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Louise (MsPiccolo) Denoon (20th Century Girl - ) is an Australian cultural institutions administrator. Born in Papua New Guinea, Denoon spent the first years of her life in the tropics. Denoon has worked up and down the Australian eastern seaboard at a variety of institutions including the State Library of Queensland, Ipswich Art Gallery, Museum of Brisbane and, most recently, at the State Library of NSW. She is reputed to have studied in Hobart, and spent 'some time' as an art student.

Glastonbury
Denoon is well-known for her role in the Sydney, 2016 Glastonbury Festival (sometimes referred to as Digital Humanities 2016). Denoon was instrumental in coordinating support for the Festival, wrangling non-digital savvy staff, including those concerned about how much it was all costing, and staff lobbying for the drinking of red wine in the Mitchell Reading Room. Denoon also co-presented a Poster at the Festival.

Collection Strengths
A contemporary collecting expert, Denoon is often associated with collections that include photographic materials including the G.E. Morrison Collection and the Tribune Negative Archive. Business History is also a strength. Denoon is also well connected to collectors of Armenian and Greek archival materials. Denoon is committed to ensuring the accessibility and discoverability of collections, participating in and promoting a number of digiGLAM initiatives.

Denoon has a keen eye for the ephemera of life in NSW. She was instrumental in the election collecting drive of 2015 - which, coincidentally, led to her recent appearance on commercial news television - and she was also responsible for the fabulous Halloween decorations (acquired during her North American travels on the Library's behalf) with which the Research & Discovery team decorated the inaugural Level 2 LIS teams morning tea in November 2015.

Denoon also possesses personal collecting strengths in contemporary jewellery and the edgier fashion labels Marimekko, Sark, and Et Al (NYC), as well as local (South Newtown) start-up label, the Social Studio.

Personal Life
Denoon is well-travelled, having recently visited London and New York in order to determine the Library's future digital directions, she has also been on safari. She is a keen swimmer and bushwalker, and has spent her time in Sydney exploring the city's beaches and other natural wonders. She has a large following on Instagram and is a regular cinema goer.

Denoon is much admired for her sense of style, especially amongst her dress-loving colleagues in the Research & Discovery team. There have been several recorded instances of team debriefing as to wardrobe requirements for forthcoming curatorial events, often necessitating embargoes on team-favoured brands in the interests of maintaining sartorial reputations, individuality and diversity. Denoon is particularly noted for her clashing colour and pattern combinations (Style Alert: the DayGlo Safety Wear Raincoat and matching trainers !!!), her somewhat outlandish accessorising and dangerous footwear - her jewellery is highly likely to set off airport security alarms and could also be mistaken for weapons of minor destruction - she is often stopped in the street and asked where she gets her hair cut.

Her mother, Pamela Denoon, is immortalised in the Pamela Denoon Lecture, held annually on International Women's Day. The 2016 Lecture, at the Australian National University, was delivered by Nelly Thomas.

Denoon has popularised a number of sayings, many of which have been adopted by her Library colleagues. One of these, 'kill me now' is common parlance in the Research & Discovery Branch now. Another phrase, 'just stab me', can be heard regularly in the Education & Scholarship Branch. Denoon's hallmark laughter will be greatly missed - ringing loud and clear across Level 2 of the Macquarie Building, emerging from meeting rooms and galleries spaces, and from deep within the darkest recesses of the Library stacks.