Mossgreen Experts

Contemporary Aboriginal Art Specialist

 

Oceanic, Tribal and Early Aboriginal Art Specialist

 

Asian Art Specialist
 
 

Shaun Dennison
+61 410 501 857

  

Bill Evans
+61 417 674 559

  

Ray Tregaskis
+61 418 885 188
         
Shaun Dennison is a passionate art collector, having started collecting Aboriginal art in the mid 1990s. He was Aboriginal Art Specialist at Christie's auction house from 2004 to 2006 where he established its Aboriginal art department with the inaugural sale in 2004. During that time he took exhibitions to New York, Paris and London, as well as Sydney and Melbourne. After Christie’s Shaun set up christie+dennison with Leo Christie and has held a number of exhibitions in Sydney. Shaun has been working with Mossgreen auctions since 2007. His broad knowledge of the Aboriginal art market together with his abundant enthusiasm has gained the respect of Aboriginal art lovers and collectors worldwide.   Bill has specialised in tribal art, antique rugs and asian textiles in Sydney for over thirty five years. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in History from the University of Minnesota and formerly ran the Caspian Gallery in Paddington. Bill has been a frequent speaker to museum and textile groups through the years and has written articles on Oceanic and Aboriginal collections in Australian Museums for the magazine Tribal Art, the international bible of for tribal art enthusiasts. He has also written the chapter on the Solomon Islands in the book "Shields of Melanesia” which is generally considered the definitive work on the subject. Bill is the senior expert for the annual Early Aboriginal and Tribal/Oceanic arts auction held in Sydney each year in August.   Ray Tregaskis began collecting Asian art in Europe in 1975 and opened his first gallery in Sydney in January 1979. Ray and his partner Victoria have travelled extensively throughout Asia and Europe over the past thirty years, holding many exhibitions nationally and internationally with Ray also writing numerous articles on various aspects of Asian antiques. Ray is a long standing member of the AAADA and a Valuer of Asian Art Under the Cultural Gifts Scheme for the Commonwealth Government. He has also valued the Asian collection at the National Gallery of Victoria, the Korean collection at the Auckland Museum, The Chinese Collection at the University of Queensland and the Asian Collection at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
         

Head of Australian Art and VIP Art Client Services

  

Jewellery and Watches Specialist

  

Australian Art & Single Owner Auctions
Paul Sumner
 
Ray Schlager
 
Paul Sumner

Alison Renwick
+61 412 363 431

   Ray Schlager
+61 414 621 606
  Paul Sumner
         

Alison Renwick has had a long career in the art market both in Australia and overseas. She has run her own private art consultancy for the last twelve years working for Governments (local and foreign), professional groups, institutions and private clients. Her company specialised in buying and selling fine art, collection management and advice on dispersal and rationalising of collections. Prior to this she worked at Sotheby’s for nine years in Melbourne, Germany and London where she was involved with such prestigious auctions as the von Thurn und Taxis sale in Regensburg and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor valuation. She was then appointed a specialist in the Vertu, Portrait miniatures and Russian Silver department in London. Renwick was also a founding member of the Art Consulting Association of Australia; a committee member of the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, 2007-2009 and since 2007 is one of the Australian committee members for the OMI artist residency in America. She is a registered valuer with JATVQ

  Ray Schlager has been a presence in the art and jewellery world both Internationally and Nationally for more than half a century. After beginning his career as a dealer, he then worked as a restorer to Kozminsky for many years, becoming a Director in the 1970’s. In the early 1980’s he opened Schlager jewellery shop in the Royal Arcade, Melbourne, specialising in the sale of signed pieces from famous European jewellery houses such as Faberge, Cartier, Chaumet, Van Cleef and Arpel. Schlager has also exhibited in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and is a current member of the AAADA.   Paul Sumner has twenty five years experience working in International and Australian Auction Houses, and was previously Managing Director of Sotheby’s innovative auction house in Hammersmith, London and before that was Managing Director of Sotheby’s Australia.
         


Mossgreen

Paul Sumner - Managing Director

  

Amanda Swanson - Gallery Director

 

 
Paul Sumner
 
Amanda Swanson
 
Amanda Swanson
         

Paul Sumner has twenty five years experience working in International and Australian Auction Houses, and was previously Managing Director of Sotheby’s innovative auction house in Hammersmith, London and before that was Managing Director of Sotheby’s Australia.

 

Amanda Swanson has a Bachelor  of Arts (Fashion Design) and twelve years experience  in fashion, marketing  and the arts industries. She managed her own couture jewellery and accessory design business for five years prior to assisting and managing various commercial art Galleries in London, Sydney and Melbourne.

  


 

Deanna Baxter - Finance Manager

  

Robert Richards - Operations Manager

 

Cathryn King - Front of House Manager
Paul Sumner
 
Paul Sumner
 
         

Deanna has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Adelaide, majoring in International Business and Marketing. She has extensive experience in the arts industry, beginning at Sotheby’s London and later Sotheby’s Melbourne, working in both the finance and marketing departments as Finance Assistant and Advertising and Production Manager. Most recently, she was Gallery Manager for Savill Galleries, Melbourne.

  

Robbie brings to the role of Operations Manager with Mossgreen over twelve years of extensive experience within the Art Auction industry both in Australia and North America. He most recently held the position of Administrative Manager, Assistant Vice President, of Christie’s Interiors Department New York and prior to this role was the National Operations Manager of Christie’s Australia.

  

Cathryn joined the company in February 2010 and has a long history in administration.  Having worked within the antiques industry in London at Mallets of Bourdon House, Cathryn was previously with Abercrombie & Kent Australia as well as working for 8 years with Tiger Mountain Nepal and was permanent staff on Operation Drake.
         

 

David Retallick - Logistics

    

 

 
 
       
         

David joined Mossgreen in 2008 as Senior Single Owner and Decorative Arts Auction Administrator. He has extensive experience working with some of Melbournes most respected and established Art and Antique Dealers, and managed his own business for twelve years prior to this.