CURRICULUM VITAE
Studies/Qualifications
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Elam Art School Auckland University ( New Zealand )
Post Graduate Diploma Secondary School Teaching (Art) (Incomplete) (New Zealand)
Post Graduate Diploma Library and Information Science Queensland University of Technology (Australia)
George Virines Sculpture Academy Tutored personally by Russian Monumental Sculptor for 12 years
Certificate III Arts (Ceramics) TAFE (Australia)
** attended numerous art practice and sculpture workshops throughout this period.
Teaching/Art Positions
Art Teacher Rutherford Secondary High School (Auckland New Zealand)
Art Teacher Epsom Girls Grammar School( Auckland New Zealand)
Tutor in Visual Arts - (Etching) Aorere Community (Auckland New Zealand)
Artist/Designer Queensland Museum -Taxidermy,sculpture casting,illustration,painting Exhibition ,design,graphics...
Presenter : Lecture Series on Impressionists at Queensland Art Gallery
Medical photographer (photoshop and digital camera operation).
Visiting Tutor and Art Teacher : Japan Provided demonstrations and art classes in various schools and community art programmes in Fukuoka, Kurume and Koishiwara
Artist Residencies Awards
2000
Fukuoka /Cultural Exchange Kurume City Council - (Japan)
2002
Stitching de Leidse School : Kunstcentrum , Leiden ( The Netherlands)
2004
Malaspina Printmakers Society , Vancouver (Canada)
2005
Venice Printmaking Workshop , Venice (Italy)
Il Bisonte International School of Printmaking , Florence (Italy)
Stitching Atelierbeheer Slak , Arnhem (Netherlands)
Illustrated numerous educational and scientific publications for Queensland Museum
Designed CD cover Bernadette Gill at Notes at Hand Recording Studio (Australia )
Elam School Fine Arts Auckland New Zealand
Auckland Girls Grammar School New Zealand
Freemans Bay Community Centre Auckland New Zealand
Kurume City Council, Japan
Kurume University , Fukuoka, Japan.
Kunstcentrum Stitching de Leidse School (Leiden) Netherlands
Malaspina Printmakers Society (Vancouver ) Canada
Venice Printmaking Workshop (Venice) Italy
Skopleos Foundation of the Arts (Skopelos Island ) Greece
Empriente Atelier de Gravure Foundation Luxembourg
Humane Society International Sydney
Florean Museum : Collection of Contemporary Art /Engraving Romania
Resim ve Heykel Muzesi - Istanbul Turkey
Courier Mail Queensland Museum Artist Pictorial feature -Whale Model Sculpture (Australia)
Courier Mail House design and artistic interior pictorial feature (Australia)
Queensland Homes Magazine Home interior design/decoration essay pictorial feature (Australia)
Incite Journal “Artist Librarian Photographer” (Australia)
1981 Etching Masters Society of Arts Auckland New Zealand
1982 Graduate Elam Art school Show - Society of Arts Gallery New Zealand
1991 Etchings selected for exhibition at “Works on Paper” Queensland Art Gallery (Australia)
1992 Etchings selected for exhibition at 16th Annual Fremantle Print Award (Australia)
1994 Sculpture exhibited at George Virine Art Academy Show Queensland
1996 Sculpture exhibited at Sculpture Satellite Exhibition Queensland
1999 Paintings selected for exhibition Courier Mail Art Show Queensland
1999 Paintings/Drawings selected for exhibition Sunday Mail Art Show Queensland
1999 Sculpture selected for exhibition at Queensland Performing Arts Trust .
2000 Kakoda Gallery O, Kurume City ,(Japan)
2000 Arts Festival Kurume City , (Japan).
2000 One year travelling exhibition (Japan).
2000 Exhibited at Kurume University and City Council ,Fukuoka ,(Japan).
2002 Art Open Studio Event Leiden (Netherlands)
2002 Expansionist Empire Art Gallery (Leiden ,Netherlands)
2002 ABC Tree House Gallery (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2003 Courier Mail Art Show Queensland (Australia)
2004 Expansionist Art Empire Gallery “Inside out Exhibition” (Leiden , Netherlands)
2005
2006
5th Egypt International Print Trienniale Museum of Arts Cairo/Alexandria (Egypt )
5th Lessedra World International Print Award Annual (Bulgaria)
8th Small Engraving Salon “Carbunari” Florean Museum (Romania)
IV Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (Vancouver /Yukon ) (Canada )
International Printmaking Competition 2006 (Istanbul – Turkey)
Works on Paper - AAI Benefit Exhibition Cushifritos Gallery New York USA
Naestved International Mini Print Exhibition Roennebaeksholm Arts Culture Center Denmark
13 Concurs Internacional de Gravat Premi El Caliu Girona Spain
Primo Premio Internazionale e Moctra d Piccalo Grafica ed Libris "L'Arte e la Montagna" -Milan Italy
Leopoldo Carpinteyro Gallery IMNRC Intituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales Monterrey NL Mexico
Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art "Printmaking Today"International Review Abruzzo Italy
Castle Museum of Castiglione Abruzzo Italy
2008 Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition University of Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand
International Printmaking Competition 2008 (Istanbul – Turkey)
10th Annual Painting, Drawing , Photography and Print International Online Juried Art Exhibition www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com USA
2008 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Art Exhibition-Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery - Australia
2008 Healing Power of Art Exhibition - Manhattan Arts International Gallery - New York USA
Artista In-Formato Andare Oltre 23x28 - Galleria Venezia Viva - Venice - Italy
2009
Burnie Print Prize 2009 - Burnie Regional Art Gallery - Tasmania - Australia
7th British International Mini Print Exhibition -Touring throughout UK 2009-11 London - UK
"Artists of the Pacific Rim" - The Old Print Shop - Manhattan -New York - USA
Grants and Prizes
2009 Merit Award -Single Image Contest Awards - Black & White Magazine Special Edition Issue 64 February 2009 (USA)
2008 Award of Excellence -Manhattan Arts International Gallery - Healing Power of Art International Competition New York (USA)
2008 Special Recognition -10th Annual Painting, Drawing ,Print International Juried Online Art Exhibition Upstream People Gallery (USA)
2008 Jurors Award - 1st Biennial Footprint International - Center for Contemporary Printmaking -Norwalk CT (USA)
2004/6 13/14th Seoul-Space International Print Award Biennial (Korea)
Professional Associations
Member of the Society of Sculptors Queensland Australia
Member of the International Society of Mezzotinters
Art Workers Alliance – Australia
ASA Australian Authors Association (Illustrators)
Member of the Malaspina Printmaking Association (Canada)
Commissions
Mural - Triptych oil painting for Freemans Bay Community Centre (New Zealand)
Illustrations for University of Auckland Publications
Numerous private portrait and various genre commissions in sculpture, painting , drawing, printmaking.
Belgium,Wales,Bali,Africa-Zambia/Zimbabwe,SouthAfrica,USA,Tahiti,Canary Islands,Panama,Egypt,Bahamas,France,Switzerland,, Alaska, Japan (Artist in Residence)
Netherlands (Artist in Residencies). Canada (Artist in Residencies), Italy (Artist in Residence), Greece, (Artist in Residence), Luxembourg (Artist in Residence), USA (Artist in Residencies), Sweden, Finland (Artist Residencies) Iceland,Buenos Aires (South America)(Artist in Residence) India , China.