Cao Fei at AGNSW
Delighted that Cao Fei, who was a major focus of The Phoenix Years, is staging a solo show at the Art Gallery of NSW, running 30 November through 13 April. Unmissable! For more about Cao Fei, click here.
Opening of Guo Jian’s exhibition, “Lenscape”
On October 10, 2024, Madeleine opened Guo Jian’s exhibition, “Lenscape”, at Vermilion Gallery, Sydney. Her full speech about this important exhibition can be read here PDF Guo Jian Lenscape Opening October 2024 (1) (1)
Writer in Residence at the Cité internationale des Arts, Paris
In December 2021 Madeleine returned to the Cité internationale des Arts under their artist residency program to continue work on her new book. She will be in residence there until June 2022. She can be contacted through this website.
NuVoices podcast with Joanna Chiu, author of China Unbound
On 6 October 2021, Madeleine was the guest host at the NüVoices podcast in a free-ranging discussion with Joanna Chiu, NüVoices co-founder and chair, about her new book, China Unbound. The book details China’s rapid international rise, and the ways Western nations have contributed
Panel on The Beijing Bureau at Gleebooks, Sydney
On May 12, 2021, Madeleine joined fellow former Beijing-based correspondents, Richard McGregor, Melissa Roberts, and Trevor Watson, at Gleebooks, Sydney, for a wide-ranging discussion about China and the challenges of working as a foreign correspondent there. Click here for more
Contributor to The Beijing Bureau – Australian Correspondents Reporting China’s Rise
On May 5, 2021 in Australia, and in July in the UK, Hardie Grant is publishing The Beijing Bureau – 25 Australian Correspondents Charting China’s Rise, edited by Trevor Watson and Melissa Roberts. The book distills more than 40 years
Australia-China Lecture – OzAsia Festival
On October 18, 2019 Madeleine presented the annual Australia-China lecture at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide. Madeleine explored the history of Chinese contemporary art in conversation with film maker Henry Thong. For more info click here.
Life writing workshop at LSE
On the evening of July 3, Madeleine gave a workshop on life writing at the London School of Economics, hosted by the NüVoices network. An edited version of the workshop is available here.
Notre Dame Fire, April 15, 2019 – live interview with MSNBC
On April 15, 2019, fire broke out at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Listen in here to Madeleine O’Dea’s live interview with MSNBC.
Writer in Residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts
Madeleine is currently writer in residence at the Australia Council’s Keesing Studio at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. She will be in residence from February 2019 to August 2019 and can be contacted via this website.