Bebe Oliver

Bebe Oliver is a Bardi Jawi award-winning author, poet and illustrator.

Beginning as a classical pianist and composer, Bebe has produced and directed theatre, dance, public art and festivals across Australia, Aotearoa and Europe.

Moving across story and poetry, and clutching to Country, memory and the layered realities of Blak and queer existence, he writes into grief, love, identity and survival with a voice that’s vulnerable and strong.

His practice extends beyond the page and into spaces of sharing and truth-telling. Through this work, he shapes platforms where Blak voices are centred, with a focus on sovereignty and continuity.

Bebe is the Artistic Director and CEO of Blak & Bright, is a Director of Na Djinang Circus, a Director of National NAIDOC, and is the Deputy Chair of Magabala Books.

Living and working on the unceded lands of the Kulin peoples, Bebe approaches story as a responsibility and accountability to the strength and presence of Blak voices across Country.