Orissa Keane is an artist and writer based in Ōtautahi. She is the Writing and Publications Coordinator at The Physics Room and the facilitator for Vernacular, an online platform for art criticism in Aotearoa, which launched last year in 2021. 

Orissa has collaborated with Min-Young Her on exhibitions at Blue Oyster (2021), The Den (2021), and The Physics Room (2020) and has contributed writing to Art Beat and The Pantograph Punch.

Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2022 appearance:
Beyond the Hot Take (LitCrawl), Saturday 5 Nov, 8.30pm, Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211 Left Bank.