The Albanese Labor Government has announced the appointment of Ms Laura Jones as a Director of the Bundanon Trust Board for a three-year term.
Bundanon Trust is an Australian cultural institution and living arts centre that supports the arts through its residency, education, exhibition and performance programs.
Bundanon is committed to the stewardship of its natural environment and built heritage and promotes the importance of art and the Australian landscape in the lives of all Australians.
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said Laura's experience in the visual arts would bring unique perspectives to the Bundanon Trust Board.
"Laura's experience in the arts industry is invaluable and aligns with the Bundanon Constitution's aim of a diverse and inclusive Board."
"Her dedication for environmental protection will help Bundanon Trust fulfil its mission of stewarding the natural environment and promoting the Australian landscape."
"Earlier this year, Laura won the 2024 Archibald Prize and she said that she hoped the win would encourage more young girls to pursue a career in the Australian art world.
"I welcome Laura to the Board and look forward to seeing her skills continue to ignite and to inspire."
Ms Laura Jones' artistic practice range across painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Her work explores themes of humanity and the natural world.
Ms Jones is a co- founder of the Incognito Art Show and won the 2024 Archibald Prize. She has been a finalist in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship.
Ms Jones has undertaken residences at the Margaret Olley Centre at the Tweed Regional Gallery, Glasshouse Regional Art Gallery, Australian Museum's Lizard Island Research Station, Heron Island Research Station, New York and Antarctica.
The Bundanon collection and properties were gifted in trust to the Commonwealth in 1993 by renowned Australian artist Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne.
