Cassandra Lehman is a highly regarded and respected arts industry professional and contributor to the arts and culture sectors, both within Australia and internationally. 

With over two decades of industry experience, Cassandra has worked as a curator, gallery director, arts policy writer, and theatre production manager. She has travelled extensively, gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with Australian, Torres Strait Island and Aboriginal artists, and South East Asian arts communities.

In 2002, Cassandra graduated with a Master of Visual Arts from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, and she regularly contributes to numerous publications and exhibition catalogues, both here and overseas. Her interests in Australian and South East Asian contemporary arts, cultural studies, and her extensive background in visual arts and arts management support her research and professional endeavours.

Passionately committed to broadening audiences for the contemporary arts, Cassandra's primary focus continues to be challenging audience perceptions and extending intercultural understanding through the arts.