Keely Macarow

Associate Professor Keely Macarow is Coordinator of Postgraduate Research in RMIT University's School of Art. Her work bridges socially engaged art with social justice, health, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She co-founded The Untitled collective, advocating for 'Homefullness' through art and design interventions addressing homelessness. Her research spans over two decades, with projects in Australia, Europe, and North America focusing on health and wellbeing, migration, and environmental crises.

• Holds a visiting artist appointment at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2003)
• Awarded Arts and Health Australia Award (2010) and RMIT Research Award (2007)
• Member of the Art, Science and the Body Research Cluster

Research interests include the intersections of creative arts with health, migration, conflict, and environmental challenges. Her creative works have been exhibited globally, addressing themes like diaspora, climate disaster, and bodily experiences of disease. Teaching focuses on socially engaged practices, collaborative methodologies, and critical approaches to art's role in societal issues.

Current projects explore radical care practices, pandemic responses, and transnational housing solutions through interdisciplinary art interventions. Supervision areas include curatorial methodologies focused on care, health advocacy, and socially engaged art practices.