About Me
Moale James-Proud is a second-generation migrant with ancestry to Papua New Guinea and Scotland. In her work Moale has worn many hats—Artist, Writer, Journalist, Curator, Producer—but at her core, she is a storyteller, sharing her own narrative or amplifying the voices of others.
Raised in a community of Educators and Artists, including musicians, dancers, weavers, performers, and storytellers, she developed a deep passion for storytelling across various mediums such as live events, theatre, podcasts, print media, photography, spoken word, and community workshops. Her experience spans community arts projects, non-profit organizations, grassroots initiatives, private institutions, and government arts agencies.
Through her work, Moale strives to embody values that uplift community, encourage deep listening, empower others, create safe spaces for women and fostering a better world for our next generation of storytellers.
MUSEUM OF BRISBANE | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEAD | NOV 2025 - PRESENT
KIRK ROBSON COMMUNITY ARTS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD RECIPIENT FOR EMERGING ARTS LEADER | 2026 RECIPIENT
THE MATRIARCHS BANQUET | WRITER & CREATIVE PRODUCER | CURRENT ARTWORK
QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE | PRODUCER | 2025
NATIONAL EARLY YEARS POLICY SUMMIT AT QPAC'S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL 2025
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BRISBANE | PRODUCER | 2025 Season
ALCHEMY AFTERNOONS | LUNAR LOUNGE | FUSION ON THE GREEN | RESEARCHERS ON TAP | UNSEEN WORLDS
ABC PACIFIC RADIO | PRODUCER | 2024 Season
STORIES FROM THE PACIFIC
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | PRODUCER | 2024
NATURE'S LEADING WOMEN
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BRISBANE | PRODUCER | 2024 Season
SOCIAL SCIENCE | ART & ACTIVISM: CARING FOR COUNTRY
BRISBANE FESTIVAL | PRODUCER | 2023 Season
SERENADES | COMMUNITIES | 80'S KING ST. PARTY | KIDCHELLA | COMMUNITY HEROES
CURATOR IN-RESIDENCE, PACIFIC ART | QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY, GALLERY OF MODERN ART | 2022 - 2023
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BRISBANE | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | 2023 Season
BLAK FRIDAY | PRODUCER; CONTRACTED BY BLAK SOCIAL | 2022
CURATOR AND KEY-CREATIVE | HERU PINKASOVA'S BILUM MAMMA 'BILUM STORIES' | 2022
BRISBANE FESTIVAL | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | 2022 Season
QUEEN'S CITY | DANCE HALLS | BRISBANE SERENADES
BLAKTIVISM | PRODUCER; CONTRACTED BY GABA MUSIK | 2022
COLOUR BOX STUDIO | PROGRAM MANAGER | 2022
QAGOMA ARTLINES I PUBLICATION, ACE Project Making space/s | 2022
QAGOMA ARTLINES | PUBLICATION, Healing the spirit of collections | 2022
COLOUR BOX STUDIOS I INTERVIEWEE | 2021
OUR KNOWLEDGE, OUR PRACTICE, OUR STORIES | PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR | 2021-2022
QAGOMA APT10 | RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 2021
QAGOMA CURATORIAL PACIFIC ART DEPARTMENT | VOLUNTEER | 2020-PRESENT
QAGOMA ACAPA COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT | PROJECT ASSISTANT, CATALYST, WRITER | 2020-PRESENT
PACIFIC FASHION FESTIVAL | MODEL | 2019
PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH | PUBLICATION, Citizen journalism countering deliberate media silence | 2019
HORIZONS FESTIVAL | EXHIBITION PARTICIPANT, Our people, Our Place
ACAPA PILOT PROJECT | CONVERSATION PARTICIPANT | 2018
WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL | WORKSHOP CO-ORDINATOR | 2017-2019
QAGOMA ASIA PACIFIC TRIENNIAL EXHIBITIONS; 8TH AND 9TH ITERATION | 2015 I 2016 I 2018
ASCENSION MAGAZINE | PUBLICATION, Bilum Mama | 2016
ASCENION MAGAZINE | PUBLICATION, Gini Goada, Gini Auka | 2016
TEDX TALK | 2016
