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Irene Fisher

Assistant Curator

We are currently looking for an exceptional individual for the new position of the Irene Fisher Assistant Curator at Gus Fisher Gallery. This is a full-time position for a fixed term of two years.

This newly created role will provide dedicated curatorial, programming and administrative support to the Curator of Contemporary Art and the wider team. At an important point of growth for the gallery, we are looking for someone who can bring new knowledge to the team and help us fulfil our potential as the premier University art gallery in Aotearoa New Zealand and a leading centre for contemporary art.

Gus Fisher Gallery is the flagship art gallery for Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland and is nationally recognised for its ambitious and critically engaged programme that supports international and Aotearoa New Zealand artists through new commissions and bold exhibition making. Named after local fashion designer, manufacturer and philanthropist Gus Fisher, the gallery was originally founded to connect the University with the city.

This role is generously supported by the Gus Fisher Charitable Trust.

For more details, please see the position description. This role will be appointed at $64,500 per annum.

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of midnight Tuesday 6 May to be considered.

Download the position description here

Apply on The University of Auckland website here

Image: Jeremy Leatinu’u, Building monuments and folding forts upon a slippery ocean and a moving sky (configuration 4), 2021. Installation view. Photography by Kallan MacLeod.