ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Alina GOZIN’A has been appointed Inaugural Artist in Residence twice:
at Time&Place, and at The Sandstones Club, Sydney, Australia.
The Artist in Residence is one of the oldest marks of cultural distinction, where art is not decoration but a permanent signal of taste and cultural capital: a lineage running from the Villa Medici in Rome to Claridge's in London, the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles and Ace Hotel worldwide.
Alina Gozin’a at The Sandstones Club
(The Lands by Capella), Sydney, Australia.
THE SANDSTONES CLUB, THE LANDS BY CAPELLA
Artist, tastemaker, creative lead and cultural inquirer - Alina Gozin’a’s Artist in Residence produces creative capital.
Gozin'a is a cross-disciplinary creative and within every residency, Alina creates artwork, delivers her Art of Seeing keynote, and shapes the culture around her through influence, programming and partnerships.
Her global, culturally diverse perspective shapes her practice that moves fluidly between the studio and the boardroom, cross-pollinating arts and culture with business and communities in a way few practitioners can claim. It is this rare fluency across both the right and left brain hemispheres, creative and analytical, imaginative and strategic, that defines her practice, sets her and each residency apart, and makes her increasingly in demand in the AI era.
For the organisations bold enough to invest in it, the artist's voice has always been a proven driver of brand equity.
The Sandstones Club - Inaugural Artist in Residence (May 2026 – Present)
On 11 May 2026, Alina Gozin'a was appointed inaugural Artist in Residence at The Sandstones Club, set within The Lands by Capella in the heart of Sydney's CBD - a club built where business, arts and culture cross-pollinate.
The residency sits at the intersection of cultural inquiry, visual storytelling and creative leadership. As part of it, Gozin'a presents her Art of Seeing keynote (represented by Saxton) to the Club's members and distinguished guests, extending a body of work that has already reached audiences at Oracle, Mastercard, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG to name a few.
The appointment coincided with the publication of her essay, Creativity Isn't Fluff. It Never Was, by TEDxSydney in May 2026 - a fitting note for a residency built on the conviction that creative intelligence belongs at the centre of business, not its margins.
Time & Place - Inaugural Artist in Residence (March 2024 – March 2026)
The best developers don't just build places, they build culture. In 2024, Alina Gozin'a was appointed the inaugural Artist in Residence at Time&Place, one of Australia's most distinguished developers - the vision behind Ace Hotel Australia. What followed was two years and four instalments of an exceptionally fruitful collaboration, proof that art, properly commissioned, becomes cultural capital rather than decoration.
The residency unfolded across four chapters:
Leadership Campaign (creative direction & photography)
Creation of Artworks, Sydney Luxury Development
Art Acquisition, by Time&Place, into Permanent Collection
The Art of Seeing, Keynote
BIOGRAPHY
Alina Gozin’a
Made in Odessa. Evolved in Berlin. Formed in New York. CallS Sydney home.
Alina Gozin'a holds a distinctive place in Australia's cultural landscape. Born in Odessa, she has built a prolific international practice having worked across Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Gozin'a is a transdisciplinary artist. Her global, culturally diverse perspective shapes her practice that moves fluidly between the studio and the boardroom, cross-pollinating arts and culture with business and communities in a way few practitioners can claim. It is this rare fluency across both the right and left brain hemispheres — creative and analytical, imaginative and strategic - that defines her practice, sets her apart, and makes her increasingly in demand in the AI era.
ARTIST
As an artist, Alina moves between fine-art photography, optical-illusion artworks and eroded brass photographic plates.
Her art looks backwards to understand the present: she investigates pivotal historical events and their ripple effects on humanity, connecting intimate human narratives to broader civic and historical dialogue. She is represented in Australia & China by Wentworth Galleries.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Alina has been appointed Inaugural Artist in Residence twice: at Time&Place (March 2024–March 2026), and at The Sandstones Club (May–October 2026).
Within each residency, she creates new artwork, delivers her Art of Seeing keynote, and shapes the surrounding culture through programming and partnerships - converting creative capital into lasting commercial value.
PHOTOGRAPHER
As a renowned photographer, (despite being self-taught), she has captured some of the world’s most influential leaders for major publications, including Scott Farquhar, Sir Frank Lowy, Andrew Forrest, Canva’s co-founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht & also Canva’s co-founder Cameron Adams, Nicolas Berggruen, Christine Lagarde, Sam Mostyn AC - the Governor-General of Australia, Anthony Pratt, Gretel Packer, Judith Neilson, Kip Williams, Terry Snow, Apollo 16 Astronaut Charles Duke, Axios’ founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, South Park’sTrey Parker & Matt Stone, Oscar winners Alicia Vikander and Emile Sherman, as well as Ewan McGregor, Michael Shannon, Anthony LaPaglia,Maya Mask to mention a few.
DIRECTOR
As a director, (despite being self-taught), Alina was nominated for the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions for her debut commercial 3 Fat Babushkas, and later directed the Screen Australia-funded documentary Life on the Rocks.
ADVISORY BOARD - UTS
Since 2024, Alina serves on the Industry Advisory Board of the UTS-TD School at the University of Technology Sydney, the world's pioneering faculty for Creative Intelligence & Innovation.
PUBLIC SPEAKING & EDUCATION
A global advocate for the role of Creative Intelligence in an AI-powered economy, Alina delivers The Art of Seeing, her acclaimed keynote. She has presented to Oracle, KPMG, Mastercard, PwC, Deloitte, Charter Hall, New Chambers, Pendal, G100, the Sydney Stock Exchange, Cox Architecture, Dexus, Woollahra Council, IMAA, House of Complexity, and academic institutions including UNSW, UTS, AFTRS, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) and The New York Photography Workshop.
She has lectured in Creative Intelligence and Photography in both Sydney and New York, and represented by Saxton Speakers for keynotes and leadership programs.
CULLTURAL STWEWARDSHIP - JUROR
In 2025, Alina was a juror at the Persian Film Festival (Sydney).
In 2024, she co-judged the Woollahra Council Youth Photographic Award & Short Film Prize alongside Luke Doolan, an Oscar-nominated director, recognising local high school students (Years 7–12) for creative photography and filmmaking.
NFP, COMMUNITY & PHILANTHROPY
Driven by her belief in the power of creativity to change lives, Alina partners with community organisations including Art Start (New York), I-Manifest, MMAD with Universal Music (Sydney). Her work focuses on empowering underprivileged youth through creativity, storytelling, and culture. She has also donated her Artworks and The Art of Seeing masterclasses to The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Charlie Teo FoundationandThe Royal Hospital for Women Foundation.
NEDIA
Alina’s work and ideas have been featured by TEDxSydney, The Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald, ABC TV, ABC radio, SBS Radio, various podcasts and other media. TEDxSydney: Alina's essay, Creativity Isn't Fluff. It Never Was, was published by TEDxSydney in May 2026. In 2021, she featured in a TEDxSydney video and article,The Belonging Imperative, alongside Sam Mostyn AC, The Governor General of Australia and Stan Grant.
TO READ INTERVIEWS WITH ALINA, HERE.
TO SEE ALINA’S PHOTOGRAPHY WORK, HEAD HERE.
ALINA GOZIN’A IS REPRESENTED BY WENTWORTH GALLERIES
Sydney I Brisbane I SHANGHAI
