Zoe Arnott (born 1975) lives and works in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. Zoe studied at VCA receiving Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in Photography with a minor in theatre. She also holds a Masters of Creative Arts Therapy (RMIT).

Zoe sees both her art practice and work as a Creative Arts Therapist, informed by a passion for storytelling, witnessing and documenting the human experience. Influenced by her father, a photographer and growing up in the dark room, Zoe’s first love is film and the alchemy of painting with light. Although these days the slow luxury of film is fleeting, she now enjoys working with digital media equally. Collecting and archiving and holding memories is a role Zoe embraces as a third generation Holocaust survivor, seeking to fill the gaps that are left unknown and make meaning.

Her personal work is inspired by the familiar and every day motherhood, family, the fleeting moments we want to hold on to. Travel also acts a constant source of inspiration for Zoe.

Family Histories is an ongoing series that investigates the intersection of personal experience in the context of a larger shared history.

Zoe received the My Brother Jack Award in 2019 for her work The Interruption.

Zoe is a finalist in the 2020 Bowness Prize with the work Max at 99.

More recently she has been documenting the lived experience of a family in lock down during Covid. This work has been featured by the Ballarat Foto Biennale’s Mass Isolation Australia and Format Festivals Mass Isolation. Her work has been published in Black and White Magazine, The Australian, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald and she has exhibited extensively in Melbourne. Zoe is a member of the CCP.

When she is not working Zoe is found chasing her 4 children and engaging in the privilege of this beautiful mess and the juggle.