About

Haneen Mahmood Martin

Haneen Mahmood Martin is a Kuala Lumpur born, Malay-Saudi multi-arts manager and programmer, writer, and artist who has worked extensively nationally and internationally, especially between Garramilla/Darwin, Narrm/Melbourne, Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide, and Malaysia.

She works with a focus on best-practice engagement and ethical governance as it pertains to underrepresented migrant and PoC communities and building sustained relationships.

Haneen is currently the General Manager of Corrugated Iron Youth Arts and has worked across the country and across art forms as a producer for the likes of Performing Lines, RISING, Biennale of Sydney, MPavilion, Regional Arts Australia and Next Wave, as a programmer as the inaugural Artistic Associate at Brown’s Mart, Manager of the National Young Writers Festival, and General Manager for Skinnyfish Music.

Keeping a close eye on cultural advocacy and change at a national and international level, Haneen co-wrote the Engage! Report and Toolkit published by Contemporary Asian Australian Performance and Arts on Tour and holds an MFA (Cultural Leadership) at NIDA. She also manages a directory for Malay and Malaysian creatives in Australia and hosts the Sayang-Sayang Supper Club from her home.

Haneen’s creative and professional acheivements include contributions to the literary and performing arts sector as a peer advisor and assessor nationally, being a finalist for the Darebin Mayor’s Writing Award (2024), an inaugural member of Adelaide Festival Centre’s Arts Leadership Program, a Semi-Finalist for the NT Young Achiever Awards, an awardee of a Regional Arts Australia Fellowship and NT Performing Arts Award.

View her CV here.