selected Students, Women’s Imprint, Salon and Académie, Hidden Treasures - Art in Corporate Collections.
Before joining the Australia Council, Anna Waldmann worked as a curator at the Art Gallery of NSW and as Program Manager (Visual Arts and Crafts and Museums and Galleries) at the NSW Ministry for the Arts.
As Director of Visual Arts, Anna was involved in numerous international exhibitions and events such as the Australian representation at the Venice Biennale, Face up at Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, the Australian representation at the Sao Paulo, Berlin, Liverpool, Kwangju and Istanbul biennales, Documenta and ARCO Madrid. For the last 20 years Anna Waldmann worked with state and regional art museums, galleries, craft/design organisations, contemporary art spaces and funding agencies on policy and program development, exhibition management, research and publications.
Joined: January 2010
Brenda Colahan
Address: PO Box 523 Paddington NSW 2021
Phone Number: 0414 377227
Fax Number: 02 92626665
Email: BrendaColahan@bigpond.com
CV:
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
Joined: July 2006
Elizabeth Hastings
Address: 98 Victoria Street, Potts Point, NSW 2011
Phone Number: 02 9356 2999
Email: elizabeth@hastingsfineart.com.au
CV:
Education:
1991 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), First Class Honours in Fine Art/History of Art
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Professional:
2010 - Present, Elizabeth Hastings Fine Art, Sydney, Independent Fine Art Advisor and Valuer
2004–2009, Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney, Gallery Manager
2001–2004, Deutscher-Menzies Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers, Sydney, Senior Art Specialist and Administrator
1996–2001, Sotheby’s, London, Art Specialist, Department of European Ceramics and Glass (3 years); Administrator, Department of European Ceramics and Glass (2 years)
1996, The British Museum, London, Harold Wright Research Scholar, Department of Prints and Drawings
1992–1996, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria, Curator and Registrar
Elizabeth Hastings is an arts management professional, with over 18 years of local and international experience in public art museums, art auction houses and commercial galleries.
Joined: August 2010
Jane Raffan
Address: PO Box 1522, Double Bay, NSW, 1360
Phone Number: 02 8084 1829
Fax Number: 0404 835 921
Email: jraffan@ArtiFacts.net.au
Web Link: http://www.ArtiFacts.net.au
CV:
Education
Grad. Dip. Env. Law (Ethical Dealing & Cultural Heritage), University of Sydney
BA. Hons. Fine Arts (Australian Art), University of Sydney
Professional
2009 – present: 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 in Aboriginal art for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. ArtiFacts offers a full range of services in this specialist area, including commercial valuations, collection management and market advice.
Joined: September 2009
Marnie Feneley
Phone Number: 0412 417109
Email: mfeneley@bigpond.com
CV:
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
Joined: May 2006
Virginia Wilson
Address: PO Box 566 Kings Cross NSW 1340
Phone Number: 0418 485 720
Email: virginia@virginiawilsonart.com.au
Web Link: http://www.virginiawilsonart.com.au
CV:
Education
BA, University of Sydney, Sydney
Professional
2000 – present: Virginia Wilson Fine Art; Art Consutlant
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
Joined: May 2006
Vivienne Sharpe
Address: PO Box 609 Woollahra NSW 1350
Phone Number: 02 9327 3050
Fax Number: 02 9326 2752
Email: art@vivisharpe.com
CV:
Education:
B.A. (Social Work), UNSW, Fine Art courses, University of Sydney, Volunteer Guide Graduate, AGNSW
Professional:
1983 - present; Vivienne Sharpe Fine Art, Director, art dealer and consultant
Joined: September 2006
VIC
Anita Archer
Address: 67 Denbigh Road, Armadale VIC 3143
Phone Number: 03 9509 9530
Fax Number: 03 9509 9530
Email: anita@anitaarcherfineart.com.au
Web Link: http://www.anitaarcherfineart.com.au
CV:
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 to 2006 now Head Auctioneer Deutscher Hackett.
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
Areas of Speciality:
Australian Art – all periods, Aboriginal Art, Asian Contemporary Art, International Contemporary Art
Joined: May 2006
Louise Smith
Address: Louise Smith Fine Art, Houghton Park, 43 Odgers Road, Castlemaine 3450
Phone Number: 0418 519 747 or 03 5470 5543
Email: louiseart@bigpond.com
Web Link: http://www.louisesmithfineart.com
CV:
Education:
Arts Administration course, South Australian Institute of Technology
Business Administration and Marketing, Holmesglen Institute, Melbourne
Archgitectural Drafting Certificate, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Professional:
2000 - present: Louise Smith Fine Art, Art Consultant
1998 - 2000: Leonard Joel Auctioneers, Melbourne, Manager, Art Division
1997 - 1998: Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Manager, Melbourne
1989 - 1991: BMG Fine Art, Sydney, Director
1978 - 1989: Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide and Perth, Director
Valuer for Cultural Gifts programme specialising in Australian paintings, works on paper, sculpture and ceramics since 1940 and Indigenous Art from 1970 to present.
Joined: January 2007
Sarrah Shapley
Address: 1 Illawarra Road, Flemington
Phone Number: 03 93766446
Fax Number: 0406 728851
Email: sarrah72@optusnet.com.au
CV:
Education
Grad. Dip. Education (Secondary), ACU, Melbourne; Masters Level Study (Art History) (no award), Technical (University of Dresden, Germany; BA (Art Theory), COFA, UNSW, Sydney
Professional
2005 - present: Independent Art Consultant
2001 - 2005: Phillips International Auctioneers/Shapiro Auctioneers; Melbourne Manager, Department Manager (paintings)
1998 - 1999: Independent Curator: Regional Gallery international touring exhibition
1996 - 1998: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery; Gallery Manager
1995: Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam; Gallery Assistant
1994: Museum of Modern Masters, Dresden; Curatorial Assistant
Government approved valuer for the Cultural Gifts programme specialising in Australian Art post 1880, International Contemporary Art post 1970 and European
Romantic Art.
Joined: June 2006
Sophie Ullin
Address: 34 Ellerslie Place, Toorak VIC 3142
Phone Number: 03 9826 4424
Fax Number: 03 9826 2130
Email: sophie@sufa.net
Web Link: http://www.sufa.net
CV:
Education:
BA History and Visual Arts (Hons), Monash University, Melbourne
Professional:
2002 - 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
A Fine Art Advisory and Valuation Service specialising in International Contemporary, Australian post 1880 and Aboriginal Art. SUFA also offers privately Guided Aboriginal Art Tours
Joined: May 2006
