ANNIKA  TOOHEY





Annika Toohey is a Scenographic and Graphic Designer who brings together an architectural foundation with an interest in art, design, and experiential narrative.

Her practice merges innovation with technical precision to craft immersive environments that invite meaningful engagement between artworks, design, and audiences.


CONTACTannika.toohey@yahoo.com.au
+61 414 359 859

CV





Education
Bachelor of Integrated Design (Architecture)
University of Western Australia
2019





Employment Exhibition Designer
National Gallery of Victoria
2021 - Current

Project Manager
ComputerShare2019 - 2021

Graphic Designer
Freelance2018 - 2020




Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
ArchiCAD
AutoCAD
Sketchup
Rhino
3ds Max
V-Ray
Enscape
Lumion

Concept Design
Project Management
Design Prototyping
Design Production
Artwork Production
Print Production
Construction Documentation
Material Specification
Professional Collaboration




AwardsMelbourne Now: Design Wall
Installation Design;Australian Interior Design Awards 
2024


Melbourne Now: Design Wall
Special commendation for collaboration & sustainability;Victorian Premier Design Awards 
2024


Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
Installation Design;Australian Interior Design Awards 
2023





News

Exhibition design: 2025 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: French Impressionism
[Video]

NGV Melbourne; July 2025


‘A masterpiece in itself: The immersive exhibition design of NGV’s French Impressionism’
ArchitectureAU; June 2025

‘Capturing Impressions in NGV’s FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM Collection’
Farrago Magazine; June 2025

‘Lasting impression: the National Gallery of Victoria’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is here’
Vogue Magazine; June 2025

2024 Australian Interior Design Awards: Installation Design
ArchitectureAU; June 2024

‘Hassell creates six metre-high Design Wall to showcase innovative products at NGV’
Dezeen; July 2023

‘Cultivating a culture of informed architectural debate: NGV Contemporary exhibition’
ArchitectureAU; January 2023


‘Wurrdha Marra: First Nations exhibition at NGV’
ArchitectureAU; October 2023

                





ReferencesAvailable on request



Last Updated 25.07.31
SELECTED WORK                                                                          






1. French Impressionism from MFA Boston
2025
Lead Exbition Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV International






2. Liam Young: Planetary Redesign
2024
Lead Exbition Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV Australia







3. Melbourne Now: Design Wall
2023
Design collaboration with Hassell 
NGV Australia







4. Melbourne Art Book Fair: Print Kitchen
2023
Lead Activation Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV International







5. Reimagining Birrarung: Designing towards 2070
2024
Lead Exbition Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV Australia







6.Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
2022

Exhibition Design team (3) & Graphic Design Direction
NGV International







7. NGVC Architecture Competition
2023
Lead Exbition Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV Australia







8. Wurrdha Marra
2023
Lead Exbition Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV Australia






9. Yayoi Kusama
2024
Exbition Design Team (3) & Graphic Design Direction
NGV International








10. Vessells
2023
Lead Exbition Design & Graphic Design Direction
NGV Australia