GREGOR CULLEN

Gregor Cullen born in Wollongong 1954, he lives in the coastal township of Kiama 120km south of Sydney, Australia with his wife Tania and son Carlo.

With 35 years of experience as a design & art educator with a practice in social impact design, printmaking and community engagement. Gregor has recently retired from teaching in the Graphic Design program, School of Arts, Media & English, University of Wollongong.

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 was “Ride the Past” branding, design and exterior billboard graphics displayed on the former Wollongong DJ’s building for the 2022 UCI cycling event.

Gregor has undertaken large scale public work 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 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 and Industry working group, exploring options for creative industries in partnerships with community, industry and museum sector.

He continues to create and produce poster art and fine art prints using digital and traditional serigraphy and pro-bono graphic design work for community clients.

In 2016 Cullen 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 identity. As part of the KJBF he exhibited new work at the Kiama, WorkLife share space responding to the distinctive ecology and landscape of Kiama’s Hinterland.