Steven Alderton is a curator and art advisor with 30 years experience acquiring art, curating exhibitions and building collections. He brings institutional expertise from roles as Director and CEO of the National Art School, Deputy Director of the Australian Museum, and director of Mosman Art Gallery, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Lismore Regional Gallery, and Redland Art Gallery. He now provides these sophisticated services for private collectors and families across the Asia-Pacific, placing work into significant public and private collections. He has curated more than 300 exhibitions, written collection policies for major institutions and toured exhibitions across North America, including to the Royal Ontario Museum. At the Australian Museum he held responsibility for the world’s largest Pacific cultural collection and worked on Alexander the Great: 2000 Years of Treasures, the largest collection from the State Hermitage Museum to tour Australia. Steven is Head of Art and Philanthropy at Hurun Australasia, and was a member of the Asia-Europe Museum Network from 2014 to 2017. He is International Program Director of the APY Art Centre Collective, and is curating an exhibition of Australian painting in Shanghai, 2027.

Steven Alderton works at the intersection of art, collecting and contemporary culture. He is at the forefront of locating new work from Aboriginal art centres and premium international art that rarely reaches the market. Steven works closely with artists, art centres, collectors, institutions and foundations across the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States, sourcing and selling Australian First Nations and international art, placing it into significant public and private collections.