Genevieve Grieves

Genevieve Grieves is a proud Worimi woman and respected artist, educator, field builder, film director and oral historian. She is internationally recognised as a leader of community engagement and decolonising methodologies.

Co-Creator and Creative Director of GARUWA, Genevieve champions projects that place First Nations knowledge and culture at the core. Central to her practice is intercultural and intergenerational knowledge transmission, in which she builds bridges between disparate communities and paves the way for future generations of First Nations storytellers, developing initiatives like the annual First Nations Impact Lab, co-presented with Doc Society.

In 2024 Genevieve was awarded the Natalie Miller Fellowship in recognition of her “impressive career in the screen sector, collaborating with community along with a dedication and passion for content creation and storytelling”. Her profound commitment to positive systems change has led to numerous award-winning film and museum experiences including “First Peoples” at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum, “Lani’s Story” SBS, Motherhood in the Colony and “Power to Country” a short film and impact campaign that saw the successful installation of renewable energy for Mumuthumburru (West Island, NT), enabling the community to return home. 

Genevieve’s commitment to social change is underpinned by her work as co-founder of Shifting Ground, supporting organisations and individuals to be empowered to think, talk and act on issues of culture and race through workshops and training. It is also exemplified in the “Working in First Peoples Contexts” course she teaches at RMIT University where she is a Doctoral Fellow. 

Genevieve serves on the boards of Arts Pay, Darwin Community Arts, Original Power and Koorie Heritage Trust. In 2024, Genevieve co-edited “Art & Memorialisation: Truth-telling through creative practice in settler colonial Australia” with Dr Amy Spiers, examining the injustices committed against First Peoples and the public memorialisation of these difficult histories.