Our deepest gratitude is extended to the 13 participating artists in Intimate Imaginaries: Fulli Andrinopoulos, Samraing Chea, Alan Constable, Wendy Dawson, Bronwyn Hack, Julian Martin, Chris O’Brien, Lisa Reid, Anthony Romagnano, Mark Smith, Cathy Staughton, Georgia Szmerling and Terry Williams.

We are tremendously grateful to Arts Project Australia, our Project Partner, for their passion, commitment and warm collegiality in collaborating with us on this project over the past two years. We thank the APA Board and Executive Director Liz Nowell for their enthusiastic support; Curator and Gallery Manager Jo Salt; for her meticulous organisation and oversight; and the many other dedicated APA staff who provided invaluable assistance, including Sandy Fern.e, James McDonald, Betty Musgrove, Allison O’Callaghan, Patrick Pantano, Caroline Anderson, Kirsten Matthews, Jack Cannon, Margaret McIntosh, Cameron Gill, Jodie Kipps, Marcel Cooper, Lesley Pinder, Sarah Lamanna, Peter Douglas, Anna-Maria O’Keefe, Alysia Rees, Anita Spooner and Rob McHaffie.

Our thanks are extended to APA Studio Manager James McDonald for his insightful and passionate essay on the history and ethos of the studio and its unique role in both supporting and advocating for their many talented artists.

We are grateful for the generous support of the private and public lenders to the exhibition: the Merri-Bek Art Collection; the Monash University Collection, courtesy of Monash University Museum of Art; and the National Gallery of Victoria.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

This exhibition has also been generously supported by the TarraWarra Contemporaries Donor Circle who help us to commission major contemporary art projects by Australian artists to be premiered at TarraWarra Museum of Art each year and we thank the Patrons: Aesop, Tract; Trailblazers: Australia China Art Foundation, Christine & Gavin Fleer, Suzanne Halliday; and Friends: Betty Alexopoulos, Ying Ang, Maria Danos, Fiona Dunin, Keith Hughson & Andrew Neilson, Morris Low, Fiona Menzies, Robin Rehn and Dale & Jules Stanfl.

We are always grateful to the following for their assistance with our exhibition installations: D. Anastasio Carpentry, Catalyst Signs, Clearlight Shows, Andrew Curtis, Exhibit One, and HAZIK Coatings.

We are also thankful for the ongoing support of the TarraWarra Museum of Art Foundation; Inaugural Foundation Supporter, the Besen Family Foundation; our Sponsors: Arnold Bloch Leibler Lawyers and Advisers, Chubb Insurance Australia and AON; our Museum Partners: Paoli Smith Creative, IAS Fine Art Logistics, and the RACV Club and Resort Healesville; our Learning and Engagement Program Supporters: the Department of Education Victoria through the Strategic Partnerships Program and Perpetual; and our Media Partners: Broadsheet, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, Shout Out Loud, Star Mail and Vault.

Finally, we wish to acknowledge the vision of our founding patrons the late Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO; the support of the Board of TarraWarra Museum of Art; and the highly motivated and dedicated TarraWarra team: Victoria Lynn, Director; Tony Dutton, General Manager; Patrice Sharkey, Head of Exhibitions and Programs; Belinda Cameron, Registrar and Collection Manager; Charlotte Carter, Exhibitions Manager; Anthony Fitzpatrick, Curator; Jasmin de Wolf, Marketing and Communications Manager; Sunni Hart, Marketing Assistant; Mel Hartigan, Programming and Events Coordinator; Nicole Haverfield, Office Coordinator; Sarah Metzner, Museum Learning and Engagement Manager; Kali Michailidis, Manager of External Relations; Heather Saleeba and Steph Tesoriero, Front of House; and all the casual staff, guides and volunteers.

Exhibition Partners 

Exhibition and NETS Victoria Supporters 

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. 

National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, by the Australian Government through Creative Australia its principal arts investment and advisory body, and through the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. NETS Victoria also receives significant in-kind support from the National Gallery of Victoria.