CURATORIAL CIRCLE
ANAT SPECTRA 2025 :: Reciprocity is imagined, developed, and presented by a curatorial circle: Leah Barclay, Jenn Brazier, Melissa DeLaney, Toby Gifford, Aunty Helena Gulash, Carollyn Kavanagh, Amie Moffat and Megan Williams. The circle brings together a wealth of expertise across curatorial, creative practice, programming, development and First Nations knowledge systems.
Celebrating reciprocity as a cornerstone of creative exchange, the collaborative circle reflects a deliberate shift toward reimagining the structure of the event. ANAT SPECTRA 2025 embraces an approach that prioritises shared knowledge, mutual exchange, and collective insight.
Dr Leah Barclay is an Australian sound artist, designer, and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research and creative work investigate new approaches to ecoacoustics, exploring the soundscapes of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to inform conservation, scientific research, and public engagement. She is a specialist in underwater sound with over 15 years’ experience recording marine and freshwater ecosystems across the planet.
Leah creates complex sonic environments and audio-visual works that draw attention to changing climates and fragile ecosystems. These works are realised through live performances, interactive installations, VR/AR, and site-specific experiences. Her work explores ways we can use creativity, new technologies, and emerging science to reconnect communities to place and inspire ecological awareness. Leah is the Discipline Lead of Design at the University of the Sunshine Coast, where she is also co-leading the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster, an emerging hub for interdisciplinary research that is shaping new approaches to creative practice.
Jenn Brazier is a practicing photomedia artist with a Bachelor of Visual Art, majoring in Photography and Digital Imaging. She has worked in the arts industry for 20 years across a broad spectrum of the sector, including higher education, a commercial gallery and public art and arts programming at the City of Adelaide. Areas of interest in the support of artists and the cultural community as integral to planning and programming include First Nations led practices, a focus on experimental and cross-disciplinary arts and ways of working that celebrates, encompasses and values quiet ways of listening and learning for richer artistic experiences and outcomes.
Jenn originally began her career in the arts at ANAT back in 2004 as Membership & Administration Officer. In 2017 she returned with a focus to enable artists to push the boundaries of creative experimentation.
In addition to being CEO of ANAT, Melissa DeLaney is an artist and has curated independent projects and festivals including an experimental screen program at Federation Square in Melbourne, Electrofringe Festival, Ubud Readers and Writers Festival, unsound with the legendary Wagga Space Program and most recently as co-director with the sociocreative trust art collective.
Melissa’s work blends education, government, wellness, creative industries, technology, science, and arts in what she sees as “social sculpture.” She focuses on interdisciplinary partnerships and participatory programs, creating spaces for connection and creativity. An Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT School of Art (2024–2027), Melissa is also a Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Fellow (Asialink Leaders Program, 2021/22) and was a Creative Australia peer over 2021–2024. Within fields of study across Electronic and Visual Arts, Melissa also holds a Masters in Creative Industries and Grad Diploma in Health Science, she has certifications in mindfulness, yoga, nutrition and wellness, and applies a holistic approach to leadership, fostering healthy, vibrant organisations and networks worldwide.
Dr Toby Gifford is a designer, creative coder, and interdisciplinary media arts practitioner, with a particular interest in virtual/augmented reality and immersive installation. He has worked across industry and academia at the intersection of art and technology, with extensive professional experience in software programming and systems design. His research spans a broad range of areas including: application of artificial intelligence to the creative industries; environmental sensing for ecosystem health monitoring; and modelling and data visualisation to aid design.
Aunty Helena Gulash is a Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Traditional Custodian and Elder, based on her ancestral lands. An artist and cultural leader, she is the founder of Helena Gulash Consulting, specialising in Indigenous arts and cultural management. Helena is passionate about truth-telling and decolonising narratives through First Nations-led storytelling. She formerly led the Queensland Indigenous Arts Marketing & Export Agency (QIAMEA), supporting artist development, arts infrastructure, and international showcasing. With a background in Indigenous education, including senior roles in state and federal initiatives, Helena continues to advocate for the power of First Nations arts to drive cultural renewal and positive change in community.
Carollyn Kavanagh is the Marketing and Communications Manager at ANAT, where she leads storytelling strategy and stewards the organisation’s brand and voice. Her career spans curation, graphic design, storytelling and arts advocacy, with a deep commitment to championing the vital role artists play in shaping our world.
Carollyn’s curatorial practice focuses on embedding art in unexpected spaces, transforming everyday environments into creative sites. She developed Art at T1 for Adelaide Airport, curated Silver for SALA’s 25th Anniversary, and has led exhibition programs for Arts South Australia and Adelaide City Council. Carollyn holds a Bachelor’s in Visual Communications, a Graduate Diploma in Art History, and a Master’s in Curatorial and Museum Studies.
Amie Moffat is a Senior Producer with over twenty years of experience in the arts industry, working across Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Amie has produced large-scale productions, festivals, arts markets, and industry programs. She has a wealth of experience working with national and international colleagues.
Amie’s expertise lies in fostering relationships and driving impactful arts experiences. A strategic thinker with an innovative approach to problem-solving, she builds projects and initiatives that shift perspectives and push boundaries.
Amie’s curiosity drives her to continue to take risks, try new things and watch out for those moments that sometimes go unnoticed.
Megan Williams is a curator and researcher with two decades of experience in leadership and programming roles across the art museum sector. Since 2016, she has led the UniSC Art Gallery where she drove a major redevelopment project in 2020 that repositioned the Gallery as the leading public gallery on the Sunshine Coast. Megan also oversees the UniSC Art Collection which she has grown through successful philanthropic initiatives making it the largest public collection in the region. Prior to this, Megan held programming and curatorial roles at QUT Art Museum, the William Robinson Gallery, the Creative Industries Precinct and The Cube. Career highlights include Final Call (2021) an exhibition about climate change that was realised as a physical exhibition in Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens and online. She has edited and written essays for many catalogues and publications including Michael Cook 2010-2020 which enjoyed national and international distribution