Role
Editor, Garland; Vice President World Crafts Council International
Institution/Country
Garland Magazine, World Crafts Council Australia and WCC International, Knowledge House for Craft, Australia
Topic
TBA
Biography
Dr Kevin Murray is editor of Garland magazine, a platform for sharing the stories behind objects made by hand today. He is Secretary of World Crafts Council - Australia and Vice-President of World Crafts Council - International. 2000-2007 he was Director of Craft Victoria where he developed the Scarf Festival and the South Project.
He has curated many exhibitions, including 'Water Medicine: Precious Works for an Arid Continent'; and 'Seven Sisters: Fibre Works from the West'. His books include Craft Unbound: Make the Common Precious (Thames & Hudson, 2005) and with Damian Skinner, Place and Adornment: A History of Contemporary Jewellery in Australia and New Zealand (Bateman, 2014).