Dr
Katie LeeProfile page
Lecturer in Art and Performance
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
- Lecturer in Art and PerformanceFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts
- +61 3 924 45920 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
Katie Lee is an artist and academic based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. Her research delves into human perception through embodied, cognitive, psychological, and socio-cultural lenses. Lee’s creative practice spans sculpture, installation, performance, video, image-making, and writing, employing methodologies that challenge habitual thought patterns and reveal the socially constructed nature of perception. Her work integrates political and feminist ideologies, maintaining the integrity of the creative process as a legitimate form of embodied knowledge.
Focusing on durational and process-based art practices, Lee explores interactive and participatory methods that challenge audiences' perceptions of what might be considered live or alive. She advocates for decolonising art practices and education through ongoing engagement with Indigenous knowledge systems and non-colonial principles.
Since 2005, Lee has exhibited nationally and internationally and has been lecturing in Creative Arts at Deakin University since 2020. Her interdisciplinary collaborations with poets, dancers, and sound artists enrich her work, contributing to the field of contemporary art practice and education.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Lecturer in Art and PerformanceDeakin University, School of Communication and Creative Arts
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- LecturerDeakin University, SCCA, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2020 - present
- LecturerUniversity of Melbourne, Sculpture, Honours, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2009 - 31 Dec 2019
- LecturerRMIT University, Expanded Studio (Painting and Drawing) & Sculpture Dept, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2005 - 1 Jul 2019
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Board MemberWestSpace, Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2010 - 31 Jul 2012
- Board MemberConical Inc., Melbourne, Australia1 Jul 2006 - 31 Aug 2010
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyUniversity of Melbourne
- Master of ArtsRMIT University
- Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)Charles Sturt University
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)Holmes College, Melbourne, Australia2001 - 2001IELTS examiner, ESL (Academic)
FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)
- Art history, theory and criticism
- Performing arts
- Visual arts
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
- School of Communication and Creative Arts