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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.

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.

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.

Tristen Harwood is a writer and teacher. He lectures in Critical and Theoretical Studies at the Victorian College of the Arts and is currently undertaking a PhD at RMIT University, which examines the history of colonial carceralism in relation to art. Tristen is a contributing editor at Memo and a board member of the Plumwood Committee. He is the co-author and editor of Variations: A More Diverse Picture of Contemporary Art (2023), and has published in Memo, Art Monthly Australasia, The Age, The Saturday Paper, Artlink, ArtReview, Art Guide, and Overland, as well as contributing regularly to exhibition catalogues.

Since he established Neometro in 1985, Jeff has become an active and integral figure in Melbourne’s design community. Neometro's many accolades and awards are the result of Jeff’s approach to design, construction and sustainable development. As Neometro's Design Director, Jeff is involved in every project from conception to completion, working closely with the architects, designers, builders and various consultants. Jeff is a valued mentor and contributor to cultural and community-focused projects, alongside patronage for great architecture. Alongside his creative acumen, Jeff brings a deep knowledge of Melbourne's commercial property sector in support of Gertrude's long-term housing ambitions. 

Renee Cosgrave is a visual artist based in Narrm, from Aotearoa. She is Māori (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tūhoe), Irish and Scottish. Her practice explores painting, drawing, raranga (Māori weaving) and collaboration. Cosgrave’s works reflect on her Tūrangawaewae (homebase) and culture through colour, pattern and gesture.

Her recent exhibitions include Much like cooking a meal (with Merryn Lloyd) at the La Trobe Art Institute (2025), Pink Heat, Haydens Gallery, (2023), Serotonin, Futures Gallery (2022), Whanaunga (with Aunty Dorothy Nilson), Blak Dot Gallery (2022), Ahi Mahana (with Kori Miles), Sutton Projects (2019), False Feeling, Fern Tree Community Centre, presented by Constance ARI (2019), The Hunch (with Merryn Lloyd), Incinerator Gallery, (2016). In 2019 Cosgrave was awarded the MECCA M-Power NGV Arts Mentoring Grant. She has been a finalist in the Geelong Contemporary Art Prize (2022), the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery (2021), and received a City of Melbourne Public Art Commission (2012). She is represented by Haydens Gallery, Narrm.

Jordan Halsall uses art’s ability to represent dissonant ideologies in order to critically address progress and growth. This investigation is shaped by an interest in practices of optimisation, vitality and notions of exit. These areas feed into approaching projects by thinking about the contemporary artist as prosumer - a concept in which the progression of new technologies predicted an increasing crossover between the roles of producer and the consumer. With this in mind - outcomes are made with a confused materiality relating to industrial and homemade production practices that journey through accelerated lifestyles and environments.

Halsall co-directs the gallery Savage Garden and is a past board member of TCB Art inc. Selected solo exhibitions include Terrarium, Neo Gracie, Auckland (2023); Flatways, ReadingRoom, Melbourne (2022); Walkaway, Haydens, Melbourne (2021); Fertilizer, Conners Conners, Melbourne (2020); and Task Executor, MUMA Science Gallery, Melbourne (2020).