Vale Ted Snell

AAANZ pays tribute to Ted Snell  who was a tireless advocate for the arts in Western Australia and his legacy is one that encouraged students, artists and the sector to thrive.

Edgar William (Ted) Snell AM, CitWA (1949 – 2023) was born in Geraldton, Western Australia. He completed an Associateship in Art Teaching in England and undertook his postgraduate study in Birmingham. Returning to Australia Snell  taught at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, now Curtin University where he later became the Dean of Art.  In 2009 Snell was appointed Winthrop Professor and Director of the Cultural Precinct at the University of Western Australia, which he held concurrently alongside his role as Director, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. Snell published several books including monographs on Pippin Drysdale, Howard Taylor and Salvatore Zofrea and his paintings and works from his artistic practice are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of Western Australia and Artbank. Snell has also been a pivotal figure serving on several boards including Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, Chair of the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools, Chair of Artbank, Chair of the Asialink Visual Arts Advisory Committee and as a Board member of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA).

Read the full article and tributes to Ned Snell in Gina Fairley’s ArtsHub Article “Vale Ted Snell – ‘a force for the West’” published 28 September, 2023