Jane King, Coucillor:

Jane is the Executive Officer for Museums Australia (Inc) WA, the peak body for Museums, Galleries and Cultural Centres in WA.  Additionally she is a Board Member of the WA Arts Federation and sits on the Advisory Panel for Edith Cowan University’s Certificate in Museum Studies.  She also sits on the assessment panels for Dept of Culture and the Arts’ Arts Development and Community Arts Network’s Catalyst grants.Jane has extensive commercial sector management experience prior to moving into cultural management and holds degrees in Economics, Management and Fine Arts. She has a strong theoretical background in visual culture issues and curatorial practice, and is a practising curator and visual artist.  She is currently undertaking a Research Masters in Cultural Heritage at Curtin

University.

Jane was seconded to the Committee of the History Council in 2009 and was formally elected to the Committee in August 2009.