Phoebe Whitman

Dr Phoebe Whitman is an academic, educator and spatial practitioner.

Phoebe is thePprogram Manager of the Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) program at the School of Architecture and Urban Design.

Phoebe's research practice involves surfaces through painting, photography, intervention, installation, and teaching. Through site-responsive techniques, studio production and assemblages, she engages in open-ended processes to incite occurrences and potentialities with surface. Her PhD claims how surfaces are entangled in various durations, materialities, occurrences and becomings; through attentiveness to how surfaces are situated – as material, spatial, and temporal situations – her practice is a provocation for experiencing and perceiving materiality and temporality in the world.
Phoebe completed a BA in Fine Art Painting (Honours) (1999) and a BD in Interior Design (Honours) (2005) at RMIT University.

Phoebe completed her PhD by Project titled 'Surface Encounter' at RMIT University (2021). 
 
In 2011, Phoebe received two awards from RMIT - one for Innovation in Curricula, Learning & Teaching and an award for the First Year Experience. In 2012, she received an award for participating in the RMIT Peer Partnerships in the School of Architecture & Design, Higher Education, RMIT University.

Phoebe's leadership extends beyond her role at the School of Architecture and Urban Design. She is also the executive director of IDEA–Interior Design, Interior Architecture Educators Association of Australia and New Zealand, where she continues to make significant contributions to the field of interior design education.