Anna is a Gadigal Country/Sydney-based art advisor. Prior to founding her advisory business, Anna worked across the Arts for over 15 years in Australia and the United States. Her career spans New York’s commercial and public arts sectors where she worked at Anton Kern Gallery, Nathalie Karg Gallery and The Art Production Fund. In Australia, Anna spent three years working at Australia’s leading arts consultancy, Articulate. Anna has also been the host of arts review program ‘The Hanging’ on FBi radio and continues to advise and work with Shapiro Auctioneers and Gallery.

David is an Australian designer renowned for multi-faceted, experiential residential, hospitality, commercial and retail environments. As the scion of a construction business family, he has a deep-seated understanding of the built environment; as a sophisticated traveller with an appreciation for art and culture, he is attuned to the potential of interiors to not just provide shelter from the world, but to create one’s own identity within it. Respectful of the architecture that precedes him Flack is adept at creating environments that resonate with their era – and echo into the future.

Patricia Szonert, a well-respected figure in the art scene and an accomplished interior designer, brings a wealth of diverse experiences to her journey in the art world. Born in Poland and having lived a decade in Africa before settling in Australia, her life’s intricate weave has shaped a unique perspective.

Currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Modern Art (IMA) in Brisbane, Patricia’s journey in the art world has been marked by a multifaceted approach—comprising observing, collecting, supporting various institutions, and offering guidance to clients. Described as someone who “collects art for all the right reasons,” Patricia Szonert advocates for artists at all points in their careers, demonstrating a genuine commitment to art, fostering relationships with galleries and artists, and constantly seeking new perspectives and artistic expressions.

As co-founder of Wood Marsh since 1983, Randal’s philosophical and aesthetic ideals have been sustained to inform architecture throughout the ensuing decades.

Contextual issues of locality and region underpin the firm’s diverse body of work, which spans residential, commercial and urban architecture. Unmoved by flow of design trends, Wood Marsh cite the arts, generally, rather than architecture specifically, as being of a greater influence on their practice. 

Sarah Noye Davies is a strategic marketing, communications and events professional based in Gadigal Country / Sydney with experience working and living in London, Paris and most recently, Los Angeles. Davies background is in luxury brands and talent management, she has worked with the likes of Christian Dior, Issey Miyake, Collette Dinnigan and Talent PR with high-profile clients including Salma Hayek, Jennifer Connelly and Guilianna Margulies. At Christian Dior Couture, Sarah worked in digital marketing and headed the re-launched of the flagship Sydney boutique and key clients events. Previously, she worked in Public Diplomacy for DFAT in LA, initiating the first APY Lands Indigenous Australian art exhibition on the U.S. West Coast. Sarah was Marketing Manager at nonprofit Australian’s In Film working across the annual AIF awards, Heath Ledger Scholarship and initiating the Women in Film round table and a partnership with Vogue Australia and GQ. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s in Business and Marketing from the University of Technology Sydney with additional studies at the London College of Fashion and Central St Martins.

Sarah has a strong interest in art and has been involved in her husband, artist Paul Davies’, career over the last 18 years which has taken them to India, London, New York, Miami, LA, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. Sarah continues to work with Paul, while raising their two children.

Simon Wright has held public programming, exhibition, curatorial and management positions in private, commercial, public gallery and museum realms since 1993. Currently Assistant Director (Learning + Public Engagement) at Queensland Art Gallery l Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), he is a former Director of Griffith Artworks + Griffith University Art Gallery, Exhibitions Manager at Brisbane City Gallery, curatorial consultant to private collections and Gallery Manager at Bellas Gallery (now Milani Gallery). He has worked on over 250 exhibition and publication projects, receiving a Museums Australia Gallery and Museum Individual Achievement Award in 2004-5, and a National Australia Bank Partnering Award (QLD) at the Australia Business Arts Foundation Awards in 2006. In 2009 he was appointed to The Venice Biennale Commissioner’s Council for Australia at the 53rd Venice Biennale and has since participated as a member of the Venice Biennale Champions Program for Australia (VB54-57). In 2012 he was a member of the selection committee for The Premier of Queensland’s International Sculpture Commission and in 2013 was elected to the Board of The Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.

After 10 years driving the creative behind some of Australis’s most unique and recognisable brands. Holly relocated to France to launch Paris based creative agency Bureau of Innovation – specialising in digital content and curated event experiences.

Offering a unique take on the traditional, from concept ideation to execution across digital brand activation, bespoke parties and immersive events with a lens on social amplification. Operating in the fields of culture, fashion, art and luxury. BOI is dedicated to creating and producing memorable concepts and experiences not limited to the laws of physics offering an unprecedented opportunity for creativity.

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