My Inner Desire to Be Amongst Creatives Is Ever Present

LARRY’s LIST has the pleasure of speaking to Dr Terry Wu who discussed how his multicultural background and his migrating experience influenced his perception in art, whether he may want to establish a private museum, his motivation in setting up John Street Studios, as well as his latest purchases of two works by Alicja Kwade.

A specialist Plastic Surgeon in profession, Dr Terry Wu is a passionate advocate for visual arts in Australia and serves as a Board Member of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), a Board Director of ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art), a Member of the Venice Council of the Australia Council for the Arts and a Member of the International Council of Tate (UK). This year, Terry was the Winner of Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award awarded by Creative Partnerships Australia and Senator The Hon Paul Fletcher, Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts.

In 2014, Terry co-established John Street Studios in inner city Melbourne to provide quality and affordable studio spaces for 12 visual artists of varying generations and representations. Terry also provides direct assistance to artists for major projects. For the 2015 Venice Biennale, Terry supported the realization of Emily Floyd’s large outdoor installation “Labour Garden” and donated this significant work to Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

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