Betty Sargeant AU
Dr Betty Sargeant (she/they) is a multi-award-winning, internationally recognised media artist from Naarm, Melbourne, Australia. Betty uses art and technology to address the leading questions and concerns of our times. Her video art, immersive art and public art are illuminated as she works with the medium of light.
Betty has made commissioned artworks for institutions such as the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan), the Karachi Biennale (Pakistan), the Asia Culture Centre (South Korea), Questacon (Australia’s National Science and Technology Centre) and Experimenta (Australian media art triennial). She’s exhibited in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Betty has won Good Design Awards (2020 and 2018) and a Victorian Premier’s Design Award (2017) in recognition of her progressive arts practice.
Betty was the Melbourne Knowledge Fellow (Australia, 2016), was artist-in-residence at the XGL research lab, RMIT University Australia (2017-19); and was creator-in-residence at the Asia Culture Centre (South Korea, 2016-17). Betty’s creative-practice PhD was ranked top three at the CHASS Prize (2016). Her CV is available on LinkedIn. She has academic publications and regularly speaks at public events.
In 2019 Betty represented Australia in a federal government delegation, forming new international creative collaborations and partnerships (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Asialink 2019). Since 2021 she has worked alongside teams at the Victorian Pride Centre helping deliver the Centre’s visual art program. Betty has a solo and collaborative arts practice. Recently she has worked in collaboration with Justin Dwyer under the art duo name PluginHUMAN and with Yorta Yorta artist Lorraine Brigdale.
Betty takes an active interest in creating an inclusive work environment for a diverse range of people. Check out her diversity and inclusion tips for the arts.
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