BIO

Grace Dewar is an Australian interdisciplinary artist, curator and producer living on Mitakoodi County in remote Northwest Queensland. Their practice spans installation, performance, sound and video, working with everyday materials and social practice to understand, misunderstand and make meaning. They use resourcefulness, collaboration, hospitality and humour in response to the realities of accelerating ecological and societal collapse.

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. In 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 Regional Arts Advisor for Regional Arts Service Network (2026), Project Manager for Arts Northern Rivers (2022-25), Board Member for Elevator ARI (2022-25), Senior Arts and Culture Officer for City of Gold Coast (2020-21) and Co-Director, First Coat (2013-19).

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