RMIT School of Art
Staff List 2022
Dean’s Group
Professor Kit Wise, Dean of School
Professor Daniel Palmer, Associate Dean, Research and Innovation
Associate Professor Kristen Sharp, Associate Dean, Art
Dr Alison Bennett, Associate Dean, Photography
Malik Malik, School Manager
Amelia Moodie, Coordinator, Planning and Operations
Administrative Services
Robin Bold, Senior Academic Administration Officer
Bronwyn Hughes, Personal Assistant
Paula McDonald, Event Coordinator
Academic Services
Diana Michaelidis, Student and Program Life-cycle Coordinator
Soko Mapapalangi, Senior Academic Services Officer
Karen Hewitt, Academic Services Officer
Gabriel Janover, Academic Services Officer
Emma Scott, Academic Services Officer
Technical Services
Jason Wade, Manager Technical Services
Workshop Technical Team
Andrew Clapham, Casual Technical Officer
Jia Jia Chen, Casual Technical Officer
Te’ Clair, Casual Technical Officer
Georgia de Wet, Casual Technical Officer
Rob Dott, Technical Officer
Carly Fischer, Casual Technical Officer
Duncan Freedman, Technical Officer
Kyoko Imazu, Technical Officer
Claire McArdle, Casual Technical Officer
Lindy McSwan, Casual Technical Officer
Ingrid Maklary, Technical Officer
Samuel Mertens, Technical Officer
Christopher Earl Milbourne, Casual Technical Officer
Jennifer Tarry-Smith, Casual Technical Officer
Digital Technical Team
Gabriel Nilsen, Senior Technical Officer
Tim Catlin, Technical Officer
Jessica Curry, Technical Officer
Robert Harding, Technical Officer
Michael Quinlan, Technical Officer
Faiza Rezai, Casual Technical Officer
Studio Technical Team
Andre Liew, Senior Technical Officer
Raphael Buttonshaw, Technical Officer
Dr Ceri Hann, Technical Officer
Tinieka Page, Casual Technical Officer
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art)
Dr Martine Corompt, Program Manager
Art: History + Theory + Cultures
Dr Clare McCracken, Coordinator
Lecturing Staff
Dr Sofi Basseghi
D.A Calf
Dr Simon Crosbie
Dr Vittoria Di Stefano
Dr Ian Haig
Tristen Harwood
Varuni Kanagasunderum
Dr Sophie Knezic
Jacina Leong
Christine McFetridge
Thao Nguyen
Dr Charles O’Laughlin
Marlaina Reid
Associate Professor Kristen Sharp
Dr Benjamin Sheppard
ESL Support
Judith MacBean
Guest Speakers
Dr Marnie Badham
Dr Alison Bennett
Katherine Bowman
Andy Butler
Dr Yu-Fang Chi
Dr Jodi Edwards
Ioana Gordon-Smith
Dr Michael Graeve
Jody Haines
Dr Richard Harding
Heather Hesterman
Dr Fiona Hillary
Associate Professor Tammy Wong Hulbert
Dr Pia Johnson
Associate Professor Keely Macarow
Associate Professor Grace McQuilten
Dr Roger Nelson
Dr Phuong Ngo
Professor Daniel Palmer
Dr Drew Pettifer
Associate Professor Dominic Redfern
Professor Philip Samartzis
Dr Amy Spiers
Dr Debbie Symons
Ceramics
Studio Leader, Kris Coad
Studio Lecturing staff
Te’ Claire
Jennifer Conroy-Smith
Robyn Phelan
David Ray
Drawing
Studio Leader, Dr Greg Creek
Studio Lecturing Staff
Dr Irene Barberis
Dr Rie Delange
Dr Carolyn Eskdale
Elyss McCleary
Jennifer Mills
Nabilah Nordin
Ruth O’Leary
Dr Sangeeta Sandrasagar
Dr Ben Sheppard
Chloe Vallance
Dr Peter Westwood
Gold & Silversmithing
Studio Leader, Dr Mark Edgoose
Studio Lecturing staff
Dr Chris Bahng
Dr Nicholas Bastin
Katie Collins
Dr Bin Dixon Ward
Dr Kirsten Haydon
Cara Johnson
Claire McArdle
Dr Nina Oikawa
Michaela Pegum
Dr Nicole Polentas
Painting
Studio Leader, Associate Professor Peter Ellis
Studio Lecturing Staff
Dr Sofi Basseghi
Nadine Christensen
Dr Phil Edwards
Dr Adam Lee
Viviene Miller
Dr. Saffron Newey
Dr Steven Rendall
Kylie Stillman
Sarah Tomasetti
Louise Weaver
Darren Wardle
Studio Leader, Dr Richard Harding
Studio Lecturing Staff
Annalise Bosnjak
Dr Jazmina Cininas
Andrew Clapham
Dr Joel Gailer
Andrew Gunnell
Heather Hesterman
Dr Clare Humphries
Kyoko Imazu
Louise Jennison
Dr Pia Johnson
Kirsty Macafee
Gabriel Nilsen
Tyler Payne
Catherine Pilgrim
Kate Robertson
Jennifer Tarry-Smith
Deborah Williams
Phillip Doggett-Williams
Sculpture
Studio Leader, Dr Fleur Summers
Studio Lecturing Staff
Beau Emmett
Dr Vittoria Di Stefano
Dr Carolyn Eskdale
Skye Kelly
Dr Simon Perry
Carmen Reid
Robbie Rowlands
Video
Studio Leader, Dr Greg Creek
Studio Lecturing Staff
Dr David Chesworth Dr Martine Corompt
Dr Ian Haig
Dr Arlo Mountford
Dr Cassandra Tytler
Program Courses
Xanthe Dobbie
Ilana Russell
Zan Griffith
Art Enterprise Workshop (AEW)
Vittoria Di Stefano
Vivienne Miller
Ruth O’Leary
Steven Rendall
Professor Philip Samartzis
Deborah Williams
Yu Fang Chi
AEW industry speakers
Eugenia Lim
Ewan McEoin
Dan Rule and Justine Ellis
Hollie Fifer
Jacina Leong
Evan Lowenstein
Dr Clare McCracken
Avril McQueen
Jacqui Shelton
Polly Stanton
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Hong Kong
Dr Drew Pettifer, Program Lead
Teaching staff
Kris Coad
Dr Carolyn Eskdale
Varuni Kanagasundaram
Clare McCracken
Sally Mannall
Thao Nguyen
Guest lecturers
Dr Sofi Basseghi
Kay Beadman
Dr Alison Bennett
Halley Cheng
Dr Simon Crosbie
Dr Rhett D’Costa
Dr Tony Curren
Vittoria Di Stefano
Dr Michael Graeve
Andrew Gunnell
Dr Ian Haig
Dr Richard Harding
Lisa Hilli
Priyanka Jain
Dr Pia Johnson
Dr Sophie Knezic
Kassia Ko
Cheuk Wan Lee
Jacina Leong
Christine McFetridge
Josephine Mead
Isabella Ng
Professor Daniel Palmer
Tyler Payne
Marlaina Read
Assoc Prof Dominic Redfern
Dr Ben Sheppard
Dr Amy Spiers
Sui Fong Yim
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (Honours)
Dr Peter Westwood, Program Manager
Associate Professor Mikala Dwyer, Course Coordinator (Studio)
Dr Nikos Pantazopoulos, Course Coordinator and lecturer
Academic Supervisors
Dr Philip Adams
Dr Nicholas Bastin
Christian Capurro
Kris Coad
Dr Greg Creek
Associate Professor Mikala Dwyer
Alicia Frankovich
Dr Kirstin Haydon
Daniel Marks
Dr Laura McLean
Robyn Phelan
Kerrie Polliness
Dr Steven Rendall
Associate Professor Phillip Samartzis
Dr Sangeeta Sandrasegar
Anne Wallace
Dr Peter Westwood
Guest Lecturers
Dr Edward Colless
Associate Professor Brad Haylock
Lou Hubbard
Dr Helen Johnson
Dr Laressa Kosloff
Angelo Plessas
Dr Amy Spiers
Industry Reviewers
Sue Cramer – independent curator
Melissa Keys – Senior Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art
Julia Powles – independent curator; Exhibition Manager Heide Museum of Modern Art
Master of Fine Art
Dr Michael Graeve, Program Manager
Lecturing Staff
Dr Yu Fang Chi
Dr Martina Copley
Dr Laresa Kosloff
Dr Sally Mannall
Dr Jan Nelson
Associate Professor Dominic Redfern
Dr Steven Rendall
Dr David Rosetzky
Academic Supervisors
Dr Nicholas Bastin
Dr David Chesworth
Dr Yu Fang Chi
Kris Coad
Dr Martina Copley
Dr Ian Haig
Dr Richard Harding
Dr Kirsten Haydon
Dr Laresa Kosloff
Dr Sally Mannall
Dr Jan Nelson
Dr Simon Perry
Associate Professor Dominic Redfern
Dr Steven Rendall
Associate Professor Philip Samartzis
Dr Benjamin Sheppard
Sarah Tomasetti
Dr Peter Westwood
Industry Reviewers
Danica Chappel – artist
Jacina Leong – independent artist-curator, educator and researcher
Master of Arts (Art in Public Space)
Dr Fiona Hillary, Program Manager
Studio Leads
Dr Catherine Clover
Jody Haines
Dr Clare McCracken
Ilana Russell
Lecturing Staff
Dr Martina Copley
Dr Rosemary Forde
Dr Laresa Kosloff
Dr Sally Mannall
Associate Professor Dominic Redfern
Dr Steven Rendall
Teaching Assistant
Jess Sansum
Program Guests
John Cunningham – City of Melbourne
Liss Fenwick – City of Melbourne
Heather Hesterman
Victoria Jones – T-Projects
Dr Jacek Scarso – London Metropolitan University
Jan Staes – Fontys University of Applied Science
Elective Lecturers and Guests:
Themes in Contemporary Art Practice: Posthumanism, Environment, New Materialism, Diffractive and Vegetal Thinking
Dr Alison Bennett
N’Arweet Carolyn Briggs
Prof Dan Harris
Dr Fiona Hillary
Prof Stacy Holman Jones – Monash University
Dr Troy Innocent
Dr Rebecca Najdowski
Dr David Rousell
Professor Philip Samartzis
Industry Partnered Studio
Dr Pauline Anastasiou
Dr David Chesworth
Wesley Dowling
Lucy Keegan – The Betty and John Laidlaw AO Innovation and Education Hub
Su-An Ngu – The Betty and John Laidlaw AO Innovation and Education Hub
Alicia Ralph- The Betty and John Laidlaw AO Innovation and Education Hub
Fieldwork
Tristen Harwood
Dr Amy Spiers
Industry Reviewers
Tania Blackwell – City of Hobsons Bay
Kim De Kretser – Experimenta
Heather Hesterman
Dr Sally Mannall
Master of Arts (Arts Management)
Professor David Forrest, Program Manager
Lecturing Staff
April Albert
Dr Vincent Alessi
Kevin Brennan
D.A. Calf
Dr Martin Comte
Jerry Galea
Dr Christine Healey
Dr Tammy Wong Hulbert
John Smithies
Raji Uppal
Dr Mark Williams
Guest Lecturers
Paul Bateman
Danny Delahunty
Leslie Harding
Dr Ry Haskings
Sherene Hassan
Andrew Hiskens
Erica McCalman
David Menzies
Robert Nelson
Dr Jacqueline Ogeil
Gina Panebianco
Anna Schwartz
Francine Sculli
Nathan “Mudyi” Sentence
Michele Stockley
Dr Keir Winesmith
Teaching Assistant
Ciaran Begley
Chris Bowes
Bachelor of Arts (Photography)
Dr Alan Hill, Program Manager
Dr Rebecca Najdowski, Program Manager
Studio Leader, Art-centred Photography
Dr Rebecca Najdowski
Studio Leader, Client-centred Photography
Bronek Kozka
Studio Leader, World-centred Photography
Dr Kelly Hussey-Smith
Lecturing Staff
Charlotte Agnew
Dr Pauline Anastasiou
Dr Marnie Badham
Dr Alison Bennett
Chris Bowes
Jessie Boylan
Isabella Capezio
Dr Ray Cook
Jerry Galea
Associate Professor Shane Hulbert
Dr Ken Hughes Parry
Dr Pia Johnson
Dr Nikos Pantazopoulos
Tyler Payne
Clare Rae
Dr Kate Robertson
Ryuhei Tsukamoto
Lesley Turnbull
Andrey Walkling
Michelle Williams
Dr Emma Phillips
Phebe Scmidt
Teaching Aids
Chris Bowes
Christine McFetridge
Teva Cosic
Bachelor of Arts (Photography) (Honours)
Program Manager, Dr Ray Cook
Lecturing Staff
Dr Kelly Hussey-Smith
Supervisors
Dr Pauline Anastasiou
Dr Alison Bennett
Associate Professor Shane Hulbert
Dr Kelly Hussey-Smith
Dr Rebecca Najdowski
Professor Daniel Palmer
Program Guest Contributors
Dr Pia Johnson
Christine McFetridge
Tyler Payne
Dr Nikos Pantazopoulos
Lesley Turnbull
Master of Photography
Dr Pia Johnson, Program Manager
Lecturing Staff
Dr Alison Bennett
Dr Torika Bolatigici
Dr Martina Copley
Dr Jerry Galea
Dr Ken Hughes Parry
Dr Kirsten Lyttle
Supervisors
Dr Alison Bennett
Dr Torika Bolatigici
Dr Ray Cook
Dr Ken Hughes Parry
Associate Professor Shane Hulbert
Dr Kelly Hussey-Smith
Dr Pia Johnson
Dr Kirsten Lyttle
Dr David Rosetzky
Dr Nikos Pantazopoulos
Dr Emma Phillips
Program Guests
Jessie Boylan
Sophia Cai
Isabella Capezio
Dr Ross Coulter
Travis Cox
Warren Fithie
Jo Lane
Morganna Magee
Ali McCann
Garry Moore
Dr Emma Phillips
Karra Rees
Dr Kate Robertson
Dr David Rosetzky
Andrey Walkling
Dr Les Walking
Teaching Assistants
Chris Bowes
Christine McFetridge
Dr Ken Hughes Parry
ESL Support
Judith MacBean
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