Genevieve Grieves (Australia)
Co-creator/Creative Director
GARUWA

Genevieve Grieves is a proud Worimi woman and respected artist, educator, field builder, film director and oral historian.

She is internationally recognised as a leader of community engagement and decolonising methodologies. Co-Creator and Creative Director of GARUWA, globally recognised for its culturally led storytelling, designed to drive social, cultural, and environmental transformation, Genevieve champions projects that place First Nations knowledge and culture at the core. Central to her practice is intercultural and intergenerational knowledge transmission, in which she builds bridges between disparate communities and paves the way for future generations of First Nations storytellers, developing initiatives like the annual First Nations Impact Lab, co-presented with Doc Society.

Genevieve profound commitment to transformational systems change has led to numerous award-winning film and museum experiences including First Peoples at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum, Lani’s Story (SBS), Power to Country (ABC) a short film and impact campaign that saw the successful installation of renewable energy for Mumuthumburru (West Island, NT), enabling the community to return home and Motherhood in the Colony, a critical cross-cultural exchange built on the shared struggles and aspirations of  First Nations peoples.