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Portrait Gallery boss ready to take some risks

Tom McIlroy
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Karen Quinlan has an enviable record of turning art exhibitions into cultural blockbusters.

Named director of Canberra's National Portrait Gallery in late 2018, Quinlan arrived in the national capital after nearly two decades leading the Bendigo Art Gallery.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review's political correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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