Fabienne has over 25 years of senior leadership, curatorial and producing experience in the cultural and arts sectors, with a history of developing sustainable and inclusive arts programmes and delivering extraordinary creative projects.
Her career began in Australia, as director of film production company Whipcrack Productions, and as the Executive Director of Experimenta Media Arts in Melbourne, initiating Australia’s national Media Art Biennale and developing international touring and commissioning programmes over ten years.
Moving to London in 2002, Fabienne was a Project Director at Futurecity, and then built over the next 15 years the Contemporary Art Society’s Consultancy arm, generating a thriving business and leading on the delivery of national and international cultural placemaking strategies, public art commissions and curatorial projects.
Known for her passionate belief in the role of culture in our cities, in 2017 she was appointed as one of 50 GLA Mayor’s Design Advocates, and has acted as a trustee and chair for Arts Catalyst, Forma Media Arts and the Macmillan Art Committee. Since 2021 she has branched out as a freelance Cultural Consultant, advising on the Sky Arts Landmark series, co-chairing ULI’s Urban Art Forum and developing creative placemaking strategies and programmes.