The success of Australia at the Venice Biennale 2019 was made possible by the generosity of individuals and organisations.
In 2019, co-investment for Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale was led by Kerry Gardner AM as Chair of the Venice Council.
Thanks you to our supporters
Commissioner
Australia Council for the Arts
Major Partners
Kerry Gardner AM, Andrew Myer AM and the Myer Foundation
Anonymous
Education Partner
The University of Melbourne
Supporting Partner
Maddocks
Venice Visionaries
Julian and Alexandra Burt
Annabel Myer and Rupert Myer AO
Neilson Foundation
Nelson Meers Foundation
Mark and Louise Nelson
Roslyn Oxley OAM and Tony Oxley OAM
The Pratt Foundation
The Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation
Leanne Walsh and Sam Walsh AO
International Venice Visionaries
Prue and Alasdair MacLeod
Venice Council Chair
Kerry Gardner AM
Venice Council
Johanna Featherstone-Ainsworth and
Geoff Ainsworth AMSu Baker AMPaul and Wendy BonniciAndrew Cameron AM and Cathy CameronKrystyna Campbell-Pretty AM
Sue Cato AM
Anthony and Clare Cross
Paul and Samantha Cross
Andy Dinan and Mario Lo Giudice
Adrian and Michela Fini
Jo Horgan and Peter Wetenhall
Elizabeth Pakchung
Dick Quan and John McGrath
Penelope Seidler AM
Lorraine Tarabay and Nick Langley
Dr Terry Wu and Dr Melinda Tee
Yang Yang
International Venice Council
Rachel Verghis
Champions and Donors
Brian Abel and Mark Manton
Sigurdur Arngrimsson
Philip Bacon AM
Edwina Badgery
Marion Badgery
Mark Barrett
Deanne Bevan and Guy Russo
Genevieve Brannigan
Wendy Brown
Morena Buffon and Santo Cilauro
Geraldine Byrne
Helen Carroll
Enid Charlton
Peter and Jan Clark
Jock Clough
Andrew Cook
Amanda Coombs
Gabriella Coslovich
Dixie Coulton and Don Grieve QC
James Darling AM and Lesley Forwood
Shoufay Derz
Shane and Margaret Doyle
Pamela Duffin
Dr Paul Eliadis
Barbara Flynn
Danielle Galvin
Helen and Michael Gannon
Grace Gedeon
Channon Goodwin
Jenna Grace
Lucy Greig and Josh Black
Christopher Grikscheit & Christine Mullen
Jane and Simon Hayman
Dr Barbara Inglis
Dr Alison Inglis
Campbell Hudson
Margaret Jackson
Mikala James
Chin-Chuan Lee
James and Marita Lillie
Amanda and Andrew Love
David and Susan McGrath
James McGrath and Susan Jones
Sam and Sally McKay
Mark McMahon and Rita Zhang
Heather McPhee
Kate Mills
Robert Mills
Modara Pines Charitable Foundation
Lindy Moran and Vincenzo Viola
Suzann Morgan- Elliott
Ben Niall
John and Angela Nicolaides
Susan Oliver AM
Frank Pollio
Graeme and Fiona Prior
M. and T. Reddrop
Seri Renkin and Danny Bessell
Beverley Rowbotham AO and Francis Tomlinson
Anna Schwartz and Morry Schwartz AM
Tania Seary and Chris Lynch
Kate Shelmerdine and Stephen Shelmerdine AM
Carol Sisson
Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf
Alenka Tindale
Aida Tomescu
Michael Tomlinson and Zoe Miller
David and Judy Tynan
Sophie Ullin
Mark and Tracey Van Weelde
Alex Walker
Melanie Walker
Sarah Watts
Kellie Wells
Lee Williamson
Karen Wilson and Geoffrey Wilson AO
Amelia Wilson
Anonymous (7)
International Champions and Donors
Sasha Carruozzo and Mike Rann AC
Sophie Conran and Nicholas Hofgren
Ashley Dawson-Damer AM
Mary Hare
Jill Hawker and Michael Hawker AM
Beau Neilson and Jeffrey Simpson
Exhibition Partners
UNSW Art & Design
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
Language Partner
Istituto Italiano di Cultura – Melbourne
Venue Partners
Buxton Contemporary
JamFactory
The Kerry Stokes Collection
Macquarie Group Limited
Mona
Philip Bacon Galleries
State Buil
