Rhana Devenport
Rhana Devenport is an Australian-born art curator and museum professional. She is currently director of the Auckland Art Gallery.[1]
Early life
Devenport was born and grew up in Brisbane, Australia.[2]
Career
Devenport began her career as an art and theatre teacher, and a practicing artist.[2] From 1994 to 2004 she was senior project officer with the Asia Pacific Triennial at the Queensland Art Gallery.[3] She was visual arts manager with the Sydney Festival in 2004, curator in residence at Artspace, Auckland in 2005, manager of public programmes with the Biennale of Sydney in 2005-2006.[3]
In 2006 Devenport was appointed as director of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth in 2006.[4] In this role she led the fundraising effort for the development of the Len Lye Centre.[4] She was appointed director of the Auckland Art Gallery in 2013.[2]
In 2015 Devenport took part in the second annual Global Museum Leaders Colloquium, held at the Metropolitan Museum.[5]
In 2015 Devenport curated New Zealand artist Lisa Reihana's video work In Pursuit of Venus [infected] at Auckland Art Gallery. Reihana has been selected to present this work as New Zealand's representative at the 2017 Venice Biennale and Devenport will be the curator for the presentation.[6]
Publications
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As editor and/or contributor:
- Lisa Reihana: In pursuit of Venus, Auckland: Auckland Art Gallery, 2015. ISBN 9780864633019
- Groundworks / Bill Culbert, New Plymouth: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 2013. ISBN 9780908848720
- Peter Robinson : snow ball blind time, New Plymouth: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 2010[7]
- Alex Monteith : accelerated geographies, New Plymouth: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 2010. ISBN 9780908848645
- Lisa Reihana: Digital Marae, New Plymouth: Govett Brewster Art Gallery, 2007. ISBN 9780908848324
References
- ↑ "Directors". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Hewitson, Michele (3 August 2013). "Michele Hewitson interview: Rhana Devenport". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 "New Auckland Art Gallery director named". NBR. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- 1 2 Keith, Leighton (14 May 2015). "Praise as Devenport wins plum Auckland gallery job". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "15 International Museum Leaders to Convene for Metropolitan Museum’s Second Global Museum Leaders Colloquium in April 2015". Metropolitan Museum. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "2017 Venice Biennale: New Zealand’s artist and curator announced". Creative New Zealand. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Snow ball blind time". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
Further information
- Sue Gardiner, 'A gender question; women take top jobs', Art News New Zealand, Summer 2013.[1]
- Frances Morton, 'The enthusiastic Australian', Metro, July/August 2013.[2]
- Taryn Utiger, 'Gallery 'will always draw me back, Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 2013[3]
- Andrew Clifford, 'A country hungry for art', 'New Zealand Herald, 13 July 2006.[4]
- Michelle Sutton, 'New gallery director focuses on audiences as much as art', Taranaki Daily News, 20 May 2006.[5]
- ↑ "A gender question; women take top jobs". Index New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "The enthusiastic Australian". Index New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Gallery 'will always draw me back'". Index New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "A country hungry for art". Index New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "New gallery director focuses on audiences as much as art". Index New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2015.