EDUCATION
2006
Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours, School of Arts, Griffith University
Awarded Griffith University Honours Scholarship
2004
Bachelor of Creative Arts, School of Arts, Griffith University
Double Major in Contemporary Arts (Theory & Practice) and Writing. Minor in Journalism and Public Relations. Received Academic Awards.
2000
Certificate in Public Relations, School of Journalism, Communications and Public Relations, Griffith University
KEY APPOINTMENTS & ROLES
June 2020 – current
Engagement and Development Manager / Editor, 4A Papers
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney
Full-time contract role
Apr 2007 – current
Creative communications consultant
Employed on a freelance basis in comms & digital marketing, copywriting, creative producing, arts administration and project management / commissioned for writing, editing and cultural research positions with institutions, agencies and collectives.
Aug 2019–Apr 2020*
Gallery Manager, STATION Australia (Sydney / Melbourne )
Contract-based role
*Gallery was temporarily closed during covid-19 regulations
Feb-Oct 2019
Lead Copywriter & Digital Media Coordinator, Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane
Contract-based role
Sep 2016–May 2019
Lead Creative Copywriter & Producer, Brand & Campaigns, Uber / Uber Eats Australia & New Zealand
Contract-based role
Nov 2011–Sep 2016
Senior Projects Officer – Design & Digital Communications Officer, Queensland Government, Brisbane
Employed in part-time roles that eventuated into full-time roles in the following departments: Visual Arts Craft & Design, Arts Queensland; Communications, Arts Queensland / Department of the Premier & Cabinet; Media & Content, Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation & the Arts.
Aug-Oct 2015
Marketing Manager (acting),
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brisbane
Apr 2010-Mar 2014
Co-Founding Director, Rabbit & Cocoon creative precinct (now known as Miami Marketta), Gold Coast
Aug 2010-Sep 2011
Cultural Development Project Officer, City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast
May 2008-May 2010
Co-Founding Director & Curator, 19 KAREN Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast
Jan 2007-Dec 2009
Co-Founding Director & Curator (with Megan Cope), tinygold artist run initiative, Gold Coast
May 2006-May 2008
Gallery Assistant, George Petelin Gallery, Gold Coast
2006
Research Assistant – Special Projects, Centre for Cultural Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast
SPECIAL PROJECTS & CONTRIBUTIONS
March-July 2020
Creative Producer, Host, Interno podcast, Making Art Work, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
April-May 2020
Co-organiser, chicane.space, online exhibition, Sydney / Vienna
Feb-May 2019
Editor, BRISBANE ART DESIGN – festival Book, Museum of Brisbane
Mar 2019
Event coordinator, SHIRLOW STREET STUDIOS official launch, Sydney
Nov 2019
Creative producer & Host, MIGHT DELETE LATER panel, Running Dog, Verge Gallery, Sydney
Mar 2019
Guest collector, Collectors’ Space, 541 Artspace, Art Month Sydney
Mar 2019
Art tour host (with Mason Kimber): Art Month Walkie-Talkie: Paddington Art Crawl, Sydney
Dec 2018
Guest Curator, PRIZE NO PRIZE, THE WALLS Art Space, Gold Coast
2018
Peer Review Circle, Absolute Humidity, Ed. by Tess Maunder, New York & Manila
Oct 2017
Creative Producer & Host, First Thursdays, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
May 2017
Performer, Negative Volumes: Danger Magic, Liquid Architecture
Curated by Joel Stern & Danni Zuvela, Firstdraft, Sydney
Nov-Dec 2016
Guest Curator, PRIZE NO PRIZE, THE WALLS Art Space, Gold Coast
Jul 2016 – Jan 2017
Media Liaison & Marketer, Liquid Architecture:
FM[X] Curated by Frances Barrett & Danni Zuvela, Sydney
Apr-Jul 2013
Founding Committee Member, The Sold Coast: Shaping our Culture Strategy, Gold Coast
Jan 2012-May 2013
Manager, Studios Uplate Monthly Program, Rabbit+Cocoon, Gold Coast
Jun 2010-Jul 2011
Curator, Streetcube, Surfers Paradise Festival, Gold Coast
Jun-Jul 2011
Co-Curator, Nine Wives, Nine Lives Gallery, Brisbane
Mar 2009
Event coordinator, Semi-Permanent Exhibition
Nine Lives Gallery + 19 KAREN, Gold Coast and Brisbane
SELECTED PUBLISHED WRITING ~ ART & CULTURE
2020
Body of Work: Bhenji Ra, VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Your tongue is a wet archive, Sancintya Simpson in ‘Disobedient Daughters’ publication, Edited by Sophia Cai
The Right Call: Andy Penn & Kallie Blauhorn, Art Collector
Laura Jones: Arcadia (exhibition essay), Glasshouse Regional Gallery
2019
Collector’s Profile: Gene & Brian Sherman, Art Collector
Forecast: Genevieve Felix Reynolds, VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
What Next: Kirtika Kain, Art Collector magazine
Client Liaison: Leisure Suit Larrikins, VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Lucas Davidson: A Way In, A Way Out ( Book), Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney
2018
Laurie Anderson: Artist in Residence – Feature interview (New York), Home of the Arts, Gold Coast
Object: SKARFE, Sydney VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Darren Sylvester: Out of Life at Sullivan+Strumpf, Running Dog, Sydney
Mason Kimber: Slanted Mansions, Exhibition Essay, COMA Sydney
Rate of Change: COMA, Running Dog, Sydney
Tom Polo: Hidden Figures (Sydney), VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Clara Balaguer: A New Type of Manila (Philippines), ACCLAIM Magazine
Q&A with Laurie Anderson – Scenstr Magazine, Brisbane
Hahan: Hack the Market, (Indonesia), ACCLAIM Magazine
Vipoo Srivilasa: Everyday Shrines – Exhibition Essay (Melbourne) Gippsland Art Gallery
2017
Giles Ryder in Bangkok (Thailand), VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Seth Birchall: Call of the Wild (Sydney), VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Svenja Kratz: Non-Linear Histories – Exhibition Essay, (Brisbane) Spiro Grace Art Rooms
No FFIXXED Address: FFIXXED STUDIOS (China) VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
2016
Musée Yves Saint Laurent, (Marrakech), Neue Luxury
Patrons of art, design, and culture (Global), Neue Luxury
Exploring Body Sculptures with Holly Ryan, Broadsheet
Creative Couples: Gail Sorronda and Atlas Harwood, Broadsheet
Lonney White: Dark Materials (Chicago), Neue Luxury
BIGSOUND: Who’s Coming Next (Brisbane), Broadsheet
Reconceptualised Curating (Global), Neue Luxury
Vipoo Srivilasa: Connecting The Pots (Melbourne/Thailand) VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Six Films to See: Cine Latino Film Festival, Broadsheet
Michael Cook: The Skins We Live In (Brisbane), VAULT: Australasian Art & Culture
Creative Couples: Michael Zavros and Alison Kubler, Broadsheet
2015
Subtle Relief: Anna-Bella Papp (Italy) – VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
Ways to Disappear: Hito Steyerl, Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane) -RAVEN Contemporary
2014
Joseph Allen Shea (Galerie Allen): Traversing the Impossible, (Paris), VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
Jean Paul Gaultier: Immaculate Conception (Melbourne), VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
In Pursuit of Perfection: (Queensland College of Art Brisbane & Gold Coast / QUT) Graduate Shows -RAVEN Contemporary
Note to Self by Justin Balmain: Exhibition Essay – THE WALLS
Julie Anne Quay (V Files): File Under V (New York), VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
2013
Alison Kubler & Mitchell Oakley Smith: Art on the Runway (Sydney/Brisbane), VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
Justin Lee Williams: Night Mountain Oh I Miss You (Melbourne) – Mild Manners x KSUBI @ K.o.M.A
Spaces as Kingdoms – This Place is Yours, Sydney (Launched at VIVID Sydney)
Gold Coast: Beyond the Gloss – Design Online, Asia Pacific Design Library, State Library of Qld
Michael Zavros: Capturing the Prince (Brisbane), VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
2012
Gail Sorronda: Surrender to Sorronda (Brisbane), VAULT:Australasian Art & Culture
Matt Rabbidge – Mild Manners (Brisbane), The Native Press
Exhibition Essay, From the Place – An Exhibition by Rebecca Ross, Comb Artspace
2011
Where There’s a Will, There’s a When: Re-imagining the Future – Now + When: Australian Urbanism, Gold Coast City Gallery, RealTime Australia
Sustaining Artist-Run Initiatives, aqblog Policy and Practice in Arts and Culture
Art Notes: Editor for Queensland, Art Monthly Australia, Australia (acting)
2009-2008
Guest Editor, Issue 105, The Thousands (formerly Fourthousand)
Jemima Wyman (Los Angeles), UV Magazine
Amber B Dianda (California), UV Magazine Online
Catalogue Essay, tinygold presents Tales from the Cold Ghost I / Tales from the Cold Ghost II
INDUSTRY TRAINING
2018 Write Right: Writing/Copywriting Masterclass, The Good Copy, Sydney
2018 Stop! Grammar Time: Grammar Masterclass, The Good Copy, Sydney
2016 Code of Conduct for Queensland Public Service, Queensland Government, Brisbane
2013 Digital & Social Media Communication Strategies in Government, Akolade, Brisbane
2011 Project Management Fundamentals, Australian Institute of Management, Brisbane
2011 Woodside Better Business: Don’t just survive – thrive through change, Australian Business Arts Foundation (now Creative Partnerships Australia), Brisbane
2011 Public Sector Writing, Institute of Public Administration of Australia, Brisbane
2011 Managing Projects, Australia Business Arts Foundation (now Creative Partnerships Australia), Brisbane
2008 Navigation Arts Business Training, Accredited, Youth Arts Qld, Brisbane
2008 Young Artists Mentoring Program, Youth Arts Queensland, Brisbane
COLLABORATIVE AWARDS & NOTABLE MENTIONS
2019 Content writer / copyeditor – BRISBANE ART DESIGN – Digital Website Finalist in the Australian Graphic Design Awards
2016 Marketing consultant – Liquid Architecture: FM[X] Sydney, Finalist in FBi Radio Sydney Music, Arts, and Culture Awards, FBi Radio, Sydney
2016/2015 Selected, Outfielders: A list of Australia’s art world up-and-comers, The Art Life, Australia
2012 Selected, Queensland’s 50 Best and Brightest, The Courier Mail, Brisbane
2012 Recipient, Cultural Achievement Award – Winners (Co-Founders of Rabbit+Cocoon), City of Gold Coast Australia Day Awards, Gold Coast
2012 Fundees, Rabbit+Cocoon ‘Hop on Board,’ Pozible Crowdfunding campaign, Gold Coast
2012 Nomination, Mariam Arcilla – curatorial projects, Cultural Achievement Award, City of Gold Coast Australia Day Awards
2011 Recipient, Artspoken Regional Arts & Culture Award, Volunteering Award for outstanding contributions to a regional Queensland community, Qld Government
2011 Nomination, Young Alumnus Award, Griffith University Alumni Awards, Brisbane
2011 Recipient, Ambassador Bursary, Creative3 Forum, Queensland University of Technology Creative Enterprise, Brisbane
2009-2010 Selected, Creative Australians Inspiring our Communities, Gold Coast White Pages Phonebook Front Cover, Australia
2008 Recipient, Young Artists Mentoring Program, Youth Arts Queensland, Brisbane
2005 Recipient, Griffith University Honours Scholarship and Educational Bursary, Gold Coast
2004 Griffith University Academic Excellence, Award, Gold Coast
PRESS COVERAGE
2020 Interno — a four-part podcast that connects artists and artmakers through the global pandemic, A Rich Life
2020 Queensland Artists Relief Initiative ‘Making Art Work’ amid crisis, ArtAsiaPacific
2020 Making Art Work offers a new deal for Queensland artists, Art Guide
2020 Artists Lockdown, The Mix, ABC
2020 At Home With Your Art Collection: Mariam Arcilla, Art Collector
2020 Entree.Pinays: Coffee & Chikahan ~ Luisa Brimble & Mariam Arcilla
2020 This Week’s Top News in the Arts: chicane, Arts Hub
2020 Tchacos, A. The new online art platform is here, RUSSH
2020 Clarke, E. How to add art to your home and everyday life, Domain
2019 Creative Spaces feature: STATION, Belle magazine
2019 Creative Couples: Mariam Arcilla & Mason Kimber, Broadsheet
2019 Here’s what Sydney’s tastemakers are collecting, Art Collector Magazine (online), Sydney
2019 Beneath the fathomless love for arts and culture: Artists Mason Kimber and Mariam Arcilla’s story, SBS Filipino Radio, Sydney
2018 Prize No Prize, Morning Drive, ABC Radio 91.7FM, Gold Coast
2017 Scarce, F. Review: Prize No Prize, THE WALLS, unProjects, Sydney
2017 Mariam Arcilla: Curating and Featuring Australian Artists, SBS Radio, Sydney
2014/2015/2016 Insider’s Fun Guide: Mariam Arcilla, Culture Club, Gold Coast Traveller, Australia
2015 ART/WORK | The Artsworker: Mariam Arcilla, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
2014 Queensland’s 50 Most Stylish, U on Sunday, The Courier Mail, Brisbane
2013 Gold Coast’s cultural future plotted in shifting sands, The Australian, Australia
2012 A Q&A with Gold Coast creative hub, Rabbit+Cocoon, Conversations with Bianca Valentino, Gold Coast
2012 Grant, D. Art & Soul: Cultural Precinct Painting a Brighter Future for the City, Weekend Bulletin
2012 Gold Coast By Design, TODAY, The Straits Times Singapore
2012 Insider’s Guide to the Gold Coast, Scoot Airlines, Singapore
2012 Willoughby, S. Cultural Revolution Begins, Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast
2012 Gold Coast arts and culture profile, YES 93.3 FM Singapore Radio, Singapore
2012 The Case for Creativity (film), ArtsLink, Queensland
2012 License, J. Kicking off the White Shoes, Gold Coast
2012 Willoughby, S. Grassroots is Key to a Cultural Hub, Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast
2012 Marshall C. ‘Cultural Achievement Award: rabbit+cocoon’ ABC Gold Coast 91.7FM and Online
2011 Willoughby, S. Our City Needs a Living Cultural Heart: Turning Point (Exclusive), Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast
2011 King, R. and Flowers, P. Young Things on Top of It, Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast
2011 Profiles: Mariam Arcilla – Naked City Guide, Gold Coast
2011 Cultivating Creativity on the Coast, Griffith News Now
2011 Lund, J. Gold Coast arts and culture in Naked City-Guide, Getaway, Channel Nine, Australia
2011 A Can-Do Artitude, Coast Confidential, Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast
2011 Marshall, C. Gold Coast Arts Community Celebrates New Home, ABC Gold Coast 91.7FM and Online
2011 Windsor, H., Blank Canvas, Precinct Magazine, Surfers Paradise
2011 Stringer, H., The Nine Wives of Nine, Time-Off Brisbane
2010 Hicks, S., Street Art in Surfers’ Heart, Art Nation, ABC TV /612 ABC AM /91.7FM, Australia
2010 Doherty, D. ‘Laneway becomes focus of Surfers cultural event’ Gold Coast Sun
2010 Rigney, V., Cultural Context and Art Practice on the Gold Coast
2000-2010 Flying Colours: QCA celebrates 10 years of Gold Coast Alumni, The Arts Centre, Gold Coast
2010 Lightmares interview, ABC 91.7FM, Gold Coast
2010 O’ Riordan, Art+Community, Art Monthly Australia
2010 Mitchell-Smith K., 19 Mood Swings, Art and About, ABC 91.7FM, Gold Coast
2010 19 KAREN, Pedestrian TV, Australia
2010 Burke K., 19 KAREN, Issue 14, Monster Children, Sydney
2010/2009 Creative Australian Recognised for Inspiring Gold Coast Community, White Pages, Australia
2010 19 KAREN, Naked City Guide, Gold Coast
2009 Featured Community Cultural Developer, Young People Creating Queensland Book, Brisbane
2009 Creative Gold Coaster on the cover of White Pages, 612 ABC, Brisbane
2009 Eltham, B. An ‘island culture’ for the Gold Coast?, Benjamin Eltham’s Cultural Policy Blog, Melbourne
2009 Wakeling, E, Tuloch I.,Williams, J. – Emerging Artwriters Program, Artworkers: Writing for Art Edition, Queensland
2009 Strebe, S. Mariam Arcilla wears art on leave, Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast
2009 Robinson, P., Interview – Curator: Creator or Dictator, Feature story in Artworkers, Queensland
2009 Bannister, L. 19 KAREN, Frankie Magazine, Australia
2009 Werkmeister S. Hungry like the Wolf, Look review, The Thousands Brisbane
2008 Hicks, S. Artists Creating a Cultural Coast 612 ABC Radio/ 91.7FM Radio and ABC.net.au Brisbane/Gold Coast
2008 Burke, K., Tinygold’s labour of love, Epoch Times, Australia
2008 St. Martin, M. Ghost of a Chance, Feature story in The Weekend Bulletin, Gold Coast
2008 Arman, T. tinygold Planet Radio, Brisbane
2008 Surgeoner, R. Pap Spears, The Thousands Brisbane
2008 Barker, L. See it! Pap Spears Tuesday Magazine, Gold Coast
2008 Brown, S. Tales from the Cold Ghost II ,Yen Magazine.net Australia
2007 Hogg, V. The Gold Coast Art Scene Triple J interview, Australia 2007 Saint-Martin, M. Fighting Invisibility, Feature story in The Weekend Bulletin, Gold Coast
2007 Duggal, S. Artists Showing Initiative, Feature story in Gold Coast SUN Gold Coast
2006 Broker, D. and Chapman, J. Art to Lunch, 4ZZZ, Brisbane