Artist Bio - Kat Bell

Kat Bell is a Gudjula and Girramay First Nations artist, writer, curator, and PhD candidate whose practice spans digital media, immersive technologies, textiles, painting, sculpture, and relational storytelling. She explores identity, memory, trauma, and cultural continuity through innovative approaches that blend new media with Indigenous knowledge systems. Her work frequently integrates augmented reality, animation, fibre practices, and multisensory environments to create deeply immersive experiences that honour Indigenous agency and cultural sovereignty.

As both an artist and curator, Kat Bell brings a First Nations curatorial perspective to every project, shaping exhibitions that centre Indigenous voices, decolonising methods, and culturally grounded storytelling. Her curatorial and creative leadership is informed by her practice‑led research, which investigates immersive media, digital sovereignty, and Indigenous methodologies of deep listening and relational engagement.

Her recent projects include The Legacy of Trevor Nickolls, where she served simultaneously as curator and artist, developing new AR‑activated artworks that respond to and extend Nickolls’ Dreamtime–Machinetime legacy. She has also contributed to national dialogues on Indigenous curatorial practice through writing, research, and participation in major exhibitions and cultural programs.

Across all her work, Kat Bell remains committed to cultural integrity, community connection, and creating transformative spaces where immersive art, Indigenous storytelling, and contemporary innovation intersect.