Congratulations to Sutton Gallery artists John Meade and Nusra Latif Qureshi, who have each been awarded the inaugural ‘Lionel Gell Foundation Art in Science Initiative’ residency.
Launched in a collaboration between University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), the residency aims to foster creative, interdisciplinary exploration at the intersection of artistic expression and scientific endeavours.
The Lionel Gell Art in Science Initiative will support five residencies from 2025 to 2028, each awarded to an established, VCA-trained visual artist. Selected artists will receive $50,000 each to develop new works inspired by their immersive experience at the Doherty Institute. During their nine-month residencies, the artists will observe, respond to and draw inspiration from the Institute’s pioneering work in infectious diseases and immunology and its people.
Images: John Meade, Courtesy the Victorian College of the Arts, photo Giulia McGauran; Nusra Latif Qureshi, Courtesy the Art Gallery of New South Wales, photo Jenni Carter