Nadeena Dixon

PROFESSOR NADEENA DIXON Gadigal • Yuin • Dharawal • Gadigal • Bidjigal • Wiradjuri Professor of Arts, Culture & Technology, Master Weaver (Saltwater Weaving) Founder & Director — Djuralli Eco Research Hub PROFILE Professor Nadeena Dixon is a First Nations cultural knowledge leader and accomplished artist whose ancestral lineage connects the Gadigal, Yuin, Dharawal, Bidjigal and Wiradjuri Nations. She is widely recognised for her cultural authority on Gadigal Country and her mastery of Saltwater Weaving techniques. Her work spans weaving, sculpture, cultural ecology, digital innovation and the revitalisation of East Coast cultural knowledge systems. She is the Founder and Director of the Djuralli Eco Research Hub, a cultural ecology and creative research space centred on weaving, plant knowledge, environmental storywork and Designing on Country. CURRENT ROLES Professor of Arts, Culture &; Technology • Leading researcher in Indigenous creative technologies, cultural authority frameworks and First Nations design systems • Lecturer, cultural educator and adviser to universities, government and arts institutions • Cross-disciplinary projects spanning arts, culture, ecology and emerging technologies Founder & ; Director — Djuralli Eco Research Hub • Saltwater weaving techniques and East Coast fibre traditions • Plant knowledge, fibre harvesting and botanical dye research • Weaving architecture, public artworks and sculptural forms • Saltwater, Coastal and Wetlands knowledge systems • Seasonal knowledge, ceremony on Country and cultural governance • Community-led programs, intergenerational teaching and cultural renewal CULTURAL MASTERY • Master Weaver — Saltwater Weaving techniques (traditional East Coast weaving including nets, traps, mats, baskets, sculptural weaving, plant preparation and fibre processing) • Cultural advisor for Gadigal Country • Keeper of Saltwater seasonal cycles, fibre knowledge and environmental story practices EDUCATION • Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Arts Management — University of Melbourne • Master of Fine Art (MFA) — UNSW Art & ; Design • Advanced Diploma in Screen & Media (Multi-Platform Technology) — Metro Screen School of Media Studies KEY EXPERTISE • Cultural weaving, fibre ecology and traditional technologies • Designing on Country and cultural ecology research, spacial design & designing on Country • Sculpture, installation and public art projects • Indigenous protocols, ICIP governance and cultural authority • Eco-research, environmental storywork and Saltwater knowledge • Creative technology, AI ecosystems and digital innovation, including immersive experiential storyworld development , • Cultural education, residencies, workshops and community leadership, community engagement ,collaboration , mutli disciplinary project artistic direction and workshop facilitation .Curating and exhibition design programming , Artistic direction planning and facilitation and delivery .

KIAMA , Wollongong , Gerringong .
Sydney - Addison Road Marrickville
Marrickville NSW 2017

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