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flag Maudie Palmer, a pivotal Australian arts leader, died Dec. 3, 2025, leaving a legacy of First Nations advocacy, sustainability, and public art.

flag Maudie Palmer, a leading figure in Australia’s arts community, died unexpectedly at her Melbourne home on December 3, 2025. flag She was known for her transformative leadership at institutions including Heide Museum of Modern Art, TarraWarra Museum of Art, and Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park. flag Palmer championed First Nations sovereignty, environmental sustainability, and public art through major projects like the Birrarung Project and the proposed Birrarung Cultural Pathway. flag As a trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria and founding Ambassador of CLIMARTE, she influenced arts policy and public engagement across the country. flag Recognized with an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2006, her legacy lives on in the institutions she shaped and her belief in art’s power to drive social and environmental change.

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