[4] She was a member of the City of Melbourne's Acquisitions Panel for many years and encouraged its purchase of works by First Nations artists as well as assisting with its visual arts programs.
[5] Fraser worked with curator Natalie King to compile Deacon's archive for Walk & don't look blak, an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney in 2004.
In 2007, Sebastian Smee when reviewing the National Indigenous Art Triennial wrote of this piece:...there is one work in it I couldn't get out of my mind...Two plinths support glass boxes.
[13] Cultural warriors, National Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2007 (contributing artist)[12] Making a show of it, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, 2008 (curator)[14] The Australian group show, Photographers Gallery, South Yarra, date unknown (with Brian Windridge, Jilian Gibb and Fiona Hall)[15] Eye in hand, Roar Studios, Fitzroy, date unknown (with Maria Rita Barbagallo, Merilee Bennett, Linda Brassil, Ann Storm, Ruth Thompson and Jenni Viney)[16] Virginia Fraser died in Melbourne on 26 January 2021.
[4] Announcing the news of her death, the National Gallery of Australia wrote: "we remember Virginia as one of the most rigorous and sustained advocates for women’s contributions to the cultural life of this country".