Kate Reid: To Lune from Destination Moon
ABOUT THE SHOW
Start your engines! Few people can claim to have risen to the tops of two careers as different as Formula One and croissant making – in fact, Kate Reid might be the only person who has. In this delectable memoir, she reflects on her unusual professional transition, the similarities between engineering a really fast car and a perfect croissant, and the power of resilience.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kate Reid is a visionary entrepreneur and the founder of Lune Croissanterie, a renowned bakery established in Melbourne. Her path to becoming a celebrated pastry chef and the creator of an internationally acclaimed bakery has been anything but conventional. Kate initially pursued aerospace engineering at RMIT University before following her lifelong passion for Formula 1 racing. After three years, however, she realised that the reality of the job didn’t match her expectations, prompting her return to Melbourne with a fresh goal: to forge a career in pastry. Kate honed her skills at one of Paris’ top bakeries before dedicating countless hours to perfecting the croissant back in Melbourne. In 2012, she took a bold step and opened Lune Croissanterie, a small bakery focused exclusively on croissants. Follow Kate (@miss.lune) and get the latest Lune news (@lunecroissant) on Instagram.
Alison Kubler has a double major in Art History from the University of Queensland, Australia, and a Masters in Post-war and Contemporary Art History from Manchester University, England. She has over 30 years of experience as a curator in museums and galleries in Australia, as well as on major public art commissions. Alison is the Editor in Chief of VAULT. She served as a Member of the Council of the National Gallery from 2018 to 2024, as Chair of the Collections Committee, and a Committee Member of Know My Name. From 2012 to 2018, she was a Board Member of the Museum of Brisbane, and from 2018 to 2022. She is a member of the Standing Committee for ‘the churchie’ Emerging Art Prize, Australia’s longest-running art prize for emerging contemporary artists and a Principal of Renshaw & Kubler Art Consultants, an independent curatorial and art advisory that connects artists with creative projects.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kate Reid is a visionary entrepreneur and the founder of Lune Croissanterie, a renowned bakery established in Melbourne. Her path to becoming a celebrated pastry chef and the creator of an internationally acclaimed bakery has been anything but conventional. Kate initially pursued aerospace engineering at RMIT University before following her lifelong passion for Formula 1 racing. After three years, however, she realised that the reality of the job didn’t match her expectations, prompting her return to Melbourne with a fresh goal: to forge a career in pastry. Kate honed her skills at one of Paris’ top bakeries before dedicating countless hours to perfecting the croissant back in Melbourne. In 2012, she took a bold step and opened Lune Croissanterie, a small bakery focused exclusively on croissants. Follow Kate (@miss.lune) and get the latest Lune news (@lunecroissant) on Instagram.
Alison Kubler has a double major in Art History from the University of Queensland, Australia, and a Masters in Post-war and Contemporary Art History from Manchester University, England. She has over 30 years of experience as a curator in museums and galleries in Australia, as well as on major public art commissions. Alison is the Editor in Chief of VAULT. She served as a Member of the Council of the National Gallery from 2018 to 2024, as Chair of the Collections Committee, and a Committee Member of Know My Name. From 2012 to 2018, she was a Board Member of the Museum of Brisbane, and from 2018 to 2022. She is a member of the Standing Committee for ‘the churchie’ Emerging Art Prize, Australia’s longest-running art prize for emerging contemporary artists and a Principal of Renshaw & Kubler Art Consultants, an independent curatorial and art advisory that connects artists with creative projects.
