A LIFE-ling dedication to the arts sector has led to Ballarat\u2019s David Thomas being appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia.<\/p>\n
Raised and educated in Ballarat, Mr Thomas\u2019 first major role in the curation and preservation of the arts came in the mid-1960s as the keeper of pictorial collections at the National Library of Australia.<\/p>\n
From there he went onto hold many and varied roles within the arts community, including the directorships of the Bendigo, Newcastle, and South Australian art galleries.<\/p>\n
Also a prolific author, Mr Thomas published a range of books on Australian artist like Rupert Bunny, Andrew Sibley, Criss Canning and Frank and Margel Hinder, as well as artistic movements and institutions like the Bendigo Art Gallery.<\/p>\n
In the late 1970s and early 1980s Mr Thomas was involved with the Adelaide Festival of the Arts, and he\u2019s also served on a range of high-level arts bodies including the Australia Council\u2019s fine arts board, Regional Galleries Association of NSW, Art Galleries Association Australia and the Australian Gallery Directors Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A LIFE-ling dedication to the arts sector has led to Ballarat\u2019s David Thomas being appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia. Raised and educated in Ballarat, Mr Thomas\u2019 first major role in the curation and preservation of the arts came in the mid-1960s as the keeper of pictorial collections at the National Library […]<\/p>\n