Vale Michael Hobbs

Always engaged, always curious, and always up for a conversation - it was Michael Hobbs' love of life and art that left an incredible legacy for the Australian art world.

8 Feb 2018 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Michael Hobbs was always a collector who gave back and offered support across the arts. Pictured here as part of Art Month Sydney’s Collector Space program; courtesy of Art Month Sydney.

The Sydney art world is in mourning with the shock news that collector and patron Michael (Joseph) Hobbs OAM passed away suddenly last Thursday, February 1, just a week shy of his 84^th birthday.

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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