Join Meanjin/Brisbane arts-industry professionals as they share personal stories and reflections on their careers in the arts, from study to work experience and advice for aspiring arts workers. Panellists are Curators Elena Dias-Jayasinha (Museum of Brisbane) and Kyle Weise (UQ Art Museum), and Education Producer Logan Bobognie (UQ Art Museum), in conversation with Assistant Director Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer (Institute of Modern Art).
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Elena Dias-Jayasinha is a Sri Lankan–Australian curator. Over the past five years, she has worked at Meanjin/Brisbane institutions, including UQ Art Museum and Griffith University Art Museum. In 2020, she interned with the Asian art curatorial department at Queensland Art Gallery, contributing to the 2022 Asia Pacific Triennial. In 2022, she was invited to curate The Churchie Emerging Art Prize at the Institute of Modern Art. Currently, she is Curator at Museum of Brisbane, where she has worked on exhibitions including New Light: Photography Now + Then.
Kyle Weise is a writer and curator. He was recently appointed Curator at UQ Art Museum. He has been Curator at Metro Arts, Meanjin/Brisbane, and a committee member of Kings ARI, Naarm/Melbourne. With long-term collaborator Simone Hine, he co-founded and co-directed Screen Space, Naarm/Melbourne; Beam Contemporary, Naarm/Melbourne; and Kuiper Projects, Meanjin/Brisbane.
Logan Bobongie is a Wakka Wakka and Australian South Sea Islander woman currently residing in Meanjin/Brisbane. Influenced by both her cultures, she specialises in public engagement and education by creating welcoming spaces that celebrate art. She is passionate about supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists through workshops and exhibitions. She is currently Ocean Pathways Education Producer at UQ Art Museum. She has also held significant roles at Aboriginal Art Co., Queensland Museum, and Artspace Mackay.