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From 1986 to 1988, Hansen served as the
Coordinating Curator for "The Face of Australia, the Land and the People, the Past & the Present", a major exhibition and publication. Commissioned by the Australian Bicentennial Authority, this exhibition toured extensively, featuring nearly 300 works from
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from June 2023 to May 2024. The exhibition, which built on the research undertaken during his tenure as the inaugural Ross Steele AM Fellow at the
Library in 2019, showcased Rodius' vivid portraits of indigenous and non-indigenous subjects. It is reported that Hansen's book on Rodius was nearing
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Hansen, David & Burgess, Erica & Timms, Peter, 1948- & Butler, Roger, 1948- & McPhee, John A. (John
Alexander) & McLean, Ian, 1952- & Staples, Max & Jones, Clodagh & Art Gallery of South Australia & Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery & National Gallery of
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In 1980, Hansen became the
Director of the Warrnambool Art Gallery. During his tenure, he oversaw the construction of a new gallery, writing and publishing a collection catalogue, and providing support to Australian regional artists. His keen artistic judgment led to a catalogue essay for
92:(1958 – 13 January 2024) was an Australian art historian. Hansen made notable contributions to the understanding of Australian art history, and curatorship, specialising in early colonial Australian imagery and artwork from the British Regency period.
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Curator from 1994 to 2005. During this time, he curated many exhibitions on Tasmanian art, from the colonial to contemporary periods. Notably, his exhibition and publication on the watercolour and artist,
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Hansen was renowned for his writing, educational prowess, and approach to art and curation. His research shaped new interpretations of colonial
Australian landscape painting and Australian art.
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In 2022 and 2023, Hansen participated in the
Attingham Trust Royal Collections Studies program, receiving the Nina Stanton Copland Foundation Scholarship to further his research.
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from 2007 to 2014. His final academic appointment was as associate professor at the Centre for Art
History and Art Theory, Australian National University, from 2014 to 2022.
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Melbourne as an Australia Council Senior Fellow from 2005 to 2007. He then moved on to the position of Senior Researcher and Paintings Specialist at
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In recognition of the quality and extent of his scholarly publications, the
University of Melbourne awarded him a Doctor of Letters (PhD by publication) in 2004.
364:"The face of Australia : the land & the people, the past & the present / [David Hansen, author] - Catalogue | National Library of Australia"
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In 2018 his work 'Dempsey's People' was awarded the William M.B. Berger Prize for British Art History.
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Remarkable Characters': John Dempsey and the representation of the urban poor in Regency Britain
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completion at the time of his death in 2024 and will be published posthumously.
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The face of Australia: the land & the people, the past & the present'
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Dempsey's people: a folio of British street portraits 1824-1844'
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57 non-State galleries across 10 venues throughout Australia.
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a history of the collection and a catalogue of selected works
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Study of Australian Colonial and British Regency Era Art
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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) (1994–2005)
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869:"Past Winners Of The Calibre Essay Prize"
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339:"Deakin University Library Catalogue"
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231:: Paintings & Drawings 1983–1990
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740:"Tribute to Vale David Hansen"
559:"Tribute to Vale David Hansen"
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765:"Ross Steele AM Fellowships"
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792:"Obituary | David Hansen"
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