Artist Bio
Helen Simondson is a pioneering creative cultural producer focused on the intersection of art, technology and innovation. She bridges the startup ecosystem with creative industries, co-designing ACMI Xcel—Australia’s first museum-led business accelerator—empowering practitioners to develop groundbreaking innovations and build global ventures. Helen’s expertise lies in leveraging technology to engage diverse audiences through participatory culture across portable media platforms. She excels in leading multi-disciplinary teams, setting strategic direction and delivering innovative programs with meaningful results. With a dynamic approach to creativity and collaboration, Helen seeks challenges that harness her broad skill set in developing transformative cultural initiatives.
Selected Previous Works
Perth Institue of Contemporary Arts — PICA — runs a year round program of art, exhibitions, contemporary performance, dance, theatre, music and events. We’re home to one of the largest art exhibition and gallery spaces in Australia and are known for the leading role we play in supporting artists to present challenging ideas and boundary-defining new work.
