Major staff changes at QAGOMA

A new head of Australian Art was announced this week, as well as the departure of two formative QAGOMA staff.
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Jason Smith; source QAGOMA blog

Early this week, Director Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Chris Saines announced the appointment of the Gallery’s new Curatorial Manager of Australian Art, Jason Smith.

Smith comes to the gallery as the former Director and CEO of Heide Museum of Modern Art in Victoria, a position he has held since 2008; and prior to that, Director of Melbourne’s Monash Art Gallery from 2007 to 2008. Smith has additionally held curatorial positions at the National Gallery of Victoria, where he was Curator of Contemporary Art for a decade.

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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