9.13.2017
David
Ellis, University of Sydney
He has
a Bachelor of Arts in visual arts and over thirty seven years experience
working across the museum and gallery sectors, including senior positions at
the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the International Cultural Corporation of
Australia, (now Art Exhibitions Australia) managing major blockbuster touring
exhibitions, the National Library of Australia as Director of Exhibitions and
the NSW Ministry for Arts where he managed grants programs for small museums
and advised on museum policy. He is a
former Board member of the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum in Bathurst and
former Chair of Capital Works and Museum and Visual Arts Funding Reference
Committees at Arts NSW.
As an
artist he has works in national, state and regional collections including the
National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
His
interests are broad and include collecting 11th -15th
century SE Asian ceramics and mineral and gem crystals.
