URBAN ART PROJECTS

OWEN CRAVEN ASSOCIATE | UAP STUDIO CURATOR

Craven has worked in the visual arts industry for more than a decade, developing a mixture of curatorial and artist project management experience. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Art History and Theory) from the University of Sydney.

Image above:

Ned Kahn

Turbulent Line 2012

Brisbane Domestic Airport Carpark

Brisbane, Australia

Originally from Sydney and now Melbourne-based, Craven has led the vision and implementation of several strategy projects in NSW, Victoria and the ACT.

Immediately prior to joining UAP, Craven was the Editor of Artist Profile and Art Almanac magazines. In these roles, Craven led numerous initiatives for both emerging and established artists to create and present their work.

Craven has curated several significant group exhibitions that have toured both nationally and internationally and most recently, has curated Antipodean Inquiry (2016), an exhibition of leading Australian and New Zealand artists at Yavuz Gallery, Singapore.

Having worked closely with artists as they create work in response to specific projects and places, Craven understands working through the creative process collaboratively and how to help artists realise their creative vision.

CAROLYN KARNOVSKY ASSOCIATE | STUDIO

Karnovsky joined the UAP team in 2016, bringing 8 years of art consultancy experience from her time at not-for-profit cultural organisation FORM, based in Western Australia.

Karnovsky led the development of FORM’s Art Consultancy division, specialising in the brokering and management of creative strategy and public art projects.

Karnovsky’s particular skills are in client visioning, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, creative facilitation, mentoring and community engagement.

Karnovsky has collaborated with major developers, a range of government agencies, leading architecture firms and a host of creative talent from Australia and overseas.

During her time at FORM Karnovsky led the development and delivery of Land.Mark.Art; a public art professional development model aimed at diversifying skills and income streams for Aboriginal artists.

Karnovsky holds a Bachelor of Art in Product Design from Curtin University of Technology, Perth.