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. Her work explores identity, memory, trauma, and cultural continuity through innovative approaches that bring together new media and Indigenous knowledge systems. Integrating augmented reality, animation, fibre practices, and multisensory environments, she creates deeply immersive experiences that foreground Indigenous agency and cultural sovereignty.
As both an artist and curator, Bell brings a distinctly First Nations curatorial perspective to her projects, shaping exhibitions that centre Indigenous voices, decolonising methodologies, and culturally grounded storytelling. Her curatorial and creative leadership is underpinned by her practice-led PhD research, which investigates immersive media, digital sovereignty, and Indigenous methodologies of deep listening, relational engagement, and knowledge exchange.
Bell’s work also engages in intercultural collaboration and international exchange. She has worked closely with collaborators including Shaq, Alex, and a broader network of artists and technologists to develop large-scale immersive exhibitions in Adelaide and Kuala Lumpur. These projects explore cross-cultural dialogue, shared storytelling, and the possibilities of immersive practice to connect communities across geographic and cultural boundaries.
Her recent projects include The Legacy of Trevor Nickolls, where she served simultaneously as curator and artist, developing new AR-activated works that respond to and extend Nickolls’ Dreamtime–Machinetime legacy. She has also contributed to national conversations 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 the creation of transformative spaces where immersive art, Indigenous storytelling, and contemporary innovation intersect.