Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE (* 1958 in Dundee , Scotland ) is a Scottish art historian , curator and director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney .
life and work
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor studied art history at the University of Edinburgh and then worked as a curator and driver at the Scottish Arts Council's traveling gallery. After four years with the Arts Council of Great Britain , she was director of the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham from 1989 to 1999 . There she worked on a program for artists from different cultural backgrounds; These artists include Zarina Bhimji , Lucia Nogueira , Adrian Piper , Martha Rosler , Yinka Shonibare and Nancy Spero . In 1999 Macgregor accepted the post of director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney in Sydney .
She regularly participates in conferences, seminars and radio and television programs. Elizabeth Ann Macgregor serves on the governing body of Fauna & Flora International Australia , the Council of Australian Art Museum Directors and the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM). She was a member of the search committee for dOCUMENTA (13) .
Awards
- 2003: Centenary Medal
- 2007: The Significant Innovation category in the Equity Trustees Not for Profit CEO awards
- 2008: Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year
- 2008: Australia Business Arts Foundation
- 2008: Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Arts Business Leadership Award
- 2011: Order of the British Empire
- 2011: Australia Council Visual Arts Medal
Individual evidence
- ↑ CIMAM Elizabeth Ann Macgregor , accessed March 26, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Pannelist Elizabeth Ann Macgregor , accessed on March 26, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE accessed on March 3, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE. Accessed February 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE accessed on March 3, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Elizabeth Ann Macgregor accessed March 3, 2019
- ↑ Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE ( Memento of March 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Macgregor, Elizabeth Ann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish art historian, curator and museum director |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundee , Scotland |