Tom Goldner

Tom Goldner (b.1984) is an Australian artist, curator and teacher of photography residing on Wurundjeri Country in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria.

His career spans art, commercial projects, education, gallery management and community engagement initiatives.

Goldner’s creative practice is positioned within the expanded documentary genre of photography. Rather than considering photography as a ‘record of truth’, his projects utilise an experimental, collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to storytelling. His photography has been exhibited regularly in Australia and recognised through leading award programs such as the Bowness Photography Prize and the National Photographic Portrait Prize. His work is held in private and public collections including the Museum of Australian Photography and the National Library of Australia and featured in publications including The British Journal of Photography, L’Oeil de la Photographie (The Eye of Photography) and The Royal Photographic Society Journal.

In 2014 Goldner founded The Fox Darkroom & Gallery (c.2020). During its operation, Fox was an outpost for the public to engage in the photographic art through exhibitions, talks and workshops. Through Fox Gallery, Goldner curated numerous exhibitions, book launches and specialty workshops with highly regarded Australian and international photographic artists.

In 2021, Goldner received a Master of Arts Photography from Photography Studies College, Melbourne where he previously lectured. Goldner also worked as an educator at Swinburne University of Technology and at the Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) where he continues to sit on the Course Advisory Committee for the Faculty of Photography.

Goldner currently works as an Operations Coordinator in the School of Communication & Creative Arts at Deakin University. Alongside this, Goldner holds the position of Creative Director at Photo Collective – an organisation advocating for, and creating opportunities for visual artists in Australia.