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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)                                                         

    

Skopleos  Foundation of the Arts  ,Isle of Skopelos (Greece) 
  
Empreinte, Atelier de Gravure , (Luxembourg)   
    
2006
 Boras Konstgrafiska Verkstad  : Boras Printmaking Workshop (Sweden)  
            
 Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking  (Finland)     
      
 Atelier Presse Papier - Trois-Riviers  Quebec (Canada)
      
 Banff Art Centre (Banff Canada )                                             
 
Point B Artists Workshop  Brooklyn  New York  USA
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop  Manhattan NYC
   
Lower East Side Print Shop – Manhattan NYC
2007
Kala Art Institute  - Artist Residency Program - Berkeley California  (USA)
Proyecto Ace International Collaborative Project - Proyecto Autorretratos Self Portrait 3rd ed. Buenos Aires Session  2007 Argentina (South America)
Venice Printmaking Workshop  - Artist Residency  - Venice  (Italy)
Manhattan Graphics Centre - Visiting Artist - Manhattan New York  (USA)
Artist in Residence - Sambard Islenskra Myndlistarmanna (SIM).The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists  and Icelandic Printmakers Association- Reykjavik (Iceland) 
Publications
Merit Award - Single Image  Contest  Awards 2009- "Black & White Magazine"- Issue 64 February /Special Edition 2008  USA
Illustrated book “After Kafka”published by University of Auckland New Zealand.
Illustrated numerous educational and scientific publications for Queensland Museum                 
Australia.
Designed CD cover Bernadette Gill at Notes at Hand Recording Studio (Australia )      
Illustrated for numerous Wildlife  and Humane Society Publications  newsletters and                   
journals.
laurusmagazine.com (The graduate Literature Journal of University of Nebraska at Lincoln , USA) 17/1/2007 #3Pg1
"The Mezzotint Issue"
Collections
University of Auckland  New Zealand
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        
Egyptian Ministry of Culture Egypt                 
Boras Konstgrafiska Verkstad   Sweden          
 Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking  Finland              
Atelier Presse Papier - Trois-Riviers : Quebec Canada                
Point B Artists Workshop – Brooklyn  New York
Resim ve Heykel Muzesi  - Istanbul  Turkey
IconData.com - Online Museum of Contemporary Print -Poland
Proyecto'ace Argentina Buenos Aires - Argentina South America
Kala Art Institute - Berkeley California USA
Grafik Vaerksted Naestved and Naestved County  - Denmark
Museum of Engraving Castello dei Paleologi -Acqui Terme - Italy
**Numerous private collections throughout New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Japan America and Canada.
Americas Biennial Exhibition Research Archives  - University of Iowa  USA
Lessedra International Art Collection  - Sofia  Bulgaria
Collection Els Catolics d'Olot  - Girona Spain
Art Collection Library Italian Alpine Club -Milan Italy
Prints for Peace Collection of Arte/Human Development Workshop  Monterrey Mexico
Dedalo and Museum Archives : Castle of Castiglione Abruzzo Italy
Internationaal Exlibriscentrum Stedelijke Musea -Sint Niklaas Belgium
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum - Permanent Collection - Gladstone Rockhampton Australia
Centre for Contemporary Printmaking - Norwalk CT -USA
 
 
Reviews
New Zealand Herald Newspaper Elam Graduate Show -Society of Arts
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)
Bredstrom Bjorn"Enmezztintare fran det heta Australien"Grafiknytt (Sweden) 2006 (2) pg 20-21
Exhibitions (selected)
1978-79 Paintings Auckland Star Newspaper Art Exhibition New Zealand
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)       
2003 International Juried Online  Symbolist Art Show
2004  Expansionist Art Empire Gallery “Inside out Exhibition”  (Leiden , Netherlands)        
28th Annual Shell  Fremantle National Print Award (juried) (Australia)   
Solo Exhibition  : Malaspina Printmakers  Society  Vancouver , BC, (Canada  )  
Lessedra  Third   World International  Art Print Award Annual  (Bulgaria)        
Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition(juried), Vancouver BC (Canada ) 
Gallery San Chun  Calgary , Alberta (Canada)       
Dundarave Print Workshop Gallery Vancouver , BC  (Canada)          
13th Seoul-Space International Print Award Biennial  (Korea)
2005    
Solo Exhibition : Venice Printmaking Workshop  Venice (Italy)    
 Lessedra Fourth World International Art Print Award Annual (Bulgaria)    
Humane Society International : Annual Extinction Denied Exhibition (Sydney)   
3rd International Biennial Printed Bookmarks Exchange  (Belgium)    
2006 
8th Annual Realism Juried Online  International Art Exhibiton    
Upstream People Gallery  (USA) (Special Honour : Award of Recognition)   
Exposition de Gravures  : (In association with L’atelier de gravure Empreinte )    
Konschthaus Beim Engel   (Luxembourg)       
8TH Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition – Upstream People Gallery 
(USA) (Special Honour : Award of Recognition)      
Fifth Annual International Miniatures Exhibition  Gallery “Stiklo Karoliukai”   
Vilnius  “Little M” “Actus magnus” (Lithuania )
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 )                
3rd Independent International Bienniale – Graphics  - St Petersburg BIN 2006 –
“White Inter- Nights” – St Petersburg  (Russia )                  
Mini Print International of Cadaques – Barcelona (Spain)     
The 14th Seoul_Space International Print Biennial (Korea)       
Fremantle Print Award 2006  - Fremantle (Australia)               
International Print Triennial Cracow  2006  (Poland – Oldenburg (Germany) – Vienna) 
International Printmaking Competition 2006   (Istanbul – Turkey)
2007
International Print Triennial 2007 - (Poland ,Germany, Austria)
Humane Society International - Annual Extinction Denied Exhibition (Sydney Australia)
International Biennial of Engraving Acqui Terme (Italy)
China Guanlan International Print Biennale 2007 Shenzhen (China)
6th Lessedra World International Print Award Annual (Bulgaria)
Proyecto Autorretratos - Self Portrait Project (Argentina - South America)
Samsyning (in association with Reyfi 2007) Culture weekend Rekjavik- Open Studio Exhbition - Seljavegur 23 -  (Reyjavik - Iceland)
SIM - Artist In Residence Exhibition 2007  Korpulfsstadir  (Reyjavik - Iceland)
Manhattan Arts International  - Healing Power of Art - Online Art Competion 2007 (Manhattan - USA)
Naestved International Exhibition of Mini Prints (Naestved -Denmark)
4th International Exhibition of Mini Prints Tetovo 2007 (Tetovo - Macedonia)
Contemporary Printmakers - Group Show - Old Printshop (Manhattan - New York)
Sotto Sopra -Group Show - Galleria Venezia Viva - (Venice - Italy)
Art Now2 Online Global Art Annual 2007 (London UK)
http://www.artoteque.com/artotech/artNOW_show2/Cleo_Wilkinson/CleoWilkinson.htm
2008

"Maniere Noire ,Mezzo-Tinto" Atelier Les Mille Feuilles, Quebec Canada

5th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Czestochowa ,Poland

7th Lessedra World International PrintAward ,Bulgaria

FootPrint International Print Competition 2008 Norwalk CT  USA

Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition Vancouver Canada

ARTROM Gallery International Painting Exhibition  Rome Italy

Toyota Community Spirit Gallery - Emerging Artist Exhibition Melbourne Australia

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)

2008 Top Ten Winners International Painters Exhibition "Exquisite Expressions" Artrom Gallery -( Rome - Italy)
2008 Jurors Honourable Mention Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art "Printmaking Today"International Review (Abruzzo Italy)
2007 Major Prize Guanlan International Print Biennale Shenzhen (China)
2007 Purchase Prize International Biennial of Engraving Acqui Terme (Italy) 
2007 Awarded Best Works on Paper  - Manhattan Arts International - Healing Power of Art Competition  2007  -( Manhattan  New York USA)
2007 Diploma of Excellence (Honorable Award ) Artoteque .com - Art Now 2 Online Global Art Annual 2007 - ( London - UK )
                              
 2006  Special Honour Award of Recognition :                                  
8TH Annual Realism Juried Online International Exhibition Upstream People Gallery  (USA ) 
    
2004/6 13/14th Seoul-Space International Print Award Biennial  (Korea)  
                    
 Special award for excellence and outstanding achievement in Printmaking presented by     
Elam  School of Fine Arts, Auckland University  (New Zealand)

Professional Associations
Member of the Print Council of Australia
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)
Membership ADOGI Association for Dissemination of International Graphic Arts (Spain)

Commissions
 Portrait for Auckland Girls Grammar School (New Zealand)
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.

 
Travel
Britain,Norway,Scotland,SaudiArabia,UnitedArab Emirites,Turkey,CzechRepublic,Italy,Germany,
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.