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Exit Interview: Jessi England leaves The Lock-Up

England has led this independent Newcastle gallery to great heights, including rebranding after closure and growing it to national recognition.
18 Aug 2019 12:00
Gina Fairley
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Jessi England; photo Lee Illfield, supplied

For seven years, Novocastrian Jessi England has had The Lock-Up’s best interests in mind. When asked to sum up that period, she chose her words carefully: ‘challenging, dynamic and embedded in the community’.

Built in former police holding cells, The Lock-Up is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary contemporary art space in Newcastle, about 160km north of Sydney in the Hunter Region.

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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

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