Academic Director
He/him
As Academic Director at Adelaide Central School of Art, Monte leads the academic team and oversees the delivery of high-quality and student centered programs in visual arts. With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, Monte brings a wealth of teaching expertise to ACSA. Monte currently sits on the executive board of the Australian Council for University Art & Design Schools (ACUADS).
In addition to academic leadership, he is an artist and scholar whose recent performances include Everybody’s Dream (had almost come true), Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, taking a drink of My Self, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental; Goddess Ball’s Fun House, Vitalstatistix Adelaide; and the sci-fi radio serial Extra Extra Radio for NTS Radio.
Monte is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including The Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Fellowship, John Crampton Travelling Scholarship and Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist award. In 2018 his work was featured in the book What is Performance Art? Australian Perspectives edited by Adam Geczy and Mimi Kelly and published by Power Publications Sydney.
Visit Monte’s website here.