As Founder and Director of Artify, Carolyn Karnovsky brings over two decades of experience leading public art and cultural projects across Australia. Carolyn is a creative strategist, facilitator and collaborator, specialising in public art visioning, curation, art masterplanning, project management and the development of culturally informed engagement and capacity-building strategies. Her practice is grounded in collaboration—working closely with artists, First Nations communities, clients and multidisciplinary design teams to deliver meaningful, place-responsive public art outcomes.

Since establishing Artify in late 2020, Carolyn has grown the practice into Perth’s largest public art consultancy. Under her leadership, Artify has successfully delivered more than 24 public art projects across infrastructure, civic, health, commercial and cultural sectors for government clients including DevelopmentWA, METRONET and the Public Transport Authority, as well as for a wide range of private developers, builders and property owners. These projects span precinct-scale public art masterplans, infrastructure-integrated programs, landmark sculptural commissions and First Nations–led cultural projects.

A defining aspect of Carolyn’s work through Artify is her commitment to respectful collaboration with First Nations Elders, cultural advisors, communities and artists. She leads best-practice engagement, co-design and design-assist processes that embed Aboriginal knowledge and cultural narratives within the public realm, while supporting artists to work confidently at scale through mentoring, workshops and collaborative design development with architects and landscape architects.

Earlier in her career, Carolyn worked with leading arts organisations including FORM (2008–2016), where she established and led the art consultancy division, and UAP (2016–2020), a world-leading public art producer. Across these roles, she contributed to major Australian international projects including Optus Stadium, Elizabeth Quay, Perth Airport and the Dubai World Expo, building the foundation for the collaborative, culturally responsive practice she leads today through Artify.