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Melanie Oliver
 

Arts related employment history
Feb 2007– Assistant Curator, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth.
2004–2007 Gallery Manager, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington.
2003–2004 Manager, G2 FHE Galleries, Auckland.
2002–2003 General Manager, Blue Oyster Contemporary Art Gallery, Dunedin.
2002–2003

South Island Artnotes Correspondent; Art Monthly Australia.
Dunedin Arts Profile Radio Co-Host, Radio One, Dunedin.

                                  
2001–2002 Pictorial Collections Assistant, Hocken Library, University of Otago.
2001

Art Reviewer, Otago Daily Times, Dunedin.
Tour Guide, Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Summer 2000 Information Desk Volunteer, Art Gallery of South Australia.
1999-2001 Bachelor of Arts (History & Art History), University of Otago.
 

Recent curatorial experience
2006 Assistant Curator, BREAK: CONSTRUCT, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
Every Now and Then featuring Louise Menzies, Ella Bella Moonshine Reed, The Association of Collaboration and documentation of David Mealing projects, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington
Enjoy Lasting Performance Series, Wellington
Co-coordinator, Interactions Seminar Series, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington
Co-curator, Buy Enjoy, SPECIAL Gallery, Auckland.
Facilitated Enjoy Artist Projects from: Eve Armstrong, Chris Cudby, Caroline Johnston, Violet Faigan, Eugene Hansen & Jenny Gillam, Christopher L G Hill, Fiona Connor, Gary Bridle, and Sandy Gibbs
2005 Co-curation of Playing Favourites, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington.
 

Other Projecs

 

Member of TAC, an art project currently consisting of six participants with an interest in collaborative processes and frameworks.
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