Jorgensen, Sigmund

Sigmund Jorgensen AO is the son of Justus Jorgensen, the founder of the Eltham artist's colony Monsalvat. Mr Jorgensen was chief executive and artistic director of Monsalvat from 1969 to 2005 during which time he made the arts centre a haven for local and international artists. He helped found the Monsalvat Melbourne Jazz Festival, was a judge at the Melbourne Asian Food Festival, was mayor of the Nillumbik Shire and worked as a food critic for the Melbourne Times. He also ran the award winning restaurant Clichy in Collingwood.;