Doing better.
Miranda Sims is the heart behind The Zingy Studio, an art and design studio dedicated to fostering creativity and critical thinking at any age.
Creativity that cares.
Miranda Sims is the creative force behind The Zingy Studio, a leading purpose-driven art and design studio creating innovative online and face-to-face learning experiences. She is a multiple award-winning educator, learning design leader, and visual artist.
Throughout her career, Miranda has excelled in education and design. What distinguishes her as an innovative leader is her exceptional ability to seamlessly blend creativity with analytical thinking. This unique combination enables her to collaborate with diverse individuals and brands, offering innovative educational materials, immersive arts-centered experiences, and captivating resources for various learning environments and settings.
Foodie tea towel design
Explore your love of food through creative expression with artist Miranda Sims in a unique workshop where you'll use pigment inks to design and decorate a tea towel inspired by your favourite food. Sketch your design and bring it to life with vivid inks, creating a functional work of art for your kitchen.
Workshops
Providing arts-centered workshops for corporate and community groups to enhance well-being, develop creative skills, and explore artistic expression with a range of mediums. Popular workshops involve painting with high pigment inks, collage, air dry clay sculpture, or ink drawing.
Ideation
Leading online semi-structured 90-minute rapid idea generation sessions using design thinking to allow for quick brainstorming and innovative solutions to overcome obstacles. Choose from a range session options based on project needs.
Check out some of my favourite projects
Design
Digital learning and instructional design leadership that integrates arts-based resources and visual culture to enhance engagement and creativity for a range of platforms and learning environments for all ages.
Artful objects and collabs
Every now and then, I create art-based objects, including wearable items, beautiful pieces for your home, original ink paintings, and engage in various exciting projects. Perhaps you have a collaborative idea in mind for us?
Past Projects
Navigating Your Early Career: A Heroic Journey
University of Melbourne, Researcher Development Unit, Learning Design Leader
Researcher Stories
University of Melbourne, Researcher Development Unit, Production Leader
Come on a Crafty Story Adventure
City of Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival, Online Workshops
SHE Exhibition, Feminist Totes
Walker Street Gallery, City of Greater Dandenong, Artist Workshop
New Ways of Keeping the Past Alive
Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Artist & Curator
The Pattern People Paintings
Himalayan Children's Education Fund (HECF), RMIT University, Latrobe Regional Gallery & Ross House, Artist & Curator
Animalbald Prize
Vision Australia, RMIT University, Art Commissions
Land, Colour, and Time
Art Relief Project, Samoa tsunami relief project, RMIT Union [Arts], Artist & Curator
Art Reflief Project Programs & Exibitions
RMIT University & Soroptimist International, socially-engaged art workshops, creative talks, 331+ (Victorian bushfire relief & HECF), Queen’s Hall Parliament House, Artist & Curator
Community connecting with the Arts
We worked with The Zingy Studio to organise an age-appropriate, children’s activity for our community engagement program. Miranda nailed the brief in terms of the activity but was also a wonderful facilitator, talking to the families and children at the event to capture valuable feedback from our community. We will certainly work with The Zingy Studio again in the future and recommend her for any organisations looking for a simple yet impactful activity for their event.
Emma Patterson, City of Moonee Valley
I have worked with Miranda in preparation for her Ink Studio Workshop at Incinerator Gallery during my time as acting program co-ordinator and now as casual gallery attendant and duty manager. Miranda is a well-prepared and communicative arts professional. She is a keen agent for wellbeing though arts and focused on quality of experience for participants. A pleasure to work with!
Fiorella Fabian, Incinerator Gallery
Acknowledgement
The Zingy Studio recognises and respects the Traditional Owners of Country across Australia and their connection to the land and communities, honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and Elders past and present.