[1] During her last decade with the National Gallery of Australia, Newton was responsible for the establishment of a survey collection of Asia-Pacific photography spanning from South Asia to the west coast of the Americas.
Newton left the National Gallery in September 2014 and commenced work as an independent Curatorial Consultant/Researcher across several fields of interest, including photography, arts and the humanities.
Newton has expertise in museum education, internship programs and volunteer management and a strong experience with paper and photographic art conservation practice.
Newton’s most recent initiatives have benefitted from her very extensive contacts and network of national and international experts in public museums, commercial firms as well as private collectors.
The citation read: “For significant service to the visual arts as photography curator, and as an author and researcher, particularly of Southeast Asian photography.” Newton lives in Melbourne, Australia