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Dr Vahri McKenzie
Dr Vahri McKenzie
Senior Lecturer, Arts and Cultural Management
| Email: | v.mckenzie@ecu.edu.au |
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| ORCID iD: | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4600-0543 |
Vahri is Course Coordinator, Bachelor of Arts (Arts and Cultural Management) at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and a scholar affiliated with the Centre for People, Place & Planet.
Background
Vahri McKenzie is an educator, artist and scholar whose arts-based research responds to local situations to develop concepts for participation and collaboration. Passionate about shared creative experiences that are transformative for individuals and for communities, Vahri frames creative engagement as a way of being together in a complex world. She partners with artists, arts workers and cultural organisations to evaluate cultural projects using methods that illuminate their value and transformative potential. Vahri is Arts and Cultural Management Course Co-ordinator at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and an Affiliate of Strategic Research Centre for People, Place & Planet, Edith Cowan University.
Professional associations
- Affiliate Member, Centre for People, Place & Planet (ECU Strategic Research Centre)
- Member, Australasian Drama Studies Association
- Member, International Federation of Theatre Research
Awards and recognition
- 2025: Ripairian: new images and actions for river repair. Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups, WA Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport ($41,109).
University and national teaching awards
- 2018: Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Engagement in Research, Edith Cowan University: for an outstanding contribution to engaged research through an ethos of practical and relational creative inquiry.
- 2016: Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Engagement in Learning and Teaching, Edith Cowan University: for building community partnerships that facilitate creativity and empower students.
National and international research awards
- 2025: Citational Justice Award presented to the Kind Regards Collective, Centre for People, Place and Planet
Research areas and interests
- Theories and practices of contemporary creative arts
- Arts and creative industries
- Arts and wellbeing and health
- Arts and care for Country and place
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