Experience

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  Creative Australia

  • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  • State Manager Development and Partnerships (SA/NT)

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  The Australian Ceramics Association

  • Board Member

    • May 2023 - Present
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  Art Monthly Australasia

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Board Member

    • 2015 - Present
    • Canberra, Australia

    Central Australian representative particularly focused on supporting the inclusion and development of remote Indigenous writers in the publication. Also a member of the Philanthropy sub-committee.

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  Self-employed

  • Alice Springs

  • Freelance arts writer, art centre consultant and grant writer

    • 2018 - Jan 2024
    • Alice Springs

    Recent projects with Anindilyakwa Arts, NPY Women's Council - Uti Kulintjaku Project, Mornington Island Arts, Tangentyere Artists, Desart, Iltja Ntjarra Art Centre and ACE Open.Recent articles and essays published in Art Monthly and Tarnanthi: Festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres St...

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  NT Writers' Centre

  • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

  • Development Manager

    • Feb 2023 - Aug 2023
    • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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  Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre

  • Staff Mentor

    • Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
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  Indigenous Art Code

  • Manager of Operations / Project Manager

    • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
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  Nyinkka Nyunyu Art & Culture Centre

  • Tennant Creek, Northern Territory

  • Interim Manager

    • Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
    • Tennant Creek, Northern Territory

    Supporting the Centre to work towards re-opening in April 2019, including undertaking operational and system upgrades and reviews. Also supporting the establishment of a Steering Committee of Traditional Owners of the Nyinkka site and facilitating Arts Trail funding negotiations. Management of bu...

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  Ernabella Arts Inc

  • Pukatja, South Australia

  • Manager

    • 2015 - Jul 2018
    • Pukatja, South Australia

    Facilitating excellence in art-making across both the painting and ceramic studios, supporting over 150 artists. Management of all aspects of business operations including strategic development, funding and reporting obligations, artistic projects and management of staff (both Anangu and Piranpa)...

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  Papunya Tula Artists

  • Field Officer

    • 2012 - 2014

    Working in a team to facilitate artist production at the two art centre studios of Papunya Tula Artists in the communities of Kintore (NT) and Kiwirrkura (WA).

  • Interim Gallery Sales Manager

    • Apr 2013 - Aug 2013

    Management and coordination of gallery sales and enquiries as well as installation and presentation of works in the Alice Springs art centre-owned gallery.

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  University of Sydney

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Museums Collections Officer (maternity leave cover), University of Sydney Museums

    • 2012 - 2012

    Project management and administration of all works on public display in buildings and offices across all campuses of the University, including curatorial research and installation of works.

  • Curatorial Assistant, University of Sydney Art Collection

    • 2010 - 2012

    Curatorial research and writing, management of teams of volunteers as well as exhibition, publication and public program coordination, gallery administration, policy and collection reviews, grant writing and contributions to publications and exhibitions.

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  Barker College

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Junior Curator

    • 2010 - 2011
    • Sydney, Australia

    Judiciously establishing the school’s art collection of emerging contemporary Australian art (painting, photography and works on paper) within a set project budget. Including research, studio and gallery visits, acquisition proposal writing and installation of works.

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  University of Sydney Union Art Collection

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Art Collections Officer

    • 2009 - 2009
    • Sydney, Australia

    Research and administration of the University of Sydney Union’s collection of over 700 works of post-war Australian art - predominately paintings, sculpture and works on paper.