Janelle Evans

Dr Janelle Evans is an inter-disciplinary visual artist, curator and writer who exhibits regularly in Australia and internationally. As a film-maker her short films have screened in national cinemas and at festivals in Australia and France. Her works are held in private, national and international collections. Janelle holds Master of Fine Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees from the University of Sydney where she was also a recipient of the Charles Perkins AO, Memorial Prize and a Graduate Medal finalist. In 2013, Janelle was awarded the HS Carslaw Memorial Scholarship, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge during her Masters studies. Currently, Janelle is a Senior Lecturer at Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne in Critical and Theoretical Studies and is also Acting Head of the Master of Contemporary Art Degree. Her research and teaching focus is within the fields of contemporary Indigenous art practice and culture, in addition to art theory and critical theory. Her specific research interests lie within constructions of racial identity and representations of Aboriginal women during the colonial period, as well as first contact encounters. She is working on two forthcoming books for publication, "The Dingo and Kangaroo" and "Painting Australia".