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Douglas Grant Hall AM (born 1954) is an Australian art curator and historian.[1]
Doug Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Morwell, Victoria, Australia |
| Alma mater | Victorian College of the Arts |
| Occupation | art curator |
| Known for | Serving twenty years as director of the Queensland Art Gallery |
He had a 20-year tenure as the director of the Queensland Art Gallery from 1987 to 2007.[2][3]
He was born in Morwell, Victoria and attended the Victorian College of the Arts where he graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts.[4]
After working as a gallery director at a number of regional art galleries, Hall commenced his role as director of the Queensland Art Gallery in 1987.[2]
Hall is credited with encouraging international partnerships which led to the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.[2]
He also led the founding of the Gallery of Modern Art in 2006.[2]
Returning to Melbourne in 2010, Hall was appointed Associate Professor and Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.[5]
Hall is also credited with helping get art from North Korea into the Asia Pacific Triennial.[6] He curated an exhibition by North Korean artist Kim Guang-Nan in 2016 entitled "The Future Is Bright".[7][8]
Among the organisations Hall has served with are the Australia Council, the Australian International Cultural Council, the Asia Arts Council, the Australia-Thailand Institute, the Victorian College of the Arts, the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation and The Guggenheim.[2] He has also served on the board of the Australia Japan Foundation.[5]
In 2019, he authored "Present Tense: Anna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-five Years of Contemporary Australian Art".[9]
Honours edit
In 1999, Hall received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland.[2]
In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hall was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service as an art administrator and for his promotion of art from the Asia-Pacific region.[10]
The Republic of France named Hall a Chevalier (knight) dans Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2006.[2]
In 2007, Hall was named as a Queensland Great.[11]
References edit
- ^ O'Brien, Mary (25 July 2014). "My Secret Melbourne: Doug Hall, art historian". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dr Douglas (Doug) Hall AM". UQ Alumni and Community. University of Queensland. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "New Qld Art Gallery head named". ABC News. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
...after Doug Hall retired last month following 20 years at the helm of QAG.
- ^ "Doug Hall b.1954". Design & Art Australia Online. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b Hall, Doug (2019). "The birth of the Asia Pacific Triennial". Asia Pacific Art Papers. QAGOMA. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Cho, Euna (11 May 2016). "Curator Doug Hall emphasises the significance to showcase North Korean paintings in Australia". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Ritchie, Emily (12 April 2016). "Imaginings from North Korea". The Australian.
Curated by art historian Doug Hall, the display depicts a utopian vision of North Korea that is inspired by the Soviet-style propaganda comics of Kim's childhood and the Cold War space race...
- ^ Cooke, Dewi (14 April 2016). "Behind the curtain: North Korean artist's work gives glimpse of another future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
Curator Doug Hall has brought out a collection of rare works by a North Korean artist, Kim Guang Nan to Anna Schwartz Gallery
- ^ Hall, Doug (2019). Present Tense: Anna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-five Years of Contemporary Australian Art. Black Incorporated, Inc. ISBN 978-1760641702.
- ^ "Award: 869991". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "2007 recipients: Doug Hall AM". Queensland Greats Awards. Queensland Government. 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2023.