Dr Barbara Doran straddles the world of the arts and academia. She is a transdisciplinary artist,
researcher and educator with a specific interest in good health, wellbeing and the value of the arts in helping to work with complex systems.
For over 20 years, Dr Doran has worked as an artist, creative director in film and installation and educated in public health. She has exhibited
artwork internationally and has twice been awarded the UN Bioethics and Art prize for photography. Dr Doran works in the UTS Faculty of Transdisciplinary
Innovation, where she teaches into programs including the award-winning Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation and the Master of Creative Intelligence
and Strategic Innovation.
Peter Maple is an Award-Winning Writer, Actor, Producer, Director, working extensively across Film, TV, Radio, Stage, and Online.
He holds a Bachelor of Performance from Theatre Nepean, and a Masters of Writing from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Peter is a dedicated and versatile collaborator – a staunchly brave and professional Storyteller.
Annie McKinnon is a Sydney-based interaction designer, sound artist, musician, and composer who produces installations, immersive experiences,
interactive objects, products, sound compositions, and spaces. She founded the design agency, About Turn in 2010. Her practice is grounded in
collaboration and delves into issues of identity, equality and human connection. Her practice is daring, rigorous, and adaptive.
Anton Pulvirenti is a man of many talents – drawing, painting, 3D illusions, murals, live art,
cartoons, visual minutes and conducting workshops are just a few of his skills in addition to being a Doctor of Philosophy (Sydney University).
Anton’s talent won him the title of ‘Champion Pavement Artist’ at Chalk Urban Art Festival in Sydney in 2007 & ‘Highly Commended’ in 2010.
In 2012 he travelled to Italy to represent Australia at the 40th anniversary of world’s original and most prestigious street painting festival Incontro
Nazionale dei Madonnari, a documentary about this journey ‘CHALK: An Australian Perspective’ screened on SBS 1 in 2014.