Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

Gina Fairley's Latest Articles

Jalalabad Yellow House
News

Again, artists step in when politicians fail: Helping Afghanistan

George Gittoes, Ben Quilty, Luke Cornish (aka e.l.k) – they are artists who have jumped into action to lobby for…

Ben Quilty The Beach, installation view Tolano Galleries, 2021.
Features

The exhibition no one saw – artists speak on coping with closures

With so many exhibitions cancelled, ArtsHub spoke to artists about the knock-on effects of gallery closures, and the toll it's…

Louise Partos Artback NT
Career Advice

On leadership in the Top End with Louise Partos

‘I have done my bit. Now it needs someone to come in and grow it.’ Louise Partos transitions from 14-years…

Three workers collaborating over a computer.
Features

Why Australia’s national gallery standards need a revamp

A national taskforce is going over the standards that museums and galleries adopt, ensuring best practice in our changing world.…

News

ICYMI: The week's arts news

Latest COVID cancellations, streaming picks this week, live music in Fremantle + more news and reviews.

Woman in gallery looking at abstract painting.
Opinions & Analysis

Visual arts sector overlooked in COVID relief support

The National Collecting Institutions Touring program has received $1M but the visual arts sector trails well behind performing arts and…

Features

Indigenous Arts Criticism: Breaking the silence

A recent panel speaks of soft language choices, fear, mob-led shifts in modalities and the need for greater mentorship opportunities…

Career Advice

Creative homeschooling: A go to list when the lesson plans fail

ArtsHub has put together this ‘easy go to emergency kit’ of creative and educational activities that might help alleviate some…

Doug Aitken, SONG 1, 2012/2015. 7-channel video installation (colour, sound). Installation view, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 2015.
News

Numbers worth the risk: Doug and Matisse are on a plane for Sydney

Blockbusters – when the doors are open – are doing fantastic in COVID. We walk through the next two heading…

News

ICYMI: The week's arts news

Amid a sea of closures this week there's also good news, with new galleries, Auslan Creative initiatives, successful conference pivots…

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