Victorian College of the Arts Staff
VCA Directorate
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Emma Redding | Director VCA | +61 3 9035 9177 | emma.redding@unimelb.edu.au |
| Jane Davidson | Deputy Director VCA | +61 3 8344 0566 | j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au |
| Tracey Claire | Executive Assistant to the Director VCA | +61 3 9035 9002 | tracey.claire@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Angie Black | Associate Director (Research) | + 61 3 9035 9079 | angieb@unimelb.edu.au |
| Anna Cordingley | Associate Director (Learning and Teaching) | + 61 3 9035 9411 | cordingley.a@unimelb.edu.au |
Creative Arts Therapy
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Drew Bird | Head of Creative Arts Therapies | +61 3 903509215 | drew.bird@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Ella Dumaresq |
Lead of Dance Movement Therapy and Lecturer in Creative Arts Therapies Course Coordinator | ella.dumaresq@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Kate Teggelove |
Teaching specialist and Placement coordinator in Creative Arts Therapies Course Coordinator | kate.teggelove@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Maya Ercole | Tutor in Drama Therapy | maya.ercole@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Neha Christopher | Tutor in Dance Movement Therapy | n.christopher@unimelb.edu.au |
Dance
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Carol Brown | Head of Dance | + 61 3 9035 9390 | carol.brown@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Phillip Adams | Lecturer in Dance Coordinator (Master of Fine Arts - Dance) | ||
| Dr Megan Beckwith | Lecturer in Dance (Digital and Screen Dance) Course Coordinator (Breadth) | megan.beckwith@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Derrick Brown-Appenzeller | Senior Lecturer Dance Course Coordinator (Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dance) | +61 3 9035 9196 | derrick.brownappenzeller@unimelb.edu.au |
| Julie Minaai | Lecturer in Dance (teaching specialist) | julie.minaai@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Sandra Parker | Lecturer in Dance | + 61 3 9035 9498 | parkersj@unimelb.edu.au |
| Rheannan Port MFA | Lecturer in Dance | + 61 9035 9073 | port.r@unimelb.edu.au |
| Anna Smith | Lecturer in Dance | + 61 3 9035 9102 | smitham@unimelb.edu.au |
| Kialea-Nadine Williams | Tutor in Dance | + 61 9035 9107 | kialeanadine.williams1@unimelb.edu.au |
| Kalman Warhaft | Tutor (teaching periodic) in Dance | kalman.warhaft@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Helen Herbertson | Choreographer, Honorary Fellow | helenfh@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jenny Kinder | Dance Advocate, Honorary Fellow | jenny.kinder@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Jeanette Mollenhauer | Honorary Fellow | jeanette.mollenhauer@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Daniel Riley | Artistic Director – Australian Dance Theatre, Kummarge, Honorary Fellow | daniel.riley@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Philipa Rothfield | Lecturer in Dance Philosophy, Honorary Fellow | philipa.rothfield@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Melinda Smith | Honorary Fellow | melinda.smith@unimelb.edu.au |
Design & Production
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Cordingley | Acting Head of Design & Production Senior Lecturer in Design & Production | + 61 3 9035 9411 | cordingley.a@unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Richard Roberts | Head of Design & Production Melbourne Enterprise Professor, Design & Production | + 61 3 9035 4832 | caleb.roberts@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Peter Burke |
Lecturer in Design & Production Co-course Coordinator (Bachelor of Design - Graphics) | burke.p@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Nell Hanson | Lecturer in Design & Production | ||
| Narelle Desmond | Lecturer in Design & Production | narelle.desmond@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Matt Scott | Lecturer in Production (Lighting Design) | + 61 3 9035 9034 | matthew.scott@unimelb.edu.au |
| Marion Schaberl | Lecturer in Design & Production | ||
| Martyn Coutts | Lecturer in Design & Production | martyn.coutts@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Lisa Osborn | Lecturer in Production (Stage Management) Course Coordinator (Bachelor of Fine Arts - Production) | + 61 3 9035 9143 | lisa.osborn@unimelb.edu.au |
| Lisa Mibus | Lecturer in Production (Technical) Course Coordinator (Breadth & Electives) | + 61 3 9035 9295 | lmibus@unimelb.edu.au |
| Leon Salom | Senior Lecturer in Design & Production | + 61 3 9035 9286 | leon.salom@unimelb.edu.au |
| Kris Bird | Associate Lecturer in Design & Production | kris.bird@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Professor John Warwicker - Le Breton | Melbourne Enterprise Professor of Graphic Design | john.warwicker@unimelb.edu.au | |
| John Ford | Lecturer in Design & Production | john.ford@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jo Evans | Lecturer in Design & Production | jo.evans@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jo Briscoe | Senior Lecturer in Design & Production Course Coordinator (Master of Design & Production) | + 61 3 9035 9468 | jbriscoe@unimelb.edu au |
| Dr Emily Collett | Lecturer in Design & Production | + 61 3 9035 9292 | emily.collett@unimelb.edu.au |
| Ela Egidy | Lecturer in Design & Production | ella.egidy@unimelb.edu.au | |
| David Shea | Lecturer in Design & Production | dshea@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Darren Wardle | Lecturer in Design & Production | darren.wardle@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Danny Butt | Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Practice Course Coordinator (BFA Honours - all disciplines) Course Coordinator (D&P Research) | + 61 3 8344 2326 | danny.butt@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dale Ferguson | Lecturer in Design & Production | dale.ferguson@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Christina Smith |
Lecturer in Design Course coordinator (Bachelor of Design - Performance Design) | cesmith@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Anna Hoyle | Lecturer in Design & Production | anna.hoyle@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Amanda Morgan |
Lecturer in Design & Production Co-course coordinator (Bachelor of Design - Graphics) | amanda.morgan1@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Amanda Hitten | Lecturer in Production (Costume) | + 61 3 9035 9171 | amanda.hitten@unimelb.edu.au |
Film & TV
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For all general Film & TV communications including course enquiries, media queries or other queries | Your query will be forwarded to the appropriate contact | film-tv@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Adam Sutardy | Tutor in Film and TV | +61 3 9035 9109 | |
| Adrian Holmes | Lecturer in Film & TV | + 61 3 9035 9021 | apholmes@unimelb.edu.au |
| Andrew Blogg | Lecturer in Film and TV Course Coordinator (BFA Film & Television) | +61 3 9035 9033 | ablogg@unimelb.edu.au |
| Andrew O'Keefe | Lecturer in Film and TV | + 61 3 9035 9062 | okeefea@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Angie Black |
Senior Lecturer in Film and TV Course Coordinator (Graduate Research) | + 61 3 9035 9079 | angieb@unimelb.edu.au |
| Mx Anna Helme | Lecturer in Film and TV (Screen Culture) | + 61 3 9035 9078 | |
| Associate Professor Annabelle Murphy | Interim Head of Film & TV Course Coordinator (BFA Honours) Course Coordinator (Research) | + 61 3 9035 9037 | almurphy@unimelb.edu.au |
| Ben Michael |
Lecturer in Film & TV (Screenwriting) Course Coordinator (MFA Screenwriting) | + 61 3 9035 9006 | ben.michael@unimelb.edu.au |
| Bonnie Van De Ven | Lecturer in Film and TV (Virtual Production) | bonnie.vandeven@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Christie Widiarto |
Lecturer in Film & TV (Animation) Course Coordinator (BFA Animation) | christie.widiarto@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Darren Bell | Lecturer in Film & TV (Animation) | darren.bell@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Donna Lyon | Senior Lecturer in Film & TV (Producing) | + 61 3 9035 9083 | donna.lyon@unimelb.edu.au |
| Emmett Lagrutta | Tutor in Film and TV (Breadth) | ||
| Georgie Harriss | Lecturer in Film & TV (Screenwriting) | georgie.harriss@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Hannah Samuel | Lecturer in Film & TV (Screenwriting) | hannah.samuel@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Harry Altmann | Tutor in Film and TV (Breadth) | harry.altmann@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Helen Gaynor |
Senior Lecturer in Film & TV Deputy Head fo Film & TV Course Coordinator (Breadth) | + 61 3 9035 9078 | gaynor.h@unimelb.edu.au |
| Jack Rule | Lecturer in Film & TV (Animation) Course Coordinator (BFA Animation) | jack.rule@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jason Raftopoulos | Lecturer in Film & TV (Screenwriting) | jraftopoulos@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jessica Mitchell | Lecturer in Film and TV (Producing) | jess.mitchell@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Kate Lefoe | Tutor in Film and TV (Breadth) | kate.lefoe@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Kate Whitbread | Tutor in Film and TV (Breadth) | kwhitbread@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Luke Devenish |
Senior Lecturer in Film & TV (Screenwriting) Course Coordinator (BFA Screenwriting) | + 61 3 9035 3096 | luke.devenish@unimelb.edu.au |
| Matt Kazacos | Lecturer in Film & TV (Screenwriting) | matt.kazacos@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Natalie Cunningham | Lecturer in Film and TV (Post-Production) | +61 3 9035 9299 | ncunningham@unimelb.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Nicolette Freeman | Associate Professor in Film and TV | + 61 3 9035 9017 | nfreeman@unimelb.edu.au |
| Phillip Wilkinson | Lecturer in Film and TV (Virtual Production) | phillip.wilkinson@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Rosalie Osman | Lecturer in Film & TV (Animation) | rosalie.osman@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Shannon Owen |
Lecturer in Film & TV (Documentary) Course Coordinator (Master of Film & Television) | + 61 3 9035 9018 | shannon.owen@unimelb.edu.au |
| Siobhan Jackson | Senior Lecturer in Film & TV | + 61 3 9035 9038 | siobhanj@unimelb.edu.au |
| Stephen Luby |
Lecturer in Film & TV (Producing) Course Coordinator (Master of Producing) Course Coordinator (Breadth - Producing) | + 61 3 9035 9205 | stephen.luby@unimelb.edu.au |
| Tyeli Hannah | Tutor in Film and TV | hannah.t@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Zac Millner-Cretney | Tutor in Film and TV (Breadth) | zac.millnercretney@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Shaun Miller | Honorary - Media Lawyer | sbmiller@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Sandra Sciberras | Honorary - writer / director (live action) | sandrars@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Steve Thomas | Honorary - writer / director (documentary) | stephen.thomas@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Philippa Burne | Honorary - Screenwriter | philippa.burne@unimelb.edu.au |
Music Theatre
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyran Parke | Head of Music Theatre | + 61 3 9035 9088 | tyran.parke@unimelb.edu.au |
| Peter Rutherford | Lecturer in Music Theatre (Singing) Course Coordinator (First Year) | peter.rutherford@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Lyndall Dawson |
Lecturer in Music Theatre (Music) Course Coordinator (Second Year) | + 61 3 9035 9186 | lyndall.dawson@unimelb.edu.au |
| Ross Hannaford | Tutor in Music Theatre (Dance) Course Coordinator (Third Year) | ross.hannaford@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jayde Kirchert | Lecturer in Music Theatre Course Coordinator (Breadth) | + 61 3 9035 9419 | jayde.kirchert@unimelb.edu.au |
| Bert LaBonte | Tutor in Music Theatre (Acting) BIPOC mentor | bert.labonte@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Rosie Harris | Associate Lecturer (Singing) |
Theatre
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Chris Mead | Head of Theatre | + 61 3 8344 0117 | christopher.mead@unimelb.edu.au |
| Alexandra Whitham | Specialist in Voice | ||
| Alice Qin | Associate Lecturer (Theatre) | alice.qin@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Professor Alyson Campbell |
Associate Professor in Theatre Course Coordinator (Research Higher Degrees) | + 61 3 9035 9185 | alyson.campbell@unimelb.edu.au |
| Amy Hume | Lecturer in Theatre (Voice) | + 61 3 9035 9069 | amy.hume@unimelb.edu.au |
| Colin Sneesby | Specialist in Movement | colin.sneesby@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Georgina Naidu |
Lecturer in Acting Course Coordinator (Undergraduate Acting) | + 61 3 9035 9129 | georgina.naidu@unimelb.edu.au |
| Isabella Vadveloo | Tutor in Theatre | ivadiveloo@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Joe Lui | Associate Lecturer (Theatre) | joe.lui@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Kate Sulan | Lecuturer (Theatre) | ksulan@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Kathryn Henry | Specialist in Directing | khenry1@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Keith Brockett | Associate Lecturer (Acting) | brockett@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Mark Wilson | Associate Lecturer (Acting) | mark.wilson2@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Mark Wong | Associate Lecturer (Voice Specialist) | mark.wong@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Maude Davey | Lecturer (Theatre) | ||
| Nazaree Dickerson | Tutor in Theatre | nazaree.dickerson@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Raimondo Cortese |
Senior Lecturer in Theatre (Writing for Performance) Course Coordinator (Masters) | + 61 3 9035 9207 | rcortese@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Robert Walton | Senior Lecturer in Theatre (Acting) & Dean's Fellow | + 61 3 9035 9278 | robert.walton@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Sarah Austin |
Lecturer in Theatre (Contemporary) Course Coordinator (Undergraduate Theatre) | sarah.austin@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Steph Kehoe | Tutor in Theatre (Theatre Making) | + 61 3 9035 9293 | stephanie.kehoe@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Yoni Prior | Honorary Senior Fellow | yprior@unimelb.edu.au |
Visual Art
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Simone Slee | Head of VCA Art | + 61 3 9035 9491 | sleesa@unimelb.edu.au |
| Katie Paine | Assistant to Head of Art Assistant to Research Convener and MFA Coordinator Visual Art | katie.paine@unimelb.edu.au |
Graduate Research
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Lisa Radford |
Graduate Research Lecturer in Art Research Convenor (PhD) | + 61 3 8344 2807 | lradford@unimelb.edu.au |
| Vikki McInnes | Graduate Research Lecturer in Art Course Coordinator (MFA) | + 61 3 9035 9463 | vmcinnes@unimelb.edu.au |
Master of Contemporary Art
| Person | Position | Phone | EmailDr Kim Donaldson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Janelle Evans | Senior Lecturer Critical and Theoretical Studies | ||
| Dr Laura Woodward | Lecturer in Art | +61 3 9035 9263 |
Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Art
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jamie O'Connell | Tutor in Art Course Coordinator (BFA Honours) | + 61 3 9035 9166 | jamie.oconnell@unimelb.edu.au |
Honours
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Cate Consandine |
Senior Lecturer in Art Course Coordinator (BFA Honours - Semester 1 2024) | + 61 3 9035 9166 | cate.consandine@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Dane Mitchell | Lecturer Drawing and Printmaking (Semester 2 2024) |
Breadth
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen Ahern | Tutor in Art Course Coordinator (Breadth) | colleen.ahern@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Georgia Cue | Lecturer in Breadth | georgina.cue@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Ann Debono | Associate Lecturer, Visual Art | ann.debono@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Sarah Murphy | Tutor in Art | sarah.murphy@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Lani Seligman | Lecturer in Breadth | lani.seligman@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Camilla Tadich | Associate Lecturer, Visual Art | camilla.tadich@unimelb.edu.au |
Critical & Theoretical Studies
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Sean Lowry |
Head of CATS Senior Lecturer in Art (Critical and Theoretical Studies) | + 61 3 9035 9432 | sean.lowry@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Tessa Laird | Lecturer in Art (Critical and Theoretical Studies) | + 61 3 9035 9304 | tessa.laird@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Elizabeth Presa | Senior Lecturer in Art | + 61 3 9035 9343 | epresa@unimelb.edu.au |
| Tristen Harwood | Lecturer in Art | harwood.t@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Janelle Evans | Senior Lecturer in Art (Critical and Theoretical Studies) | janelle.evans@unimelb.edu.au |
Drawing & Printmaking
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alex Martinis Roe |
Head of BFA (VA) Drawing and Printmaking Senior Lecturer in Art | + 61 3 8344 5400 | alexmartinis.roe@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Mark Dustin | Senior Lecturer in Art (Drawing & Printmaking) | + 61 3 9035 9118 | mark.dustin@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dane Mitchell | Lecturer in Art | +61 3 90359189 | dane.mitchell@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Masato Takasaka | masatot@unimelb.edu.au | ||
| Lisa Waup | Lecturer in Art | lisawaup.waup@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Rosie Isaac | Tutor in Art | rose.isaac@unimelb.edu.au |
Painting
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Raafat Ishak |
Head of BFA (VA) Painting Senior Lecturer in Art | + 61 3 9035 7871 | raafat@unimelb.edu.au |
| Yhonnie Scarce | Lecturer in Art | y.scarce@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Irene Hanenbergh | Lecturer in Art | maria.hanenbergh@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Darren Sylvester | Tutor in Art | dsyl@unimelb.edu.au |
Photography
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Kiron Robinson | Head of BFA (VA) Photography Senior Lecturer in Art Course Coordinator (BFA (VA), BFA (VA- Honours), GCVA, MCA) | + 61 3 9035 9193 | kironr@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Sanja Pahoki | Senior Lecturer in Art | + 61 3 9035 9483 | srpahoki@unimelb.edu.au |
| Lou Hubbard | Senior Lecturer in Art | + 61 3 9035 9484 | lhubbard@unimelb.edu.au |
Sculpture
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mark Shorter |
Head of BFA (VA) Sculpture Senior Lecturer in Art | + 61 3 9035 9222 | mark.shorter@unimelb.edu.au |
| Claire Lambe | Lecturer in Art | c.lambe@unimelb.edu.au |
Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David Sequeira | Senior Lecturer in Art (Gallery Director) | +61 3 9035 9400 | david.sequeira@unimelb.edu.au |
Research Fellows and Other Academic Staff
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Roger Alsop | Lecturer (Directorate Teaching Program) | + 61 3 9035 9387 | ralsop@unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Brook Garru Andrew | Enterprise Professor (Interdisciplinary Practice) | + 61 3 9035 9164 | brooka@unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Su Baker | Professor | + 61 3 9035 9464 | su.baker@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Danny Butt |
Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Practice Course coordinator Design & Production Research | + 61 3 8344 2326 | danny.butt@unimelb.edu.au |
| Jon Cattapan | Emeritus Professor | jcat@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Jane Davidson | Head of Performing Arts | + 61 3 8344 0566 | j.davidson@unimelb.edu.au |
| Professor Natalie King | Melbourne Enterprise Professor of Visual Arts | + 61 3 9035 3875 | n.king@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Tania Canas | Tutor in Social Practice | canas.t@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Gillian Howell | Dean's Research Fellow | ghowell@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Dr Sarah Woodland | Dean's Research Fellow | + 61 3 9035 9001 | sarah.woodland@unimelb.edu.au |
Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Culture
| Person | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiriki Onus | Head of Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Culture | +61 3 9035 9345 | tiriki.onus@unimelb.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Sally Treloyn | Associate Professor, ARC Future Fellow 2016 | + 61 419 913 719 | streloyn@unimelb.edu.au |
| Dr Megan McPherson | Lecturer in Art and Intercultural Research | +61 3 8344 0513 | mcpherson.m@unimelb.edu.au |
| Jodie Seiuli | Wilin Centre Coordinator | +61 3 9035 9139 | jodie.seiuli@unimelb.edu.au |
| Narida Yeatman-Morgan | Schools and Community Liaison Officer | +61 3 8344 3237 | narida.yeatmanmorgan@unimelb.edu.au |
| Kiara Rule | Administrative Assistant | +61 3 9035 9327 | rule.k@unimelb.edu.au |
| Michael Julian | Tutor in Indigenous Arts and Culture | +61 3 90359462 | julian.m@unimelb.edu.au |
| James Howard | Tutor in Indigenous Arts and Culture | james.howard@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Ashley Perry | Tutor in Indigenous Arts and Culture | ashley.perry1@unimelb.edu.au |