About
Lubi Thomas is an experienced curator working across digital/new media arts and associated creative fields. Lubi has developed and delivered extensively across exhibitions, projects, festival, residencies, mentorship, and transdisciplinary programming. Lubi takes a site-responsive approach to policy and programming development, focusing on engagement-centric frameworks.
Lubi has built cultural policy models for The Cube, Creative Industries QUT, and QLD State Library and contributed to policy, strategy, and process development - Brisbane City Council. Lubi has led, mentored, and developed diverse creative teams, and brokered signification site-based relationships with LEGO Education, ARS Electronica, EMARE, and The Australia Council for the Arts.
Lubi's master's thesis, 'Curating in Uncharted Territory,' proposes a methodology for sustainable cultural programming at sites displaying and engaging with experimental creative practice. Lubi is an independent curator, artist, and industry mentor and advisor. Lubi works and consults locally, nationally, and internationally across various cultural domains.
I acknowledge the Jinibara Peoples, the traditional custodians of the land on which I live, make art and curate, and pay my respects to all Elders - past and present.