Board

Rebecca Ray (NSW) is a Meriam woman descended from the Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait Islands and is an experienced curator, writer and practicing visual artist. 

Currently, she serves as Curator, First Nations Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Her practice is concerned with Indigenisation, rematriation and Indigenous critical theory, with an interest in global First Nations relationality and solidarity that inform curatorial and research methodologies. Ray holds a Bachelor of Arts (History and Sociology) from Griffith University, Queensland and has a research background in decolonisation, identity politics and intersectionality.

Ray has held First Nations curatorial and research positions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia, National Portrait Gallery Australia, Canberra, Home of the Arts (HOTA) Gold Coast and within the Indigenous Higher Research Unit at Griffith University, Queensland. She is an alumnus of the National Gallery of Australia’s prestigious Wesfarmers Indigenous Arts Leadership program.

Jacky Cheng (WA) is an artist, facilitator and arts educator based on Yawuru Country in Broome, Western Australia. Born in Malaysia and of Chinese heritage, her interdisciplinary practice spans socially engaged art, public space, community collaboration and cultural exchange, often exploring relationships between people, place and belonging. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture (Honours I) from the University of New South Wales and was the inaugural recipient of the Creative WA Fellowship. Jacky is currently on the Boards of SPACED and Regional Arts WA.

Jamie Lewis (Vic) is a Singaporean-Australian artist, curator, dramaturg and facilitator. She creates and curates site-responsive performances that engage audiences as participants, and communities as artists; often through autobiographical stories, conversation and food.

She is currently also on the Board of VicHealth and has previously been CEO / Executive Director at Next Wave, Program Manager at Theatre Network Australia (TNA), on the Board of Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV), and was in the 2018 cohort of Creative Australia’s Future Leaders program.

Dr Ryan Presley (Qld) was born in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, and currently lives and works in Meanjin/Brisbane. His father’s family is Marri Ngarr and originates from the Moyle River region in the Northern Territory. His mother’s family were Scandinavian immigrants to Australia. 

A full-time artist, Ryan’s practice wrestles with themes of power and dominion—in particular, how religion and economic control served colonialism and empire building over time, and the representation of its customs and edifices in our everyday lives.

His recent major solo exhibition, Fresh Hell, was co-commissioned by Adelaide Contemporary Experimental and Gertrude Contemporary in 2022. His work is held in public collections, which include the Museum of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. Ryan is represented by Milani Gallery and completed a PhD through Griffith University in 2016.

Caine Chennatt (Tas) is a curator, cultural leadership practitioner, and mediator based on unceded lutruwita/Tasmania. He is Curatorial Director and University Librarian at the University of Tasmania, where he leads an integrated portfolio across libraries, galleries, and cultural collections, guided by principles of cultural humility. His curatorial practice explores expanded ways of knowing, plural cultural identities, and hope (projects include: Interfacial Intimacies, De/Centre for Belonging, and upcoming Vipoo Srivilasa: If We’re Being Honest).

Caine brings strong organisational capability and governance experience across non-profit arts organisations. He has previously delivered and supported public programs, accessibility initiatives, digital engagement, and arts workshops at organisations such as Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery and Mowanjum Art and Cultural Centre and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship for arts inclusion. 

Born and raised in Kuwait of Luso-Indian heritage, his practice is shaped by relational and cultural bridging approaches to leadership. He is an alumnus of Creative Australia’s International Curators Program and NIDA’s MFA Cultural Leadership.

Janice Falsone (NSW) is an arts leader and curator living and working on Djiringanj County in regional NSW. She is currently Gallery Director at the South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Bega, and brings to the role a deep passion for contemporary visual art along with extensive experience managing galleries and arts organisations. Janice is a values driven and entrepreneurial leader who has served in a range of curatorial and arts management roles in Kamberri/Canberra and Meanjin/Brisbane, including Director positions at Canberra Contemporary and PhotoAccess. Janice also has experience and best practice understanding of private sector support for the arts, having worked at the Australia Business Arts Foundation. Janice holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) from Griffith University Queensland College of Art, and has completed the Australian Institute of Company Director’s Foundations of Directorship. She is also part of Creative Australia’s Leadership Programs Alumni Network, having participated in the SEC Newgate Mentoring and Stakeholder Engagement program. In 2025, she was awarded the inaugural Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) Digital Capabilities International Residency, enabling her to travel and connect with an international cohort of peers in Austria and Canada.

Imogen Beynon (Vic) is currently Senior National Industrial Officer at the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and a PhD candidate at RMIT University. Her professional experience includes senior leadership positions in government and member-based organisations, with key responsibilities across industrial law, strategic leadership, regulation and policy.

Sophia Nampitjimpa Sambono (Qld) is a Jingili woman with family connections from Elliot/Newcastle Waters to Darwin, Daly River and the Tiwi Islands. She is the Associate Curator, Indigenous Australia Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) where she has worked on a number of exhibitions that opened 2024, including the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial. Prior to QAGOMA Sophia curated exhibitions for kuril dhagun at the State Library of Queensland and as Curator of Indigenous Collections at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Now retired, Brian Tucker CPA (Qld) dedicated forty years to his career as an arts accountant, specialising in auditing arts organisations and Indigenous art centres across Australia for the last two decades. Leveraging this extensive experience, he has been a staunch advocate for the arts and artists. Currently, Tucker serves as Treasurer for eleven organisations and a Chair of one. He has held similar roles in over twenty organisations, ranging from the Queensland Poets Society to the considerably larger Queensland Performing Arts Trust.