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Fiona Lee

Visual Artist and Climate Justice Activist

Country: Australia

Cohort: CCL Australia 2023

“Creative climate leadership harnesses innovative art forms to draw attention to climate change while taking a proactive stance against the influence of fossil fuels in both artistic and environmental realms.”

Fiona Lee (b. 1981, Vancouver) is a visual artist and a climate activist who blurs the lines between protest and installation.

After losing her home in the 2019-20 Australian bushfire crisis, Lee undertook a 12-month Bushfire Affected Artist residency, resulting in a successful touring solo exhibition Carbon Tax which also featured on ABC Artworks TV.

With over two decades of involvement in grassroots organisations, her most significant achievement came in 2021 when she was a part of a landmark court victory with Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action which compelled the NSW Environment Protection Authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, establishing a groundbreaking precedent in Australia.