Juliette Hanson

Education

 

Master of Art Curatorship  (H1)

University of Melbourne

2004 - 2006

 

Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours in Art History and Philosophy)

University of Liverpool  (UK)

2000 - 2003

 

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Professional Experience

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Project Curator

ACMI

2025 - 2026

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• Leading the curation of a major exhibition exploring puppetry on screen.

• Initiating and maintaining strong relationships with national and international museums, production studios, artists and other stakeholders to secure loans and licensed materials.

• Developing the exhibition design brief, informed by audience research and visitor outcomes.

• Writing exhibition interpretation and designing interactive experiences

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Exhibitions Project Coordinator

ACMI

2022 - 2025

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• Leading complex exhibition projects across ACMI’s permanent and temporary spaces

• Managing exhibition schedules, budgets, resources and logistics

• Leading diverse teams of curators, registrars, AV technicians and external contractors

• Coordinating contractual agreements with external suppliers and contractors involved in the design, build and delivery of exhibitions and managing all procurement documentation

• Supervising a team of casual crew and external contractors during installation and de-installation of exhibitions, including inductions, daily briefings and ensuring safety standards

• Ensuring compliance with facilities and providing a safe exhibition environment for staff and visitors.

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Curator and Exhibitions Manager 

Linden New Art

2017 - 2022

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• Strategically planned the gallery's exhibitions program of exhibitions of new work by leading mid-career Australian artists and art prizes

• Worked in close collaboration with artists to produce new work

• Managed the logistics and scheduling of installations across seven gallery spaces

• Wrote catalogue essays and all exhibition wall text

• Presented curator talks and artist talks

• Contributed to funding applications 

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Senior Curator & Collection Manager / Special Projects Curator

Jewish Museum of Australia

2017 - 2018

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• Strategically planned and managed the exhibitions program including permanent, temporary and international touring exhibitions (up to ten exhibitions per year across five spaces)

• Developed and managed the annual curatorial budget

• Managed a team of curators, registration staff and volunteers

• Managed a collection of 20,000 objects and artworks including incoming and outgoing loans, conservation, storage, cataloguing and database maintenance

• Managed the development and implementation of IMu

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Major Exhibitions:

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Love & Legacy

Produced in collaboration with Multicultural Museums Australia, this award-winning exhibition celebrated Melbourne's Jewish grandmothers.

• Researched the Museum's collection to identify suitable objects, photographs and documents

• Sourced objects and documents from the community

• Commissioned a photographer to produce a series of portraits 

• Produced a 45 minute documentary film including interviews with 10 grandmothers

• Designed and installed the exhibition 

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​Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait 

An international touring exhibition from the Jewish Museum, London

• Managed the re-design and installation of the exhibition

• Managed the budget, contractual agreements, freight, insurance, customs, couriers, conservation requirements, condition reporting, risk assessments and copyright restrictions.

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Senior Curator, The Dax Centre

2014 - 2015

 

• Planned and delivered the onsite and touring exhibitions program

• Managed a collection of 16,000 artworks 

• Responsible for all storage, display, conservation, registration, acquisitions and research

• Managed image and artwork loans (incoming and outgoing)

• Trained and managed the curatorial team (staff and interns)

• Presented to student groups (secondary and tertiary) as part of the education program

• Wrote funding applications

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Co-curator, The Gallipoli Project, City of Melbourne

2014 - 2015

 

• Developed the exhibition concept and an immersive and interactive exhibition design

• Initiated and organised the commission of local, interstate and international artists

• Delivered an accompanying program of events

• Ensured community engagement through a targeted marketing and publicity campaign

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Exhibitions Manager, The Dax Centre

2011 - 2014

 

• Planned and delivered the onsite exhibitions program

• Initiated and delivered the regional, interstate and international touring exhibitions program

• Curated one major exhibition and up to three conference/ event based exhibitions per year

• Trained and managed the exhibitions unit (staff and interns)

• Managed the exhibitions budget and wrote funding applications

• Presented at conferences, symposia and professional development events

• Reported to the Director, Exhibitions Advisory Committee and the Board

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Senior Gallery Officer, red gallery

2013 - 2014  

 

• Liaised with artists and clients

• Assisted artists with installation / de-installation

• Processed exhibition proposals

• Wrote media releases and developed communications content

• Managed the sales and contact databases

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Curatorial Officer, The Dax Centre

2006 - 2010

 

• Curated and installed exhibitions

• Carried out detailed condition reports for artworks before and after touring

• Framed artworks (Fini frames)

• Catalogued newly acquired works (up to 2000 works per year)

• Trained and coordinated volunteers and interns 

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Gallery Assistant, Metro Gallery

2007 - 2008

 

 

Public Programs Officer and Curatorial Internship, 

The Ian Potter Museum of Art

2004 - 2006

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Boards and Committees

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Acquisitions Advisory Committee, The Dax Centre

2020 - present

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Board Member, SEVENTH Gallery

2016 - 2017

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Independent Exhibitions

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Media Hype, c3 Contemporary Art Space, 1-27 February 2017

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Stano Murin: The Secret Life of John Culver, red gallery, 4 – 21 September 2013

http://redgallery.com.au/4-september-21-september-stano-murin-the-secret-life-of-john-culver/

 

Drawing as Becoming: Recent Works by Kristina Hanson, Gasworks Arts Park, 11 - 23 December 2012

www.kristinahanson.weebly.com/curatorial-essay.html

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Selected Publications

 

Catalogue essays, published by Linden New Art:

Kate Beynon: The Shapeshifter’s Hour [co-authored with Kate Beynon], 2022

Honor Freeman: Ebb, 2022

Cyrus Tang: Time Fell Asleep in the Evening Rain, 2022

Anna Hoyle: Your choc-mint pelvik floor is so boring, 2021

Natasha Bieniek: Halcyon, 2021

Troy Emery: Sonder, 2021

Ash Keating: Duality, 2021

Jacqui Stockdale: The Long Shot, 2020

Brodie Ellis: Heavy Launch, 2019

Lucreccia Quintanilla: A Ripple and an Echo, 2019

Natalie Ryan: Imaging the Dead, 2018

Nicole Newman: Genaivisheh Shtiklech (Tricky Pieces), 2017

 

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Troy Emery: Unraveling, Martin Browne Contemporary, 2021

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Web-ready! Digitising the Collection at the Jewish Museum of Australia, INSITE Magazine, Museums Australia Victoria, 2017

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Gelibolu A Turkish Australian Perspective on Gallipoli, City of Melbourne, 2015

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Protection and Exposure: Exhibiting Artworks from the Cunningham Dax Collection, INSITE Magazine, Museums Australia Victoria, 2014

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Evidence: Recent Works by Robyn Base [Catalogue essay], Melbourne Art Fair, August 2014

 

Richard Knafelc: Transformations, [Catalogue essay], red gallery, April 2014

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The Door in the Dark, The Door in the Dark: Selected Works from the Cunningham Dax Collection, RMIT Gallery, 2013

 

From Acquisition to Exhibition: the Ethical Challenges of the Margaret Ericksen Collection, The Emotional World of Children, The Dax Centre, 2013

 

The Art of Self-Portraiture, Hide and Seek, The Dax Centre, 2012

 

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Selected Papers and Presentations

 

Industry Conversation Series, panel Q&A, University of Melbourne, 2020​

 

Embodied: Externalising the Mind through Art

SmartBar, Melbourne Museum, 2012 and 2014

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The Psychology of Portraiture

Collaborative Symposium between the National Portrait Gallery, the Ian Potter Museum of Art, and The Dax Centre, 2012

 

Communities of Memory

OHAA Biennial National Conference, 2011

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Skills

 

Current Driver's Licence

Current Working with Children Check

Current Construction Induction White Card 

 

Microsoft Office

Photoshop

InDesign

EMu / IMu

Filemaker

Web Design (Wix, Oncord)

SketchUp

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Digital Management Platforms:

Slack, Team Gantt, Confluence, Envisio, Trello