shaheen hughes. perth

Shaheen Hughes is the former CEO of the Museum of Freedom and Tolerance. She studied fine arts in London, History of Art and English Literature at the University of Leeds and has a Master of Arts in International Communication Studies.

Shaheen has 20 years of experience in public policy, advocacy and communications and believes in the power of the arts to change the world.

TASH KAHN. LONDON

Tash Kahn’s artistic practice is multi-faceted. Using sculpture, Polaroids, installation, film and collage, she documents the history of everyday life by recording the debris of the present. She is interested in how people engage with art, the conversations it generates and how it makes them feel.

Tash has exhibited both nationally and internationally, with a recent project in Mumbai that saw her work with architects and writers to investigate the domestic space. In 2014, she co-founded the visual-arts project DOLPH, and has helped facilitate 22 exhibitions, making partnerships with two Lambeth primary schools, UAL Wimbledon, The Royal College of Art, as well as numerous artists in the UK, New York and Berlin. DOLPH provides an alternative way for the community to engage with contemporary art, as well as being an invaluable learning and networking resource for artists. She is also a freelance editor for Penguin and Sluice Magazine.

john ros. New York

John Ros is a Brooklyn-based, multi-disciplinary artist, professor and curator. He obtained an MFA from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, and a BFA from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

John is currently the director and a lecturer at studioELL, an alternative, transient and hybrid space for higher education in studio art, which he founded in 2015. John has over 15 years experience in higher education and 22 year experience curating exhibitions and developing community programming.