Una Rey completed a BA in painting at Charles Darwin University 1995
and a PhD at The University of Newcastle 2009 with a focus on cross-cultural narratives in Australian landscape painting.
Research and academic teaching strengths include Australian contemporary art and art history, with a focus on Indigenous and intercultural practice and cross-cultural exchange; arts writing, journalism, curatorial practices and arts publishing. In 2021 Rey took up the role of Editor at Artlink magazine.