Vahri McKenzie is Senior Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator, Arts and Cultural Management, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, in Western Australia. As a member of the Strategic Research Centre for People, Place and Planet, Vahri leads transdisciplinary and arts-based research projects in partnership with artists, arts workers and organisations using methods that illuminate their value and transformative potential in the context of global environmental change. Passionate about shared creative experiences that are transformative for individuals and for communities, Vahri’s work as a socially engaged artist responds to local situations to develop concepts for participation and collaboration, framing creative engagement as a way of being together in a complex world.
