People

Callum Morton is an artist, Professor of Fine Art at MADA (Monash Art Design and Architecture) Melbourne and Director of Monash Art Projects. He has been exhibiting nationally and internationally since 1987, including solo shows at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (1999), the MCA in Sydney (2003), The Indian Triennale in New Delhi (2004) and ACCA in Melbourne (2005). Morton represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2007 with his work Valhalla. His public projects include Hotel (2008) on the Eastlink freeway in Melbourne, the permanent pavilion Grotto (2009) for the Fundament Foundation in Tilburg, the Netherlands, Silverscreen (2011) for the new location of MUMA in Melbourne in 2010 and Monument Park in Melbourne’s Docklands (2014). In 2011 Morton’s work was the subject of a retrospective at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne and in 2014 he participated in the 19^th Sydney Biennale, Imagine What You Desire. In 2017 he completed the outdoor work Sisyphus in Silkeborg, Denmark for the European Capital of Culture and in 2019 was included in the show Down Under at PAC in Milan. He has designed for theatre a number of occasions including for productions of Other Desert Cities (2013) and Endgame (2015) for the MTC, Ranter’s Theatre production of Come Away with Me to the End of the World (2017) and the set for Chunky Move’s major production ‘Yung Lung.’ (2021). He is currently completing multiple public commissions internationally and nationally.

Su Baker is an artist, a highly respected arts leader and cultural advocate. Long versed in the arts sector as a mentor, lecturer and for many years Head of the School of Art at the Victorian College of the Arts. Her current roles are Pro Vice Chancellor Community and Cultural Partnerships at the University of Melbourne; and Director of the Centre of Visual Arts at the VCA, which she instigated as an initiative to bring connectivity across various departments of the University of Melbourne. In addition to these roles, she is Trustee of the NGV and Chair of the Australian Tapestry Workshop.

Kim Brockett has been involved in the arts for over 15 years as a fundraiser, curator, writer and supporter. She is currently Development Manager, Melbourne Law School and the Faculty of Business and Economics, at the University of Melbourne. Prior to that, Kim has held fundraising positions at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and Malthouse Theatre. She is also on the Board of un Projects, an independent platform for art writing and was previously Deputy Chair at artist-run organisation Bus Projects between 2011 and 2019. Kim holds a Master of Art Curatorship and a Bachelor of Arts (Art History & Cinema Studies) from the University of Melbourne.

Yhonnie Scarce belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples, South Australia. Yhonnie’s interdiscip linary practice explores the political nature and aesthetic qualities of glass and photography. Her work often references the on-going effects of colonisation on Aboriginal people. Exhibitions in 2022 include The Near Breeder, IKON Gallery Birmingham, Shadow Creeper, exhibited at Palais de Tokyo and acquired by the Foundation Opale (Lens, Switzerland), Aichi Triennale (Japan),  Remember Royalty (2018) in ‘A Year In Art: Australia 1992’ at the Tate, London, Missile Park (2021), Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (2021), Institute of Modern Art (2021) and Gropius Bau, Berlin (2022). Recent exhibitions include Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, 2021, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Sante Fe, USA, 2021, 2020 Adelaide Biennial, South Australia, Paris Photo, Paris, France, Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy, Museum of London, Ontario, Canada. Previous international shows include the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India, 2018, 55th Venice Biennale collateral exhibition Personal Structures 2013, Venice, Galway Art Centre, Ireland 2016, Harvard Art Museum, Massachusetts 2016, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum, Virginia, USA 2012.

Sophie Brown is a Senior Associate at Lander & Rogers. Sophie advises commercial and non-profit clients in her workplace relations practice, alongside a pro bono practice with a focus on First Nations justice. As an experienced non-profit Board member and longstanding supporter of contemporary art in Naarm/Melbourne, Sophie brings an understanding of the challenges faced by contemporary artists and art organisations to her governance experience.

Rekkaa Moorthy is a finance professional with a passionate interest in contemporary art. She is a Director in EY’s Assurance practice and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia & NZ. Rekkaa has over a decade’s experience in accounting across Australia and the UK. She was previously the Treasurer at NETS Victoria, a not for profit arts organisation focused on touring contemporary art. Rekkaa holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.

Nathan Beard is a multidisciplinary artist who draws from his Australian-Thai heritage to unpack the porous nature of culture and memory. In exploring associations of ‘Thainess’ through archives, family history and popular media, Beard’s work reveals the slippery range of influences which shape identity.

Recent exhibition highlights include A Moment in Extended Crisis, UTS Gallery (2024) and A Puzzlement, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (2023) and Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (2022). He is currently participating in the Gertrude Studio Program (2023-25). He is represented by sweet pea, Boorloo/Perth, and FUTURES, Naarm/Melbourne.