Janice Baker - Curator
Janice Baker is a curator and writer concerned with the visual culture of climate change and its impacts. Her work focuses on facilitating creative research projects and programs that support and expand ecological art history. She has curated many art exhibitions, most recently Seven Forms (Collie '22). Janice has significant research in museum studies and is the author of numerous exhibition catalogues and academic publications. She has a PhD in museum and cultural studies from Curtin University. Janice’s recent book is ‘Museums, Art and Inclusion in A Climate Emergency’ (Routledge 2023).
Susanna Castleden
An accomplished artist, lecturer, writer, and HDR supervisor, Susanna is an active member ofthe Australian arts community and is Director of the John Curtin Galleryat Curtin University. Widely recognised for her dedication to developing and supporting others through various academic and community roles, Susanna brings extensive experience as both an academic and creative researcher. Her award-winning artwork is held in numerous public collections, and she maintains a strong track record of engagement across the creative industries and tertiary education sector. Susanna is Professor of Art at Curtin, a member of the Print Council of Australia and served as a Director on the Board of PICA for over five years
Monika Lukowska-Appel
Monika Lukowska-Appel is a printmaking artist, educator, and academic at Curtin University, where she lectures in Design and coordinates the Master of Design program. She obtained her MA from the E. Geppert Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Wroclaw, Poland in 2011, MFA from San Francisco Art Institute, USA in 2014 and PhD from Curtin University, Perth in 2018. Her creative practice explores the use of digital technologies alongside traditional print media, examining the implications of new technologies for the creative process. She engages with themes of materiality of place, ecology, and human experience through experimental and site-responsive approaches to printmaking. Lukowska-Appel’s work has been exhibited internationally and supported by numerous grants and awards. She is a co-founder of the TRANSMEDIAL project investigating the impact of new technologies on printmaking and actively contributes to the printmaking community.
Melanie McKee
Melanie McKee is a Perth-based artist and academic whose interdisciplinary practice explores themes of memory and place. She holds a PhD from Curtin University (2017) and has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including group exhibitions at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China, and Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery in Perth, as well as a solo exhibition at Turner Galleries in Perth. Melanie has been awarded competitive funding to support her research and creative practice. She currently serves on the board of the Perth Centre for Photography. Born in Zimbabwe, Melanie has lived in Perth since 2001.
Alana McVeigh
Artist Alana McVeigh is represented by Stala Contemporary in West Perth where she has held eight solo exhibitions. She has also participated in group exhibitions in Brisbane and Sydney along with international exhibitions in Finland, China and Denmark. Alana has presented workshops and papers at national and international conferences including Wedge 2026, Scan Ceram 2013, Tolne, Denmark, Australian Ceramics Triennale, University of Sydney 2009 and the Verge National Ceramic Conference 2006, Brisbane. Alana’s work is held in private collections in America, Canada, Germany, Japan and public collections including the Zhou Guo-Zhen Ceramic Art Museum, Anren, China and Sanbao China Cultural Exchange Museum, Jingdezhen, China. Alana completed her PhD at Curtin University in 2020 where she continues to work as a sessional academic.
Layli Raksha
Layli Rakhsha is an artist and academic in Perth,Western Australia. She was born in Iran and immigrated to Australia in 1999. Rakhsha completed her PhD at Curtin University, Western Australia in 2019. She reflects the social and cultural relationship between personal experiences, feelings and attachment to a particular place in most of her projects. Rakhsha has had several solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. She was a finalist for the Alice Art Prize and Collie Art Prize. Rakhsha has been an artist in residence at different institutions and art centres such as Vancouver Art Centre, Fremantle Art Centre (FAC), Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Edith Cowan University and Perth Centre for Photography (PCP). Rakhsha is a member of ECU Alumni and currently a lecturer at Curtin College and a sessional academic at Curtin University.
Sarah Robinson
Sarah Robinson is a contemporary printmaker/curator and project manager based in Perth. She is currently a sessional academic at ECU / NMTAFE. Her work explores hybrid ways of working and embraces the generative possibilities that emerge where technology meets creativity. Sarah’s joint project, TRANSMEDIAL investigates the impact of Generative AI on printmaking. She holds a PhD from Edith Cowan University (2017) and an MA from Royal College of Art (London). Sarah founded the NeoEvolution Print Space in 2019 and exhibits and curates internationally. Recent international projects include: Carbon Synthesis: Spatial Dissonance (2026) and Canopies and Cathedrals (2025) (UK). In 2024 she exhibited in Human-in The Loop, AI in Print, Australian Print Now, and The AI Machine. Sarah has works in collections in China, UK, WA, The Women in Print Archive, UCLAN, UK, and private collections.
Sue Starcken
A key aspect of Sue Starcken’s artwork focuses on the intaglio process of etching, with monoprints, painting and drawing contributing significant elements using both paper and linen as substrates. Sue holds a Masters degree in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, (UWA), and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, (ECU, WAAPA and SOCA) and is now working on her PhD candidacy. Recently retired from the ECU where she worked long term as the ECU Art Curator; Unit Coordinator; Lecturer and Tutor. She has exhibited work in numerous group shows at varying venues as well as solo exhibitions at the Turner and Lost Eden Galleries. She is a former board member and representative for Artsource and the Mundaring Arts Centre, with experience in gallery and event management, exhibition development, and community arts planning and delivery.
Janice Baker is a curator and writer concerned with the visual culture of climate change and its impacts. Her work focuses on facilitating creative research projects and programs that support and expand ecological art history. She has curated many art exhibitions, most recently Seven Forms (Collie '22). Janice has significant research in museum studies and is the author of numerous exhibition catalogues and academic publications. She has a PhD in museum and cultural studies from Curtin University. Janice’s recent book is ‘Museums, Art and Inclusion in A Climate Emergency’ (Routledge 2023).
Susanna Castleden
An accomplished artist, lecturer, writer, and HDR supervisor, Susanna is an active member ofthe Australian arts community and is Director of the John Curtin Galleryat Curtin University. Widely recognised for her dedication to developing and supporting others through various academic and community roles, Susanna brings extensive experience as both an academic and creative researcher. Her award-winning artwork is held in numerous public collections, and she maintains a strong track record of engagement across the creative industries and tertiary education sector. Susanna is Professor of Art at Curtin, a member of the Print Council of Australia and served as a Director on the Board of PICA for over five years
Monika Lukowska-Appel
Monika Lukowska-Appel is a printmaking artist, educator, and academic at Curtin University, where she lectures in Design and coordinates the Master of Design program. She obtained her MA from the E. Geppert Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Wroclaw, Poland in 2011, MFA from San Francisco Art Institute, USA in 2014 and PhD from Curtin University, Perth in 2018. Her creative practice explores the use of digital technologies alongside traditional print media, examining the implications of new technologies for the creative process. She engages with themes of materiality of place, ecology, and human experience through experimental and site-responsive approaches to printmaking. Lukowska-Appel’s work has been exhibited internationally and supported by numerous grants and awards. She is a co-founder of the TRANSMEDIAL project investigating the impact of new technologies on printmaking and actively contributes to the printmaking community.
Melanie McKee
Melanie McKee is a Perth-based artist and academic whose interdisciplinary practice explores themes of memory and place. She holds a PhD from Curtin University (2017) and has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including group exhibitions at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China, and Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery in Perth, as well as a solo exhibition at Turner Galleries in Perth. Melanie has been awarded competitive funding to support her research and creative practice. She currently serves on the board of the Perth Centre for Photography. Born in Zimbabwe, Melanie has lived in Perth since 2001.
Alana McVeigh
Artist Alana McVeigh is represented by Stala Contemporary in West Perth where she has held eight solo exhibitions. She has also participated in group exhibitions in Brisbane and Sydney along with international exhibitions in Finland, China and Denmark. Alana has presented workshops and papers at national and international conferences including Wedge 2026, Scan Ceram 2013, Tolne, Denmark, Australian Ceramics Triennale, University of Sydney 2009 and the Verge National Ceramic Conference 2006, Brisbane. Alana’s work is held in private collections in America, Canada, Germany, Japan and public collections including the Zhou Guo-Zhen Ceramic Art Museum, Anren, China and Sanbao China Cultural Exchange Museum, Jingdezhen, China. Alana completed her PhD at Curtin University in 2020 where she continues to work as a sessional academic.
Layli Raksha
Layli Rakhsha is an artist and academic in Perth,Western Australia. She was born in Iran and immigrated to Australia in 1999. Rakhsha completed her PhD at Curtin University, Western Australia in 2019. She reflects the social and cultural relationship between personal experiences, feelings and attachment to a particular place in most of her projects. Rakhsha has had several solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. She was a finalist for the Alice Art Prize and Collie Art Prize. Rakhsha has been an artist in residence at different institutions and art centres such as Vancouver Art Centre, Fremantle Art Centre (FAC), Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Edith Cowan University and Perth Centre for Photography (PCP). Rakhsha is a member of ECU Alumni and currently a lecturer at Curtin College and a sessional academic at Curtin University.
Sarah Robinson
Sarah Robinson is a contemporary printmaker/curator and project manager based in Perth. She is currently a sessional academic at ECU / NMTAFE. Her work explores hybrid ways of working and embraces the generative possibilities that emerge where technology meets creativity. Sarah’s joint project, TRANSMEDIAL investigates the impact of Generative AI on printmaking. She holds a PhD from Edith Cowan University (2017) and an MA from Royal College of Art (London). Sarah founded the NeoEvolution Print Space in 2019 and exhibits and curates internationally. Recent international projects include: Carbon Synthesis: Spatial Dissonance (2026) and Canopies and Cathedrals (2025) (UK). In 2024 she exhibited in Human-in The Loop, AI in Print, Australian Print Now, and The AI Machine. Sarah has works in collections in China, UK, WA, The Women in Print Archive, UCLAN, UK, and private collections.
Sue Starcken
A key aspect of Sue Starcken’s artwork focuses on the intaglio process of etching, with monoprints, painting and drawing contributing significant elements using both paper and linen as substrates. Sue holds a Masters degree in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, (UWA), and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, (ECU, WAAPA and SOCA) and is now working on her PhD candidacy. Recently retired from the ECU where she worked long term as the ECU Art Curator; Unit Coordinator; Lecturer and Tutor. She has exhibited work in numerous group shows at varying venues as well as solo exhibitions at the Turner and Lost Eden Galleries. She is a former board member and representative for Artsource and the Mundaring Arts Centre, with experience in gallery and event management, exhibition development, and community arts planning and delivery.