BIO

Grace Dewar is an Australian interdisciplinary artist, curator and producer living on Mitakoodi County in remote Northwest Queensland. Their practice-led research uses collaboration, installation, public art, performance, sound and video. They work with everyday materials and temporary processes to re-work and re-assemble what already exists, attempting new ways to understand or misunderstand our surroundings. Their relational and site-specific approach holds space for improvisation, resourcefulness, interaction and impermanence as an urgent response to ecocide and the critical necessity of community.

They collaborate as part of public art collective, PUBLIC PALACE; performance art band, Dolphin Milk; and sound collective, Noise Xhurxh. They have performed and presented work nationally with Institute of Modern Art, Museum of Old and New Art, Cementa, Tropical Fruits, Floating Land Biennial and Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, and participated in development programs with Situate Arts in Festivals, Platform Arts, Horizon Festival and Splendour in the Grass.

Grace has 15 years of experience in the arts sector across artist-run organisations, festivals, institutions, peak bodies, local government and self-organised practice. They currently work as Regional Arts Advisor for the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) with Arts Queensland and Flying Arts Alliance. Across 2025, they collaborated with Laurie Oxenford and Merinda Davies on softwash— a live and experimental art program by the Tweed River, with support from Creative Australia. Recently held positions include Project Manager for Arts Northern Rivers (2022-25), Board Member for Elevator ARI (2022-25) and Senior Arts and Culture Officer for City of Gold Coast (2020-21).

Always was and always will be, Aboriginal land. [-o-]