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Inspire60: Tony Stephens

A background as a plumber put Artbank’s Director in good stead for running the country’s most democratic and sustainable collection of living Australian artists.

10 Nov 2016

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Tony Stephens, Director of Artbank; photo ArtsHub

Tony Stephens says he runs Artbank with the same values he holds in his personal life. A passionate advocate for connecting the art world and the broader public, and helping artists to have sustainable careers, as the Director of the largest collection of Australia art in the world he is making that happen.

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Gina Fairley

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