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Rhana Devenport

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Rhana Devenport is director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Articles by Rhana

Two paths converge in AGSA’s new acquisition of Jeffrey Smart painting

The Art Gallery of South Australia’s new major acquisition illustrates the power of philanthropy, writes director Rhana Devenport. It also draws attention to the influential lives of two towering figures in Australian art.

Vale Neil Balnaves, whose arts legacy touches us all

Neil Balnaves was a visionary philanthropist driven by a belief that art should be accessible to everyone.

Rhana Devenport and Kerry de Lorme, executive director of the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation, with Angelica Kauffmann's 'Diana and her nymphs bathing', which was purchased through the foundation's generosity. Photo: Saul Steed

Art lover Diana Ramsay’s everlasting gift

A visit to the Art Gallery of South Australia as a child 85 years ago ignited a lifelong love of art in Diana Ramsay and led to a legacy that remains vividly present today.

‘In this immensely strange world, art is our lifeboat’

The role of art in society has never been clearer, writes Art Gallery of SA director Rhana Devenport, as the gallery releases a video teaser for a new virtual exhibition series on the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres.

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