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Antoinette Murdoch. The name might be unfamiliar to some patrons of JAG (the Johannesburg Art Gallery), but this I believe is changing fast. The name in question belongs to the gallery’s newly appointed chief  curator, who arrives fresh from a successful three-year stint as CDO of the Johannesburg Art Bank. An accomplished artist, gallery manager ( Johannesburg Civil Gallery), lecturer and teacher. Murdoch  is well aware of the pressures surrounding her new position, and as such has no illusions regarding the prospect of filling former JAG director Clive Kellner’s shoes.

With activities and achievements ranging from being first TLOTLE (Teaching Language Other Than English) teacher in the West Rand in 1990, completing a beginners and intermediate course at the Photography Workshop in 1997, to placing in the top 100 in the 2002 Atelier Awards.

In between all of these achievements Murdoch found time to travel to New York when she was awarded the fellowship of the Ampersand Foundation in 1998/99. With this wide range of achievements under her belt, I am sure that you will agree that the Johannesburg Art Gallery’s future is in perfect hands.

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Keywords: JAG, Johannesburg-Art-Gallery, Nolan Stevens, TAXI Art Education Programme