Harriet Body

Harriet Body is an artist and educator based in Kambri/Canberra. Her socially engaged practice sees her working at the intersection of art and community engagement.

Harriet has 15 years’ experience as an Artist Educator specialising in Access programs, with roles at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Warrane/Sydney, Studio A, and then the National Gallery of Australia. In her role as Creative Learning Convener, Harriet coordinates the development of creative learning pedagogy and supports the development of Artist Educator practice.

Harriet Body will be speaking at the Museums & Schools Summit 2026 :

Creative Learning at the National Gallery of Australia

Join Head of Learning, Georgia Close, Education Manager, Leanne Waterhouse, Digital Learning Manager, Julia Mendel and Creative Learning Convener, Harriet Body for an introduction to the National Gallery of Australia’s Creative Learning Approach. This session will demonstrate how National Gallery Creative Learning Strategies support relational, inquiry-driven practice.

Developed through a collaborative research partnership with the University of Canberra, the approach reflects Australian national education priorities and embeds the National Gallery’s First Nations Art Through Culture principles. Grounded in Australia’s cultural, geographic and social contexts, it responds meaningfully to learners, communities and histories while highlighting the distinctive character of our National Collection.