Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 4

Honorary Doctorate Awardee

Mr Archie Moore

Archie Moore is one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists, whose thought-provoking works challenge perceptions of identity, culture, and history. His deeply reflective and imaginative approach has made him a celebrated force in the art world.

A Kamilaroi/Bigambul man of the Darling Downs region of Queensland, and graduate of QUT Bachelor of Visual Arts, Mr Moore’s practice is embedded in Indigenous politics and wider concerns of racism and cultural borders. His artworks often explore language and other cultural tokens as signifiers that can be confused and misinterpreted.

He has worked with a variety of mediums in his portrayals of the self and national histories, and experiments with painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and performance.

For almost two decades, Mr Moore has held regular solo exhibitions at universities, not-for-profit and commercial galleries across Australia and has presented at shows around the world including in China, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Mr Moore has also represented Australia at many international exhibitions, including the 20th Biennale of Sydney (2015); Defying Empire; National Indigenous Triennial – National Gallery of Australia (and touring, 2017- 2018); Mémoires Vives: Une Histoire de l’Art Aborigène at Le Musée d’Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France, and Lie of the Land: New Australian Landscape at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C. In 2001 he was awarded the Millennial Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship which enabled him to study at Akademie Výtvarných Umění v Praze - The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.

His work has featured prominently and repeatedly in journals both in Australia and internationally including the prestigious, London-based Frieze magazine and the New York-based Art Forum.

A notable installation is United Neytions - commissioned in 2018 as the inaugural partnership between Sydney Airport and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This permanent installation in the T1 International Marketplace at Sydney Airport explores themes of identity, nationhood, falsehoods, and authenticity. It also draws attention to the histories, voices, and presence of local Indigenous people on whose traditional lands the airport lies.

At the La Biennale de Venezia 2024, Mr Moore’s exhibition kith and kin at the Australia Pavilion was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for Best National Participation, the first time in history an Australian artist has received this accolade.

In 2018 Mr Moore was named the QUT Creative Industries Faculty Outstanding Alumni Award Winner, in recognition of his contributions to art and culture. His work Dermis (2012) is included in the QUT Museum collection.

Mr Moore’s qualifications include Certificate in Art and Design, Gateway TAFE (1991) and Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts), QUT (1998).

In recognition of his distinguished service to QUT and the community, QUT Council has awarded Archie Moore Doctor of the University.

Doctor of Creative Industries

BAUDINETTE, Corey Leigh

Thesis Title

Cinema Aesthetics: Experiential Design and Transformations in Contemporary Cinema Exhibition

Supervisors

• Dr Ruari Baroona Elkington  (Associate Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Sean William Maher  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This doctoral research examines the many challenges facing global cinema exhibition. Industry analysis is expanded through consideration of the role played by architectural, commercial and social elements to deepen understandings of the shared experience of cinema-going. The cinema industry faces constant challenges, but the recent upheavals from a changing media and social landscape has impacted the cinema business in significantly new ways. The research findings point to the opportunities from experiential design and aesthetic innovation in cinema spaces as the means for sustaining commercial viability amidst ongoing challenges from technological and societal changes.

HOMSEY, Jonathan Brian

Thesis Title

Locating Choreographic Empowerment with Soft Participation

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Phoebe Hart  (Principal Supervisor)
• Dr Stephanie Hutchison  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Philipa Rothfield  (External Supervisor)

Citation

Locating Choreographic Empowerment With Soft Participation explores dance's impact on the well-being of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) and LGBT+ communities. This research includes live dance works and films that examine choreography's potential to empower performers and spectators through Maximising Kinaesthesia and Skinner Release Technique. A contextual review of Street, Queer, and contemporary dance pedagogies, influenced by Philipa Rothfield’s philosophy of the Corporeal Uncanny, leads to the concept of Soft Participation. This concept fosters a flow state that Holds Time, creating cultural intimacy between audience and performer, as advocated in the Perhaps… manifesto.

MITCHELL, Letila Semantafa

Thesis Title

Sasi, Pera, Lagi – Of Ocean, Land, and Sky: Revitalising Creative Confidence and a Connection to Place Through the Awakening and Renewal of Rotuman Creative Practice

Supervisors

• Professor Sandra Jane Gattenhof  (Principal Supervisor)
• Adjunct Associate Professor Jacqueline Rose Kauli  (External Supervisor)
• Dr Juliana Mohok Mclaughlin  (Associate Supervisor)
• Adjunct Associate Professor Verena Thomas  (External Supervisor)

Citation

This project foregrounds Rotuman heritage arts as access points to building knowledge. Working with kainaga, with family, we utilised storytelling to make meaning and create new ceremonies that interweave ecological principles. This work centres principles of relationality, respect and reverence which honors multiple perspectives and ways of knowing. Prioritising Indigenous women’s knowledge and practice led frameworks this work contributes to cultural restoration, building resilient and sustainable Oceanic communities. 'It is from our temamfua, our ancestor that we learn to adapt to this world and activate our roles as custodians and guardians of our ocean, land and sky.'

Doctor of Philosophy

FA'ALEAVA, Agapetos Ana

Thesis Title

One Tattoo, Two Worlds: Unexplored stories of non-Indigenous Samoan women and Indigenous Samoan Fa’afafine with the malu

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Phoebe Hart  (Principal Supervisor)
• Dr Leah King Smith  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

One Tatau, Two Worlds: Unexplored Stories of non-Indigenous Samoan Women and Indigenous Samoan Fa’afafine with the Malu, aims to examine how the Samoan malu has integrated non-Indigenous Samoan women and Indigenous Samoan Fa’afafine into the Samoan culture. Malu means protected or sheltered, a traditional tatau (tattoo) that is reserved for High Chiefs' daughters, has now become a symbol for non-Indigenous Samoan Women and Fa’afafine. This is a creative-practice led research and thesis that is visualised in a documentary called One Tatau, Two Worlds (2024), currently showing in film festivals.

GRODECKI, Andrew Joseph Marian

Thesis Title

A New Values-Based Person-Centred Model of Engagement for Public Art-Science Activity that Supports Societal Transformation

Supervisors

• Dr Keith Michael Armstrong  (Associate Supervisor)
• Professor Bree Jamila Hadley  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This research used iterative testing to generate a new person-centred values-based model of stakeholder engagement for artists, curators, producers and other creatives of public art-science projects aiming to motivate people to address climate change. A working hypothesis of stakeholder engagement was tested in four case studies to provide a new model of engagement. This model, tailored to a project proponent of art-science projects, identifies four stakeholder groups categorised by how and why the proponent may engage with them. A second testing confirmed the effectiveness of the new values-based and person-centred model of stakeholder engagement for public art-science activity.

RIXON, Tessa May

Thesis Title

Designing 'Authentic' Digital Scenography: A Framework for Creative Practice Informed by Mixed Methods Research into Professional Theatre Practice and Audiences' Perceptions

Supervisors

• Dr Kathryn Louise Kelly  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Joslin Mckinney  (External Supervisor)
• Professor Gene Margaret Moyle  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis examines how digital technologies influence complex notions of ‘authenticity’ within theatre and performance design. Shaped by the perspectives of professional theatre practitioners and audiences of Boy Swallows Universe (Queensland Theatre) and Ishmael (Dead Puppet Society), this research employs a novel mixed methods approach to offer a guiding framework for theatre makers and educators to integrate digital technologies into live performance design to increase meaningful experiences for audiences.

SAWARD, Melanie Ann

Thesis Title

Beyond the Pink and Fluffy: Centering Tiddaism, Indigeneity, and Intersectionality in the 'Chick Lit' Novel

Supervisors

• Mr Craig Bolland  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Rohan David Wilson  (Principal Supervisor)

Citation

This study examines how the chick lit genre can evolve to be more inclusive and representative by focusing on an Aboriginal, queer, fat perspective. It offers insights into the barriers and opportunities for marginalised voices within the Australian publishing industry. The findings underscore the significance of intersectionality as a guiding principle to ensure that commercial fiction does not perpetuate harm or offense to marginalised communities and provides scope for further research in this area.

YEUNG, Hiu Yan Dorcas

Thesis Title

The Creative Impact of the Symbiosis between Funding Agencies and Arts Sector: A Comparative Case Study of Hong Kong and Australia

Supervisors

• Professor Sandra Jane Gattenhof  (Principal Supervisor)
• Dr Sophie Annabelle Amy McIntyre  (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Jeremy Neideck  (External Supervisor)

Citation

This comparative study examines the relationship between public arts funding agencies and performing arts companies in Hong Kong and Australia post-2020. Drawing on the ecological concept of symbiosis, the study demonstrates how the patron model, which upholds the arm’s length principle to funding and within a frame of excellence, evolves. The study argues that the funding approach of Hong Kong displays elements of New Public Management (NPM) with emphasis on efficiency whereas the Australian model demonstrates features of Public Value Management (PVM). Findings suggest that major companies enjoy a more symmetrical relationship with their funders compared with small-medium arts companies.

ZHANG, Weilue

Thesis Title

Lose Yourself: The Adaption of Western Immersive Theatre in China

Supervisors

• Professor Bree Jamila Hadley  (Principal Supervisor)
• Professor Mark David Ryan  (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis examines the adaptation of immersive theatre in Mainland China, exploring how local performances are transforming to meet the expectations of Chinese audiences. It reveals that audiences seek authentic cultural experiences and a clear sense of Otherness. By focusing on audience engagement and the dynamic interplay between self and Other, the study provides a new framework for intercultural adaptation and offers a new pathway for understanding and enhancing the impact of global theatre practices within Chinese cultural contexts.

Undergraduate awards

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)

• AKHLAKI, Nouralhuda
• CHISHOLM, Mia Ellen
• CRANITCH, Joseph Tomas Richard
• DALLEN, Prudence
• DAVIES, Mannon Tate
• DORAN, Chelsea
• HALL, Estella Madelene
• KETH, Hayden
• KISANDO, Aristene
• NICHOLLS, Joshua Aidan
• PARISI, Lily-Victoria
• RAPMUND, Macauley Jack
• WILLIAMS, Lily Lulu

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)

• ADAM, Brock Steel
• ALLEN, Bronson
• BERGLAS, Luca Oscar
• BURLESS, Tom Lui
• COLES, Benjamin Michael
• HOLMES, Robert
• HUANG, Joanna
• LI, Jiatong
• MATTHEWS, Tem Christopher
• PETROVA, Nikita
• PHAM, Nguyen Minh Nhu

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative and Professional Writing)

• VARELA, Andrew John

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing)

• ALFONSO, Lucia Sarita
• DAVIS, Verity Rose
• FARBAEK, Bjorn James
• FORBES, Benjamin William
• FORMBY, Georgia Rose
• GAVARS, Briony Taylor Allen
• HAWKINS, Rory Christopher
• JENSEN, Aiden Gordon Charles
• JOHNSTON, Daniel Wojciech
• KING, Damon John

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)

• ALFRED, Stiliana Manuella
• COYLE, Miranda Lee
• DAVIS-STEER, Lily
• FRANKLIN, Adelaide Rose
• GRAY, Ella
• JIANG, Rui
• MILDWATERS, Zoe Marie
• QUINLAN, Eliza Jane
• SALCOLE-BRADSHAW, Katie Valerie
• THOMAS, Harriet Charlotte

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama)

• BECKTON, Cullyn David
• BEITZ, Stephanie Ella
• DAVIDSON, Nicholas Hugh
• HANSON, Emma Elizabeth
• HEATH, Elizabeth Maria
• HOCKINGS, Caleb John
• KILLEN, Charlie
• LEHNDORF, Imogen Glory Frances
• MAGUIRE, Carys Evelyn
• MILDE, Danielle Elizabeth
• PETROPOULOS, Maria
• SLOSS, Maeve Violet

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)

• ALI SHAHBANA, Izzuddin
• BARTLE-NEBENFUHR, Mackenzie
• BASHFORD, William James
• BASINENI, Ramtejesh
• CARTER, Sofia
• CUPITT, James Patrick
• DINAH ADRIANA BINTE AZHAR,
• EDWARDS, Sam James
• EMERY, Olivia Jewel
• EVANS, Callum Lewis
• FRATER-CLARKE, Morpheus Lucien Kane
• GARRAHY, Eli James
• GLENNON, Lily
• GOLD, Alise Marie
• HIDDLE, Cassandra Kaylee Rosina
• HURWOOD, Harry York Samuels
• LE RAY, Sophia Jasmin
• LI, Leer
• LILLICO, Jack Edward Grant
• LINDEMAN, Cate Sydney
• LIU, Chun Fung
• LORENS-GORBATSHOFF, Sonja
• LUO, Yiya
• MADGWICK, Rhian Peri Love
• MANN, Joshua
• MCGROREY, Jake Patrick
• MULLER, Nikolas Norman
• NORMAN, Annabelle Jane
• O'NEILL, Thomas Malcolm
• O'SULLIVAN, Phoebe Louise
• PEARCE, Ty Cooper
• REYNOLDS, Isaak Patrick
• SEDDON, Ethan Mark
• SHAO, Zhen
• SOMERVILLE, Lily Grace
• STUBBS, Lauren Olivia
• TRAN, Andrew Calvin
• TRAN, Duong Tu Vy
• TRAN, Trung Van
• WANG, Tingxi
• WILLIAMS, Danika Lily
• YANG, Yalan
• ZHENG, Aoxin

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music)

• ALLEN, Kaeley Elizabeth
• ANDERSEN, Matthew Cooper
• CARR, Zachary Simon
• CHARLESWORTH, Camden John
• HARPER, Bria Isabelle
• HESSE, Amanda Maxine
• HUTTON, Fraser Mackinlay
• KEANE-CULLEN, Tex Linus
• PASSMORE, Tiana
• RENNIE, Jake Cormac
• STONE, Samuel Jayden
• SUMMERS, Amber Joy
• WADE, Lily Tabitha

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production)

• HALLEN, Daniel
• LEONG, Petria Elizabeth Rose
• MONYPENNY, Eden Jakota

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)

• ANDREE-EVARTS, Connor Brandon
• BEAN, Laura
• HEATON, Alana Josephine
• JONES, Tia Christina
• KEARNS, Lilla Anne
• PIGNOLET, Joshua
• ROLANDSEN, Elo Peter
• TING, Sarah Elizabeth Chui Ling
• WHITE, Alex Sean Edwin

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) – with Distinction

• AVENIA, Cara Catherine
• CAMPBELL, Grace Olivia
• FOLEY, Mia Madeleine
• HAMPSON, Liam Michael
• HAY, Keeley Eilicia
• KANAAN, Karrine
• MCMURRAY, Rachel Margaret
• OLIPHANT, Ella Catherine Mary
• SAUNDERS, Eryn Alexandra
• SHARMAN, George Edward Collins
• TURNER, Nathan James
• VUKADINOVIC VALANCE, Rad Ryko
• WADDINGHAM, Ellie Louise
• WILSON, Madeleine Frances

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• BULLOCK, Lachlan Jonathon Ford
• BURGER, Caylen
• ESSER, Nicholas James
• HERRERA GUERRA, Daniela
• HO, Jayden An Truong
• JONES, Ashtyn Blake
• LEE, Hanbeen
• LI, Xinyu
• STANDEN, Aya Mackenzie
• TAIFALOS, Kayla Brooke
• TRAN, Thi Thu Binh
• WHITE, Harry Jay

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• BALANAY, Erika Jade
• CARTHEW, Ebony
• GREEN, Jemma Sophia
• HAYES, Hannah Ruby
• LAROCHE, Elly Sohn-Jee
• LITCHFIELD, Madeleine Grace
• MAGUIRE, Samuel Stephen
• MALONEY, Eden Loricia
• OLIVER, Dylan James
• O'REILLY, Karma Rose
• OUTRIDGE, Taylor Anne
• PATON, Mia Jean
• ROCHE, Helen Maria
• ROSSETTO, Jacinta Naedine
• SUTCLIFFE, Sean
• TOMASSEN, Sophie Kim
• UPTIN, David Charles
• VALENNY, Kireina Adeline

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) – with Distinction

• APPI, Caitlin Helene
• CHEN, Pin-Huan
• READMAN, Jayde Elizabeth
• SMITH, Madison Lily
• THOMPSON, Sarah Jade

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) – with Distinction

• DENNIS, Cale James
• GUYATT, Mitchell David
• MACDONALD, Alexandra Concetta
• MOAT, Samara Louise
• MULLINS, Elaina Jean
• PEETS, Danika
• RASMUSSEN, Rebekah Yordana
• ROBERTSON, Ewan Brennen
• SMART, India Rose
• WILDING, Lucy Jane

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• ABBOUD, Lauren Paige
• BASTOW, Angus Bernard
• BROWN, Renee Catherine
• DENNIEN, Annabelle Rose
• GANGGA, Kadek Radja Chandra Radj
• GLYNN, Madeleine Rachel
• GUO, Weinan
• HARRIS, Elizabeth Bronwyn Louise
• HUANG, Yishiang
• ISHIGAKI-GILBERT, Yuki Thomas
• KIM, Wonseop
• LAWRENCE, Tiffani Jaz
• MAEDA, Satsuki
• MATSUDA, Mei
• MAYALL, Alex
• MURRAY, Sarah Rose
• NORTH, Lachlan
• ORETA, Kai Giovanni
• OSTERBERG, Sally Anne
• PERKINS, Sheridan
• RISDON, George William
• SMYTH, Odette Grace
• STEVENSON, Kyara Trinity Anne
• WEEKERS, Harper Isabella
• WEST, Lily Kate
• WILSON, Alexander John
• YOSHINOBU, Yuki

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music) – with Distinction

• BASTOW, Camilla Grace
• BATEMAN, Alexander Jack
• COSTAR, Chelsea Rose
• CUMMINS, Tess Josephine
• DIGNAN, Amy Elise
• DONOVAN, Rory David
• GONINON, Annabelle Elizabeth Rose
• GORDON, Ryan
• JONES, Lillian Grace
• KELLY, Ryan Mathew
• KODICEK, Harper Wren
• MCEWAN, PJ
• NG, Tsz Yau Penelope
• ROSE, Dublin Elizabeth
• WEST, Jake Stanley

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Production) – with Distinction

• TATE, Rhiannon
• WOODWARD, Hayley Jane

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) – with Distinction

• BETHUREM, Michael Tomas
• CHAPMAN, Gretel Rose
• CORT, Isabella Rose
• DIMAL, Angelica Joanna
• LAI, Gabrielle Mun Yee
• LIGON, Doris Tim Balingit
• MAC MAHON, Keely Milan
• SUMMERS, Sophia Elizabeth
• TARRY, Arlo
• THOMSON, Manon Indigo

Bachelor of Business (Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)

• CHEEMA, Elina Kaur
• LAWRENZ, Aaron Michael

Bachelor of Business (Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)

• THOMPSON, Luke Clive

Bachelor of Business (Advertising)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• COPLEY, Finn Kennedy
• SIBI, Rose

Bachelor of Business (Advertising)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• SULTANA, Kirra Sachi

Bachelor of Business (Advertising)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• SMITH, Harriet Francis

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• MARSH, Alexander Raymond

Bachelor of Business (Management)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• SCHMIDT, Irelaan Joshua

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• BALL, Naomi Rose
• PILGRIM, Joseph Gabriel

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• BARBER, Charli Faye Avis
• GARRETT, William Colin
• MOFFATT, Peter Bradley
• TUCKER, Alexander John Burnell

Bachelor of Business (Public Relations)/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• BAILEY, Kasyde Layne

Bachelor of Business (Advertising) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• CAMPBELL, Lachlan Ernest

Bachelor of Business (Advertising) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• CRIBB, Benjamin Finn
• STUART, Ben Bradford Brodie

Bachelor of Business (Economics) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) – with Distinction

• BUTCHER, Duncan Joseph

Bachelor of Business (Finance) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• SENNITT, Jack Lino Morton

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) – with Distinction

• PAYNE, Elizabeth

Bachelor of Business (Management) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• WITHERS, Katherine

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media) – with Distinction

• MCDOUGALL, India Sky
• MUJIC, Safet
• PAPAGIANNIS, Georgia Amalia
• STEINOHRT, Kirsten Amy

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) – with Distinction

• PEARSON, Georgia Anne
• ROJEK, Morgan Helena

Postgraduate awards

Master of Philosophy

• DE NECKER, Marichje
• KIMBERLEY, Jack Reece
• REILLY, Nicole