Alexie Glass-Kantor

Alexie Glass-Kantor (née Glass, born in Sydney) is the Executive Director of Artspace [Sydney] and the Curator of Encounters for Art Basel Hong Kong.

Education and early career

Glass-Kantor received a Bachelor of Art Theory (Hons) degree in 1999 from the University of New South Wales.

Selected professional

In 2006, Glass-Kantor was appointed director and senior curator of Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces in Melbourne.[1]

With Natasha Bullock, Glass-Kantor co-curated Parallel Collisions, the 12th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) in Adelaide, in 2012.[2]

In November 2013, Glass-Kantor was appointed Executive Director of Artspace Sydney.[3]

In 2014, Glass-Kantor was invited to curate Encounters at Art Basel Hong Kong.[4]

Since 2015, Alexie has been the chair of Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOA)[5] and was previously a director on the board of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) (2010–2014).

As of 2015 she is currently a member of the Academic Board of the National Art School, Sydney;[6] and she serves on the MCAD Advisory Board for De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, Manila.

Alexie Glass-Kantor announced as Curator for Australia’s representation at the 59th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Arte 2021). Artist to be presented is Marco Fusinato.[7]

References
  1. "'You promised me…' Group exhibition at Anna Schwartz Gallery". Vogue Living Australia. NewsLifeMedia. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Art Gallery of South Australia :: Exhibitions :: Adelaide Biennial".
  3. Atlas Agency. "Artspace".
  4. "Art Basel in Hong Kong Hires Alexie Glass-Kantor as Encounters Curator". Artnet News. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. Pie, Pixel. "Regional Arts Australia | Chair of CAOA Alexia Glass-Kantor speaks…". Regional Arts Australia. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  6. "Academic Board". National Art School. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  7. "Biennale Arte 2022 | Australia Council". www.australiacouncil.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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