Client



Project Description





Holly Riding is a leading exhibition designer and curator working at the intersection of public art and purpose-led digital technology to create accessible cultural experiences for galleries, museums, and cultural institutions. 
They navigate the symbiotic interplay of exhibition design, spatial planning, and inclusive practices as critical drivers of cultural engagement.  

Holly has overseen the transformation and delivery of newly commissioned public museums and galleries across Australia, and has received industry recognition for award-winning exhibitions.



Qtopia Sydney

Vienna Design Week
State Library of Queensland
WAMA - National Centre for Environmental Art
Dark Mofo
Haus Wien
Outerspace
NSW Parliament Fountain Court  
Analogue Gallery


Show Me Everything


Museums and Galleries

Public Art
Publications

2026

2025
2024
2023
2021
2020
2017
2016




Qtopia Sydney

Loving, a photographic collection of love 1850s-1950s
Museums and Gallerie
s
2026

Qtopia Sydney ↗


Photography by Irina Strauss, 2026
Photography by Irina Strauss, 2026
Photography by Irina Strauss, 2026
Photography by Irina Strauss, 2026
Photography by Irina Strauss, 2026
Photography by Irina Strauss, 2026


WAMA - 
National Centre for Environmental Art 

End & Being 
Museums and Galleries
2025

WAMA National Centre of Environmental Art ↗


Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.
Installation view: Jacobus Capone, ‘End & Being’ 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art, Halls Gap, photo: Astrid Muller.


WAMA - 
National Centre for Environmental Art 

SPRING
Public Art
2025

WAMA National Centre of Environmental Art ↗


Installation digital render: ‘Spring’ Jemila MacEwan 2025 
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art. 
Installation digital render: ‘Spring’ Jemila MacEwan 2025
Wama Foundation – the National Centre for Environmental Art. 


 State Library of 
 Queensland

  • Driven
  • Museums and Galleries
2025

State Library of Queensland ↗

Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025

 State Library of 
 Queensland

  • Brisbane Portrait Prize
  • Museums and Galleries
2025

State Library of Queensland ↗

Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025

 State Library of 
 Queensland

  • The unbroken spirit of the Kalkadoons
  • Museums and Galleries
2025

State Library of Queensland ↗

Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2025

WAMA - 
National Centre for Environmental Art 

WAMA Art Prize
Museums and Galleries
2025

WAMA National Centre of Environmental Art ↗



 State Library of 
 Queensland

  • National Photographic Portrait Prize
  • Museums and Galleries
2024

State Library of Queensland ↗

Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024

 State Library of 
 Queensland

  • NEON
  • Museums and Galleries
2024

State Library of Queensland ↗

Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2024

 State Library of 
 Queensland

  • Meet the Artists Exhibition
Museums & Galleries
2023

State Library of Queensland ↗


Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2023
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2023
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2023
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2023
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2023
Photography by Joe Ruckli, 2023

 Dark Mofo


    3.2 Public Art Installation by 404.Zero
    Public Art
    2021

    Dark Mofo ↗


    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jessie Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021

     Dark Mofo

    Earth Deities Public by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
    Public Art
    2021

    Dark Mofo ↗


    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021

    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021

     Dark Mofo

    The Dust: Exhibition by Tianzhuo Chen
    Public Art
    2021

    Dark Mofo ↗


    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021
    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021

     Dark Mofo

    Double Eclipse Public Art Installation by Julie Rrap
    Public Art
    2021
     
    Dark Mofo ↗


    Photography by Jesse Hunniford, 2021

              Haus Wien

    Haus Wien (55 installations) Vienna, Austria
    • Public Art
    2020

    Haus Wien ↗


     Photography by eSeL RECEPTION, 2020
     PRAXIS, 2020
     Photography by Holly Riding, 2020
    Angelika Loderer, 2020
    Photography by Marie Haefner, 2020
    Photography by eSeL RECEPTION, 2020
    Photography by Holly Riding, 2020
    Photography by Irina Strauss, 2020
    Photography by Irina Strauss, 2020

     Photograph by eSeL RECEPTION 
     Photography by Marie Haefner
     Photography by Jacqueline
     Photography by Jacqueline
     Photography by Marie Haefner
    Photography by Marie Haefner
    Photography by Holly Riding
    Photograph by eSeL RECEPTION
     Photography by Marie Haefner
     Photography by Jacqueline
     Photography by Jacqueline
     Photography by Jacqueline
     Photography by Marie Haefner



    I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands in which I base my practice, the Turrbal and Jagera people. I offer my respect to Elders past, present, and emerging and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first artists, writers and storytellers on these lands.