About Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces
Vision Mission Programs
and Facilities Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces houses sixteen low-cost, non-residential studios for local artists, and a residential studio for visiting international and interstate artists. The organisation initiates
cultural exchange and professional development projects that contribute
to the contemporary culture of artists, writers and curators in
Australia and internationally. Catalogues are produced to accompany
exhibitions in order to develop public understanding of contemporary
visual arts theory and practice. Education and Public Programs provide
opportunities for students and members of the public to engage with
a range of exhibition and studio programs in order to make contemporary
art accessible and engaging. Program Manager:
Jacqueline Doughty Gallery Coordinator: Amita Kirpalani Chair Victoria Hobday Victoria Hobday worked for many years as a freelance Art Director and Designer in film and television on both independent productions as well as the ABC. She has recently completed a Masters in Art Curatorship at Melbourne University and is currently working on her doctorate in Art History also at Melbourne University. Victoria is a collector of contemporary art and works as a freelance curator and writer when the opportunity arises. This is combined with three demanding clients at home, all of school age and as yet incapable of running their own lives. Deputy Chair Jan van Schaik Jan van Schaik is a director of Minifie Nixon, a research based architecture and urban design practice in Melbourne with commissions in the public, private, commercial, medical, educational, hospitality and retail sectors. He holds a fractional position at the School of Architecture, RMIT University, with whom the office collaborates on design research and is a board member of the International Architecture Workshop. He contributes further to the debate on architecture and the city through his public art works and writing. He has assisted with external assessments by invitation at universities in Barcelona, Detroit, Hong Kong, London, Montpelier, Sendai and Tokyo. Secretary Troy Hey After public affairs, media, community and government relations roles for a number of Australian corporations, including Ansett Australia, Tattersall's Holdings and WMC Resources Ltd, Troy joined the Board of Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces in March 2006. Troy is a former Manager of the Australian Centre for Corporate Public Affairs and and is currently Manager, External Communications for Foster's Group Ltd. Troy completed a Japan-Australia Scholarship at Kwansei Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan and holds degree in Law and Commerce from the University of Melbourne.
Damiano Bertoli is an artist living and working in Melbourne. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at Phillip Institute of Technology in 1989, and a Post Graduate Diploma at the Victorian College of the Arts in 1998. He has been lecturing at the VCA, RMIT and Monash University since 1999. His recent group and individual exhibitions include NEWO7 , Australian Centre for Contemporary Art 2007; Relentless Optimism , Carlton Hotel, 2007; Endgame. Late Capitalist Realism, VCA Gallery, 2006; Adventures with Form in Space , Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, 2006; Silenzi , Palazzo dei Prigioni, Venice, 2006; Continuous Moment: Hot August Knife , Ocular Lab, Melbourne, 2005; National Sculpture Prize , National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2005; 2004 Australian Culture Now , National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2004; This Was The Future: Australian Sculpture from the 50's, 60's, 70's + Today , Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2003; Quiet Collision, C/O & Viafarini, Milan, 2003; and Continuous Moment , Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, 2003. In 2000 Damiano was recipient of an Australia Council Overseas Studio Residency in Milan, and he is currently a committee member of Ocular Lab Inc. Edward Colless Edward Colless is Head of Visual Art Theory and History at the School of Art in the Victorian College of the Arts. He has taught art history, film studies, performance and art theory in a variety of tertiary institutions, and is a regular public speaker at arts events and conferences. Edward's critical writing has been widely published in journals, catalogues and books, within Australia and internationally. An anthology of his selected writings, titled The Error of My Ways, was published in 1995 by the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane, and was nominated for the NSW Premier's Prize for Literature. Always eager to combine practice with theory, Edward has, in addition to his academic profession and writing, also worked at various times as an architectural assistant, graphic artist, curator, theatre director and film-maker. Edward joined the Board in April 2003. Emily Floyd Artist representative. Justin Peter Mastores, B. Bus (Acc), CPA Justin is still as passionate about business and accounting as he was when he began in public practice 15 years ago. His desire to provide the highest level of service to all his clients assures him of continued success. Consistent results and total professionalism ensure that Justin always achieves the best results possible for his clients. Justin attended Monash University, attaining a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), and is a fully qualified CPA. He now fulfils the role of Group Managing Director of the Rees Group, which provides Business advisory, Corporate advisory and Wealth management to a range of high net worth individuals and small to medium businesses. Justin is also a Director of GR Finance Ltd, a public unlisted finance company. With his involvement on a number of client company boards, Justin provides a depth of experience from various industries that benefits all of his positions held. Justin is very family orientated with one young daughter, and health conscious. He firmly believes that having a healthy body and mind allows him to always perform at his best. Ben Armstrong Gertrude Studio Artist representative. Benjamin Armstrong was born in 1975 in Melbourne where he currently lives and works. Armstrong graduated in 1996 from the Victorian College of the Arts. He works through a variety of mediums. Drawing forms the nucleus of his practice with printmaking and objects circling around it. Recent solo exhibitions include The shape of things to come, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 2008 Benjamin Armstrong (Project space and spare room, RMIT, Melbourne, 2006); Gathering (Project space, RMIT, Melbourne, 2005); Drawings (TCB Art Inc, Melbourne, 2002). He has also participated in various group exhibitions including A room inside (Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne University, Melbourne, 2007); Before the body- Matter (Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, 2006-07); Primavera (Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006); Benjamin Armstrong and Katherine Huang (Project space, RMIT, Melbourne, 2003) His work is in the collection of the British Museum, Prints and Drawing Department and the Monash University Museum of Art. He is represented by Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne. Kate Just Gertrude Studio Artist representative. Kate Just is a Melbourne based artist and gertrude studio resident best known for her sculptural knitting practice and installations. Kate holds a
Bachelor of Science in Film Making from Boston University, a Bachelor of
Fine Arts (Painting) from the Victorian College of the Arts and is a current
Master of Arts (Research) candidate at RMIT University. She has exhibited
her work across Australia in artist run and public galleries in Melbourne,
Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Canberra and been awarded numerous grants and
prizes, including the 2006 Siemen's Art Prize, the Australian Postgraduate
Volunteers and Interns Volunteers and interns assist in the daily administration of the organisation, exhibition installation and with the realisation of special projects. Their donation of time and expertise means they are valued contributors to the running of the organisation. If you are interested in gaining gallery experience and would like to be added to our file please contact gallery staff. Funding Gertrude's Table Gertrude's Table is a unique patrons' program, which welcomes benefactors into our community of artists, curators and writers. We are grateful for the support of our current Gertrude's Table members: Clark Kirby; Ken and Lisa Fehily; The Ergas Collection; Julian and Stephanie Grose; Penny Clive; Gould Galleries; Richard and Jan Frolich; Joyce Nissan; GRANTPIRRIE Gallery; Anna Schwartz Gallery; Wendy Foard and Peter Bate; Janet and Michael Buxton; Jane and Stephen Hains; Rick Amor; Nellie Castan Gallery. Sponsors, Patrons and Supporters Arts Victoria Asialink Australia Council for the Arts Besen Family Foundation Kate Beynon Birdman Eating Mike Canole City of Yarra Contemporary Art Organisations of Australia (CAOS) Darren Knight Gallery Econoprint Embassy of the USA, Canberra, Austalia Experimenta Express Media Fabio Ongarato Design Yanni Florence Emily Floyd Gordon Darling Foundation Helen McPherson Smith Trust Anthony Hunt Maddocks Nick Mangan Melbourne International Arts Festival Mercer Human Resource Consulting Midsumma Festival Arlo Mountford Next Wave Festival David Noonan Oliver Affleck Fund Robert Owen Perpetual Proclaim Management Solutions ResArtis Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery Samuel Smith & Sons Anna Schwartz Anna Schwartz Gallery Span Galleries Irene Sutton AM Sutton Gallery Ricky Swallow UNESCO, International Fund for the Promotion of Culture Uplands Gallery William Paxton Charitable Fund |
