MEGALO Board
DR LILY WITHYCOMBE | CHAIR
Lily Withycombe is a GLAM sector professional, with a background in archaeology and strong experience in curatorial, collections and exhibition development. She has been on the Megalo Board since 2019 and became Chair in 2024.
VALENTINA JOSIFOVSKI | PUBLIC OFFICER
Valentina is a lawyer with extensive global experience across a range of industries, most recently in the Defence sector. Valentina enjoys contributing to the Arts sector through her work on the Megalo board.
Pauline HORE | Treasurer
Pauline Hore is a CPA and has worked in government funded organisations for over 40 years. Her main area of interest and working history has been in financial management and governance.
DR dEIDRE bROLLO
Deidre Brollo is an artist, writer and educator who currently teaches Printmedia in the School of Art & Design, Australian National University. She holds a PhD from the University of Sydney (2007) and has previously lectured at Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney), University of Newcastle, and National Art School (Sydney). Deidre has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, and has won a number of awards. She is represented in the collections of the National Library of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the State Libraries of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and a number of other public collections. Her writing on print is included in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Imprint, and the anthology Perspectives on Contemporary Printmaking (Manchester University Press).
CLARE FLANNERY
Clare currently works as a Project Director at NATION Creative, working with a variety of clients in the public and private sectors to deliver strategic creative projects including branding, marketing campaigns and publications. She is passionate about visual communications and strategy and has expertise across project management, communications, campaign management, media relations and events.
David Greenhalgh
David is Curator, International Art at the National Gallery of Australia. He has written extensively on European and American art, and holds degrees in visual arts and archives. In his spare time he maintains a video collage practice. David has previously worked in museums and galleries in science education and festival production.
Paul Mcinnes
Alexandra Torrens has been employed in a curatorial capacity for more than 18 years. She joined the Art Section at the Memorial in 2009 and was recently promoted to Senior Curator of Art. A graduate of the Australian National University and the University of Canberra Alex was previously Curator at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and played a leading role in the development and expansion of the Hill End Artist in Residence program
Annalisa Millar
Annalisa specialises in philanthropy, development and fundraising. She is currently the Head of Partnerships and Development at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD), and has held similar roles at the National Museum of Australia, the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Questacon and the National Gallery of Australia.
Alexandra Torrens
Alexandra Torrens has been employed in a curatorial capacity for more than 18 years. She joined the Art Section at the Memorial in 2009 and was recently promoted to Senior Curator of Art. A graduate of the Australian National University and the University of Canberra Alex was previously Curator at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and played a leading role in the development and expansion of the Hill End Artist in Residence program.
Dr Naomi Zouwer
Naomi is a cross-disciplinary artist, researcher and arts educator, who works across drawing, printmaking, painting and textiles mediums making works that engage with ideas of cultural heritage, identity and the social role of personal objects. She is a Lecturer of Teacher Education specialising in the Creative Arts at the University of Canberra, and has exhibited widely in Australia. Naomi specialises in creative processes and education design to improve learning outcomes, engagement, collaboration and development, and has extensive experience in creative program design and delivery with children, teachers, researchers and communities. She has led creative projects in collaboration with research and cultural institutions, and educational organisations from preschool to tertiary. Her approach is grounded in practice based research and over 25 years in the arts education and museum sectors. In 2023 Naomi had a residency at Megalo and a solo exhibition, and she has worked with Clare Jackson on edition printing.