
Position: PhD Student, ICCR
School and/or Centres: Humanities Research Centre
Email: danielle.toua@anu.edu.au
Qualification: Bachelor of Arts (IR), Australian National University (2009); Master of Art Curatorship, University of Melbourne (2016)
Dan is an arts worker, curator and writer living and working on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. She is a PhD candidate at ANU, investigating the curation of Pacific art and art objects in Australian national cultural institutions. With her research Dan hopes to create a Curatorial Handbook that will aid in sustainable, relevant and sensitive curatorial practices in this area. Dan is also the Gallery Manager and Associate Curator for Canberra Contemporary Art Space, having joined the team in 2018.
curatorship, heritage and museum studies, Pacific art and cultural materials, arts policy and framework, Australian national collections and exhibitions