Kate Bounas

Director of Gallery Operations

Kate has been involved with the RQAS and Petrie Terrace Gallery since 2018 when she was playing piano music at opening events. In 2019 she started working part time in the gallery, and she moved into the full time role of Director of Gallery Operations in March 2025. Kate’s background is as an Operations Manager and Business Analyst in the travel industry. While she does not have an artistic background, she loves hanging an exhibition and being surrounded by and inspired by the exhibiting artists.

 

 

Lou-Anne Herde

Gallery Coordinator

Lou-Anne began as the Gallery Assistant with the RQAS on the April, 2022. In April of 2023, she was then promoted to Gallery Coordinator. Prior to working with the RQAS she completed a Bachelor of Arts, with a Double Major in Art History and Japanese in 2016. in 2017 she completed her Honours in Art History, receiving First Class Honours and the Donald Tugby Prize for Art History. Lou-Anne has always had a love for the arts and have been creative since she was young. She has spent time volunteering and completing internships at other galleries including Redlands Gallery, Red Hill Gallery and the IMA. Her current interests are in watercolour painting, cooking and anything creative.

Karen Dyer

Gallery Assistant