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Artist Biography

Jade Armstrong believes our environments shape us. She imagines a world where art, immersive experiences, and biology come together to help people flourish and enhance wellbeing everywhere they live, work, play, and gather.

Her practice explores how light, colour, and immersive experiences shift the emotional tone of a space. Drawing on research in neuroaesthetics, psychology, and sensory design, Jade creates installations that support wellbeing and anchor people to the present moment. Her works span light sculptures, participatory installations, and multi-sensory experiences.

With a background in marketing, Jade brings strategic thinking, emotional connection, and audience engagement to her practice. She retrained as an artist and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT University. While studying during the COVID-19 pandemic, she created ConnectUs, a conversational board game helping students reconnect. It has sparked conversation for over 5,000 people and has been licensed across Australia and Vietnam.

Through atmosphere design, Jade’s light sculptures Distant Rays and Urban Serenity bathe audiences in soft pink hues to invite calm amidst the noise of modern life. Her work has been presented by NGV Design Week, the City of Melbourne, and at the Melbourne Fringe Festival opening ceremony. She was awarded first prize in BMW Group’s YourMelbourne competition and has undertaken residencies at Arteles Creative Centre (Finland) and River Studios (Melbourne). She is currently delivering a year-long exhibition with Science Gallery Bengaluru featuring Forbidden Desire, a sugar-blown sculpture series exploring beauty, indulgence, and impermanence. Jade creates art that meets people where they are and transforms how they feel.

Jade Armstrong. She/Her.

Designing Art with impact, bringing bold ideas to life.

Designing Art with impact, bringing bold ideas to life.

Artist CV - Jade Armstrong

I believe in a more connected, creative and mindful world.

As a British-Australian artist, my purpose is to inspire others to slow down and appreciate the beauty in their daily lives. Through my art, I strive to create a more creative, connected, and mindful world. My practice involves experimenting with various mediums, including immersive sculptures, community-based public art, and interactive digital works, all focused on exploring the passage of time and the materiality of nature. I aim to create striking textures that engage with themes of historical narratives, social observations, and collective responsibility for the environment.

My work is concerned with the passage of time, the materiality of nature and finding striking textures. I enjoy the process of experimentation and being surprised by unexpected outcomes. The themes engaged through my practice include historical narratives, social observations, and collective responsibility for the environment.

Exhibitions, Commissions, Grants.

Solo Exhibitions, Commissions & Grants.

  • Public Art Trail & ConnectUs.RMIT Creative (Australia and Vietnam). 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 (licensed for 10 years). To date over 50 interactive ConnectUs conversation-based workshops delivered, connecting over 5,000 RMIT students.

  • Shipwrecked. MelBurners (Burning Man Regional Network). 2024. Immersive light artwork commissioned for the Melbourne/Victorian burner community.

  • Luminous. Illuminate Adelaide. Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program. 2023-2024. Mentoring and development of a public light artwork concept.

  • Urban Serenity. City of Melbourne. Test Sites Program. 2023. Mentoring, artwork development and installation of a public light artwork on the State Library of Victoria forecourt.

  • A Dance of Sunbeams. Library at the Dock. 2023. Solo exhibition in the Library at the Dock window walk.

  • Playable Parklet.Playable City Melbourne. 2022. Featured artist (ConnectUs).

  • YourMelbourne. First prize winner. BMW Group and RMIT University. 2021. Designed and proposed a sustainable future for Melbourne.

  • Opening Ceremony, Art Guides the Way. Melbourne Fringe Festival. 2021. Commissioned stop motion animation. Collaboration with magician Jordy Doust.

  • Stripping the Earth.First Site Gallery. 2019. Solo exhibition & immersive installation.

Group Exhibitions.

  • CALORIE. Science Gallery Bengaluru (India). 2025-2026.

  • Art of Lampshades. NGV Melbourne Design Week, Trocadero Projects. 2024.

  • Revive and Thrive Runway, PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival. 2024.

  • Witness. RMIT Sculpture Club. 2023.

  • Fine Art Graduation Show. RMIT University. 2022.

  • Design Fringe. Linden New Art. 2022.

  • Death In A Box.EACExhibitions. 2020. Virtual exhibition.

  • Museum of Me. RMIT Gallery. 2020. Virtual exhibition.

  • Collective Makers. Slow Art Collective x RMIT Creative. 2020. Large scale, immersive, outdoor public artwork and event series.

  • An Anthology of Making: Jewellery and Objects. Melbourne City Library. 2020.

  • Jewellery Alert. Radiant Pavilion. 2019.

  • Window Walk: Jewellery, Object, Place, Space. Craft Cubed Festival. 2019.

  • Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program. 2023-2024. Mentoring and development of a public light artwork concept.

  • City of Melbourne Test Sites Program. 2023. Mentoring, artwork development and installation of a public light artwork on the State Library of Victoria forecourt.

  • 4.0 GPA. RMIT University (Australia). 2023. For Bachelor of Fine Art.

  • Vice-Chancellor’s List for Academic Excellence. RMIT University (Australia). 2023. For Bachelor of Fine Art.

  • YourMelbourne. First prize winner. BMW Group and RMIT University. 2021. Designed and proposed a sustainable future for Melbourne.

  • Cofounder and Curator. EACExhibitions. 2020-2021.

  • Leadership in Practice Award. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. 2016.

  • 4.0 GPA. University of Stirling (UK). 2016. For Bachelor (Honours) of Business Studies and Marketing.

  • TEDx Speaker. TEDxUniversityofStirling. 2016. Talk titled: Think Intrapreneurship.

  • Saltire Scholars Programme. The Saltire Foundation (now Entrepreneurial Scotland). 2015. Selected as a top 100 future leaders in Scotland, awarded a fully-funded internship in the USA: Talent Acquisition Intern, at Liberty Mutual.

  • The Ascent Saltire Award. Scottish Government. 2015. Scotland's highest award to recognise volunteer work.

  • Enterprise Mobility Foundation Scholarship. Enterprise-Rent-A-Car (UK). 2015.

  • Best University Club & Best Club President, Winner & Finalist. University of Stirling. 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015. While on the club committee (3 years) and President (2 years).

  • National Robotics LEGO League Champion.

  • Baden-Powell Award.

Selected Awards & Prizes.

Education.

Bachelor of Fine Art. RMIT University (Australia). 2023. GPA: 4.0 / High Distinction. Awarded: Vice-Chancellor’s List for Academic Excellence. Major: Sculpture.

Bachelor (Honours) of Business Studies and Marketing. University of Stirling (UK). 2016. GPA: 4.0 / High Distinction / First Class Honours. Dissertation: Attracting the Next Generation of Talent: Intrapreneurs.

Residencies.

  • Resident artist. River Studios (Australia). City of Melbourne. 2023-Current. Creative Spaces Program.

  • Artist Residency. McCraith Residency (Australia). Melbourne Fringe Festival. 2025.

  • Artist Residency. The Jamun (India). 2025.

  • Artist Residency. Arteles Creative Centre (Finland). 2022. Science Awareness Existence program.

Workshops.

  • Forbidden Desire. Science Gallery Bengaluru (India), ClassBento & private clients. 2025, 2026. Sugar blowing workshop.

  • ConnectUs. City of Melbourne, Playable Parklet, RMIT University, RMIT Vietnam, RMIT Activator. 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026. Multiple connection/conversation workshops delivered.

  • Basket Weaving. Knight Frank Australia (720 Bourke St). 2024.

  • Shadow Puppet Lampshades. Trocadero Projects. 2024.

  • Flower Posie Workshop. GPT Group(Goldsbrough Village) & Lendlease (Melbourne Quarter). 2024. Multiple workshops delivered.

  • Mini Christmas Tree Making. GPT Group (530 Collins St). 2023.

  • Christmas Wreath Making. Cancer Council. 2023.

  • Christmas Gift Wrapping. Knight Frank Australia (717 Bourke St), Knight Frank Australia (720 Bourke St), Pitcher Partners. 2023. Multiple workshops delivered.

  • RUOK? Mood Painting. GPT Group(Queen & Collins). 2023.

  • Terrarium Making. Lendlease (Melbourne Quarter). 2023.

Publications.

Relevant Experience.

Artist & Neuroaesthetics Designer. 2019-Current. Designed and project managed from conception to implementation solo and group exhibitions including gallery shows, public art, immersive light installations, and interactive experiences.

Creative Event Producer & Project Manager. Miei Group (Creative Agency). 2023-2024. Sole producer/project manager for Australia-wide activations and events (typically up to $150k per event) for corporate, hospitality, and retail clients (incl. Lendlease, Mirvac, GPT Group, Walker, Pullman). Designed and executed event concepts from proposal to activation, including styling, supplier engagement, artwork design, installation, facilitation, budget management, and impact review.

National Account Executive & Customer Marketing Assistant. Mondelez International. 2017-2019. Engaged internal and external retail stakeholders to manage in-store marketing and activations for Cadbury, Oreo, and Philadelphia brands, and managed a $3 Million marketing budget. Oversaw financials, P&L, volume forecasting, supply, and range optimisation. Led a point-of-sale wastage project, reducing costs by 20%, saving $2.5 million annually and reducing waste by 4.1 Million cubic meters of waste per annum.