Mrs Barbara Brinsley, of Dunedin, QSM for services to art curation
Barbara Brinsley is a longstanding member of the Healthcare Otago Charitable Trust’s Art Advisory Committee (AAC) and curates the Dunedin Hospital art collection on a voluntary basis. The art collection was established in 1972 and has grown to comprise more than 2,200 individual works. Mrs Brinsley has initiated fundraising activities for major purchases and repairs. In her role as Aesthetics Coordinator for the Southern District Health Board, she has acquired additional responsibilities. A passionate supporter of prominent Dunedin and New Zealand fashion designers, Mrs Brinsley sponsors the Barbara Brinsley ‘Carpe Diem’ Award at the ID International Emerging Designers Awards.