Dr Gabby O’Connor

Gabby O’Connor is an artist, transdisciplinary researcher, science communicator and educator. Her work operates across multiple disciplines and audiences – between contemporary art, science communication, social science and community action, and looks at different entry points to conversations to science, place and our changing climate. She frequently collaborates with scientists, other artists, researchers, policy-makers, audiences and school students, thinking beyond normal definitions of stakeholder and public. This strategy acts as an access-point for diverse communities to be part of the conversation around science with art as the delivery system. She earned a PhD from the University of Auckland for her transdisciplinary art x sci x soc sci research project, The Unseen. Gabby has recently been the artist in residence at Te Whare Hēra, has the exhibition Rau Whārangi at Te Matapihi Ki Te Ao Nui which was co-created with 1,500 people and a solo video work, reflect, return at the Wellington Railway Station as part of the residency. O’Connor is a researcher with Te Moana Mahana - an Endeavour (MBIE) science research project with the University of Auckland, a researcher with the Antarctic Science Platform with Victoria University and teaches science communication in the School of Science and Society VUW Te Herenga Waka.