Our experienced staff are dedicated to providing a high quality learning experience
Our teaching staff provide diverse industry experience, real-life context and a commitment to students beyond expectations. They are also invested in researching, publishing, and practicing within a broad range of industry, discipline and cultural domains – passing on the latest knowledge to students.
Director
Queensland College of Art and Design
Prof Beck Davis
Professor Beck Davis is a designer with deep expertise in leading collaborations that span Not-for-Profit, Government organisations, university research institutes, StartUp entities and/or private enterprise. She is a fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and serves on the Board of Directors. She is also a Board Member of Art Monthly Australasia. Prior to her appointment to Griffith University, she was Head of School, Art & Design at The Australian National University.
Deputy Director
Research
Assoc Prof Julie Fragar
Associate Professor Julie Fragar has exhibited nationally and internationally in major institutions and was the Winner of the 2025 Archibald Prize.
Deputy Director
Learning and Teaching
Dr Laini Burton
Dr Laini Burton is a Senior Lecturer at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia, where she is the Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching. Her research interests centre on body politics, bio-art and design, contemporary art practice and criticism, fashion theory, performance and body/spatial relations.
Key contacts
- Prof Beck Davis
- Director
- Prof Julie Fragar
- Deputy Director, Research
- Dr Laini Burton
- Deputy Director, Learning and Teaching
- Tasy Nicholas
- School Manager
- Dr Daniel Della-Bosca
- Program Director, Design
- Dr Simon Degroot
- Program Director, Visual Arts
- Dr Rae Cooper
- Program Director, Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art
- Dr Chari Larsson
- Higher Degree Research (HDR) Convenor
- Dr Martin Smith
- Program Director, Visual Arts (Honours)
- Assoc. Prof Eleni Kalantidou
- Program Director, Master of Design
- Dr Elizabeth Shaw
- Program Director, Master of Visual Arts
- Assoc. Prof Tanja Beer
- Program Director, Design (Honours)
Design staff
- Scott Bagnell - Interior design
- Rebecca (Bec) Barnett - Strategic design
- Prof Andrew Brown – Interaction design
- Perrin Ellis – Interaction design
- Assoc. Prof Dominique Falla – Visual communication design
- Assoc. Prof Katja Fleischmann – Visual communication design
- Dr Anthony Franzé - Extended reality & robotics
- Hannah Ison - Visual communication design
- Dr Vincent Moug – Product design
- Assoc. Prof Dale Patterson – Immersive design
- Dr Petra Perolini – Interior design
- Dr Libbi Reed - Visual communication design
- Anton Ruckman - Product design
- Dr David Sargent – Visual communication design
- Skye Smith - Visual communication design
- Dr Peter Thiedeke - First Year /Commencing Student Coordinator
- Dr Ding (Joe) Zhou - Design methods and research
Visual Arts staff
- Dr Paul Bai- International Convenor
- Prof Susan Best – Art theory
- Dr Amy Carkeek – First Year /Commencing Student Coordinator
- Prof Elisabeth Findlay - Art theory
- Emma Gardner - Drawing & print
- Assoc. Prof Natalya Hughes – Painting
- Dr Carol McGregor - CAIA
- Dr Tim Mosely – Print
- Dr Sally Molloy - Painting
- Dr Bill Platz – Drawing
- Clare Poppi - Jewellery & small objects
- Dr Mandy Quadrio - CAIA & sculpture
- Dr Dan Templeman - Sculpture
- Dr Carl Warner - Photography
- Justene Williams – Sculpture
Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art staff
- Dr Rae Cooper - Program Director
- Dr Carol McGregor
- Warraba Weatherall
- Dr Mandy Quadrio
QCAD Galleries
- Dr Sienna Van Rossum – QCAD Galleries Manager
Current student enquiries
Future student enquiries
Griffith International
QCAD enquiries
Griffith Art Museum
QCAD Galleries
- Location and delivery address
- Brisbane City (South Bank)
- Queensland College of Art and Design
- Griffith University
- 226 Grey Street
- South Bank, QLD 4101
- Location and delivery address
- Gold Coast
- Queensland College of Art and Design
- Griffith University
- Parklands Drive
- Southport, QLD 4222