Ms Anita Belgiorno-Nettis AM Member, Art Gallery of NSW Trust

Anita Belgiorno-Nettis has been involved in the arts since she moved to Australia in 1988. She was the executive producer of The black balloon (Best Film, 2008 AFI Awards) and producer of The last race.

For over fifteen years, Ms Belgiorno-Nettis played a significant role in the benefaction support of the Biennale of Sydney. She was councillor for the Australian representation at the Venice Biennale in 2015, and the Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation was a major donor for the new Australian Pavilion. Ms Belgiorno-Nettis is a director of both the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and the STC Foundation, and sits on the executive committee of the Advisory Board of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.

Since 2005 she has been involved as a volunteer and supporter of various community organisations, including establishing Step into Work. In 2019 she was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the community, through support and philanthropic contributions to social welfare and arts organisations.