Ilana Russell

Ilana Russell is a curator, researcher and producer, living and working on Wadawurrung Country in Geelong. Her practice explores forms of public exchange and dialogues between people working across expanded spatial fields. From 2018-2025 Ilana was the Artistic Director & Co-CEO of Platform Arts, a contemporary art space in Geelong, where she initiated the Platform Lab residency program from 2020-2024. Other major projects include producing six-month durational public art project Venetian Blind for the 58th International Venice Biennale with Deakin University’s Public Art Commission and producing the inaugural Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab for the City of Melbourne.