Rob Kelly Email Address

Snr Advisor, Partnership Operations

Established in 1996 Birrung Gallery (formerly Walkabout Art Gallery) is committed to supporting emerging and established Indigenous artists from communities across Australia. We represent over 200 artists from as far north as the Tiwi Islands, Central and Western Desert areas, the APY lands of South Australia and our local New South Wales Koori community. Profits from the sale of artwork go to support many Indigenous artists who live in poverty and World Vision Australia's Domestic Programs.

I am an Agronomist with over 15 years of professional experience in fragile and emerging contexts within the aid sector. My current role with World Vision Australia is to lead the design and delivery of innovative and effective interventions that build resilience, food security and environmental sustainability. I’ve previously supported implementation of the Drylands Development Programme (DryDev) in Ethiopia and Kenya, projects delivering carbon offsets in Ethiopia, as well as several rural development programs in Laos. Before engaging full-time in international development, I was a Research Agronomist with the Queensland government, developing site-specific tools to identify limitations to grains crops in north-eastern Australia.