About Us

Starting at Metro Arts in 2016 as an intern, Shani has since held a variety of roles across marketing, producing and ticketing. In her current capacity, she manages Metro Arts’ daily operations across venue, administration, ticketing, and our internship and volunteer programs.

Shani has a Bachelor of Entertainment Industries from QUT (2016) and a Certificate III in Visual Communication (Photo Imaging) from the Design College Australia (2013).

Rachel O’Reilly is an artist, writer, curator and researcher working frequently in collaboration. She was a curator of film, video and new media at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, including the Fifth Asia Pacific Triennial, and worked internationally from 2008 until the pandemic brought her back to Magan-djin. With a background in literature and media studies, her critical writing has focussed on infrastructure and the cultural politics of neoliberal transition. She has a Masters in Media and Culture from the University of Amsterdam, and led the Masters Seminar ‘How to Do Things with Theory’ at the Dutch Art Institute from 2014-2022.

Rachel’s artistic work and thinking has been showcased at Tate Liverpool UK, Haus der Kulturen der Welt DE, Van Abbemuseum NL, E-flux NY, David Roberts Art Foundation UK, the Museum of Yugoslavia, Sao Paulo Museum BRZ, and around Australia in museums, galleries and artist-led spaces. Her most recent major moving image commission Northern Waters (2025) with UQ Art Museum is currently touring Australia.

Her curatorial collaborations include ‘The Leisure Class’, GoMA (with Kathryn Weir), ‘Videoground’ (Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, Chicago Film Studies Centre, MAAP, Brisbane), ‘Moving Images of Speculation’, Jan van Eyck Academie (multiple) NL, ‘EX-EMBASSY’ at the former Australian Embassy to the GDR (with Sonja Hornung) DE; and ‘Planetary Records: Performing Justice between Art and Law’, Contour Biennale (with Natasha Ginwala) BE. She has published on Non-aligned Movement legacies with Jelena Vesic and on the politics of artistic autonomy with Danny Butt, co-edited Feminist Takes with Vesic and Antonia Majaca for Sternberg Press, and edits with Richard Bell. She was born in Gladstone, Queensland, on Gooreng Gooreng country, and is excited to be re-engaging with Metro Arts.

In returning to Metro Arts, having had a long history with the organisation, Ann continues to contribute enduring value to Australia’s cultural and innovation landscape. Her deep connections to the independent arts sector and insights from bringing programs and campaigns to life, contribute to her achieving lasting, meaningful impacts.

Ann works from strategy through to delivery, operating at individual, local, national, and international levels. As an independent producer, Ann has directly developed emerging, future sector leaders and their projects by providing business development, and connections to build careers. She has worked with Integrated Dance Australia, Collusion, Studio1, Homunculus Theatre, Women in Theatre network members Margi Brown Ash and Belloo Creative and creative industries allies. Music industry clients have been as diverse as WHO Agencies, Rock ‘n Roll Writers Festival and the Haydn Ensemble. Her independent projects have included strategies for regional councils, Nightlife Music, Arts Queensland, Qld Music Festival, Qld Cabaret Festival, Brisbane Chinese Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Gold Coast City HOTA, Redland City Council and Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance.

Ann has driven policy development, strategic planning, and organisational change and sector changing projects. Previous leadership roles include Executive Director and Curator of Brisbane Writers Festival, Director of Brisbane Open House, Executive Director of Ausdance, General Manager of Topology, Marketing and Communications Coodinator of Flying Arts, Chair of the board for Collusion, and General Manager of BlakDance.

Working across education, not-for-profit, and government sectors, Ann’s campaign leadership includes driving corporate communications for QUT Science and Chancellery, city of Moreton Bay media and communications, and a strategy and landmark statewide promotional campaign in collaboration with local government for State Library of Queensland.

Qualified with a Master of Arts in Creative Industries Management (QUT), post graduate science degree specialising in sustainability, and industry-specific engagement, marketing and fundraising training, Ann is alumni of Creative Australia’s Leadership Development program, and an AsiaLink Business Leader. Ann is an advocate for inclusive, healthy and sustainable practices.

Bianca joined the Metro Arts team in 2022 and is the Venue and Events Officer. In this role she assists and facilitates hire for artists and general community alike, through providing support in bringing their ideas, celebrations and functions into Metro Arts’ unique and eclectic spaces. Prior to this, Bianca has been a familiar face around the local theatre industry, as a Front of House all-rounder, theatre maker, performer and playwright. She is also a co-founder, producer and core creative for independent theatre collective, The Naughty Corner.

Bianca holds a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary and Applied Theatre from Griffith University, and is particularly passionate about the creation and production of new and evocative performance works within the independent sector.

Jean graduated in Accounting from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. With over six years of experience, primarily as an auditor, Jean now serves as a dedicated Finance Officer at our company. He is committed to leveraging his expertise to help Metro Arts achieve its goals and drive success.

Riley Camejo is an all-round, theatre creative, technician, and manager. With an extensive history in performance, theatre making, and technical production, his work often focuses on creating immersive and tactile experiences for a variety of audiences with a major focus on audio design.

Riley tries to push the envelope of what is considered “immersive” in theatre with the hope to inspire audiences to lose themselves in the worlds he creates. Having fulfilled many roles, Riley has previously worked with a theatres and live performance companies including La Boite Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, Metro Arts, Opera Queensland, Circa, Woodward Productions, Shake and Stir, RAVA Productions, and Woodford Folk Festival.

Equipped with a wealth of experience from touring, stage managing, designing, and operating shows around Australia, Riley strives to facilitate environments for storytelling and creativity to flourish and achieve their most potential.

Matthew undertook a work placement through QUT during his studies, and soon joined the team as graphic designer/digital coordinator in early 2024. Matt holds a Bachelor of Business Marketing, and Bachelor of Creative Industries Interactive Visual Design in 2023. With a strong passion for graphic design, Matt loves all things visual, and is passionate about helping artists showcase their work and exposing audiences to new contemporary art.

Chris joined the Metro Arts team in 2023 to manage the Norman Park Artist Workshop (MAVA Substation). He has been a practicing artist since the mid-1990’s and holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Masters and Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts. His works have been exhibited in Russia, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, the USA and throughout Australia. As a practitioner interested in the complexities of studio production his diverse background in contemporary art draws from machinima, interactive game mods, site-specific sculpture, sound art, AI, performance, sculpture and painting. Chris is a graduate of CalArts and Queensland University of Technology.

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