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Exit Interview: Tamara Winikoff

Tamara Winikoff has been at the helm of NAVA, the national peak body for the visual arts, for 22 years. She shares the challenges, the wins, the wisdoms and tips garnered along the way.

9 Oct 2017 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Tamara Winikoff in 2017 in the One Year Studio Artist Tom Polo’s Artspace studio. Photo by Maja Baska

Tamara Winikoff OAM has been the Executive Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) for 22 years. However, her involvement with the peak organisation started earlier than that.

She was among a small group of passionate arts professionals who lobbied for the organisation and witnessed its formation in 1983, with support from the Visual Arts and Craft Board (VACB) of the Australia Council.

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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