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

‘Garage Doors’ by Ruth Woodrow, finalist of 2023 Head On Photo Awards, Landscape Category. A collaged photo of different colourful garage doors arranged in a rainbow spectrum.
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Photo competitions: 7 expert tips to stand out

ArtsHub summarises seven tips offered by the Head On Foundation to help photographers stand out in a competition.

2024 Australian Women in Music Awards finalists announced. Image: Vanessa Amorosi performing at AWMA 2023. A women with long brown hair singing on stage with her eyes closed and arms outstretched. The background appears to be a projection of light shining across a body of water.
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Opportunities and awards

Regional Landscape Prize call-out, invitation to take part in queer photoshoot, plus winners of Queensland Premier's Drama Awards and finalists…

'Some HR managers and gatekeepers don't recognise how multi-skilled and talented journalists are,' says Erin O'Dwyer. Black and white digitally manipulated image of a person holding onto a chair while drowning.
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What skills do journalists have to weather the storm of redundancy?

Things are not looking good for journalism, but this doesn't mean journalists have to drown with the current.

Youth participation in the Community Jam Wall (Mai Wiru Big Shop), lead by Warlpiri artist Robin Quinsten Jampijinpa Brown and visiting artist, Kaff-eine. A group of kids working on a colourful mural with their backs facing the camera. The mural depicts a dog and a human figure.
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How remote murals replaced media rhetoric with community pride

A new series of murals in Yuendumu, NT has brought community together to share stories and ignite hope in local…

Six Asian artists stand or sit next to the products of their ceramic practice.
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Blue and white porcelain reimagined by 14 contemporary artists

Expect the unexpected when 14 Asian Australian ceramic artists come together to reinvent the classic blue and white piece of…

Finalists for 2024 World of WearableArt Competition announced, including Sol Invictus, who was also a finalist of 2023 WOW. A model wearing a golden wings on her head and an armour resembling the sun, standing in a power pose with more performers in the background.
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Opportunities and awards

Creative Futures Fund for works of scale, international opportunities, plus Adelaide chorus strikes gold in Aotearoa and finalists of National…

Live wedding painter Rebekka Lord-John. Black and white photo of a woman with long straight hair, looking down at the canvas she is painting on. The photo is digitally manipulated to be on top of a purple background, with the words 'so you want my arts job?'
Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Live Wedding Painter

Do you have the skills to spend five to seven hours painting at a wedding? Live wedding painter Rebekka Lord-Johnson…

Melissa Loughnan, the newly appointed Fair Director at Melbourne Art Fair for 2025 and beyond. Photo of a middle-aged woman with pale skin and long brown hair with straight bangs. She is smiling at the camera, wearing an abstracted orange and navy sleeveless top on an outdoor residential footpath.
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2025 Melbourne Art Fair’s new Fair Director hopes to build artists’ voices

With over 10 years of experience in art consulting, Melissa Loughnan looks to drive the Melbourne Art Fair with artists…

L: Frida Kahlo in blue satin blouse, 1939. Photo: Nickolas Muray © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives. R: Cotton blouse embroidered with glass beads; satin skirt with chain stitch and floral motif embroidery; holán (ruffle) and guatemalan waist-sash. Photo: © Museo Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul Collection, Javier Hinojosa, 2017. Portrait of Frida Kahlo and a dress worn by her.
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Frida Kahlo joins the gold rush

‘Frida Kahlo: In her own image’ at Bendigo Art Gallery in 2025 will paint an intimate portrait of the art…

Pursuing a career as a dancer comes with financial burdens and an uncertain future. Two dancers wearing light brown workwear onesies in a white space. One is sitting with one foot propped up on the chair, their hand on their head, and another is standing behind in an elegant stance, extending their arms and one leg.
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'We make so many sacrifices so our girls can dance'

Dance education is in decline, with financial barriers deterring prospective students and families, finds new report.

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