The newly appointed director of the National Portrait Gallery has pledged to rally philanthropists and Rich Listers for renewed support of the Canberra institution, promising to be a champion of Australian art on the world stage.
Bree Pickering, named as successor to former director Karen Quinlan on Tuesday, has been director of the Murray Art Museum Albury since 2016.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
