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Coralie Winn

Director, Gap Filler (NZ)

Coralie Winn has a mixed and varied background in the creative arts. In recent yearsshe has been involved in the arts scene in Christchurch running a gallery, running and developing an Artist in Residence programme, working for festivals and performing with Free Theatre Christchurch. After being made redundant as a result of the September 4, 2010 earthquake in Christchurch, Coralie and two others created Gap Filler to bring creativity, positive energy, opportunity and life to Christchurch’s vacant spaces. Revised and expanded in light of the February 22, 2011 quake, Coralie is a co-founder of Gap Filler and now runs the initiative full-time as its Director.