Originally trained in dance and theatre design, over 25 years Justine Shih Pearson has developed an interdisciplinary practice as a creative producer, facilitator, artist, writer, arts researcher and advocate.

 

Based in Sydney since 2007, Justine operates between creative and cultural leadership roles in the arts, including live performance, digital media, publishing, public spaces, and museums in Australia, Asia, Europe, the UK, and North America. With a reputation for championing the work of artists and dedication to art form development, she is currently Executive Producer at Contemporary Asian Australian Performance and was Executive Director/CEO of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists 2021-26.

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[100-word bio, updated 9 Feb 2026]

 

She is also on the board of artist-run space ReadyMade Works, which she chaired from 2017-2022; and was previously director of choreographic research centre Critical Path, producer of screendance festival ReelDance, and a programming fellow with Dance Theater Workshop/NY Live Arts. Justine holds a PhD (USyd) and MA (NYU) in performance studies, and lectures, writes and consults on intercultural/interdisciplinary creative practices and placemaking. Mixed-race and multinational, growing up between the unceded lands of the Ohlone, Lenape, Kaurna, and Gadigal as part of the Chinese diaspora, Justine is a child of the Asia Pacific and this geo-cultural context pervades her approach.

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[200-word bio, updated 9 Feb 2026]