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Biography
Gabrielle de Vietri (born 1983) is a member of the Victorian Greens elected in the 2022 Victorian state election for the electoral district of Richmond.
Life and career
In 2003, de Vietri earned a Visual Arts Certificate from the École supérieure d'art d'Aix-en-Provence, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2005 and a Master of Fine Art from Monash University in 2013. She worked as a professional artist until 2019, undertaking numerous residencies and grant projects.
In 2020, de Vietri was elected a councillor for the Langridge Ward in the City of Yarra. She soon became Yarra Mayor, serving until 2021.
De Vietri announced in August 2022 that she would be taking leave from her role at the City of Yarra due to her running in the 2022 state election. She was then announced as the Greens candidate for the district of Richmond. De Vietri was successful in this election.
Personal life
De Vietri identifies as queer, making her the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
