Brian Carew-Hopkins
Founder, artist, technologist
I am the founder of VooGlue and the Decentralised Art Gallery (DAG). DAG is an art-tech platform that connects artists with local display venues, including non-gallery venues, and provides infrastructure for authenticity, provenance, and verified information around physical artworks. The platform is designed to support large numbers of artists who operate outside the traditional gallery system.
The business is under operational management. My role is focused on product direction, defensible innovation, partnerships, and strategic options.
Background
Over more than 30 years, I have built and led technology-driven ventures, held senior roles in public-sector market development, and worked with business owners on growth and transaction readiness.
My background includes:
- founding and scaling a technology-led aviation education business in Singapore in the 1990s
- senior public-sector leadership roles involving international market development and export capability
- business transactions and M&A-related work supporting owners and founders
- founding DAG and VooGlue in 2016 and building the platform through to an operating business
I have been involved in inventing and developing technologies across multiple periods of my career, with protections including designs, trademarks, and patents. Details and references are provided on the Profile page.
Public service and ethics
I place a high value on public service, ethics, and fairness. That perspective comes from both formal public-sector roles and from stepping forward in public life when I believed it mattered.
In my current work, those values show up in practical ways: building systems that support creator rights, enable fair participation, widen access to markets, and reduce dependence on legacy intermediaries. Good system design can produce commercial outcomes while also delivering broader social benefits.
For full career details, see my LinkedIn profile.
Art practice
Alongside business, I maintain an active oil painting practice. My work is informed by Western Australian landscapes and by an approach I describe as revelationism, where meaning emerges over time and context.
My art practice and my technology work run in parallel. In some cases, the VooGlue app forms part of the artwork experience itself.
My art can be viewed at Brian Carew-Hopkins gallery on VooGlue.com.
Writing & personal chapters
I am based in Western Australia and I am a family man. I value long-term thinking, responsibility, and follow-through — in business, in art, and in community life. This site also includes writing on personal experience and public life (See Writing.)
Contact
The best way to reach me is LinkedIn message. For enquiries by email: admin@carew-hopkins.com