Grace Mallinson (she/her) is a designer and creative currently based in Geelong, Victoria, specialising in creating work for the page and the stage.
Grace graduated with a Master of Production Design from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2021 and holds a Bachelor of Design from the University of Melbourne, with a double major in graphic and performance design.
Her graphic design work brings life to marketing briefs with modern, accessible designs for governments, businesses, non-profits, festivals, and events. She has collaborated with organisations like the City of Melbourne, the City of Kensington, Peace of Mind Foundation, and Rising Arts Festival to create print, digital, and installation marketing collateral for diverse national audiences.
For the stage, Grace’s artistic ethos is grounded in sustainable and environmentally conscious design practices. She favours found objects and recyclability and reusability of materials, aiming to create collaborative works that realise visual storytelling in ecologically responsible ways.
Grace has contributed to a variety of theatrical works, including ‘Someday We’ll Find It’ (2024: Adelaide Fringe Festival. 2023: Melbourne Fringe Festival), ‘She Wrote The Letter’ (2022: La Mama), and ‘Little Women’ (2021: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music). Grace completed internships under Nathan Weyers (Form Imagination), contributing to the construction of sets for the Korean tour of Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’, and the Australian premiere production of ‘Moulin Rouge’.
Grace also received the VCA Director’s Design Award for excellence in set and costume design.
Graphic Design
Graphic Designer and CAD Draftsperson
2024 - Contract
2024 - Contract
2024 - Contract
Media, Design, and Communications Coordinator
2022 - Current
Peace of Mind Foundation
2022 - Current
Peace of Mind Foundation
Marketing Coordinator and Graphic Designer
2020 - 2024
Symphony3
2020 - 2024
Symphony3
Freelance Graphic Designer
2020 - Current
2020 - Current
Theatre/Production
Set and Costume Designer
2024 - Maternal Instink
Victorian College of the Arts
2024 - Maternal Instink
Victorian College of the Arts
Set Designer
2024 La Mama Explorations - Holy Fool
La Mama HQ
2024 La Mama Explorations - Holy Fool
La Mama HQ
Set and Costume Designer
2024 Adelaide Fringe Festival - Someday We’ll Find It
Goodwood Theatre and Studios
Goodwood Theatre and Studios
Set and Costume Designer
2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival - Princess Truffles
The Butterfly Club
The Butterfly Club
2022 Melbourne Fringe Festival - Princess Truffles
Theatre Works
Theatre Works
Design Assistant
2022 - The Confessions
Rising Festival
2022 - The Confessions
Rising Festival
Set and Costume Designer
2022 - Play: She Wrote The Letter
La Mama HQ
2022 - Play: She Wrote The Letter
La Mama HQ
Set and Costume Designer
2021 - Opera: Little Women
Melbourne Conservatorium Of Music
2021 - Opera: Little Women
Melbourne Conservatorium Of Music
Design Intern
2021 - Fabrication Studio: Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Working under Nathan Weyers at Form Imagination
2021 - Fabrication Studio: Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Working under Nathan Weyers at Form Imagination
Costume Assistant
2019 - Musical: Legally Blonde
James Terry Collective
2019 - Musical: Legally Blonde
James Terry Collective
Please get in touch if you require a PDF copy of Grace’s CV, her artist biography, or her professional headshot.