As Associate Director, UQ Art Museum, Dr Holly’s Arden’s role straddles the creative, leadership, strategic and operational functions of the Art Museum, and champions engagement with art by all disciplines of The University of Queensland. Holly has 20 years experience in the arts industry, acquired through curatorial and education roles in local and state government and in the tertiary sector, including at Monash University, RMIT, Federation Square and the Queensland Art Gallery. She hold a PhD in Art History and Theory from Monash University (2017). She is passionate about leading creative environments that engage audiences with urgent contemporary issues through the arts and humanities.