JACKIE MENZIES OAM

Jackie Menzies OAM has extensive experience with the art and culture of many Asian countries, to which she has travelled in her role as Head of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Her studies included academic courses in Sydney and Tokyo, internships at the Tokyo National Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Korea Foundation workshops around Korea.

Jackie has made numerous research trips to Japan, Korea, Europe, India and South-East Asia, often for research which was realised in Asian acquisitions and exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She has given innumerable lectures relating to Asian art, and has led tours to Japan, China, India, Thailand and Korea for the Art Gallery Society and other bodies.

In 2001, Jackie received a Centenary Medal in the Order of Australia and in 2008 was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for the study, preservation and promotion of Asian art in Australia.