Akala Newman is a Wiradjuri/Gadigal multi-disciplined performer, songwriter, educator and cultural producer whose experience includes cultural care practices. The Urban List once described Akala Newman as a “Bonafide triple threat we really can’t get enough of at the moment".

Akala creates a genre that is uniquely her own storytelling, and creates worlds in many forms from the stage to academia. Her artistry is influenced by fantasy and magic; she challenges the notion of what it means to be a First Nations woman today and to live by your own narrative.

When she's not performing she began her producing career at Moogahlin Performing Arts (Carriageworks), is now a First Nations Consultant at Arts and Cultural Exchange in Parramatta; First Nations Academic lecturer, and Student Coordinator at the National Art School;  Artist Educator at the Museum of Contemporary Arts; Research Assistant at University of New South Wales and Intimacy Coordinator with Key Intimate Scenes Australia, where she's most proud to have worked on Whitefella Yella Tree (Griffin Theatre) and While The Men are Away (Arcadia/ SBS).

In 2023, Akala received both the Koori Radio Artist Residency and The Red Rattler Artist Residency where she looks forward to continuing her art practices and working with the community to inspire, uplift and celebrate First People’s Voices.