Russell Milledge has a research background in creative arts which is expressed through the presentation of exhibitions and events annually. As a multidisciplinary artist, he has worked in the performance, dance and visual arts fields. He is represented in the collections of the QAGOMA and Cairns Art Gallery amongst others. He has contributed to the establishment of many of far north Queensland’s significant contemporary arts enterprises and spaces including as a founder of KickArts Contemporary Arts Ltd (now NorthSite), Bonemap and the New Move Network.

Russell attended the National Art School in Sydney, completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the Queensland University of Technology and a Doctor of Philosophy at James Cook University. Inspired by the unique social and educational value of the arts, he has contributed to many partnerships within the sector including Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns Festival, Indigenous Art Centre Alliance, Realtime Magazine, Ausdance, Queensland Artworkers Alliance, Queensland Regional Galleries Association, Eyeline Art Magazine amongst others. Current JCU internal engagement includes TEDxJCUCairns Technical Director, Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute, Tropical Urban Design Lab and Lecturer in Creative Arts specialising in media art.

Current research includes Co-chief Investigator on the innovative State of the Arts Report, a partnership with Cairns Regional Council to undertake a longitudinal evaluation of the social impact of arts and culture in the Cairns region 2018 - 2022.

Russell is also the curator of an important retrospective of artwork made by the Torres Strait Islander artist the late Billy Missi for NorthSite Contemporary Arts and the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2020.

Teaching

• NM1014: Design Foundation (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• NM2003: Digital Imaging (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• NM2103: Information Design (Level 2; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• Creative Arts, Media Arts, Contemporary Performance, Art in Society

Experience

• 2018 to present - Research Fellow, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
• 2014 to present - TEDxJCUCairns Technical Director, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
• 2008 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 2013 - Digital Associate, Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane)

Research Disciplines

• Human geography (4406)

Memberships

• 2020 - Tropical Urban Design Lab, James Cook University

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Book Chapters

• Milledge R (2008) Shared embrace. In: Blak Roots. KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns, QLD, Australia, pp. 6-10
• Milledge R (2008) Danalgaw Gidhal (stories about life). In: Billy Missi: Urapun Kai Buai: Contemporary lino prints from the Torres Strait. KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns, QLD, Australia, pp. 8-10

Conference Papers

• Milledge R and Youdell R (2014) Bonemap's fluid hybridisation. Water Views: Caring and Daring. In: 3WDS14: Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium: Waterviews: Caring and Daring, 17-23 March 2014,
• Milledge R (2009) Originality and representation: contemporary aesthetics and traditional continuity in the work of Billy Missi and Arone Meeks. Proceedings of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Symposium 2009. In: Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Symposium 2009, 21 August 2009, Cairns, QLD, Australia

Other research outputs

• Milledge R and Law L (2020) State of the arts in Cairns report 2019 (SoARTS). Cairns Regional Council, Cairns [Externally Commissioned Report]
• Milledge R (2015) Water & memory - overview. Water Views: Caring and Daring. In: 3WDS14: Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium: Waterviews: Caring and Daring, 17-23 March 2014,
• Milledge R (2013) Nerve Engine [Portfolio]. [Portfolio of Creative Works]
• Milledge R and Youdell R (2013) Spectropica. [multimedia]
• Milledge R, Youdell R, Hassall C, Campbell S and Holdsworth J (2013) Terrestrial Nerve. [Multimedia]
• Milledge R, Holdsworth J, Youdell R, Saunders Z, Mills N, Meeks A and Inoui T (2013) Lodestar. [Multimedia]
• Milledge R, Youdell B, Campbell S and Holdsworth J (2013) Nerve Engine. [Multimedia]
• Milledge R (2012) The new Melanesian art of Brian Robinson. In: Brian Robinson: men and Gods. KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns, QLD, pp. 55-81

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Current

• Lines Drawn in the Sand: Re-establishing identity within isolated Northern Queensland and Tasmanian shorelines through wayfaring and contemporary jewellery praxis. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Visual World-Building: Developing a Conceptual Framework for Concept Design in Fantasy Role Playing Games. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Live Action Role Play (LARP): What do adults "get out of it"? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Cinematic Photograph: A Critical Examination into Styling, Aesthetics and Narrativity in the Still Image (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Making of a Sustainable Arts and Cultural Precinct: Cairns Gallery Precinct (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Arts practice and process: a basis for a pedagogical approach to art education focused on issues of social relevance (2020, Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Entrepreneurial mindsets and innovation: an empirical study on behaviours, skills and opinions of Australian visual artists (2019, PhD , External Advisor)

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• Williams, C. (2019) 12 in-depth interviews of Australian visual artists in relation to entrepreneurship and innovation. James Cook University