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Dr Vahri McKenzie

Vahri is Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Arts (Arts and Cultural Management) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Background

Vahri McKenzie is an educator, artist and scholar whose work frames creative engagement as a model of, and practice for, ways of being together in a complex world. She is passionate about shared creative experiences that are transformative for individuals and for communities, and responds to local situations to develop concepts for participation and collaboration. Vahri develops transdisciplinary applied arts research projects with industry and government partners, working with artists, arts-workers and organisations to evaluate creative practices using methods that position artistic contributions as new knowledge. As Arts and Cultural Management Course Coordinator at WAAPA, Vahri teaches and publishes about the many ways artists and arts workers contribute to making a better world.

Professional associations

  • Affiliate member, Centre for People, Place & Planet (ECU Strategic Research Centre)
  • Member, Australasian Drama Studies Association

Awards and recognition

University and National Teaching awards

  • 2018: Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Engagement in Research, Edith Cowan University: for an outstanding contribution to engaged research through an ethos of practical and relational creative inquiry.
  • 2016: Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Engagement in Learning and Teaching, Edith Cowan University: for building community partnerships that facilitate creativity and empower students.

Research areas and interests

  • Artistic research design and methodologies
  • Theories and practices of contemporary performing arts
  • Relationality and agency in creative practice
  • Artistic responses to science and technology
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