Curriculum Vitae.

  • First Nations Creative Producer - Marri Madung Butbut, Sydney WorldPride

  • Delivery Producer - Australian Performing Arts Market

  • Special Projects Producer - Darwin Festival 2019

  • Creative Producer - Next Wave Festival 2018

  • Curator, Ritual 2018

  • Producer - Article 14.1 by Phuong Ngo (Premiere Season)

Institutional Practice

2024 - Current Theatre Network Australia, Co - CEO

  • Leading in partnership with Joshua Lowe the peak body for independent performing arts practitioners and organisations in Australia.

2023 - Melbourne Fringe, Producer (Special Projects)

  • Overseeing the development and delivery of a suite of exciting Signature Events for festival 2023, mentoring emerging producers and guiding the delivery of the Deadly Fringe program. 

2022 to 2023 - Sydney WorldPride, First Nations Creative Producer

  • In association with the First Nations Creative Director, led the curation and delivery of Marri Madung Butbut (Many Brave Hearts) a six day First Nations LGBTQIA+ takeover of of Carriageworks in Eveleigh. 

2020 to 2021 - Australian Performing Arts Market, Delivery Producer

  • Collaborated on the deliveries of the Melbourne, Adelaide and Darwin editions of APAM. Designed a culturally safe induction process for Australian and global First Nations delegates, hosted panel discussions and facilitated the delivery of cultural business.

2019 - Darwin Festival, Special Projects Producer

  • Delivered several key projects including the VR 360 Exhibition Shifting Realities, Community outreach and consultation for 40th anniversary retrospective Parade Days, and delivering keynote concert Drumming Up The Storm, a performance by Papua New Guinean community using traditional log drums.

2016 to 2019 - Next Wave, Creative Producer

  • In association with the Director, led the curation and delivery of the most diverse Next Wave Festival in the event’s 34 year history. Keynote project Ritual curated by Erica McCalman earned a green Room Association Award for Innovation in Curation and Programming. 

2015 to 2016 - British Council (SYD), Programme Manager, ACCELERATE

2014 to 2015 - Legs on the Wall (SYD), Associate Producer

2013 to 2014 - Next Wave (MEL), Associate Producer

2012 - Performing Lines (SYD), Associate Producer

2011 to 2012 - Sydney Festival, Programming Associate

2010 to 2011 - Performance Space (SYD) Project Manager

2009 - Sydney Opera House, Production Associate

Independent Practice

Artist and sector development: Bespoke design and delivery of artist development programs for organisational clients including Darwin Festival, City of Darwin, City of Adelaide, City of Melbourne, Melbourne Fringe, YIRRAMBOI and Darwin Fringe.

Art Oracle: One on one mentoring, ad hoc producing, coaching, strategic development and grant writing accessible for independent artists and small to-medium organisations.

Facilitation, curation and guest lecturing: for clients including Victorian College of the Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Darwin Festival and The Festivals Academy (Belgium).

SELECT PROJECTS:

2020 to 2023- GUTS Dance // Central Australia, Producing, strategic and grant writing support.

2020 to 2022 - Hyphenated Biennial, Curation team and artist mentor.

2021 - Transmitter Darwin x Dehli, Creative Facilitator for Darwin Festival and Australia Council for the Arts

2021 - Birrpai by Ngioka Bunda-Heath, Producer and Artist Mentor premiere season YIRRAMBOI 2021.

2021 - Soul of Possum by Brodie Murray, Producer and Artist Mentor premiere season for YIRRAMBOI 2021.

2020 - CREATION by Deborah Kelly, Oracle.

2018 to 2022 - Adhocracy at Vitalstatistix, Emcee, Host and Artist Mentor

2017 to 2019 - Deadly Fringe at Melbourne Fringe, Artist Mentor for several projects including Bighouse Dreaming by Declan Furber-Gillick

Awards

2019 - Green Room Award for Innovation in Curation and Programming

2017 - George Fairfax Memorial Award for Excellence

Education

2008 - University of Melbourne, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)

Professional Development

2024 – Small Giants Academy, Mastery of Business and Empathy (Scholarship)

2024 – Groupwork Centre, Facilitation Training Short Course

2023 – Asian Producer’s Platform Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand

2019 – The Festivals Academy Valetta (Malta)

2019 – New York In January Australian Delegation

2018 – Asian Producer’s Platform Yogyakarta and Jakarta Indonesia

2015 - Marguuk Leadership Programme British Council and City of Melbourne

Boards and Committees

2023 La Mama Inc – Member, Committee of Management

2022 – 2023  Theatre Network Australia – Chair

2022 – 2024   Arts Wellbeing Collective - Lived Experience Advisory Group

2020 – 2021   City of Darwin - Arts and Cultural Development Advisory

2020 – 2021   Australian Arts Amidst COVID-19 – Steering Group

2017 – 2022   Theatre Network Australia – Non-Executive Director

2018 – 2021   ILBIJERRI Theatre Company – Non-Executive Director