Hello! I’m a communicator, writer, editor and podcaster based in Melbourne / Naarm.
With interests in writing, books, music and contemporary art, I have a freelance writing practice. I’ve published profiles, essays, interviews and reviews through The Age, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, Meanjin (Online), The Weekend Australian, Overland, The Lifted Brow, un Magazine, Art Guide Australia, RealTime, Memo Review, Disclaimer, Difficult Fun and Swampland Magazine.
In 2020 I was named as one of the Judith Neilson / Copyright Agency emerging arts critics, covering visual arts in Melbourne for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. I currently write a weekly column for The Age Spectrum, selecting an exhibition pick each week.
Having over five years’ experience in community radio, I also hosted and produced arts podcasts for Art Guide Australia. I’ve interviewed artists and writers including Gareth Sansom, Patricia Piccinini, David Noonan, Jennifer Higgie, John Wolseley and Vivienne Binns—to name just a few.
I’ve given lectures and workshops on arts writing, communications and editing at National Gallery of Australia, ACCA, Craft Victoria, Monash University and the Australian Catholic University—and am currently available for such opportunities.
I’ve also exhibited my own creative works through Liquid Architecture, West Space, ABC Radio National and Brisbane Emerging Arts Festival. In 2019 and 2020 I participated as a judge for the Australian Music Prize, and for a decade played in post-punk band No Sister.
With a professional background in communications and public relations, from 2016-2019 I was the Gallery, Marketing and Communications Associate at Arts Project Australia, and in 2017-18 was the Media and Marketing Associate for BLINDSIDE Gallery. I’ve further worked in communications and public relations roles for community radio, corporate communications, community legal centres and not-for-profits.
I have a First Class Honours degree in English Literature from the University of Melbourne, with undergraduate study in literature, philosophy, public relations, journalism and communications.
Email | tiarney.m@live.com
X | @tiarneym
Instagram | @tiarneym
Tiarney Miekus 