ABOUT
Peer Studio emerged from a shared interest in how creative arts therapists define their work. We wanted to explore how those definitions are formed, challenged and changed through practice, and what reading, discussion and creative response can contribute to that process.
The project also looks beyond the profession itself. Through writing, artwork, resources, and public projects, Peer Studio connects the perspectives of artists, carers, researchers, practitioners, and people with lived experience, contributing to a broader understanding of art therapy and the contexts in which it sits.
Peer Studio is both a professional space and a creative project, shaped by the ideas, work and people involved.
SAMANTHA SEDEROF
Visual Anthropologist, Artist and Psychotherapist
Samantha Sederof holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Art Psychotherapy. Her practice explores the intersection of art, education, and community-based research, with a particular focus on mental health and social inclusion. She has worked across the arts and mental health sectors with organisations including headspace, The Dax Centre, and Creative Art Therapy Australia. In 2023, Sederof founded Studio Art Group, a supported studio for artists with diverse lived experiences of mental health. She also lectures at IKON Institute.
LEXI APPLEBY
Art Therapist, Artist and Creative Practitioner
Lexi Appleby holds a BA in Fine Arts and an MA in Art Therapy. Her practice explores art-making across significant life transitions, with a focus on identity, participation and connection as circumstances change. She works across private practice, aged care and community settings, with experience at AdventCare, Austin Health’s PARC program and Creative Art Therapy Australia. In 2025, she founded FLUX Art Therapy, an independent mobile practice based in Melbourne’s north.