ACAA - Key Persons
Alex is the host of ‘The Arts Show' radio program at Jewish Australian Radio 87.8FM which is a cultural experience dealing with all the arts whether fine art, street art, theatre, film, poetry and music. Alex has published widely (books, articles and on-line publications) on contemporary art and art events and has featured in media shows such as The 7:30 report which focused on what Art can contribute to an understanding of Climate Change. He has been invited to give conference papers on projects that he has managed and written about, the most recent being at the Adelaide/New York conference titled ‘Why Do Things Break' co-ordinated by Double Dialogues, The University of Adelaide and the National American Opera Centre in New York.
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- Education / Master of Arts in Latin, Philosophy and Literary Criticism from the University of Zurich
Brigitte Banziger holds an MA in Latin, philosophy and literary criticism from the University of Zurich. She has worked as public relations manager for Suisa, the Swiss Copyright society for songwriters, composers and music publishers, Zurich; the media office of the University of Zurich and various other marketing and public relations manager roles in Switzerland and Australia. Since 2003, Brigitte has been a director of Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants.
Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants (BHFA) was founded in 2003 by David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger. Today, the company is one of the most respected specialists in art valuation and art advisory services in Australia, with 20 years' experience in appraising art and advising clients on the purchase and sale of art.
Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants are members of the Art Consulting Association of Australia, where Brigitte Banziger served as a member of the ACAA executive committee from 2015 to 2019.
Banziger Hulme value Australian and international artworks in all media. When appraising art, BHFA research and analyse comparable works in order to put their assessment of a work into perspective and make the valuation transparent for the client. Relevant circumstances of a work, such as condition and provenance, are given the attention they deserve.
David Hulme was educated at King William's College Private School in the Isle of Man. He has worked in the Australian art industry since 2001, both in art galleries and as a valuer and art consultant in his own business. David Hulme has been an approved art valuer for the Australian Governments Cultural Gifts Program since 2007.
Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants (BHFA) was founded in 2003 by David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger. Today, the company is one of the most respected specialists in art valuation and art advisory services in Australia, with 20 years' experience in appraising art and advising clients on the purchase and sale of art.
Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants are members of the Art Consulting Association of Australia, where David Hulme served as President from 2015 to 2019.
Banziger Hulme value Australian and international artworks in all media. When appraising art, BHFA research and analyse comparable works in order to put their assessment of a work into perspective and make the valuation transparent for the client. Relevant circumstances of a work, such as condition and provenance, are given the attention they deserve.
David Hulme is a regular art market critic and commentator on the Australian art market has been quoted many times in The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Melbourne Age, The Brisbane Times, The Canberra Times, The UK Telegraph, The London Times, The Art Newspaper, The Australian Art Review, ABC Radio National, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes Magazine, Artmarket Monitor, Artnetnews, Artlyst, crikey.com.au, Australian Art Collector Magazine.
David Hulme has appeared on Network 10's "The Project" with Lisa Wilkinson, on the ABC Radio National Breakfast show with Hamish MacDonald, ABC's Books & Arts Daily with Michael Cathcart, ABC's "The Business" with Ticky Fullerton, ABC's News PM program with Mark Colvin, Triple M Radio with Joe Hildebrand and Matt Tilley, 5AA with Jeremy Cordeaux, 2GB with Ben Fordham, Perth's Mix 94.5 with Lisa & Tim.
Elizabeth Hastings specialises in art collection management. She advises private and corporate clients on acquisitions, from single purchases to assembling multi-million-dollar collections. She creates tailored database systems to manage collections and will advise on installation, display, conservation, storage, insurance, domestic and international relocations. As an arts writer, she has published books on private art collections and artists' careers.
Elizabeth is an Approved Valuer for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. She is qualified to provide valuations for insurance and probate purposes.
1983-87: Bachelor of Arts, majors in Fine Art and Archaeology, The University of Sydney
Helen Miller is an accredited valuer for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, a Member and Certified Practising Valuer of the Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia since 1988; a Member and Registered Valuer of the National Council of Jewellery Valuers (Fine Arts Division) and a Member of the Australian Taxation Office panel for the Provision of Expert Valuation Services.
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- Vice President of the Auctioneers & Valuers Association of Australia
Jane Raffan is Vice President of the Auctioneers & Valuers Association of Australia, the peak body for valuers nationwide, and is an accredited valuer for the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program: approved to value Australian art (painting, works on paper, prints and sculpture) after 1880; Australian painted ceramics from 1930; Australian photography after 1960; Australian indigenous art after 1970 (incl. new media), and bark paintings; all regions.
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- JEFA Gallery ) Specialises in Modern, Contemporary and Indigenous Art. Services Include
Julian Edwards (JEFA Gallery) specialises in modern, contemporary and Indigenous art. Services include: art hanging (nationwide), Art Money, conservation advice and assistance, framing, storage, valuations, worldwide logistics, curating, and obligation-free appraisals on buying and selling art from private and corporate collections in the primary and secondary market.
Julian was born into an artistic and musical family, and grew up in Jamaica, England and the Welsh countryside. From an early age, his mother started taking him to art exhibitions and would bribe Julian to sell her paintings. Now Julian has a passion for art, which he carries through his life professionally and personally (including through a serious shoe fetish!).
After arriving in Australia in 2000, Julian began a professional career in the art world two years later. His first role was at an Aboriginal art gallery - Didjbeat - in the Rocks, Sydney, all because he had learnt to play the didge and the gallery specialised in Aboriginal art as well as music quality didgeridoos. Over the next few years, Julian went on to work with two further galleries in Sydney in contemporary, modern and Aboriginal art. In 2010 Julian decided to set up Julian Edwards (JE) Art Consultants with the idea to create a platform to assist emerging and mid-career artists, as well as to work with clients to buy and sell art from the primary and secondary market. The idea was simple: to work across all facets of the art world while keeping overheads low, always working towards the artists' best interests, and assisting collectors with their passion.
Since 2006, Julian has curated numerous exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Byron Bay and Dubai.
Over the years, Julian has met and worked with many different consultants, clients, galleries, estates and artists - within the Australian domestic market, but also internationally - many of whom have remained long-term colleagues, clients and become good friends. In 2017, Julian opened JEFA Gallery in the small town of Bangalow, which has now relocated to Byron Bay.
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- Media Spokesperson & Secretary
Miller Fine Art specialises in the valuation of artworks for insurance, market, family division and financial reporting purposes.