Olivia Welch

Board Member

Olivia Welch (she/her) is based on Gadigal Country. She is Exhibitions Manager at Museums & Galleries of NSW, developing touring exhibitions and associated sector development. Olivia graduated with both a Bachelor of Art History and Theory (Honours) and a Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership from UNSW, Sydney. Olivia worked in exhibitions at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015–18, and MAY SPACE, Sydney, 2009–18. Recent professional developments include mentorships with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, 2020–22; Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 2021; and This Is Who We Are, a UK-Australian program for creative women of colour in 2022. Recently, Olivia co-curated, with Rachel Arndt, Slow Churn, 2022, at The Condensery – Somerset Regional Art Gallery in Queensland.