Ripple Fest

Jamie Lewis

Jamie Lewis is a Singaporean-Australian artist, curator, dramaturg and facilitator. She creates and curates site-responsive performances that engage audiences as participants, and communities as artists; often through autobiographical stories, conversation and food. 
 
Jamie was most recently CEO / Executive Director at Next Wave; and sits on the boards of VicHealth (Victorian Health Promotion Board), NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts) and Creative Recovery Network. 
 
Her solo projects include Shepparton Culture Kitchen [MAV 2019-2023], The Little Old Cooking Club That Could [SCENES 2020 Drama Box], The Long Lunch [Art Gallery of NSW 2022; Museum of Brisbane; Arts House 2017], Yesterday Tomorrow Here Today [Plenty ACE Open 2018], 汤圆;团圆 [Ritual Next Wave 2018], Tropical Kitchen with ACCOMPLICE Arts Space [Darwin Fringe Festival 2018; Darwin Festival 2017], Saltwater [Theatre Works & Brisbane Festival 2015; Bleach* Festival 2016], and 来,吃饭(Come, eat) [Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival 2017; SafARI 2016; exist-ence 5 2013]. She has collaborated with Latai Taumoepeau in Mass Movement for Refuge: Displacement [Arts House 2019-2021], and has participated in residencies TippingPoint: Spring Lab, Time_Place_Space: Nomad, and Singapore<>Brisbane Exchange. 
 
Jamie also has a long-term creative partnership – curiously exploring place and new vantage points with Dan Koop as Jamie, Dan & Co. Projects as Jamie, Dan & Co include The Market Record [South Melbourne Market 2020], SALT WATER BAY [Creative State Commissions shortlist 2018), FLUX-KIT-MEL [MEL&NYC, NGV; Open Spaces, Abbotsford Convent 2018], and The Stream/The Boat/The Shore/The Bridge [Next Wave Festival 2012; Junction Arts Festival 2013].