Amelia Saward

Amelia Saward

Artist

Visual Arts, Writing and Literature, Interdisciplinary practice, Curation and producing · Melbourne, VIC

Amelia is a Naarm based curator, visual artist, writer and arts development professional. Her practice focuses on the intersection between art and social change, and art rooted in feminist and disability activism.

Her curatorial highlights include Hysterical Legacies at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre and the Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s Mass Isolation Australia project. Amelia’s writing has featured in publications including, ABC Everyday, and Ramona Magazine, and she’s exhibited at Trocadero Artspace and Unassigned Gallery, among others. Amelia holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne.

About their work

Amelia's work sits at the intersection of curatorial practice, non-fiction writing and arts development, often using art to grapple with complicated histories and share untold stories.

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