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First Australian gallery to open in Asia

On the eve of Australia’s first commercial gallery opening in Singapore we talk about the impact of risk and vision upon success within the art market

24 May 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf are excited by risk and challenge opening a new gallery in Singapore; supplied

Anyone in the business will tell you that commercial galleries are risky. As Joanna Strumpf explained to ArtsHub: ‘Crazy-stroke-risky are the two words that you would most use when opening a commercial gallery … You already have to be pretty cool with risk to open a commercial gallery.’

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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