To those we lost in 2017, vale

We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2017.
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Sydney Ball; courtesy Sullivan + Strumpf and University of South Australia

2017 saw the deaths of many talented and inspiring people. 

It was a year for superhero deaths: Roger Moore alias James Bond, Adam West aka Batman, and dare we add (a superhero to some, a supervillain to others)…Playboy founder and subculture giant, Hugh Hefner.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina