Taranaki to Toronto

Gregory Burke has been appointed to the position of Director, The Power Plant Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre Toronto commencing September 2005. A native New Zealander, Gregory Burke is currently Director of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, the New Plymouth contemporary art gallery presenting international exhibitions with a focus on countries of the Pacific Rim. The gallery is home to the foundation and collection of Len Lye, the New Zealand artist recognized for his pioneering experimental films and for his kinetic sculpture. Burke is a curator, writer, editor and arts manager. He is the Commissioner for the 2005 New Zealand Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, editor of the contemporary art magazine VISIT and spent three years as Manager, Arts Development/ Arts Advisor to the Arts Council of New Zealand with responsibility for visual arts, crafts, design arts, film and new media.