Art Specialists

RODNEY MENZIES
Executive Chairman

Rod is Chairman of Menzies International, a Top 500 Australian Company, and co-founder of Deutscher~Menzies with Chris Deutscher. Rod has lived and worked in the USA where he completed his MBA. He is a keen art collector in his own right with a particular passion for Russell Drysdale, John Brack, Brett Whiteley and International Impressionist and modern paintings.

JOHN KEATS
Senior Executive

John has a Bachelor of Arts (Art History and Curatorship) from the Australian National University and completed a Graduate Diploma in Arts in 1998. He has worked closely with the National Gallery of Australia in the Australian Art, Education and Public Programs departments. John has been with Deutscher~Menzies since 1999, in the role of Registrar and has extensive cataloguing and conservation expertise. He brings to the role of Senior Executive sound market knowledge and professionalism.

TIM ABDALLAH
National Head of Art

Tim Abdallah is a fine art specialist with over 20 years experience working in auction houses, public museums and commercial galleries in Australia, England, Germany and Italy. He is a graduate of Monash University and has studied Fine Art at the University of Melbourne and privately in London. He is a CAE lecturer and has published numerous articles on art and artists. His interests range from Old Masters to Australian and International Contemporary Art.

LITSA VELDEKIS
Head of Art, NSW

Litsa Veldekis has a Masters of Art (Curatorship & Modern Art) from The University of Sydney together with a Bachelor of Arts (Art History & Theory and Performance Studies). She has worked in the auction industry, for The National Gallery of Australia Foundation, coordinated The Paddington Art Prize and managed a commercial art gallery specialising in Australian Modern and Contemporary Art.

CAROLINE JONES
Senior Art Specialist, NSW
Head of Art, Lawson~Menzies

Caroline has a Master of Art Administration from the College of Fine Art, UNSW, together with a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Art History and Anthropology) and has studied overseas. She has worked with various arts organisations including the Museum of Contemporary Art and Sculpture by the Sea and written for art publications. Caroline has been in the auction industry since 2002.

GWENYTH MACNAMARA
Art Specialist, QLD

Gwenyth has a Master of Arts (Curatorship and Modern Art) together with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Sydney. She has worked in a number of leading commercial galleries as well as in the publishing and auction industries. She was also a recipient of the National Gallery of Australia summer scholarship.

MARINA BROMLEY
Art Specialist, NSW

Marina Bromley holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Visual Arts & History) from Monash University. She has extensive experience in the Australian art market having previously worked in the auction industry and for leading commercial galleries in Melbourne, Sydney and London. Marina has worked closely with many of Australia’s leading artists and has also assisted with publishing projects on some of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists.

DR. KEN WACH
Head of Academic Art Department

Dr. Ken Wach has taught at the University of Melbourne for thirty-five years and rose to the level of Associate Professor and Head of the School of Creative Arts. Ken has lectured widely and acted as a consultant to the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Salvador Dali Museum and Heide Museum of Modern Art. He has also published over sixty scholarly works, both nationally and internationally.