Celina Lei

Celina Lei is an arts writer and editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne.

Celina's Latest Articles

Taipei Dangdai, Evoke sector. Anne Samat, ‘Never Walk In Anyone's Shadow,’ 2023, Rattan sticks, kitchen and garden utensils, beads, ceramic, metal and plastic ornaments. Photo: Brian Holcombe. Image: Courtesy of the artist and MARC STRAUS. A large colourful installation that appears like a folk monument against a grey background.
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Strengthening regional connections through Taipei Dangdai

Taipei Dangdai art fair will present its fifth edition in May with two Australian galleries travelling to the Taiwan capital.

‘The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Dwelling in Tranquility – Reinventing Traditional Gardens’, installation view at Hong Kong Palace Museum. Photo: Pak Chai. A woman sits in a spacious gallery space with a traditional Chinese architectural structure forming a shelter overhead. Windows of different patterns are illuminated on the surrounding walls.
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Dodged the travel blitz? Here are 6 places to visit in Hong Kong post-Basel

Six places to add to your travel itinerary in Hong Kong, plus a selection of local and international galleries for…

Australian Women in Music Awards 2024 open for nominations. Image: Sarah McLeod and Nina Korbe to perform at AWMA 2024. Photo: Guy Davies. McLeod has short cropped hair with smoky makeup, wearing a leather jacket, holding a bass and sitting on top of a piano. Beside her, Korbe is sitting, wearing a low neckline black dress with black heels. She has brown curly hair and a powerful expression. Both of them are presented in a powerful and beautiful manner against a backstage environment.
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Opportunities and awards

International funding and scholarship opportunities, plus winners of UniSQ inaugural Biennial Art Awards, and more!

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Photo: Andrew Rankin. The outside of a gallery vibrantly lit during daytime. There are tall trees covering parts of the building.
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Best of portraiture and ceramics gathered in one place

From gallery hopping to lagoon swimming, experience the best Townsville’s got to offer, including two major prize exhibitions.

AGNSW Time-based Art Conservator, Lisa Mansfield. Photo: Supplied. A middle-aged figure with a curly pixie cut, bright smile, wearing a black shirt and white dots, rendered in black and white against a dark blue solid colour background. The text ‘so you want my arts job?’ is in bold white font to their left.
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So you want my arts job: Time-Based Art Conservator

AGNSW Time-Based Art Conservator, Lisa Mansfield, shares how they embarked on this career, its most exciting aspects and why digital…

2022 JADA Exhibition at Grafton Regional Gallery. Photo: Melting Wax Photography. People inside a gallery space with white walls and grey floor. Different works of varying scales are hung, while closest to the viewer is a paper-based work enclosed in a glass display.
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$40,000 drawing prize with local history

Grafton Regional Gallery’s Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award is built on a 36-year history with cash prizes to champion drawing excellence.

Works shown as part of ‘LOEWE Crafted World’ at Shanghai Exhibition Centre. Ceramic chestnut roasters by Laia Arqueros. Photo: ArtsHub. A playful pair of ceramic chestnut roasters with eyes and a tongue poking out. It’s placed on a large exhibition platform alongside other objects on display.
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Postcard from Shanghai

From a full-scale biennale to retail galleries, here’s a rundown of the arts and cultural attractions in Shanghai.

'Nina Sanadze', installation view at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia'. Photo: ArtsHub. In a gallery space with grey walls and tiled floors there are several large installations, including anti-terror barriers that appear like concrete spheres and rectangular blocks, scatters of monuments and sculptures.
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Exhibition review: Nina Sanadze, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

A succinct but multilayered survey of an artist who challenges history and perception.

Bundanon Artist in Residence program open for applications. Image: 2023 Bundanon resident, Yandell Walton, 'Portrait Bundanon', 2023. Photo: Jodie Whalen. A woman with blond hair in a dark and slightly creepy outdoor landscape, holding a green light to her face.
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Opportunities and awards

NGA announces Sculpture Garden Design Competition, plus winners of QMusic scholarships, finalists of ABR Calibre Essay Prize, and more!

L-R: Fashion designer Irene Robinson, CIAF Artistic Director Francoise Lane, and CIAF curatorial associate Teho Ropeyarn celebrate the program launch of CIAF's 15th anniversary season. Assorted artworks by the artists from Wik & Kugu Art Centre. Photo: Supplied. Robinson is a woman with short grey hair wearing a black dress with a large necklace that has pompoms attached to it. Lane is a woman with curly grey hair, a warm smile, holding a carved crocodile artwork. Ropeyarn is a man with dark brown hair and a trimmed beard, kneeling beside two more wooden carved artworks, including another crocodile and a dog. The three of them are posed in a light-filled, outdoor space.
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Country Speaking at Indigenous art fair's 15th anniversary

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair heralds its 15th year with anniversary celebrations unveiled.

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