Kristina Mah
Born in Manila, Philippines.
Currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
In 2025, I am working as an artist, movement practitioner, and researcher while running the Lawudo Trek, a fundraising trek, set for October in the Himalayas in Nepal. I am a postdoc researcher in two Australian Research Council Discovery projects. One, at the University of Sydney, is led by Dagmar Reinhardt and Lian Loke, focusing on how to co-design with blind or vision-impaired children, and the other, at Swinburne University of Technology, is led by Petra Gemeinboek, focusing on transcorporeal empathy in human-robot experience.
In 2025, I am working as an artist, movement practitioner, and researcher while running the Lawudo Trek, a fundraising trek, set for October in the Himalayas in Nepal. I am a postdoc researcher in two Australian Research Council Discovery projects. One, at the University of Sydney, is led by Dagmar Reinhardt and Lian Loke, focusing on how to co-design with blind or vision-impaired children, and the other, at Swinburne University of Technology, is led by Petra Gemeinboek, focusing on transcorporeal empathy in human-robot experience.
Education
2023
Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture (Human-Computer Interaction), The University of Sydney, Australia
Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture (Human-Computer Interaction), The University of Sydney, Australia
2010
Honours (Class 1), Digital Media, The University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts (CoFA), Australia
Honours (Class 1), Digital Media, The University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts (CoFA), Australia
2009
Bachelor of Design Computing, The University of Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Design Computing, The University of Sydney, Australia
2006
Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and French Studies), The University of Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy and French Studies), The University of Sydney, Australia
INDIVIDUAL WORK IN GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 – Art After Hours: Move workshop: FLOW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
2024 – Group exhibition, "Flux and Flow"
Bankstown Arts Centre, NSW, Australia
Bankstown Arts Centre, NSW, Australia
2024
"Oro", Culture Alive – Hyperreal Amble Art Walk, Bankstown Arts Centre, NSW, Australia
"Oro", Culture Alive – Hyperreal Amble Art Walk, Bankstown Arts Centre, NSW, Australia
2021-22
"Inner Suchness", Presence of Mind, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
"Inner Suchness", Presence of Mind, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
2018
"Wish Happiness", Vivid Sydney, NSW, Australia
"Wish Happiness", Vivid Sydney, NSW, Australia
2010
"Jeu Kumite", CoFA Annual, NSW, Australia
"Jeu Kumite", CoFA Annual, NSW, Australia
COLLABORATIONS
2023
"Care Index" by Alecia Neo – collaborating artist, Singapore
2023
"Care Index" by Alecia Neo – collaborating artist, Singapore
2021-22
"Care Index" by Alecia Neo – collaborating artist, Presence of Mind, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
"Care Index" by Alecia Neo – collaborating artist, Presence of Mind, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
2017
"Snoözsphere" by Lull Studio, collaborating artist, NSW, Australia
"Snoözsphere" by Lull Studio, collaborating artist, NSW, Australia
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2022
Paulette Isabel Jones Completion Scholarship
Paulette Isabel Jones Completion Scholarship
2021
Olympic Pathway Athlete – Karate; Australian Karate Team representative at the Olympic Qualifying Event in Paris
Olympic Pathway Athlete – Karate; Australian Karate Team representative at the Olympic Qualifying Event in Paris
2021
Presence of Mind Digital Residency, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
Presence of Mind Digital Residency, Gallery Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
2020 and 2021
Higher Research Degree Dissemination Prize
Higher Research Degree Dissemination Prize
2020
Honourable Mention Paper Award, Tangible, Embodied and Embedded Interactions Conference
Honourable Mention Paper Award, Tangible, Embodied and Embedded Interactions Conference
2013
World Combat Games Vice-Champion, -61kg female kumite, karate
World Combat Games Vice-Champion, -61kg female kumite, karate
2010
WKF (World Karate Federation) World Champion, -61kg female kumite
WKF (World Karate Federation) World Champion, -61kg female kumite
Other projects