Paula van Beek
Paula van Beek is an artist passionate about exploring new forms for creative work.
Over a 25-year portfolio career in the arts industry she has accumulated a wide range of skills and experiences in both Aotearoa and Australia. She has extensive experience leading and delivering audience-facing outcomes, presenting works in galleries, theatres, warehouses, car-parks, on river banks and online.
Over a 25-year portfolio career in the arts industry she has accumulated a wide range of skills and experiences in both Aotearoa and Australia. She has extensive experience leading and delivering audience-facing outcomes, presenting works in galleries, theatres, warehouses, car-parks, on river banks and online.
Paula has worked as a performance maker and dramaturg in theatre and dance, with a focus on devising with design. Her scenography skills include lighting, spatial and AV design.
As a freelance Creative Producer, with a speciality in concept ideation and narrative development, she makes and supports experiences, installations and events at many scales.
As an artist, within an expanded performance practice she is in conversation with site, self and subjective perception. Paula creates socially engaged live art and gallery experiences with digital video and smartphone strategies.
As an arts educator Paula shares her skills and knowledge with the next generation of performance makers, producers and designers.
As a freelance Creative Producer, with a speciality in concept ideation and narrative development, she makes and supports experiences, installations and events at many scales.
As an artist, within an expanded performance practice she is in conversation with site, self and subjective perception. Paula creates socially engaged live art and gallery experiences with digital video and smartphone strategies.
As an arts educator Paula shares her skills and knowledge with the next generation of performance makers, producers and designers.
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Arts QualificationsMaster of Fine Art (by Research), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT),
School of Art, Melbourne, Australia (2018) Graduate Diploma in Animateuring (Theatre making & Creative process), Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Melbourne, Australia, First Class Honours (2006) Bachelor of Arts, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University, Wellington, Aotearoa NZ. Majors: Theatre and Film, English Literature (1998) |
Companies / Collectives
Triple F Collective
2015 - ongoing
Founding member of this collective of visual artists exploring aspects of the feminine/female/femininity in their work.
OV Artists (2010 – 2016)
Performance collective making work at the intersection of dance, voice/sound and design
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Open Book Productions
1998 - 2002
Founding member of this Wellington theatre company. Devisor and director collaborating on six professional works including the award winning shows Invisible Ink and Exit Down Ramp and the successful Melbourne tour of This Ridiculous Dance.
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2015 - ongoing
Founding member of this collective of visual artists exploring aspects of the feminine/female/femininity in their work.
OV Artists (2010 – 2016)
Performance collective making work at the intersection of dance, voice/sound and design
see more
Open Book Productions
1998 - 2002
Founding member of this Wellington theatre company. Devisor and director collaborating on six professional works including the award winning shows Invisible Ink and Exit Down Ramp and the successful Melbourne tour of This Ridiculous Dance.
see more