Baige Zylstra

Dr Baige Zylstra completed her PhD in Art History at the University of Western Australia. She has held academic and curatorial roles at UWA, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Murdoch University Art Collection, with a focus on object-based research and engagement. Her research centres on Western Australian visual and material culture, the history of collecting and display in the State’s collecting institutions, and international and intercolonial exhibitions.

Recent research projects:

Research Associate for Collecting the West: How collections create Western Australia, Australian Research Council Linkage Project LP160100078, University of Western Australia and Deakin University in collaboration with the Western Australian Museum, State Library of Western Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and the British Museum, 2017-2023.

Recent curatorial projects:

WA Treasures: Highlights from the State’s collections, WA Museum Boola Bardip, Stan Perron Gallery, Nov 2020 - Present (Ongoing), Curated by Alistair Paterson, Andrea Witcomb, Corioli Souter & Baige Zylstra.

Speaking Truth to Power: Contemporary First Nations Art from the Murdoch University Art Collection, Murdoch University Art Gallery, Nov 2024 – Oct 2025, Curated by Mark Stewart & Baige Zylstra.

An Enduring Exuberance: Murdoch University's Art Collection Turns 50, Parliament of Western Australia, Edith Cowan Gallery, Mar 2024 – Jan 2025, Curated by Mark Stewart & Baige Zylstra.