Daen Kelly is deeply committed to and passionate about the visual arts with a strong belief in making art accessible to all. Prior to her relocation to Cambodia and role at Our City Festival as the Marketing and Communications Manager, she served as Gallery Director and Co-Founder for Bleached Gallery (2011), a curatorial project and art space devoted to showcasing and creating a creative platform for young emerging artists within Australia and Marketing Assistant for Coo’ee Advertising Brisbane. 

Following a design degree and background in architecture, Daen graduated with a Bachelor of Art History at the University of Queensland. She has worked for galleries such as the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art and The Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. She has also contributed to Australian art publications and has been awarded the opportunity to curate public exhibitions for the Queensland Festival of Photography.