Susan Lowish is Senior Lecturer in Australian Art History in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne, where she teaches Australian art history, contemporary Aboriginal art and new media art. Over the years she has worked closely with the Ara Irititja Project – one of the largest, longest running, and most successful community archival and digitisation projects in Australia.
Susan’s other research projects include: “Aboriginal young people in regional Victoria and Digital Storytelling: Supporting digital literacy through a local community approach” (awarded a grant by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network), which included the development of a storytelling app with Aboriginal young people; and “Aboriginal Art on Display: the History and Theory of Exhibitions” (Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme). She has published widely on Indigenous Collections, digital image archives for Australian art history, and rock art.
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Indigenous Engagement With The Donald Thomson Collection
Internal Research Grant
Un Magazine
Journal article
Aboriginal Young People In Regional Victoria And Digital Storytelling: Supporting Digital ..
Research Grant
Digital Image Archives for Australian Art History: Aligning International Paradigms with L..
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Documenting Aboriginal Art Archives: The Woodward Collection
Internal Research Grant
Australian Aboriginal Art
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
2019 Faculty of Arts Inaugural Teaching Excellence Award
Best Book Prize http://aaanz.info/prizes/2019-prizes/
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Senior Lecturer In Australian Art History
Culture And Communication
Member
International Australian Studies Association (InASA)
Member
Australian Archaeological Association (AAA)
Member
Association of Art Historians (UK)
Member
Australian Rock Art Research Association (AURA)
Victorian Representative (2009-2012)
Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ)
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University
Master of Arts in Critical and Cultural Theory
Monash University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
University of Tasmania