Shelley O’Meara is a Melbourne based video artist, animator and dancer. Having recently completed their Honours degree in Animation at the VCA, Shelley’s work combines dance, projected animation and intricate video layering techniques to develop highly immersive works on and off the screen. Concerned with power, autonomy and the politicisation of bodies, movement is Shelley’s primary storytelling tool. In 2019 they began training in contemporary dance to broaden their understanding of dynamic movement and embodiment. Shelley is a core member of interdisciplinary collective Root Synthesis and moonlights as a performer with site specific theatre group Gold Satino.