A smiling woman (Jess Coldrey) with shoulder-length dark brown hair, wearing a textured green and white checkered blazer with gold buttons, leaning on a brick wall outdoors with trees and a modern building in the background.

Jess Coldrey is a strategy, governance and engagement leader working across infrastructure, sustainable development and creative industries.

She is also an internationally exhibited artist exploring health, technology, environmental challenges and imagined futures.

Art

A woman with blonde, vintage-style hair and makeup wearing a shiny silver top holding a black cord against a pink background.
Large building with a mural of animated women in yellow dresses, with a city skyline and blue sky in the background.
A woman (Jess Coldrey) in a pink sweater operates a robotic arm with a tablet in a room with wooden cabinets and an air conditioning unit.

Strategy

A young woman (Jess Coldrey) with long dark hair, wearing a checked blazer, stands with arms crossed in front of a wall that reads "Welcome to the School of Engineering."
A young woman (Jess Coldrey) smiling outdoors is holding a drone remote control with a drone flying nearby, set against a background of green foliage.

Impact

Group of people engaged in a discussion or meeting at a conference or workshop, seated around a table with documents and charts.
A young woman (Jess Coldrey) with shoulder-length brown hair is speaking into a microphone at a podium during a presentation or conference, with a logo and banner in the background showing two smiling women looking at a tablet.
Group of students in an art exhibition, news article.
Work with Jess

Advocating for Women

Supported by Endometriosis Australia and Melbourne Fringe Festival, Jess’ art exhibition Into the Rabbit Hole vividly portrayed the complexities and comforts of her personal journey with chronic pain using contemporary quilts and surreal digital imagery.

See the full exhibition