Lizzie Crouch
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Lizzie Crouch has an established practice as a creative producer. She has been the Senior Coordinator of Engagement for SensiLab, Monash University, produced art-science seasons for the Science Gallery network (MOUTHY 2016, London and BLOOD 2017, Melbourne), and worked as a freelance creative producer for diverse organisations including Superflux, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Science Gallery International, and the Francis Crick Institute. This work has been featured in publications including NewScientist among other major news outlets, and has been recognised by the World Health Organisation for its an innovative approach to science engagement. She is currently bringing her expertise to her role co-chairing the Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group (SAMAG) committee.
In addition to her PhD research, Lizzie is currently undertaking research as a Senior Research Associate in The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. She was a member of program committee for The Seventh Transdisciplinary Conference on Imaging at the Intersections of Art, Science, and Culture (2022), and was a reviewer for academic submissions to ISEA 2024. Lizzie was the HDR student representative on the UNSW Faculty of Art Design and Architecture’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2022-23). She was also HDR representative for UNSW School of Art and Design (2022), for which she was recognised with a Faculty Student Experience Award.
In 2021, Lizzie co-created and facilitated the Ars Electronica Creative Producer Program, which resulted in the Manifesto for Creative Producing. She has continued to advance research and practice in creative production in founding the Partnership for Creative Producing alongside Nicholas Medvescek. As part of their collaborative work, Lizzie and Nicholas have co-convened the course Creative Production and Your Impact in the Global Market for Emerson College’s Business of Creative Enterprises, which explores how unique approaches to the creative process can generate cultural and economic value in different contexts.
Lizzie is an established facilitator and speaker. Recent talks and events include a guest lecture on art-science and creative production for the International Master's Program in Curating (Stockholm University) and group facilitation for teenagers contemplating the interdisciplinary future of work for the Future Innovators Summit (Art Thinking, Newcastle, Australia).
Lizzie has a MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London and a BA(Hons) in Physiological Sciences from Oxford University.