Emerson Radisich is curator and writer originally from Aotearoa New Zealand. He is currently based in Canberra, Australia, where he works as the CEO & Artistic Director of M16 Artspace, one of the city's longest-standing arts organisations. Emerson is also an Early Career Advisor to City, Space, Architecture, a research organisation based in Bologna. His writing has appeared in local and national art journals including UnProjects and the Art Guide. He holds an MA from the University of Melbourne.

Emerson's recent curatorial projects have focused on algorithmic artmaking and digital artmaking, where he has collaborated with local and international artists working with concept-driven digital methodologies. His recent curated exhibitions included artists Daniel Eatock (UK), Tony Curran (AU), TWOONE (JP), David Attwood (AU) and Tom White (NZ) among others in galleries across Australia and New Zealand. He has held curatorial, public programming, and internship positions in galleries and institutions including the Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, Auckland Art Gallery, Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne, and Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne. He has also held academic positions at the University of Melbourne and Victoria University, Wellington. His academic research has been published in journals including Street Art and Urban Creativity and The Journal of Public Space.