Kelly Hussey-Smith

About

Dr Kelly Hussey-Smith is a creative researcher with an interest in photography as a social practice, the politics of representation, and art education. She is a Senior Lecturer in Photography at RMIT's School of Art and an active researcher and advisor for the Contemporary Art and Social Transformation Research Group (CAST). With a background in documentary photography theory and practice, Kelly's research intersects socially engaged art, visual culture, pedagogy and decolonial theory. She is particularly interested in the intersection of contemporary documentary practice and (counter)histories. Kelly frequently collaborates across disciplines to connect university research with local issues through creative practice. Her current research focuses on youth history-making and collective art