Betty Churcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Betty Churcher

Australian art gallery director

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date of Death: 31-Mar-2015

Profession: painter, art historian

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Elizabeth Ann Dewar "Betty" Churcher (née Cameron; 11 January 1931 – 31 March 2015) was an Australian arts administrator, best known as director of the National Gallery of Australia from 1990 to 1997.
She was also a painter in her own right earlier in her life.
She won a travelling scholarship to Europe and attended the London Royal College of Art.
She received a Master of Arts from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London in 1977.
After death she was described by one writer as "a seminal figure in the arts sector, a superior curator and administrator as well as a gifted communicator who introduced Australians to the world of art outside the national collections."