Ali Murphy-Oates

Alison (Ali) Murphy-Oates is a Ngiyampaa Wailwan woman (Central-West New South Wales) who was born and raised on Darkinjung land (Central Coast New South Wales) and is based on Gadigal & Bidjigal (Sydney). Ali is Managing Director at Moogahlin Performing Arts, working alongside a team to develop, produce, and present distinctive, culturally immersive, and interdisciplinary performance works with First Peoples artists and communities. She is also a freelance producer, arts administrator, and consultant, focusing specifically on supporting First Peoples artists and sector. She has recently served on the boards of BlakDance Australia, Theatre Network NSW, and Moogahlin Performing Arts and currently serves on the Create NSW Aboriginal Arts & Culture Advisory Board, the Australian Performing Arts Market First Nations Advisory Group, on the Executive Council of Live Performance Australia, and as Chair of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists.