Swayn Centre for Australian Design

Swayn Fellow Lyndon Anderson

Lyndon Anderson was the 2022–25 Swayn Fellow. He showcased the work of important Australian designers of the past and the present and helped the next generation of designers to find their voice.

Lyndon was keen to establish links to industry, government and Australia’s peak industry bodies for professional design, landscape architecture and architecture.

An expert in design education, research and advocacy, Lyndon has extensive experience and networks in design practice, with professional design industry peak bodies and the Australian university sector.

Lyndon was the Executive Dean of a large multidisciplinary Faculty of Arts and Design and Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching. He holds a PhD in Design and Fellowships with the Royal Society (NSW), the Design Institute of Australia and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra.

Swayn Fellow Adrienne Erikson

Adrienne Erickson was the inaugural Swayn Senior Fellow in Australian Design from 2019 to 2021.

Adrienne is a landscape architect with extensive experience and networks in design having worked in a diversity of roles including design professional, educator, strategy consultant, exhibition creative producer, and as a manager of cultural diplomacy initiatives.

She lived in Beijing for 15 years teaching design for many years at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing, and most recently commissioning and producing Australian design events and exhibitions at Beijing Design Week and across China for the Australian Embassy in China.