Treasurer | Stu Gray

Stu was elected to the NORTHART Board in May 2021. Stu has governance experience in both the business and not for profit sectors and is a member of the Institute of Directors. He had a long management and sales career with Fonterra Co-operative in NZ, Australia and the Middle East, was an independent director of Dairyworks, a substantial branded cheese business and is active with Business Mentors NZ. Stu is a former President of the New Zealand Alpine Club, NZ's national climbing and mountaineering body and represents Oceania on the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation.

He has a lifetime interest in the art world and how artists interpret and respond to their environment.    

Elected Member | David Perano

Elected to the board in June 2022, David has nearly 20 years of experience in Sales and Business Development, focusing on raw materials for manufacturers in New Zealand. Previous governance experience in his work with the Surface Coatings Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) has prepared him for his position with NorthArt. In addition, David has a technical appreciation of materiality in visual arts. He is an avid consumer of art across the many spaces in Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa.

Living locally in Birkenhead with his wife and young family, he is keen to further the practice and appreciation of visual arts in Kaipātiki.

Board Alumni: 

NORTHART is thankful to our previous board members for their time and dedication to the gallery.

Chairperson - Rudy Birzin, Leonard Bell

Treasurer - Roger Brown

Elected Members - Trish Northey, Leon Tan, Lindsay Waugh, Hannah Owen, Oliver Sutton, Grace Alty

Co-opted Members - Naomi Bell

For information regarding NORTHART's 2020 - 2022 Strategic Plan, including descriptions of the gallery's vision, mission, values, goals, and priorities, please click HERE.