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Design Research Society Conference 2026

Alexandra Crosby and I headed to the Design Research Society 2026 conference to present the paper we wrote, alongside Sarah Jane Jones, ‘Surfacing wetlands through design ethnography and critical visualisation’.

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Graphic Storytelling Social 2026

I was invited to present work at the Sydney Graphic Storytelling Social, presented by Folio Comics, alongside other storytellers and more amazing makers.

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Tending to the More-than-Human

As part of this year’s Sydney Climate Action week, I was lucky enough to work alongside Zoë Sadokierski to curate a ‘Tending to the More-Than-Human’ exhibition

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RMIT ‘Uncommon’ Talk

I was invited to speak at RMIT University, Melbourne, as part of their ‘Design agency 4: Uncommon’ talk series.

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Swamposium 2025

As part of our ARC ‘Surfacing Urban Wetlands’, and in collaboration with the Open Field Agency, I helped to curate the first ‘Swamposium’, an event series focused on bringing together artists and researchers whose work explores swamps, water, urban renewal, and creative research practice.

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HDR Methods Share Exhibition

As part of the Visualisation Institute’s annual conference, I teamed up with Dr Monica Monin to create this exhibition showcasing the wide expanse of different creative methodologies and practice-led research at UTS.

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Moving to Sydney! To do a PhD!

Wild news in my universe! I have been offered a position on an ARC-funded team at UTS in Sydney to do my PhD on ‘Surfacing Urban Wetlands’.

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Hawai’i Fieldwork Illustrations

In October, I spent a month in Hawai’i, on the island of Oahu. I travelled around the island to document it’s many contrasting elements, from busy tourist beaches to vast botanical gardens.

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