Chips Mackinolty – Chair, Darwin

Chips started in the Territory as an Aboriginal arts advisor in Katherine in 1981, followed by a similar stint at Mutitjulu in 1985. Has been a practising artist in the Territory for 28 years, work which included visual arts, curatorial work, management and policy.

His work is held in public and private collections nationally and internationally.

Alan Murn – Vice Chair, Tennant Creek

Alan is the CEO of Barkly Regional Arts based in Tennant Creek. Barkly Arts is a Key Producer within the Australia Council Community Partnerships sector and receives further Triennial Funding support from ArtsNT. As such BRA has a remit to advocate and facilitate regional arts development within the Barkly region. Through its partnership modelling and collaboration processes BRA is engaged in a wide range of arts-needs consultations and arts-based activities towards an homogenous  regional arts program.

Alan has Visual Arts qualifications and experience with the Visual Arts Department at The Flinders University of SA, The Experimental Art Foundation, SA, the Visual Arts Department, Charles Darwin University and recently, Manager of Julalikari Arts in Tennant Creek.

Janice is an arts marketing consultant whose activities include providing research, planning, audience development and communication strategies for NT arts organisations.

Janice was previously the Director of Top End Arts Marketing and prior to that worked as the Indigenous Arts Marketing Officer for the same organisation and as the Executive Officer of Ausdance NT.  She has qualifications in Visual Arts and Cultural Studies and long experience as a marketer in the corporate and not for profit sectors.

Jenny Pender- Board Member, Darwin

Jenny Pender has been involved as Manager for Aboriginal country music artist, Warren H Williams. She has coordinated the recording of three albums, several interstate tours and many performances as well as regular tours to remote communities. Jenny worked for CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) Music and CAAMA Shops as music marketer and promoter for three years, supporting many Aboriginal bands and attending festivals.

She has been a board member of Artback NT since 2003 and is also on the Music NT board and the steering committee for the annual NT Indigenous Music Awards.

Gary Single - Board Member, Darwin

Gary is a Carpenter and Joiner by trade and arrived in Darwin October 1975 to take up a position with Barclay Bros. He eventually became self employed and quickly fell into the easy lifestyle of Darwin. After accepting an offer to join the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT (MAGNT) in February 1984 as a Display Technician, Gary realised that he had found his niche in life. His time at the MAGNT included the installation of more than 250 exhibitions and an evolution into the art of Picture Framing. The year 2000 signaled his departure from MAGNT and he has continued working in the Art scene with a focus on picture framing, exhibition installation and packaging which includes specialised crate construction, gallery layout / design, lighting and display techniques.

John Oster - Board Member, Alice Springs

John Oster is the Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Art Code Ltd, the national regulating authority in the Indigenous visual arts industry.  He is a Director of Regional Arts Australia and a member of the Art Market Professionals panel with Copyright Agency Ltd.

John previously worked as Executive Officer of Desart, the Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft Centres. He was also the Art Coordinator at Warlayirti Artists, Balgo and Administrator of the Mowanjum Community near Derby in WA. He has qualifications in Arts Administration and additional experience as an independent arts consultant.

Juliette Hubbard - Board Member, Perth

Juliette is a Wardaman, Gurrindji and Wagadadam woman and the co-founding director and manager of Baru Kadal, a contemporary Indigenous dance company based in Darwin and is currently employed as a consultant with the Aboriginal Health Council of WA.
Juliette is a current member of the BLAKSTAGEalliance and a former Board member. She has a BA in Indigenous Studies and was formerly co-Artistic Director and performer with the Juniper Tree Dance Co. for 11 years. She has an extensive work history in Indigenous health and education.

Salli Cohen - Board Member, Darwin

After moving from France to Darwin with her family in late 1999, Sal joined the Northern Territory Government as a senior executive in 2000.  Sal has a love of both performing and visual arts.  She is keen to support the development of and engagement with Territory arts and sees the invitation to be an Artback NT board member a wonderful opportunity to do just that.

Francine Chinn - Board Member, Darwin

Francine has a degree in Communications/Media from the University of Canberra and extensive experience working as a radio journalist, government public affairs officer, media producer and freelance photo-journalist.
Francine has worked within Indigenous Affairs for almost 20 years and first moved to the Territory in 1995. She has a long association with the arts sector, was a founding board member of both the Street Theatre in Canberra and Radio Larrakia in Darwin and has served on events committees for Aus Music (ACT), the NT Aids and Hepatitis Council and community radio 2XX. Her career includes employment with Rough Trade Records (London), Radio Caroline, Triple J, the ABC and ATSIC.