Phone Number: 0407 992 309
Email: seva@sevafrangosart.com
Web: www.sevafrangosart.com
Seva Frangos
BA (Anthropology, Macquarie University; Fine Arts, Sydney University)
Post-Graduate Diploma, Museum Studies (Sydney University)1979 – 1983 Regional arts experience and Director Lake Macquarie Regional Art Gallery, NSW
1983-1987 Senior Project Officer, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council
1987-1997 Deputy Director/Director of Exhibitions and Development at the Art Gallery of Western Australia
1988 one of three official delegates on behalf of the State Government of Western Australia to assist in establishing a cultural program between the State and its sister State, the Zhejiang Province, China
1997 - onwards Art Consultancy + Seva Frangos Art gallery, Subiaco 2006 – 2015, specialising in Indigenous art and showcasing contemporary Chinese art for three years
2005 Established a three-year program for Xstrata Coal, The Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award hosted by the Queensland Art Gallery
2014 Editor, book on the highly acclaimed contemporary artist, Timothy Cook from Melville Island on behalf of UWA Publishing, University of Western Australia
2014 BOAB100 Wesfarmers Centenary Gift project in partnership with the Wesfarmers Arts Manager and Curator
Seva Frangos has 35 years of experience in Australian and international contemporary art, within both the public art museum and commercial art sector and now works as an art consultant from both Perth and Singapore.
Consulting services include developing and reviewing policy and strategy objectives for acquisitions and exhibitions, for both large and small scale projects; selecting, procuring and managing the installation of artworks and collections for the corporate sector; working closely with individuals on acquisitions; professional valuation services for Australian and Indigenous contemporary art.
Professional Memberships/Appointments:
Board Member, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Approved Valuer, Commonwealth Government’s Cultural Gifts Program – Tax Incentive to the Arts
Expert Examiner, Commonwealth Government, Moveable Cultural Heritage
Member, National Association of the Visual Arts
Clients include:
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Parliament House, Canberra
Artbank Australia, Sydney
Numerous University Collections, Australia wide
Wesfarmers, Perth
Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth
BHP Billiton, Perth
Woodside, Perth
Numerous State Government agencies
Numerous Regional Galleries and Contemporary Art Organisations, Australia wide
Numerous Public and Private Hospital Collections
Numerous Local Government collections and authorities, Perth and State wideFebruary 2017