Judith Neilson

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Judith Neilson

AM
Occupations
  • Businesswoman
  • Philanthropist
Known for White Rabbit Gallery
Spouse
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(div. 2015)​
Children2

Judith Neilson AM is an Australian businesswoman and philanthropist with a passion for visual arts. Neilson is the co-founder of the White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney. She is a significant shareholder in Platinum Asset Management, a company co-founded by her former husband, Kerr Neilson.

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Philanthropy

Neilson's financial status [1] has supported her philanthropic initiatives, exemplified through the establishment of the A$100 million Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas. [2] Situated in Sydney, the institute fosters collaboration with international journalists and media organisations and encourages independent quality journalism. [2] The institute is overseen by a board of directors, international advisory council and staff to manage the programs and operations. [3] In 2015 Neilson endowed a Chair of Architecture at the University of New South Wales to develop housing solutions for displaced individuals, such as climate refugees or those affected by natural disaster or conflict. [3] In 2017, Neilson initiated the Judith Neilson Chair of Contemporary Art at the University of New South Wales in addition to creating a Scholarship in Contemporary Art at the University of Sydney. [3]

In 2009, Kerr and Neilson opened the White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale, Sydney to display their collection of artworks that they have acquired over the previous decades. [4] The gallery showcases and pays particular tribute to 21st century Chinese modern art, as a reflection of Judith's personal inclination towards Asian art culture. This followed Neilson's first trips to Beijing in the late 1990s, where she was exposed to such art. [5] The White Rabbit Gallery is today one of the most significant collections of Chinese contemporary art.[ citation needed ] Neilson regularly travels to both China and Taiwan to augment the collection that includes more than 2,000 works by almost 700 artists. [5] In 2016 The Art Life list Judith Neilson as one of the 50 most powerful people in Australian art in recognition of her donations, with her former husband, Kerr, to philanthropic art projects since 2007 and the opening of the White Rabbit Gallery. [6] Since 2015, the White Rabbit Gallery has been funded solely by Judith Neilson. [5]

Awards and recognition

Neilson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for significant service to the arts through the museums and galleries sector, and as a benefactor of cultural and educational organisations. [7] She was named one of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence in 2018. [8]

Personal life

Neilson and her former husband, Kerr, divorced in 2015. They have two children. [9]

Net worth

Since 2015, and her divorce from her billionaire husband Kerr Neilson, Judith Neilson has consistently been included on Forbes’ list of Australian billionaires. [10] Neilson was ranked number 2057 on Forbes’ Billionaires 2019 list. In 2020 it was the first year, since 2015, that Neilson was not listed. [1] According to the BRW , in 2015 Neilson debuted on the BRW Rich 200 with a net worth of A$1.55 billion. [10]

Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth
A$  bn 		RankNet worth
US$ bn
2015 [note 1] [10] 1.55 Increase2.svgnot listedn/a
2016 [11] [12] not listedn/a
2017 [13] [14] [15] [16] 1.3426Increase2.svg
2018 [17] 36Increase2.svg1.77 Increase2.svg
2019 [18] [19] 65Decrease2.svg1.35 Decrease2.svg37Decrease2.svg1.02 Increase2.svg
2020 [20] 69Decrease2.svg1.44 Increase2.svg
2021 [21] 71Decrease2.svg1.55 Increase2.svg
Legend
Icon Description
Steady2.svgHas not changed from the previous year
Increase2.svgHas increased from the previous year
Decrease2.svgHas decreased from the previous year
Notes
  • ^[note 1] : Prior to 2015, net worth was reported in the name of Kerr Neilson only. From 2015, net worth was separated with individual listings for Kerr Neilson and for Judith Neilson.

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  5. 1 2 3 "White Rabbit Gallery". Judith Neilson Projects.
  6. ↑ "The Power Trip 2016: The 50 Most Powerful People in Australian Art". The Art Life. 2016.
  7. ↑ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Mrs Judith NEILSON". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2020. For significant service to the arts through the museums and galleries sector, and as a benefactor of cultural and educational organisations.
  8. ↑ Tattersall, Hanna (3 September 2018). "The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence 2018 revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Billionaire Kerr Neilson to hand over $3bn slice of empire to wife after messy divorce". The Sunday Telegraph. Australia. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "Rich 200: Judith Neilson". BRW . May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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  12. ↑ "2016 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Gina Rinehart tops Forbes Australia Rich List with $21.5b". The Sydney Morning Herald . AAP. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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