Jane Haley is privileged to have spent her life working in the arts around Australia. Having returned to her home state, she’s just finished 6.5 years as CEO of Ten Days on the Island and is looking forward to continuing to make a contribution and enjoying the great art that Tasmania offers.

Sarah Gunnersen Dempsey is an artist, art collector, interior designer/curator and student. She appreciates the struggle to make art, and is always seeking to understand the what, why and how of the work.

Sarah has a Batchelor of Art (Monash University), Diploma of Art RMIT and currently completing an Advanced Diploma RMIT. She has studied at the Victorian College of Art and studied with British artists Tom Coates and Mary Jackson of the British, New English Art Cluband under Australian Artists Jeff Makin, David Moore and Leoni Duff.

Peter Whyte is an international award-winning fine art and commercial photographer based in Hobart, with a career spanning nearly 40 years.

Throughout this time, Peter has specialised in the documentation and interpretation of the work of many of Tasmania’s leading artists, from painters and print makers, sculptors, ceramicists and designed object makers. He has worked with countless galleries and museums including TMAG, MONA, NGV, AGNSW, Bett Gallery and Design Tasmania.

Peter’s own work has been exhibited at HeadOn Festival Sydney, Ballarat International Foto Festival, Anita Traverso Melbourne and Bett Gallery Hobart.