Celina Lei

Celina Lei is the Diversity and Inclusion Editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Most recently, Celina was one of three Australian participants in DFAT’s the Future of Leadership program. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_

Celina Lei's Latest Articles

Installation view of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian', 2019, on display in NGV Triennial 2023. A single banana duct-taped to a white wall.
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Controversial duct-taped banana that drew crowds at NGV Triennial could fetch over US$1 million

Maurizio Cattelan's banana artwork, 'Comedian' will hit the auction block five years after it was purchased – the price is…

Tajette O’Halloran, ‘Untitled’ 2023, The Lismore Show. One of the artists selected for Powerhouse and the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner commission. A brightly lit carousel in the night.
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Opportunities and awards

Ceramic award open for entries, Darwin Fringe call-out, plus Young Virtuoso winner, finalists of SA Literary Fellowship, and more!

The exterior of an old two-storey sandstone building on a campus with trees around it. National Arts School.
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What do art schools teach? How to be yourself

Artist and educator Akala Newman says that, while teaching at the National Art School, she has seen students grow their…

NAS Post Grad Show 2023. An exhibition space with timber floor and white walls, displaying a range of 2D and 3D works.
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2024 visual arts graduate show calendar

A national rundown of current and upcoming visual arts graduate shows, including fine art, design, fashion and photography and more.

NAISDA students performing in 'ATI', Carriageworks, Jly2023. Dancers on stage illuminated by blue light from the floor. They are all in a lunging stance.
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Join a First Nations success story in new phase of growth

NAISDA is searching for its next Head of Teaching and Learning, Engagement and Wellbeing Manager and Cultural Practice Lead to…

Installation view of 'Cats & Dogs' on display at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. A salon hang of staggering artworks on a white wall with three onlookers.
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Exhibition review: Cats & Dogs, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Think you know all there is to know about cats and dogs? Think again.

'Mary Poppins', one of the highest attended productions in Adelaide Festival Centre's 50-year history. A large group of lavishly dressed performers on stage, standing in a 'V' formation. The lights are blue/purple.
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Proving the worth – Adelaide Festival Centre generated $164 million for SA

The Adelaide Festival Centre is proving the value of the arts through delivering quality programming and making a significant dollar…

Karla Dickens, '#2 Rise and Fall', Inkjet prints. Recipient of the 2024 Windmill Trust Scholarship. A brown-skinned woman in a witchy outfit sitting on a shopping trolley filled with plastic waste as teh ground around them is flooded.
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Opportunities and awards

Scholarship for landscape artists, winners of The Reading Prize and more!

AI can piece together information to discriminate applicants based on gender and women are likely to suffer. Two brown hexagon mirrors held up to a face, half obscuring it.
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Women believe AI reduces bias in recruitment process – but does it?

A recent study showed that women prefer AI assessors in recruitment, but perhaps they just prefer them over men.

Skaters trying tricks on sculptures designed by Dr Sanné Mestrom. A skater trying to skate a rail outdoors on a sunny day.
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What do artists and skaters have in common?

Cities can be more playful and inclusive through public art if skaters and artists work together.

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