Inclusive Museum Conference 2026
The Hybrid Museum: Libraries as Collaborative Knowledge Makers 19th International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Chau Chak Wing Museum; 24 September 2026 Abstract: UNSW Library’s Exhibitions Program bridges academic research and cultural collections to translate complex scholarly work into engaging exhibitions. This model, which we frame as a hybrid museum, defines a new mode of knowledge...
ALIA 2026 Conference Panel
Curating collections, stories and impact: Exhibitions in Australian academic libraries ALIA (Australian National 2026, Sydney, NSW; 14 May 2026 Abstract: Over the past decade, academic libraries in Australia have increasingly invested in exhibition-making teams and infrastructure. These growing exhibition programs represent a national shift in how academic libraries are positioning themselves within their university communities...
ALIA 2026 Conference Presentation
Exhibiting Knowledge: An Experiential Approach to Research Engagement ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association) National 2026, Sydney, NSW; 13 May 2026 Abstract: UNSW Library’s Exhibitions Program bridges academic research and student engagement by collaborating with experts to translate complex scholarly work into engaging exhibitions. This approach not only makes research more accessible and understandable but...
GLAMSLAM 2026 Conference
From Lab to Gallery: Translating STEM Research into Recyclable Exhibition Assets GLAMSLAM 2026, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW; 23 April 2026. Abstract: Integrating sustainable principles into exhibition design requires moving beyond thematic content to physically embodying the circular economy within the production process itself. The Materials Revolution exhibition at UNSW Library achieved this by translating SMaRT Centre research...
THETA 2025 Conference
Sustainable Exhibition Design: Educating Through Eco-Friendly Practices THETA (The Higher Education Technology Agenda) Conference Winds of Change, Perth, WA; 26 May 2025↳ Audience Favourite Presentation Award; Richard D’Avigdor Conference Award 2024. Abstract: UNSW Library’s Exhibitions Program, launched in 2017, collaborates with partners across the university to develop and stage exhibitions that highlight diverse research outcomes and...
M&G NSW IMAGinE Awards 2024
UNSW Library’s engagement program for Care is a relationship was recognised with a Highly Commended Award at Museums & Galleries of NSW IMAGinE Awards 2024. For the 2023 exhibition, Care is a relationship, UNSW Library worked in collaboration with Black Dog Institute and SPHERE to host a series of 3 workshops facilitated by artist-in-residence, Michele Elliot, that explored ideas of...
ArlisANZ 2024 Conference
From Science to Art: Interdisciplinary Exhibitions at UNSW Library ArlisANZ (Arts Libraries Society / Australia and New Zealand) 2024 Conference BEING SEEN, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney; 28 November 2024 Abstract: UNSW Library’s Exhibitions Program establishes the Library as a cultural centre point on campus where students, researchers, and the broader community intersect....
Feeling images and sensing words
Writing outcome from the Firstdraft Writers Program (2022-23).View on the Firstdraft website: https://firstdraft.org.au/writers-program-2024/feeling-images-and-sensing-words. This project experiments with synaesthetic writing to test the potential of language to express the perceptual qualities present in multisensory art encounters.(1) Following the increased reliance on web-based media to present contemporary art during the COVID-19 pandemic, the project responds to the...
Firstdraft Writers Program 2022-23
From 14 December 2022 to 20 January 2023, I undertook a residency at Firstdraft as part of their Writers Program. Project Proposal: This project begins by posing the question, what would sensory closed captioning look like, sound like, or feel like? By responding to the growing theoretical and curatorial interest in sensory art, this project...
A Seat at the Table: Aftertaste Community Day
Exhibition: Aftertaste, 15 April to 12 August 2023Location: Fairfield City Museum & Gallery, Cabrogal/FairfieldPublic Programs: A Seat at the Table: Aftertaste Community DayDate: 15 July 2023, 10-4pmFCMG Programs Officer: San May After Adelaide Hendle: Anzac biscuit mou(u)rning tea with Lindsay Kelley An artist talk and Anzac biscuit tasting with Lindsay Kelley (10:30 am – 11:30 am) Takeaway...
UNSW Library
In 2022, I joined UNSW Library and currently hold the role of Senior Curator, Special Collections and Exhibitions where I collaborate on research-based exhibitions, public art commissions, publications, object-based learning workshops, and interdisciplinary projects. CURATED EXHIBITIONS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & DISPLAYS CATALOGUES & EXHIBITION TEXTS PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS & RECORDED MEDIA PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS MEDIA & CITATIONS...