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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Kirsten Lyttle is the Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wominjeka Djeembana Research Lab. Kirsten is a Māori wāhine academic, artist and creative practice-led researcher (Iwi/tribe: Waikato, Waka/Canoe: Tainui, Hapū/Subtribe: Ngāti Tahinga). Her primary research interests are; Indigenous-centred methodologies and knowledge systems, Indigenous customary art practices and their application to technologies such as photography and video.
She has over 11 years of teaching experience and has lectured and taught photography, art history and visual art, at a range of universities including; Master of Photography - RMIT University, Critical Art and Theory - Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at The University of Melbourne, Deakin University and Photography Studies College.
Kirsten has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. Recent highlights include Immigration Museum/Museums Victoria (2022 & 2018/2019), Gertrude Street Projection Festival (2021), Ballarat International Foto Biennale (2019), Counihan Gallery in Brunswick (2019), Horsham Regional Art Gallery (2019), Monash Gallery of Art (2018 & 2016), Gertrude Contemporary, Preston (2018), Centre for Contemporary Photography (2018).
Research interests
- Art Theory and Criticsm
- Visual Arts and Crafts
- Communication and Media Studies
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Supervision interests
Indigenous-centred methodologies and knowledge systems, Indigenous customary art practices and their application to technologies such as photography and video.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Creative Arts, PhD (Research), Deakin University
1 Mar 2015 → 12 Nov 2019
Award Date: 18 May 2020
Fine Arts (Photography), Master of Fine Arts with Distinction
2012 → 2013
Award Date: 20 Nov 2013
Research area keywords
- Visual Arts
- Fine Arts
- Photography
- Indigenous knowledges
- Diaspora
- Decolonisation
- Art History
Network
Projects
- 1 Active
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Adopted
Lyttle, K., 2022, Parkville, Vic, Australia: The Dax Centre. 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Catalogue › Research
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Natural Crown
Lyttle, K., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research
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'Tui (Lei)' - SM - 'Identity: yours, mine, ours'
Lyttle, K., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Other
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Unceded
Lyttle, K., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research
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Whakapapa: The Ancestors in front, We are behind
Garner Lyttle, K., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research
Prizes
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2016 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize - Finalist: 'Joely: Māori meets the Nii-tsi-ta-pii-ksi (2016) from the series Te Whare Pora (the House of Weaving)'
Lyttle, Kirsten (Recipient), 2016
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2018 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize - Finalist: 'Gundulu/Emu kākahu huruhuru 2018'
Lyttle, Kirsten (Recipient), 2018
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2019 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize - Finalist: 'Sana Balai'
Lyttle, Kirsten (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Public lecture/debate/seminar
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TarraWarra Biennial 2023 Artist Talks: Kirsten Lyttle and Jenna Lee
Kirsten Lyttle (Contributor) & Jenna Lee (Contributor)
20 May 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Conversation: Slippery Images
Maggie Finch (Host), Katrin Koenning (Contributor), Rudi Williams (Contributor) & Kirsten Lyttle (Contributor)
26 Mar 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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ARTSHUB: 'TarraWarra Biennial 2023: an experience of Indigenous-led relationships'
11/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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ABC RN: 'Melbourne Now and Sydney's The National: different outlooks on Australian art'
5/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
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ARTSHUB: 'Exhibition review: Melbourne Now, NGV Australia'
29/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
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THE CONVERSATION: 'Melbourne Now: a vast, sprawling and inspiring exhibition that seems to burst out of its architectural framework'
24/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: 'Melbourne Art and Design, Past and Present'
23/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature