Dr. Elly Kent

Biography

Elly Kent is a lecturer and researcher at the Australian National University with over 20 years of experience in academia and the arts, particularly focused on Indonesia and Australia. She has held various roles in higher education teaching, museum curation, and project management within the arts sector. Kent's expertise spans intercultural communication, educational programming, and the management of international collaborations. She is the author of 'Artists People: Ideologies Indonesian Art' (NUS Press, 2022) and has received multiple accolades for her work, including a Highly Commended from the Arts Association Australia New Zealand for the 2024 Book Prize. Kent also co-edited 'Living Art: Indonesian Artists Engage Politics, Society History' (ANU Press, 2023), where she contributed chapters and translations. Her research interests encompass a wide range of topics including contemporary Indonesian art, socially engaged art practices, museum education, environmental activism, and gender relations within cultural practices. Kent's scholarly contributions include active supervision of research students and she maintains extensive connections across Southeast Asia and Australia.

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