Art & Design

That amplifies

purpose and

integrity.

Gregor Cullen born in Wollongong 1954, lives in the coastal township of Kiama 120km south of Sydney, NSW Australia.
In 2022 Gregor retired from The University of Wollongong as Graphic Design Lecturer in The School of Arts Media & English. With 35 years of experience as Art and Design Educator and practice in social impact design, printmaking and community engagement. Since retirement Gregor continues to undertake pro-bono graphic design work for not-for-profit community clients and produces poster art and digital fine art editioned prints from his home studio in Kiama.

Gregor is a founding member of the Migration Heritage Project Inc. a not-for-profit organization which researches, records and promotes the significance of migrant experience, settlement and heritage in Wollongong. He has designed exhibitions, created communication products and co-authored publications for the Migration Heritage Project. His latest work for the Migration Heritage Project - “Ride the Past” exhibition included event branding graphics, design and production of large scale exterior billboard graphics, displayed on the former Wollongong DJ’s building during the 2022 UCI cycling event.

Gregor has undertaken large scale public art commissions for the Southern Regions Roads & Traffic Authority and developed a graphics system for safety mesh screens for road and pedestrian bridges in the Illawarra and Southern Highlands region.

His graphic art practice is documented in the National Gallery of Australia publication – ‘Redback Graphix’ and his poster art is held in collections of major regional and national galleries & museums.

He is a former member of the Cultural Board of Kiama Municipal Council and is currently a member of the Museum of People, Country and Industry working group, exploring options for creative industries in partnerships with community, industry and museum sector. He has recently designed the Museum of People, Country and Industry brand mark and prospectus publication.

In 2016 Gregor held his first solo exhibition "Geotec" at the Kiama Art Bar. In 2019 he was commissioned by the Kiama Jazz Club to design the 2020 Kiama Jazz &. Blues Festival poster and event branding. In 2020 Gregor exhibited at the Kiama WorkLife share space with a new series of prints and posters responding to the beauty and fragility of Kiama’s Hinterland.

Images: Top to bottom
“Ride the Past” exhibition display panel design.
Text by Franca Facci, Design by Gregor Cullen.

Five external panels on the former DJ’s site Wollongong Mall 2022.

Museum of People, Country & Industry
Visual Identity, brand mark & publication design
by Gregor Cullen.