Adjunct Associate Professor
Lisa Chandler is an educator, researcher, and curator, with a particular interest in art addressing environmental matters. She was foundation director of the USC Gallery (1997-2004), inaugural Deputy Head, School of Communication and Creative Industries (2016-18), and leader of USC’s first arts and humanities research group (2015-2018). Lisa has published widely on contemporary art, curatorship, and visual culture and was the recipient of a National Library of Australia curatorial fellowship. She has curated numerous exhibitions, including the award-winning East Coast Encounter: re-imagining 1770. Lisa is a Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, and has received national and university teaching awards. She was also awarded the inaugural Sunshine Coast Regional Council Australia Day Creative Award for services to regional creative industries.
Contact Associate Professor Lisa Chandler via email: lchandle@usc.edu.au
Research interests
- Environmental art
- Contemporary art
- Visual communication and visual culture
- Curatorship
Qualifications
PhD, ANU; MLitt (Vis. Arts), NE; Dip. Art, Alexander Mackie CAE.
Awards
- National Library of Australia, Curatorial Research Fellowship (2018).
- Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (2017).
- Gallery and Museum Achievement Award, East Coast Encounter, Museums & Galleries Queensland (2015).
- Dialogues with Nature shortlisted, Best Small Catalogue, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Book Awards (2014).
- Vice Chancellor’s Medal for Learning & Teaching, USC (2012).
- Vice Chancellor’s Medal for Engagement, USC (2011).
- Australian Learning & Teaching Council Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning (2010).
- Sunshine Coast Regional Council Australia Day Creative Award (2009).
Key recent publications
Walters, T, Chandler, L, & Clark, S 2019, ‘Towards a framework for measuring local government return on investment in arts and cultural development’, Local Government Studies, vol. 45, no.2, pp.262-280.
Baldwin, C & Chandler, L 2017, ‘Ripples and Reflections: Photovoice and Community Narratives of Climate Change’ in S Gair & A van Luyn (eds.), Sharing qualitative research: Showing lived experiences and community narratives, Routledge, UK, pp. 110-129.
Marks, M, Chandler, L & Baldwin, C 2017, ‘Environmental art as an innovative medium for environmental education in Biosphere Reserves’, Environmental Education Research, vol. 23, no.9, pp.1307-1321.
Brown, S, Baldwin, C, & Chandler, L 2015, ‘Representation of Butchulla cultural heritage values in communication of K’gari (Fraser Island) as a tourism destination’, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 163-180.
Marks, M, Chandler, L & Baldwin, C 2014, ‘Re-imagining the environment: using an environmental art festival to encourage pro-environmental behaviour and a sense of place’, Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, vol. 19, no. 8, pp.1-20.