Belinda Kay.
As a previous business owner Belinda Kay has used her artistic flair with hair and dress design to fund extensive ongoing study of interior design, textiles, all craft processes and fine arts.
After gaining her Diploma Art & Design (Interior Design) in 1998 and working as a design consultant and project manager. In 2000 Belinda took up a position as Exhibition Curator and Gallery Manager for the Old Bakery Gallery in Maylands.
In her six years at the gallery Belinda was responsible for the enthusiastic promotion of some of Western Australia’s finest artists through the curation of some 76 exhibitions.
During the last past twenty years Belinda has made a point of continued participation in a wide range of art workshops so that she can study the processes involved with a view to being better able to understand and promote all forms of fine arts expression.
Belinda has subsequenty completed her Batchelor of Arts / Fine Art at Curtain University (2006) majoring in glass. A managing position at Art Glass Studio for the next 6 years .
Outside the work environment Belinda is a lively supporter of the Western Australian arts community as a freelance curator and judge.
She was the head curator for the inaugural Artists in Arms Exhibition,
“As We Are” Exhibition promoting the artwork of the intellectually handicapped.
Exhibitions at City of Stirling, City of Canning Art Awards, Army Art, all Glass exhibitions, “Hanging by a Thread” at Holmes a Court Gallery, Stala Gallery, Zig Zag Gallery, City of South Perth, WASA and local exhibitions.
Sarah Henderson
Sarah Henderson has operated a photography business based in Bunbury since 1998. The team at Henderson Photographics enjoy contracts with the commercial world as well as weddings and family portraiture.
More recently they have launched ImageWest, a West Australian stock image library. A place for photographers of all walks of life to submit their favourite images that represent WA and sell them through this platform.
Payam Parishanzadeh
With a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature, Payam worked for the International Department of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art 2000 -2012. With hands on experience organising exhibitions, Payam was a main point of contact for many international partners that collaborated with the Tehran MoCA. Moving to Australia in 2015, Payam managed to secure a job at the Collie Art Gallery, where he has been working ever since.