Season 10 Accessibility and the Arts

Katie is a graduate of Theatre Nepean (2006), holding a Bachelor of Performance – Theatre, Theory and Practice- Acting. Her acting credits include The Grief Parlour with Clockfire Theatre, 80’s Actress (201), ABC Television Series Pilot, The Stereo Complex, a web series for animal dashboard productions and The Combination ll currently on Netflix.

Katie devises narrative comedy with big bold silly characters and has produced shows for Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Sydney Fringe Festivals. She is a tragic choir nerd and sings regularly with Inner West Voices.

As a soprano she has been a back-up vocalist for Christine Anu, Opera Singer Jess O’Donoghue and for electronic pop artist Paul Mac. As an artist she experiments with craft, video and song and can also make a mean toilet roll character. Katie works in community arts specialising in inclusive art-making, accessible arts and has worked in creative learning for the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS). Katie’s passion is to help people unleash their creativity, finding meaningful ways to communicate and experiment with self expression.

Katie is a graduate of Theatre Nepean (2006), holding a Bachelor of Performance – Theatre, Theory and Practice- Acting. Her acting credits include The Grief Parlour with Clockfire Theatre, 80’s Actress (201), ABC Television Series Pilot, The Stereo Complex, a web series for animal dashboard productions and The Combination ll currently on Netflix.

Katie devises narrative comedy with big bold silly characters and has produced shows for Melbourne Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Sydney Fringe Festivals. She is a tragic choir nerd and sings regularly with Inner West Voices.

As a soprano she has been a back-up vocalist for Christine Anu, Opera Singer Jess O’Donoghue and for electronic pop artist Paul Mac. As an artist she experiments with craft, video and song and can also make a mean toilet roll character. Katie works in community arts specialising in inclusive art-making, accessible arts and has worked in creative learning for the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS). Katie’s passion is to help people unleash their creativity, finding meaningful ways to communicate and experiment with self expression.

Luke O’Shea carries on the proud and ancient tradition of singing up country. Drawing inspiration from the humorous and the heart-breaking, he crafts and delivers his celebrated songs to connect with audiences on a surprising deeper level. Throughout his twenty-five years of touring and making music, Luke has been awarded a number of prestigious awards including 16 Golden Guitars, 2 APRA Songs of the Year, a Bush Laureate and twice being named the Southern Cross Independent Artist of the Year.

Luke has been recently announced as a Soldier-On Ambassador as well as having  a number of his songs and videos being incorporated into Tertiary , University (Aboriginal Studies) and Secondary (HSC) English and History Curriculums

Over the last 30 years, Luke has taught every grade from Kindy to 12 in a wide range of schools throughout Australia and internationally – and still continues to teach Music and Art at Sydney Catholic Schools, De La Salle Catholic College in Caringbah.