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

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

Jane Raffan

Address: 389/150 Queen Street, Woollahra, NSW, 2025
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: vivisharpe@aol.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

SA

Jane Hylton

Address: 123 Island View Drive Clayton Bay SA 5256
Phone Number: 08 85370526
Fax Number: 08 85370372
Email: wyndwood@bigpond.com
CV:
Education:
PhD (current - submission April 2007) University of Adelaide, SA; Diploma of Fine Art (painting), South Australia School of Art

Professional:
2000 - present; Art Consultant, specialising in Australian Art and Cultural Gifts valuations
1990 - 2000; Senior Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia
1985 - 1990; Associate Curator of Australian and European Art, Art Gallery of South Australia


Joined: July 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

John Jones

Address: Myrtle Farm RMB 23 Faraday VIC 3451
Phone Number: 03 54748296
Fax Number: 03 54748296
Email: myrtlefarm@activ8.net.au
CV:
Education:
BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Melbourne

Professional:
Christies Aust Ltd, Consultant
Deutscher Fine Art, Assistant Director
Director Benalla Art Gallery
Curator Australian Paintings and Sculptures, The National Gallery of Australia

Valuer for the Cultural Gifts programe in Australian and European Art

Joined: July 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