Anthony Bond is currently Director of Curatorial Services at The Art Gallery of New South Wales where he also heads the Western Art Department. His curatorial specialisation is in 20th century and contemporary International art.

His recent major projects include curating Self Portraits: Renaissance to Contemporary which opened in London National portrait Gallery in October 2005 and in Sydney February 2006, Trace the inaugural Liverpool Biennial in England 1999, Body an exhibition tracing aspects of realism in art from the mid 19th century to today AGNSW 1997, Tony Cragg sculptures at AGNSW 1997, Ken Unsworth Survey 1985-1998 AGNSW 1998, Boundary Rider The 9th Biennale of Sydney 1992/93 and three Australian Perspecta, survey exhibitions of contemporary art at AGNSW, 1985, 1987 which toured Germany after Sydney and Perth and 1989.

He also regularly curates project shows at the gallery. He publishes widely and regularly presents papers at Universities and conferences in Australia and overseas. His lasting contribution has been the international collection at AGNSW that he initiated in 1984 and continues to develop.

His ongoing research is in the function of objects and materials in art as traces that trigger memory and the evolution of thinking about representation this entails. He chairs the AAANZ NSW committee that regularly organizes art historical conferences through the AGNSW. He sits on a number of Governing bodies including the Biennale of Sydney and the Council of the Power Foundation at Sydney University and is Treasurer of AICA Australia (International association of art critics).