Simon Chan AM
Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation Board Director
Term: 3 February 2021 – 2 February 2027
Simon Chan is the Director of Art Atrium, an art gallery exhibiting contemporary Australian, Asian and Aboriginal art. He is a retired architect and is involved in various arts and community organisations including being Chair of VisAsia Committee at Art Gallery of NSW, Director on the Board of Sydney Festival, Chair of Multicultural NSW Advisory Board, Council Member of Australian Multicultural Council, Director and former Chair of Aboriginal Benefits Foundation, NSW Government Geographical Names Board Member, President of Chinese Australian Forum, Advisory Management Committee member of IAC at Western Sydney University, NSW Government Chinese Garden of Friendship Advisory Committee Member, Woollahra Council Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Member, Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios Management Committee Member, and recipient in 2013 of the inaugural NSW Premier’s Multicultural Award for Arts and Culture. Simon Chan was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2023 for significant service to multiculturalism, to the Indigenous community and to the arts.