Beata Batorowicz is an Associate Professor in Sculpture and the Associate Head (Research and Research Training) in the School of Creative Arts at the University of Southern Queensland. She is a contemporary artist exhibiting nationally and internationally, and her key touring projects such as Dark Rituals (2018-2019) - partnered with the University of Sunshine Coast Gallery and University of Tasmania Gallery – have secured Australia Council for the Arts funding. Other key project funding include: the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research (2015) and Arts Queensland (2011; 2004). Batorowicz’s publications and creative work focus on the role of visual storytelling as a person-centered and creative catalyst for wellbeing and cultural resiliency. Her most recent research focus includes contemporary art biography, trauma-informed storytelling and personal legacy art-making led by people with advanced cancer. Batorowicz has been appointed on the Australia Council for Deans and Directors of Creative Art Executive Board since 2022 and is an Executive Team Leader for the Centre for Heritage and Culture at UniSQ. She is also a recipient of two UniSQ citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2016, 2018).