Oron CATTS

He is the Director of The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Advanced Studies. He Co-founded and directed SymbioticA, a biological art research center at UWA (2000-2024), now an independent lab. In 1996 he launched the Tissue Culture and Art Project which is considered a leading biological art project.He is a Visiting Professor in the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre, University of Johannesburg. Catts was a Research Fellow in Harvard Medical School, a visiting Scholar at the Department of Art and Art History Stanford University, a Professor at Large in Contestable Design at the Royal College of Arts, London. Catts curated more than a dozen exhibitions, developed numerous artistic projects and performances. His work was exhibited and collected by museums such as Pompidou Centre, MoMA NY, Mori Art Museum, Ars Electronica, National Art Museum of China and more. His research was covered by The NY Times, Washington Post, Wired, Time, Newsweek, Nature, Science, and other TV, radio, print and online media.