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

'Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions', installation view at ACCA. A darkened exhibition space filled by an installation towards the foreground of the photo. It features terracotta sculptures on wooden plinths made with discarded material.
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Exhibition review: Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions, ACCA

Large-scale works grounded in material investigations shine at the 2024 Macfarlane Commissions, but is it still helpful to put emerging…

emerging artist award 2024 finalists' exhibition at fortyfivedownstaris, Melbourne. Paintings, sculptures and installations inside a spacious gallery with white walls and dark wooden floor.
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Exhibition review: Emerging Artist Award 2024, fortyfivedownstairs

Topical and engaging, the Emerging Artist Award showcases early-career talent regardless of age.

Lighting designer Paul Jackson nominated in the 2024 APDG Awards for 'Do Not Go Gentle', Sydney Theatre Company. A stage set lit in blue light depicting a group of five people huddling and finding their way in a harsh snowy landscape.
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Opportunities and awards

Matched funding opportunities, plus shortlist and nominees unveiled for Emerging Writers' Awards, Art Music Awards, National Architecture Awards and Bowness…

2026 Adelaide Biennial curator Ellie Buttrose. A middle-aged woman with pale skin and short cropped brown hair, wearing red lipstick, an orange shirt and black blazer. She is looking off to the side of the camera and smiling.
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2026 Adelaide Biennial recruits Ellie Buttrose as curator

The role will be a victorious homecoming for curator Ellie Buttrose after she assisted the Golden Lion-winning Archie Moore at…

Catch art and music at Suara Festival, Bali Indonesia. Two very large installations appear like masks hovering over a crowd with the sun setting into the background against a purple sky.
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Upcoming Asian arts destinations 2024

A hand-picked guide of contemporary arts festivals and biennales to add to your Asian travel itinerary in the second half…

Midsumma on the move, destination: unknown. A photo of three people moving a rainbow prop inside an office space with white walls and grey carpet. There is a trolley nearby and other storage times such as a signage with the word ‘Queer’.
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Midsumma in dire need of new office after being forced to vacate

Midsumma’s team was issued a 30-day notice ending tomorrow for their Hanover House location, despite being assured of tenancy until…

'Duty of Care' installation view at IMA. Featuring three industrial sized tubs filled with an aqua liquid and a yellow and red poster diagonally behind the tubs.
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Exhibition review: Duty of Care – Part One, IMA

Bold works critically examine the ugly side of care and, perhaps, the possibility of redemption.

‘Built Photography’ installation view at MAPh, featuring a print hanging from a scaffold on the right hand side, printed photographic images leaning against a wall and fabric printed pieces on the ground.
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Exhibition review: Built Photography, MAPh

An exhibition challenging the spatial and conceptual 'flatness' of photography.

Imogen Batt-Doyle, winner of The Cloncurry Poetry Prize 2024 with an ode to the Outback. Photo: Supplied. A person squatting on the peak of a mountain with the sun setting in the background.
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Opportunities and awards

Residency to create site-responsive work inside chic hotel, winners of Bush Music Fund, crime book finalists, and more!

'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses' at Queensland Gallery of Modern Art. Photo: Supplied. A darkened room with mannequins displaying vibrant garments with floral patterns.
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Dutch designer’s leap of faith in Australia pays off

Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen first visited Australia for skydiving aged 17. Now the creative mastermind has brought a…

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