Research Interests

Animation, video games and computer generated imagery services Cultural and creative industries Design history, theory and criticism Visual arts Visual communication design (incl. graphic design) Visual Cultures

Teaching Strengths

Illustration Practice

Drawing

Design History and Theory

Digital Literacy

Conceptual Thinking

Dr Ari Chand

Lecturer, Illustration and Animation

School of Art and Design

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Dr Ari Chand is a Illustrator/Visual Designer, Design Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation at the School of Art and Design (College of Humanities, Ddesign and Arts), Adelaide, South Australia.

His expertise encompasses Illustration and Design (Visual Communication Design), Art Education and Creative Industries. With a focus on visual communication and illustration and how the two can help transform and communicate across biodiversity and science, education, histories and heritage, social work and health. His research evaluates sociological frameworks for design and illustration practice. His illustration practice comprises both traditional and digital techniques.

In 2019 his work was selected as a finalist in the #21 Dobell Drawing Prize (National Art School). In 2022 he was awarded an Emerging Scholar Award at the 16th Conference on Design Practices and Principles. Ari's qualifications inlude a PhD (Design), Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Hons Class1), and Bachelor of Fine Art/Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) from the University of Newcastle, and Certificate in Screen and Media: Animation, Qantm College (SAE).

Project:

Howells, A, Killen, C, Chand, A, McGrath, J. Activating Artifacts: Reviving, reintroducing and recontextualising the illustrated work of Margaret Senior
Calvert, J & Chand, A. AI and Animation Production.
Bryant, L; Chand, A; Ellison, L; Barrie; H. Thriving Whyalla: Community Transitions and Storytelling. Whyalla City Council & Country Arts SA.

Education Committee Member Illustrators Australia

Date	Position	Institution name
2026 - ongoing	Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation	Adelaide University
2023 - ongoing	Conjoint Lecturer in Visual Communication Design	The University of Newcastle
2023 - 2025	Lecturer in Illustration and Animation	University of South Australia
2022 - 2023	Lecturer in Visual Communication Design	University of Newcastle Australia
2018 - 2022	Lecturer in Visual Communication Design	University of Newcastle Australia
2017 - 2018	Casual Academic in Art Education	University of Newcastle Australia
2017 - 2017	Research Officer	University of Newcastle Australia
2015 - 2018	Casual Academic in Visual Communication Design	University of Newcastle Australia

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2025	Teaching Award	Commendation, Mid-Career Teaching Award, 2025 Unstoppable Teaching and Learning Awards	The University of South Australia	Australia	-
2022	Award	Industry Engagement Award, FASTLAB Team, The University of Newcastle Excellence Awards 2022	The University of Newcastle	Australia	-
2022	Research Award	Emerging Scholar Award, The 16th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices	Design Principals and Practices Network.	Australia	-

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2013 - 2018	University of Newcastle Australia	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy (Design)
2012 - 2012	University of Newcastle Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Honours)
2008 - 2011	University of Newcastle Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Fine Art/Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary)

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2025	Fellow	Advance HE	United Kingdom
2024	Certificate in Arts and Management	University of Bocconi	Italy
2012	Screen and Media: Animation	QANTM COLLEGE/SAE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, AUS	Australia
2009	Quality Teaching Certificate	The University of Newcastle	Australia

Year	Citation
2026	Chand, A., Howells, A., & Killen, C. (2026). Margaret Senior OAM: Illustration as a tool for environmental communication and conservation. Australian Gardening History, 37(4), 20-23.
2025	Chand, A. (2025). Illustrated and Written by…, curated by Ari Chand, Andrew Howells and Luke O'Donnell, International Association of Illustration Academics (IAIA). International Journal of Education Through Art, 21(2), 333-340. DOI
2024	Chand, A. (2024). Illustration and heritage, Rachel Emily Taylor (2024). Journal of Illustration, 11(1), 207-214. DOI
2023	Kerrigan, S., Grushka, K., Chand, A., Street, K., Shadbolt, J., & Lawry, M. (2023). Creative industries careers: shifting aspirations and pathways from high school to university-a NSW case study. Australian Educational Researcher, 50(5), 1663-1681. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023	Arnold, E., & Chand, A. (2023). Visual accessibility: a case study integrating dyslexia in the development of a children's book. Design Principles and Practices, 16(1), 121-129. DOI
2022	Grushka, K., Lawry, M., Chand, A., & Devine, A. (2022). Visual borderlands: visuality, performance, fluidity and art-science learning. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54(4), 404-421. DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2020	Grushka, K., Lawry, M., Chand, A., & Kerrigan, S. (2020). Creative industries: Teacher perceptions of higher education study and job futures in regional and remote Australia. Australian Art Education, 41(1), 29-52. Scopus1
2018	Grushka, K., Clement, N., Chand, A., Lawry, M., & Devine, A. (2018). Boundary objects in the visual art-science learning space. Australian Art Education, 39(1), 69-90.
2016	Chand, A. (2016). Breathing life into a character: conceptual tools for understanding the relationship between illustrator and character design. The International Journal of Arts Theory and History, 11(2), 1-11. DOI

Year	Citation
2023	Chand, A., & Howells, A. (Eds.) (2023). Seeking vision: gallery catalogue + research statements. US: Common Ground Research Networks. DOI
2023	Chand, A., & Howells, A. (Eds.) (2023). Seeking vision: gallery catalogue + research statements. US: Common Ground Research Networks. DOI

Year	Citation
2025	Chand, A., & Blakemore, T. (2025). Not Just Art Therapy: A Case Study Embedding a Design Practitioner in Youth Violence Intervention Program 'Name.Narrate.Navigate' (NNN). In C. Hight, & M. Minichiello (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Elephant's Leg II: Creativity in Action (pp. 151-172). US: Common Ground Research Networks. DOI
2025	Kenke, R., & Chand, A. (2025). Visual Territories: Perspectives on Domain Knowledge Acquisition in Design for Health. In C. Hight, & M. Minichiello (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Elephant's Leg II: Creativity in Action (pp. 207-222). US: Common Ground Research Networks. DOI
2021	Chand, A. (2021). Developing a designerly way of being, or at least trying. In C. Hight, & M. Minichiello (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Elephants Leg: adventures in the creative industries (pp. 1-19). US: Common Ground Research Networks. DOI

Year	Citation
2025	Chand, A., & Calvert, J. (2025). “All right, wise guy, where am I?” ...AI and Animation Production: A convivial and pragmatic exploration of pre-/production and collaboration. In Proceedings of CONFIA 2025, 12th International Conference on Illustration and Animation Vol. 12 (pp. 196-206). Portugal: Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave.
2025	Chand, A., & Howells, A. (2025). ‘Illustrated and written by…’ The problems of peer review in Illustration Research: exploring issues for non-traditional research. In Proceedings of CONFIA 12th International Conference on Illustration & Animation Vol. 12 (pp. 113-121). Portugal: Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave.
2024	Chand, A., Howells, A., Male, A., Minichiello, M., Killen, C., O'Donnell, L., & Barnes Keoghan, A. (2024). Illustration research: exploring the role of non-traditional research outcomes and exhibition. In Special Issue: Peer Review Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices (pp. 7-11). US: Common Ground Research Networks. DOI
2020	Chand, A. (2020). Symbolic Violence: the importance of inclusive design stories.. In The New Art School, Online.. The School of Art and Design Of Design of Valencia, Instituto Superior de Enseñanzas Artísticas.

Year	Citation
2017	Grushka, K., Kerrigan, S., Lawry, M., Grupetta, M., Shadbolt, J., Street, K., & Chand, A. (2017). Creative industries careers - re-imagining regional and remote students' opportunities. Australia: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education. DOI

Year	Citation
2019	Authors: Chand A. Title: 'Juxstarepository 3/ catch a fallen star and put it in your pocket'. Extent: drawing. DOI
2018	Authors: Chand A. Title: High Tide. Extent: music album.

Year	Citation
2024	Chand, A., Howells, A., O'Donnell, L., Salisbury, M., & Pais, A. (2024). "Illustrated and written by...": an exhibition of international peer-reviewed illustration research (No. Of Pieces: 1 virtual gallery) [Exhibition]. Australia.
2022	Chand, A., Howells, A., & O'Donnell, L. (2022). Seeking vision: an exhibition of international illustration academics (No. Of Pieces: Online gallery) [Exhibition]. Australia.
2021	Chand, A., & Minski, K. (2021). Singleton Shadowgram: Future of Singleton Illustrations (No. Of Pieces: exhibition/event) [Exhibition]. Australia: Singleton Council.

Year	Citation
2026	Chand, A. (2026). The Pout-Pout Fish visually exemplifies contemporary animation – but something is lost in translation. DOI
2025	Chand, A. (2025). The Lost Tiger: first animated film by an Indigenous woman explores heritage and identity through a thylacine. DOI
2024	Chand, A. (2024). 200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage. DOI
2023	Chand, A. (2023). Scarygirl: the richly built world of this new Aussie film tells a story of human-nature connection. The Conversation. DOI
2021	Chand, A., & McGrath, J. (2021). Big Mouth, an animated series about periods, masturbation and anxiety. What’s not to like?. DOI
2020	Chand, A. (2020). Explainer: what is storyboarding for film?. DOI
2020	Chand, A. (2020). Great time to try: learning to draw. DOI
2020	Chand, A. (2020). Dobell Biennial showcases drawing today as we consider its future in the real world. DOI
2016	Chand, A. (2016). Why is teaching kids to draw not a more important part of the curriculum?. DOI
2015	Chand, A. (2015). 21st-century character designs reflect our concerns, as always. DOI

AI and Animation Production: Intersections of Generative AI and Human Authorship - Run Koala Run, ASIFA Hollywood - Animation Educators Forum Faculty Grant, 01/07/2025 - 30/06/2026

Courses I teach

CREA 3013 Illustration Studio 3 (2027)
CREA3015 Visual Narrative (2026)
GRAP 2007 Illustration Studio 2 (2026)
GRAP 1008 Illustration Studio 1 (2026)
GRAP 3025 Illustration Animation Studio 4 (2026)
GRAP 1029 Illustration Animation Studio 1 (2025)
GRAP 2009 Illustration Animation Studio 2 (2025)
GRAP 2010 Illustration Animation Studio 3 (2025)
GRAP 3017 Illustration Animation Studio 4 (2025)
GRAP 2009 Illustration Animation Studio 2 (2024)
GRAP 2010 Illustration Animation Studio 3 (2024)
GRAP 3017 Illustration Animation Studio 4 (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

BILLA - Bachelor Illustration and Animation
DHAD - Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	Type Speaks: An Exploratory Study of Vietnamese Typography	-	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Anh Do
2023	Principal Supervisor	Fostering pro-environmental attitudes: environmental education through botanical illustration of South Australian native flora	-	Doctorate	Part Time	Ms Maria Ppiros

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2025 - 2025	Principal Supervisor	Storying silence: How intersections of illustration, writing and metaphor can communicate traumatic impacts of domestic abuse and family court outcomes	The University of South Australia	Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Azalea Rose
2024 - 2025	Principal Supervisor	A practice-based exploration of extinction stories in the form of a picture book	The University of South Australia	Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)	Honours	Part Time	Gemma Mason
2023 - ongoing	External Supervisor	Inclusive Design: Making Accessibility Guidelines Accessible	The University of Newcastle	Doctor of Philosophy (Design)	Doctorate	Full Time	Elisabeth Arnold
2023 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Visualising Gender Euphoria: Investigating transgender experience though illustration practice	The University of South Australia	-	Honours	Full Time	Eddie Normington
2023 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Authentic Animation: Incorporating Indonesian Narrative through Practice-based Research	The University of South Australia	Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Carryn Virginia
2022 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Home is where the mind is: Drawing from memory as a form of visual ethnography.	The University of Newcastle	Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Clarissa Chawner
2021 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	New China: The Historical Contexts of Brand Design Development (1912 - 2023)	The University of Newcastle	Doctor of Philosophy (Design)	Doctorate	Full Time	Yangfei Gao
2021 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Uniquely Me: An investigation into designing for accessibility, inclusivity & dyslexia in Children’s Books	The University of Newcastle	Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Elisabeth Arnold
2021 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Catfish: Encouraging social play through character design and anthropomorphism	The University of Newcastle	Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Cassidy Young
2019 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Pandora's Box: An exploration of purposeful integration of technology in children's book literature	The University of Newcastle	Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours)	Honours	Full Time	Hannah Inwood
2018 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Losing control of comics: new narrative function in comic book design	The University of Newcastle	Master of Design	Master	Full Time	Ben Mitchell

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2025 - ongoing	Board Member	Illustrators Australia	Illustrators Australia	Australia
2024 - 2026	Board Member	Illustration Research Network	Illustration Research Network	United Kingdom

Date	Role	Editorial Board Name	Institution	Country
2024 - 2026	Associate Editor	Journal of Illustration	Journal of Illustration	United Kingdom

Position: Lecturer, Illustration and Animation
Email: ari.chand@adelaide.edu.au

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