Senior Management
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Cameron Menzies
Chairman & Head of Private SalesMelbourne Office
cmenzies@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 466 636 142Cameron Menzies has held corporate positions within the wider Menzies organisation since 1997, most recently serving as Managing Director and Auctioneer at MAB from 2015-2019. He returns to the role of Chairman and Head of Private Sales having operated the independent consulting and brokerage firm, Five Fifty Art Advisory from 2019-2022.
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John Keats
Chief Executive OfficerMelbourne Office
jkeats@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 3 9832 8700
+61 (0) 403 159 785John Keats is well known to the Australian Art Auction Industry. After completing post graduate studies in Art History and Curatorship at the Australian National University, John joined Deutscher~Menzies in early 1999 as Registrar, eventually attaining the position of National Operations Manager. In 2011 John became Senior Executive Officer at Sotheby's Australia, where he headed their media, marketing and design departments, along with operations of their national auctions. Recently John has been working independently on the catalogue raisonnés of the Australian artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme. John has returned to Menzies as their Chief Operating Officer in 2022 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2024.
Art Specialists
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Catherine Baxendale
Senior Art SpecialistSydney Office
cbaxendale@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 2 8344 5404
+61 (0) 423 067 180Catherine Baxendale has over a decade's experience in the art world with expertise in fine art appraisals and formal valuations, collection management, art-historical research and catalogue design. Catherine has previously worked with public collections and commercial galleries in Canberra and Sydney, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Trust's S.H. Ervin Gallery and Eva Breuer Art Dealer. She is a former member of the Advisory Committee for the Art Gallery of New South Wales Young Members program. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Philosophy with the University Medal in Art History from the Australian National University, and a Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne.
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Asta Cameron
Art SpecialistMelbourne Office
acameron@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 3 9832 8700
+61 (0) 400 914 088Asta Cameron has widespread experience in the art world, having worked with a number of prestigious public and commercial institutions, including the Centre for Contemporary Photography, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Gippsland Art Gallery, and Metro Gallery. She has particular expertise in art sales and appraisals, gallery and collection management, and art historical research and writing. Asta and holds a Masters of Art Curatorship and a Bachelor of Arts with a with a double major in Art History and Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne. She is currently serving on the 2024 Lorne Sculpture Biennale Artistic Advisory Panel.
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Clementine Retallack
Art SpecialistSydney Office
cretallack@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 2 8344 5404
+61 (0) 478 493 026Clementine has an extensive understanding of the Australian art market, including collection management, market & insurance valuations, appraisals, art writing, condition reporting, gallery curation and management. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, with a double major in Art History and Screen and Cultural Studies. Her professional development includes placements at Christie’s in London within the Estates, Valuations, and Appraisals department as well as training through the John Hall Venice Course in Italy and has previously worked at private galleries in Melbourne.
ADMINISTRATION & CLIENT SERVICES
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Katarina Semenjuk
Head of Administration, Registry & Post-Sale ServicesMelbourne Office
ksemenjuk@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 3 9832 8700Katarina holds a Bachelor of Art History with Honours from the University of Toronto and a Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining Menzies in 2021, Katarina worked as the Art Administrator at Sotheby's (Canada) and Communications & Marketing Manager at Leonard Joel. She also undertook several internships, including with the Melbourne Affordable Art Fair.
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Fraser Harvey
National Operations ManagerMelbourne Office
fharvey@menziesartbrands.com
+61 (0) 3 9832 8700
+61 (0) 400 669 504Fraser has over seven years' experience in the auction industry. Prior to working at Menzies, Fraser worked at Sotheby's Australia as Front of House and Gallery Manager between 2017 and 2020, and has been contracted to a number of other galleries and private clients as an installation specialist.