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Our Staff

Miguel Olmo

Manager

 

​Miguel is a Spanish-Australian contemporary artist working across diverse media including sculpture, photography, video, sound and other two dimensional formats. He holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts (CoFA – University of NSW) and Bachelor of Visual Arts from Western Sydney University. Miguel’s multi-modal practice often leads him to work on diverse projects and roles including education, arts management, and curating. He has held positions with Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown Youth Services Association and is currently a committee member for Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group (SMAAG).

Contact: manager@gallerylanecove.com.au

Sheena Rees

Administrator

Sheena Rees is Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios' administrator.​Sheena holds a Bachelor of Design in Printed Textiles from The National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland. Sheena has previously worked as a Designer for Designer Rugs in Sydney and in Melbourne. Her rug designs featured in Longitude 131 resort at Ayers Rock, Australian Embassy in Seoul, Quay West apartments and the Novotel at Darling Harbour.​Sheena is a practising artist working across several mixed media projects. She has sold work in Ireland and in Australia.​Alongside her work as the administrator Sheena holds classes in the children's holiday workshops specialising in textile printing and collage.

Contact: sheena@gallerylanecove.com.au

Sasha Satz

Gallery Assistant & Studios Technician

 

Sasha Satz is Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios' Gallery Assistant & Studio Technician.​Sasha Satz is a Sydney based artist who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from National Art School, majoring in Printmaking, in 2018. Satz’s practice primarily consists of works on paper. The artist specialises in copper plate printmaking and enjoys engaging with experimental and expanded printmaking incorporating textiles, paper construction and book and zine making. Her practice also involves extensive pencil drawing, gouache and ink works. She also engages in multi disciplinary artmaking and has received training in ceramics, fundamental drawing and Art history Theory. She has experience teaching printmaking workshops and art tutoring. Satz continues to exhibit with fellow alumni at independent art spaces across Sydney and looks forward to being able to continue and further expand her practice and skill set.

Contact: sasha@gallerylanecove.com.au

Anoushka Sansom

Gallery Assistant

 

Anoushka Sansom is a Queer, trans, curator & artist of Ashkenazi and Mizrahi heritage.

 

​Anoushka has a strong commitment to bringing diverse voices to the fore. Based in São Paulo for many years, she was the founder and curator of Arte das Quebradas - a cultural initiative that worked with Brazilian artists from low-income backgrounds to foster their careers and provide them with the means to present their work to broad audiences.​ Since 2018, Anoushka has provided curatorial support to Muruwari artist, Dr Virginia Keft, on the artist's exhibitions and projects. The most recent of these was an exhibition and community activation project at WayOut Artspace, Kandos, entitled, waalarrinji (long-time-now), in January 2024.

 

​Her forthcoming project, Queer Materials, will present LGBTQIA+ textile artists that narrate Queer experiences through their practices at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios as part of the Gallery's Mardi Gras Program.

 

​Anoushka began working at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios in 2023, supporting the gallery's exhibitions and public programs. She holds a Master of Art Curating from the University of Sydney, a Master of Arts from University of New England and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Wollongong.

Contact: galleryassistant@gallerylanecove.com.au

Cathie Campbell

​​​​​​​​​Fundraising and Philanthropic Assistant

A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Cathie's creative talents were honed while designing menswear for Ralph Lauren before her entrepreneurial spirit led her to launch two independent fashion brands. In Australia, she founded Double Haul, a menswear line dedicated to the fly- fishing lifestyle, while in Singapore she conceived Nina Grace Clothing, bringing elevated resort wear to expat women. Her passion for cultivating community was further expressed through her role as Vice Chair of the American Club's Youth and Family Committee in Singapore. Now, after a decade immersed in Asia's fashion scene, Cathie has returned to Australia to fuse her artistic vision and business acumen into fostering philanthropic engagement and nurturing community involvement as the Fundraising and Philanthropic Assistant for the Gallery Lane Cove.

Contact: philanthropy@gallerylanecove.com.au

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