Doug Hall (art curator) explained

Doug Hall
Birth Place:	Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	art curator
Alma Mater:	Victorian College of the Arts
Known For:	Serving twenty years as director of the Queensland Art Gallery

Douglas Grant Hall (born 1954) is an Australian art curator and historian.^[1]

He had a 20-year tenure as the director of the Queensland Art Gallery from 1987 to 2007.^{[2] [3]}

He was born in Morwell, Victoria and attended the Victorian College of the Arts where he graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts.^[4]

After working as a gallery director at a number of regional art galleries, Hall commenced his role as director of the Queensland Art Gallery in 1987.^[2]

Hall is credited with encouraging international partnerships which led to the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.^[2]

He also led the founding of the Gallery of Modern Art in 2006.^[2]

Returning to Melbourne in 2010, Hall was appointed Associate Professor and Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.^[5]

Hall is also credited with helping get art from North Korea into the Asia Pacific Triennial.^[6] He curated an exhibition by North Korean artist Kim Guang-Nan in 2016 entitled "The Future Is Bright".^{[7] [8]} Among the organisations Hall has served with are the Australia Council, the Australian International Cultural Council, the Asia Arts Council, the Australia-Thailand Institute, the Victorian College of the Arts, the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation and The Guggenheim.^[2] He has also served on the board of the Australia Japan Foundation.^[5]

In 2019, he authored "Present Tense: Anna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-five Years of Contemporary Australian Art".^[9]

Honours

In 1999, Hall received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland.^[2]

In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hall was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service as an art administrator and for his promotion of art from the Asia-Pacific region.^[10]

The Republic of France named Hall a Chevalier (knight) dans Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2006.^[2]

In 2007, Hall was named as a Queensland Great.^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: O'Brien. Mary. 25 July 2014. My Secret Melbourne: Doug Hall, art historian. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 2023.
2. Web site: Dr Douglas (Doug) Hall AM. . 8 January 2016. UQ Alumni and Community. University of Queensland. 2 July 2023.
3. News: . 18 May 2007. New Qld Art Gallery head named . ABC News. 2 July 2023. ...after Doug Hall retired last month following 20 years at the helm of QAG..
4. Web site: Doug Hall b.1954. . Design & Art Australia Online. University of New South Wales. 2 July 2023.
5. Web site: The birth of the Asia Pacific Triennial. Hall. Doug. 2019. Asia Pacific Art Papers. QAGOMA. 2 July 2023.
6. News: Cho. Euna. 11 May 2016. Curator Doug Hall emphasises the significance to showcase North Korean paintings in Australia. Special Broadcasting Service. 2 July 2023.
7. News: Ritchie. Emily. 12 April 2016. Imaginings from North Korea. The Australian. Curated by art historian Doug Hall, the display depicts a utopian vision of North Korea that is inspired by the Soviet-style propaganda comics of Kim’s childhood and the Cold War space race....
8. News: Cooke. Dewi. 14 April 2016. Behind the curtain: North Korean artist's work gives glimpse of another future. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 2023. Curator Doug Hall has brought out a collection of rare works by a North Korean artist, Kim Guang Nan to Anna Schwartz Gallery.
9. Book: Hall, Doug. 2019. Present Tense: Anna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-five Years of Contemporary Australian Art. Black Incorporated, Inc. 978-1760641702.
10. Web site: Award: 869991. . 11 June 2001. Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 July 2023.
11. Web site: 2007 recipients: Doug Hall AM. . 2007. Queensland Greats Awards. Queensland Government. 2 July 2023.