C.V

EDUCATION

2019 – Present

Ph.D. (Art History), University of Melbourne. Research question: What can an examination of sculptural Arte Povera works’ performativity reveal about the notion of artistic ‘poverty’?

2018 Honours (Art History), University of Melbourne. Title: All and Nothing: Povera and Performance in the Durational Works of Giovanni Anselmo and Gilberto Zorio.

2017

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Art History), University of Melbourne

2012 – 2014

Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing), RMIT University

EXPERIENCE

2023

Online Content Coordinator – Centre of Visual Art

The focus of this role was remodeling CoVA’s website. As content coordinator, I used a CMS to re-design and update site content, and digitally archive documentation of key research projects. I also managed the organisation’s social media channels, and produced and distributed a bi-weekly newsletter promoting upcoming events.

2020 – 2023

Sessional Tutor, Art History – University of Melbourne

Over a three year period I developed and taught content for the first year survey subject, The World in 20 Artworks, and for the graduate-level academic skills subject, Research Practices & Principles. This involved researching a broad range of topics and tailoring material for diverse levels of knowledge and academic skillsets. Additionally the teaching material was successfully delivered both online and in-person, requiring careful consideration of how different modes of engagement can be used to the greatest advantage for a variety of student learning needs and capabilities.

2021

Editor – Currents Journal, Special Issue

I had the pleasure of being the guest editor for a special issue of Currents Journal, developed in conjunction with the Archipelagic Encounters Symposium that I co-produced with colleagues from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. In this role I selected original research for publication, oversaw a rigorous peer-review process, edited submissions and organised a launch event for the journal issue.

2018

Writer – RealTime Magazine

As a writer at RealTime, I contributed regular reviews and website content, with a focus on dance, installation works and video art.

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PAPERS

2023

Dissonant Creatures: Birds, Language and Theatricality in Jannis Kounellis’s ‘Poor Art’ practice, Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts, Issue 08, “Birds & Language”.

2022

Attention Futurist Scabs!: The Uneven Politics of the Art Strike, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference. Panel: “A Politics of Obfuscation: Art, Class and the Dematerialisation of Demonstration”.

2021

Reflecting the Renaissance: Authenticity and Mimesis in Giulio Paolini’s Arte Povera works, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference. Panel: “Reciprocal Impact? The Renaissance in Modern and Contemporary Art”.

2021

Action and Reaction: The Politics of Performativity in Italy’s Arte Povera Movement, American Association for Italian Studies Conference. Panel: “Suonare il Piffero della Rivoluzione? Culture and Politics in Italy’s Long ’68”

2020 

Why don’t we try it with the world itself?: The Performative Practice of Gilberto Zorio, American Association for Italian Studies Conference, Tucson, Arizona (postponed due to pandemic). Panel: “Visual Culture in Post-War Italy”.

2019

Duration, Process and Environment in Giuseppe Penone’s Alpi Marittime Works, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Panel: “Encounters, Environments and the Arts”.