Curriculum Vitae
anna ewen (b. 1994, Sydney/Gadigal Country)Education
2025 - 2026 (ongoing) - Diploma of Auslan, Melbourne Polytechnic (currently at Cert 3-level in 2026)
2020 - 2022 - Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice at The Miecat Institute, Fitzroy
2013 - 2018 - Bachelor of Health Sciences/Masters in Speech Pathology - La Trobe University, Bundoora
Qualifications and Registrations
Current ANZACATA (Australia and New Zealand Asia Pacific Art Therapy Association) Registration [No. 63655667]
Current memberships with AWGSA (Australia Women and Gender Studies Association) and AusPath member (Australian Professional Association for Trans Health)
8+ years working in therapeutic roles across disability, youth mental health and education
3+ years working in research, specifically disability, housing, stroke and aphasia qualitative studies
Community Projects and Collaborations
2023 to present - Artist resident at Pink Ember Studio, Coburg North
2025 to present - Set up and facilitating Online Studio - a fortnightly low-cost community arts group online
2026 - Nurturing Creativity - Facilitator for online workshop in collaboration with Switchboard’s Suicide Bereavement Program
2024 - Pink Ember Studio Group Mural (supported by Merri-bek council)
2024 - Browse the Burg Open Studios
2023 - Studio share with Dundas St Collective & Live Particle
2023 - Kids Own Publishing & Merri-bek Council Zine workshops - Artist Facilitator
2019 - Artist resident at Pink Ember Studio, Coburg North
Artist Residencies
2026 - Edenhope Artist Residency (EAR), Edenhope Victoria
2025 - All That We Are, Tasmania
2023 - All That We Are, Tasmania
2023 - La Ceiba Gráfica, Mexico
Publications
Baker, C., Rose, M., Wong, D., Thomas, S., Ryan, B., Cadilhac, D. A., Ewen, A., Larkman, C. & Kneebone, I. (2025). PRevention intervention and Support in Mental health for people with aphasia (Aphasia PRISM): acceptability and feasibility results of two mixed methods feasibility studies. Aphasiology, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2025.2519322
Ewen, A (2025). the wind walks on the sea [Zine]. Self-published.
Ewen, A (2023). days outside of time [Unpublished manuscript]
Professional Learning (ongoing)
Regular (paid) individual supervision and group reflective practice for art therapy and community work, alongside lived experience peer mentors
FIELDWORK with Leah Avenue (8-weeks) - Feb to Mar 2026 and Sept to Oct 2026
Cultural Yarning Session (in Auslan) with Rodney Adams and Deaf Aboriginal Services for NAIDOC Week 2026, “Through Deaf Eyes, Our land, Our Stories”
Our Journey in Auslan - Diversity Festival (2026), UNSW Online Forum
AusPath Biannual Conference - Pathways to Equity: Transforming Gender-Affirming Care in Australia (2025), Lipaluna (Hobart)
Autistic Mental Health Conference - Online (2025) by DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy (UK)
Aboriginal Sign Language Forum by ASLITA (2025)
The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness by Newcastle Youth Studies Centre (2025)
AWGSA “Not Just Another (Feminist) Conference”: Gathering to Explore Courageous Feminisims (2024), Bundjalung Country
Big Trauma/Big Change: Building Tomorrow Today (2024), UNSW Gadigal Country