Josephine Starrs


Josephine Starrs is an Australian artist who creates socially-based art around the topics of human relationships to technology, and climate change. Her video and new media work has been exhibited in Australia and at international art exhibitions. She is an honorary Senior Lecturer in Media Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

Background and education

Starrs grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at the South Australian School of Art. She has worked in a variety of mediums including photography, animation, video, and new media. She is a founding member of the cyberfeminist group VNS Matrix

Collaboration with Leon Cmielewski

Starrs has collaborated with artist Leon Cmielewski since 1994 when they were living together in New York. Their collaborative work focuses on incorporating interactivity and play while engaging with contemporary social issues. Their works have appeared in forms such as kiosks, games, card games, dances, films, and maps.

Selected works

The works below are in collaboration with Leon Cmielewski unless otherwise noted.