CONVERSATIONS

February 22 2026, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Panel | Parallel Pursuits

The Bubble
The Melbourne Art Fair CONVERSATIONS Space

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What do a psychotherapist, a musician, and a landscape architect have in common? Careers as practicing artists, naturally. This panel will discuss the dimensions that having a parallel pursuit brings to their artistic practice.

Moderator
Sian Cain (Culture Editor, The Guardian)

Featuring
Chris Madden (Artist exhibiting at MAF with Animal House Fine Arts, Psychotherapist/Counsellor)
Darren Sylvester (Artist represented by Neon Parc, musician, Tutor of Art at Victorian College of the Arts)
Madeline Simm (Artist represented by Mary Cherry Contemporary, Landscape Architect)

To attend this conversation, please ensure you’ve purchased your Melbourne Art Fair ticket.

The CONVERSATIONS program is curated by Melbourne Art Fair and presented by Guardian Australia. Panel arranged by Ella Howells.

Image: Installation view of Chris Madden, To Go Around Shouldering A Burden, 2023, Animal House Fine Arts. Courtesy Animal House Fine Arts.

Panel | Parallel Pursuits

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