Staff and Board
Staff
Director
Caterina Riva is the director and curator of Artspace
Gallery Administrator
Anna Gardner handles publication and edition sales and looks after the Artspace members
Communications Coordinator
Leah Mulgrew coordinates media relations, the website and exhibition documentation
Curatorial Intern
Arron Santry is the 2011 Curatorial Intern. This is a one year learning position mentored by the director. For more information about this position go to Services.
Board of Trustees
Artspace is governed by a board of trustees. The trustees are elected by the Artspace members and co-opted by the board. Become a member here ►
Chair
William Somerville is one of the founding trustees of Artspace. He brings a unique set of skills to the Board as a qualified Lawyer and Accountant coupled with a passion for contemporary art. William is a director or trustee of a number of commercial and charitable organisations including The Film Commission, Objectspace, The Kaipara Foundation, The Auckland City Mission and the Melanesian Trust.
Trustees
Jonathan Bywater has a substantial history of involvement with contemporary visual art as a critic, teacher, and organiser. Currently Programme Leader for Critical Studies at Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland, and a member of the curatorial collective Cuckoo, he is the New Zealand reviewer for Artforum International and writes regularly for other national and international specialist publications and exhibition catalogues.
Elizabeth Caldwell has been actively involved in the contemporary art world for more than 15 years, including her role as Curator of Contemporary Art at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery (now Christchurch Art gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu) for 5 years, Arts Adviser for Visual Art and Craft/Object Art at Creative New Zealand for 7 years. In her current role as Director of Dunedin Public Art Gallery she brings a different perspective to how Artspace fits within the national context
Judy Darragh is an established artist and has exhibited widely. She has a long history with artist run spaces, most recently as a founding member of the artist’s collective Cuckoo. Darragh is also an experienced educator at both secondary and tertiary level. Her 2004 retrospective at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa was followed up by exhibitions at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts and Dunedin Public Art Gallery. She is represented by Two Rooms gallery. She brings the voice of an established, highly regarded practitioner to the Board and this also establishes valuable links to the origin of the foundation of Artspace.
Greg Fahey has over 18 years experience in Public Relations with Sweeney Vesty Limited. He has 14 years experience in strategy, branding, communications, marketing and sponsorship. He also has extensive board experience having served on the boards of Wellington City Opera, Downstage Theatre as well as being General Manager of Limbs Dance Company from 1986-1988. He maintains an active interest in the visual and performing arts. While responsibility for fundraising is a collective responsibility for Artspace, Fahey’s experience in PR means that he takes particular leadership with the fundraising portfolio.
Finn Ferrier is a practicing artist who has exhibited regularly with Artspace since appearing in the 2004 New Artists exhibition. In 2009 he exhibited at Window, University of Auckland, he has also shown at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts. This year, his work is included in the Auckland Arts Festival. His works are held in private and corporate collections. He is currently an Applied Arts Technician at the Auckland Museum.
Sue Gardiner is a director of the Chartwell Collection of Contemporary New Zealand and Australian Art and a trustee of the Chartwell Trust. She is a regular columnist and feature writer for Art News New Zealand and other publications.
William Hsu is an exhibiting artist who has undertaken artist residencies in Korea during 2008 and in Italy during 2007. He is an experienced educator at both secondary and tertiary level, and is a member of the artist collective Rm. He has exhibited at public galleries such as the Adam Art Gallery 2009, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in 2008, and The Physics Room in Christchurch. In addition he has a strong track record with the artist run space, A Centre for Art, Auckland.
Melanie Roger has been actively involved in the contemporary art world for eighteen years with positions held at Gow Langsford Gallery (Auckland / Sydney), John Leech Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Roger Williams Contemporary. She was the Sponsorship, Funding and Development Manager for Auckland Festival 2009 and is the Director of Melanie Roger Gallery.
