gallery girls

Jude McBean - Director

Jude McBean has been Director of the Grafton Regional Gallery since 2002. Jude trained in visual arts at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, and at the Sydney Teachers College. After graduation Jude worked in various community based organisations and taught in tertiary and secondary institutions. Jude established herself as a regional artist of the North Coast after moving here in 1983. Her innovative work in education at the Grafton Regional Gallery has received recognition on a national scale.

Avron Thompson - Administration Officer

Avron Thompson is the Administration Officer at the Grafton Regional Gallery and oversees all functions for the Director of Grafton Regional Gallery as required. Avron also looks after liaison with the Gallery's volunteers, Friends of the Gallery, The Gallery Foundation, Advisory Committee and the general public. Exhibition tours and loaning of art works is co-ordinated by Avron and she also oversees the Gallery Shop including commissioning artists.

Avron joined the gallery in 2002 and is the backbone of the gallery and its office co-ordination.

Rose Marin - Public Programs and Education Officer

Rose studied art at Newcastle University and education at the University of Western Sydney. After a few years as a exhibiting artist she worked with several different galleries both in NSW and QLD. Rose is a qualified teacher who has worked with toddlers through to adults. Community arts and working with people with Disabilities are a particular focus. Rose has lived in the Northern Rivers Region on and off since 1995.

Angela de Martino Rosaroll, acting Assistant Curator

Angela de Martino Rosaroll, acting Assistant Curator from July 2008, brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience, having degrees in Visual Arts, Art History and a Masters in Art Curatorship.

Angela has worked in several galleries in New South Wales and Victoria coming directly from her role as Education Officer and Curatorial Assistant at the Horsham Regional Art Gallery.

Bree Adams - Trainee Assistant Curator

Bree Adams is the Trainee Assistant Curator at the Grafton Regional Gallery and began her journey into the art world by studying at Sydney College of the Arts majoring in Jewellery and Object Design. After graduating in 2000 Bree was offered a position in commercial photography working with media agencies to select images for their advertising, editorial and film needs.

With a passion to become more involved in working directly with the public and move away from the commercial art world, Bree joined the gallery in August 2006.