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

PICA. Bunuru. First Nations commission by J D Penangke will be unveiled for PICA’s new entrance while under redevelopment. Photo: Supplied.
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PICA adapting program to revamp

While redevelopments are underway, PICA unveils its first 2024 program, Bunuru, with new commissions and a solo show of pioneering…

Opportunities. Grenfell Art Group, recipient of the latest CASP funding. Photo: Supplied. A painting studio with a table in the middle and artwork hang on the walls. A person can be seen on one side of the table, working on a landscape painting.
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Opportunities and awards

Glass prize call-out, travelling scholarships, Country Arts Support Program (CASP) announces recipients and 2024 Indie Books Awards shortlist revealed.

Melbourne Art Fair 2022. Photo: Marie-Luise Skibbe. People standing inside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre surrounded by artworks. Seen in the photo are installations that look like weird colourful organisms.
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Melbourne Art Fair gearing up for ‘mammoth edition’

The 2024 Melbourne Art Fair program will feature large-scale installations, site-specific dance, conversations, experimentations and more.

Left: Lavinia Fontana, ‘Mystic marriage of Saint Catherine’, 1574-77 oil on copper. NGV, Felton Bequest, 2021. Image: Supplied. Right: Artemisia Gentileschi, ‘Lucretia’, c.1630-35 oil on canvas. Private collection. Image: Supplied.
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Do you know the first female professional artists in Western history?

Lavinia Fontana, Sofonisba Aguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi sustained rewarding artistic practices with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Janet Anderson as Rosie in 'Overflow'. Photo: Robert Catto. A woman with a red ponytail smoking and sitting on a toilet. She is wearing a black jacket with skirt, stockings and platform boots.
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A cubicle of one’s own

A one-woman show set in a bathroom and detailing trans experiences that goes from being vulnerable to fiercely unapologetic.

‘FANGIRLS Residency and Response’. Photo: Herman Vewey. Stage dance performance with red lights and a dark background. Five dancers are doing energetic moves with their bodies on stage.
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Australian-UK collaborations driving artistic exchange and innovation

The British Council’s Connections Through Culture Grant Programme 2023 will see four new projects take shape at the forefront of…

EOIs open for Un[contained] Arts Festival 2024. Photo: Supplied. A performer wearing a light device that spans from her back like a peacock tail with vibrant colourful lights. She is standing in the middle of a road at night.
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Opportunities and awards

New grant rounds open now, ACMI welcomes new First Nations commission, biennale delegates announced and finalists of APRA Professional Development…

'Place des Anges' written and directed by Pierrot Bidon and Stéphane Girard at WOMADelaide festival 2023. Photo: Grant Hancock. A balloon angle floats in the night sky filled with confetti and a standing audience.
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Arts festivals and events calendar 2024

A month-by-month line-up of annual arts festivals and newcomer events across Australia to mark in your 2024 calendar.

A group of people, some wearing purple shirts, standing on a staircase with red carpet and smiling.
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Alter State igniting hope through Disability leadership

Disability-led initiative Alter State reveals ambitions for 2024 and more details on come on Arts Centre Melbourne’s Disability, Equity &…

Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM, 'Not Wasted', 2023. Photo: Supplied. Sculpture of a person's head in relief made from recycled television screen. The face looks peaceful with closed eyes and a side profile. The glass is illuminated from blue and is turquoise in colour.
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Uniting artists with environmental cause

Entries are now open for the 2024 Remagine Art Prize with the theme, ‘Crossroads of Consumption’. Last year’s winner Jennifer…

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