We are pleased to welcome three distinguished individuals to our Board of Directors. Each of our new board members brings a wealth of expertise, insight, and passion for the arts. Their diverse backgrounds and commitment to creative excellence will play a pivotal role in guiding NAS into its next chapter.

Please join us in warmly welcoming: Emilya Colliver, Helen Lochhead AO and Lucy Keeler.

Emilya Colliver

Emilya is the Founder and Director of Art Pharmacy & Sugar Glider Digital, the world’s first B‑Corp certified cultural business. With over 20 years in art strategy, placemaking and cultural development, she has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for governments, corporations and cultural institutions, including serving as Deloitte’s Art Curator. Author of The Art Project and Making Art Matter, and creator of the upcoming Conscious Leadership Wisdom Deck (launching soon). Emilya is also a Board member of Create NSW. She is expanding her consultancy into the Middle East, advancing cultural diplomacy and digital innovation, and is the founder of Flourish Women’s Networking.

Helen Lochhead AO 

Helen is an emeritus professor of architecture and urbanism, an architect and urbanist with broad experience in government, industry and higher education in influential roles including Dean, Faculty of Built Environment and Pro Vice-Chancellor Precincts at UNSW Sydney, Deputy NSW Government Architect and President of the Australian Institute of Architects. Her career has focused on urban projects ranging from city-wide improvements programs, educational and cultural precincts, to major urban regeneration of waterfronts in Australia and internationally. She now combines academic and advisory roles with professional practice. Helen also serves on the National Capital Authority, the Sydney Harbour Trust, NSW Architects Registration Board, Sydney Opera House Design Advisory Panel and various Planning and Design Panels across Australia.

Lucy Keeler

Lucy is Head of Strategy & Experiences at Luna Park Sydney, a Create NSW Artform Board Member and former Curator of Vivid Sydney’s Light Festival currently working to transform heritage-protected Luna Park Sydney into a world class multi-art and immersive experience hub, where traditional creative practice intersects with digital, experimental and immersive work. Lucy is a graduate of NIDA and the National Art School.

We look forward to the impact they will make in shaping the future of the National Art School.

Warm regards,
The National Art School