Lucy Hawthorne is an arts writer, artist and researcher based in nipaluna / Hobart. She holds a PhD in art theory, 'The Museum as Art: site-specific art in Australia's public museums' (2013), from the University of Tasmania (UTAS). She works as a project archivist at UTAS and teaches Information Studies at Charles Sturt University, having previously taught art theory at UTAS (2008-14), and worked in the library at Mona (2011-2023). Hawthorne writes for publications such as Artist Profile, Realtime, Artlink, The Conversation, and Art Monthly Australasia.