James Wallace (businessman)
James Hay Wallace (born 23 November 1937) is a New Zealand businessman, arts patron, and convicted sex offender.
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| Born | James Hay Wallace 23 November 1937 Cambridge, New Zealand |
| Known for | Arts patronage, conviction for sexual offending |
Wallace amassed a collection of New Zealand art that he transferred to the James Wallace Art Trust in 1992, and is now displayed at the Pah Homestead in Auckland. Subsequent to his convictions referred to below, a substantial proportion of the art in the James Wallace Arts Trust was in early 2023 resettled on an entirely independent trust, the Arts House Trust. Also in 1992, he established the Wallace Art Awards for New Zealand artists.
In 2021, Wallace was found guilty of indecently assaulting three men, but his identity was suppressed until June 2023.
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