Our Staff
Lisa Beauchamp
Curator of Contemporary Art
With over ten years curatorial, programming and project management experience, Lisa Beauchamp is committed to the understanding of contemporary art as a valuable and fundamental tool that anyone can access and enjoy.
Prior to taking up her role as Curator of Contemporary Art at the Gus Fisher Gallery she worked at a number of UK arts institutions, most recently as Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery where she curated exhibitions with internationally renowned artists such as Jeremy Deller and John Stezaker, and significantly increased audiences for contemporary art by devising meaningful and relevant projects.
Governed by her dedication to Feminist frameworks and intersectionality, Lisa takes a fluid approach to curatorial exhibition making with an overall belief that galleries can be enjoyable, reflective and self-directed areas of experience as opposed to static white cube spaces.
Robbie Handcock
Public Programmes and Engagement Officer
Robbie Handcock is an artist born in Olongapo, Philippines and currently resides in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. Since graduating with an MFA from Massey University, Robbie has exhibited and written for exhibitions across Aotearoa. He has developed his curatorial and programming interests as a facilitator with artist-run-initiative play_station, with involvement in projects such as Auckland Art Fair and HOBIENNALE in Tasmania, Australia.
In his own painting practice, Robbie is interested in representations of queer sexuality, taste and domesticity. He is also working on an upcoming curatorial project with Te Tuhi scheduled for May 2021.
Hannah Burgoyne
Gallery Coordinator
Hannah is passionate about helping visitors navigate pertinent socio-cultural issues through contemporary art. Having recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Art History, she previously worked at the Wallace Arts Trust and as a teaching assistant in Art History at the University of Auckland. In 2018 she co-curated the survey show The Third Space: Ambiguity in the Art of Graham Fletcher at the Gus Fisher Gallery.
Briana Woolliams
Gallery Invigilator
Briana Woolliams is passionate about arts’ ability to bring people together, nurture new learning and connect others deeper to the world around them. Since graduating with a Master of Fine Arts (first-class honours) at Elam School of Fine Arts, she has worked for art institutions, fostering her passion for working with people. Her various arts roles in public engagement and education have her work with a variety of children, youth and other community groups. Briana is also the Learning Experiences Outside of the Classroom facilitator at Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Trust.
Alex Guthrie
Technical Coordinator
Gus Fisher Gallery
Advisory Board
Chair of the Board: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Professor John Morrow
Curator of Contemporary Art, Lisa Beauchamp
Dean – Faculty of Arts, Professor Robert Greenberg
Head of Elam School of Fine Art, Associate Professor Peter Shand
Head of the Discipline of Art History, Dr Ngarino Ellis
Director, Auckland University Press, Dr Sam Elworthy
University Librarian, Mrs Sue Roberts
Senior Lecturer, Dr Caroline Vercoe
Associate Professor, Peter Robinson
Mr Michael Fisher
Ms Melanie Roger
Mrs Anna Nathan
Volunteers
Bonnie Lee
Florence Wu
Francesca Sie
Helena Lunt
Lang Ea
Michele Roche
Nicholas Males
Paul Nathan
Shaleen Farrell
Stacy Chachki
Zoe Crook
Thanks to Vanessa Crofskey and Kimmi Rindel for our staff images, taken as part of Gus Fisher Gallery’s public programme event Proportunity.