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Directors

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.

 
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Kym Elphinstone
Kym Elphinstone

Kym Elphinstone is an arts advisor, advocate and the founder of Articulate, Australia's leading cultural agency, and its sister content agency, The Golden Mean.

James Little
James Little

James Little is an artist and arts professional who has exhibited around Australia. He was the co-founder of Nicholas Projects, a curated gallery space in Melbourne.

Monica Rani Rudhar
Monica Rani Rudhar

Monica Rani Rudhar is an artist whose work spans video, performance and sculpture and speaks to longing and loss as she navigates the cultural disconnection that stems from the complexities of her multiracial ethnicity.

Current, NewFirstdraft2023–24 Co-Director