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Qualifications

T.P.T.C –GEELONG TEACHER’S COLLEGE, Geelong, Vic

Diploma of Art, PRESTON INSTITUTE of Victoria, Melbourne

Bachelor of Education, LATROBE University, Melbourne

Cert IV Small Business Management BRACE Ballarat:

Cert IV Small Business Management MISSION AUSTRALIA, Perth

Units –Post-Graduate, Indigenous Management, EDITH COWEN University, Perth

Master of Creative Enterprise, DEAKIN University, Melbourne

Cert IV’s TAE4010, Training and Assessment, SCOPE, Perth: CORANGAMITE EDUCATION CENTRE

OTHER

SRODRV001A Drive and Recover 4wd Vehicle , HALL’S CREEK, KIMBERLEY TAFE

Bronze Medallion,  KUNUNARRA, KIMBERLEY

Senior First Aid, Career Enterprise Centre, MANDURAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Child Protection Certificate, KUNUNARRA; LYNWOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PERTH

Student Management, SAFETY BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, W.A.

Photoshop Intro, SWAN ADULT LEARNING CENTRE , TAFE W.A.

MultiMedia units, SOUTH WEST TAFE, WARRNAMBOOL

Making Movies Using Photo Story and Windows XP Moviemaker, ZEUS CONSULTANCY, PERTH

Thinking inside the Triangle. PERTH GALLERY

Radio Training EDITH COWEN UNIVERSITY –JOURNALISM ,PERTH

Self-Expression, Leadership, Communication, Seminars and Training. LANDMARK EDUCATION, MELBOURNE

Steiner Teacher Training, YARRA VALLEY STEINER SCHOOL, MELBOURNE

Healing Therapy certifications

4 Wheel Driving  2018

2 day Trauma Training (Papunya N.T) 2018

Trauma Education Webinars 2018

Teacher Registration(s)

VIT

N.T.

Acknowledgments, Prizes and Grants

Grants from Arts Council, Australia

Vic  Council of the Arts, Warrnambool

Arts Prize, Manningham Gallery, Melbourne

Film Grant, “Homage to a Wild Heart”, Nillumbik Council –Eltham/Warrandyte, Melbourne

Camperdown Art prize, “Brush with Life”.

Establishment of 3 Art Studios and small businesses:

Establishment of Artist’s Co-Operative, Warrnambool

Cloud and Cow House, Corangamite, Vic

Splash Studios, Warrnambool

Inspired Spaces, Warrandyte

PassionFish ArtHouse, Camperdown, Vic.  (current)

2009  Cert. of Appreciation- Edith Cowen

Mentoring of student teacher who topped his course in Dip of Ed whilst working with me at Lynwood Senior High School, Perth

2017

First Aid for Mental Health

Pathways (Flexible Learning) Training

Peer Benchmarking

Disability Cert

Employment History

2022-23                          

Relief work

2020-1                             

Covid Lockdowns in Victoria

2019                                  

Teaching  CRT local schools.

Working from PassionFish Studio

2018                                   

Mt Leibig Remote School, N.T.

Pathways (12Yrs -18Yrs) Indigenous students                                

2017                                   

Katherine High School

School Ready/Pathways Unit (Indigenous students)

Junior Art. SEN. (Students with Disabilities )

2016-2014                       

Private Art students at PassionFish ArtHouse

Artist Film for ABC Open Project

Corangamite Arts Secretary

2014                                    

Adult Educator, Karrayili Adult Education Aboriginal Corporation

Yakanarra Community, Kimberley, W.A.

2013-2012                        

Private Tutoring PassionFish Studio

Private student won the Corangamite Arts Award.

Completing Masters and TAE 4010 Training and Assessment

2011-2010                         

Relief work  – Western District, Corangamite, Vic

Betta Staff, South Perth and Rockingham Schools W.A.

2009                                    

Lynwood Senior High School  Head of Media Department,

Year 12 Classes, Junior Art – Pastoral Care

2008 — 2006               

 Mandurah Career Enterprise -Senior High School.

Art and Generalist teaching for high level students with disabilities

Dudley Park Primary School, Art Teacher, Mandurah, W.A.

Coodanup Community College, ITAS (Aboriginal Tutoring), Mandurah W.A.

2006 — 2003                 

Looma Remote, Kimberley, W.A.

Kalumburu Remote,Kimberley, W.A.

Broome S.H.S. Kimberley, W.A.

Broome P.S. Kimberley, W.A.

Luurnpa Catholic School, Balgo Kimberley, W.A.

Replace Head of Graphics Department, Brauer College, Warrnambool.Vic

2002- 1990                    

I.A.A.T.V. Teaching Agency

Teaching Art and Graphics

Replacement for Heads of Depts

Melbourne Private and State Schools

Tintern Girls School, Geelong

Students gained TOP CATS AWARD, Melbourne

Billanook College 

My private student  gained entrance to Billanook College on an art scholarship gained from the  folio work  created with me at my  Inspired Spaces studio.

Heathmont College, Melbourne,

Art Graphics 

Mullauna College, Replacement Head of Dept

Ferntree Secondary College

Art, Jewellery, Metalcraft, Pastoral

Eltham College

Warrandyte Secondary College

Relief Art

Doncaster East Secondary College.

I also ran Life Drawing as an artist here, as well as teaching.

Killester Girls school, Springvale, Melbourne  Replacement Head of Department

Inspired Spaces Workshops and Classes

Croyden Community School

V.C.E .Co-Ordinator, Yr 12 Psychology

1988-86                           

Warrnambool College                  

Art Graphics Photography, Metalwork

Established Arts Co-Operative, “ Splash Studios”

Grants from Australia Council and Vic Arts

1976-1984                      

Cobden Tech          

Graphics,English

Art Consultant, Whittlesea and Colac Inspectorates

Illustrator, Vic Education Dept

1972-5                               

Art Specialist, Eltham North Primary School

1969-1971                       

Infant grades

Irymple PS

Infant Co-ordinator

Allansford Primary

self in classroom
Mt leibig kids waiting to go in at lunchtime
Broome Bride in Landscape (7)
Early PassionFish ...Getting off the Cross
Exhibitions, Teaching, Travel

Exhibitions

2025 & 2026

Warrnambool & South West Artists’ OPEN STUDIOS TOURS

2023-2026

Artist Trails; Colac, Apollo Bay

2024                    

Lighthouse Women, Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre Gallery

2016- 2019       

Development of PassionFish ArtHouse.  Artist –Run Initiative in Regional  Victoria

2016                      

Women’s Health Exhibition, Warrnambool

ABC Open Project Creators and Makers

2015                      

“Brush with Life”,Camperdown, Vic

2013-2011           

Studio Works, PassionFish, Camperdown,Vic

2010                     

 “Looking at Light”,PassionFish Studio, Camperdown Vic   .

2006                      

“Song for a Skye Boy”, Smith St Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne.

2003                      

“Creating Our Heat Strong”, Culture camp at Lake Gregory

 Telstra Phone Boxes

School Paintings for Admin/Elders Conference Room, Balgo, Kimberley

2002                       

“Naked Under the Western Skies”, Manningham Gallery, Melbourne.

Life Drawing, “Art Matters”, PassionFish Studios, Camperdown, Vic

Artist Journey Workshops, Colac Area Health, Colac, Vic

2001                        

“Walter Withers at Purrumbete Homestead”; PassionFish Studio, Camperdown

This is Real Life exhibition COPACC, Colac, Vic

Series of exhibitions and performances at PassionFish Studios, Camperdown

Mentor for Australis- Self-Made Women, Camperdown, Vic

Artist is Residencies in Melbourne, Camp Kangaroobie and Otways

2000                         

Film Grant Nillumbik Council to make “Homage to a Wild Heart” Documentary

“Coming from the Centre”, Manningham Gallery, Doncaster

Guest Presenter “Intuitive Imagemaking “at National Whole Health Conference at Melbourne University

1999                           

Sweet Country Sojourn, Inspired Places, Melbourne

Teaching Gifted and Talented Children in Melbourne with GATEWAYS

“To the Water and the Wild”, Eltham Library, Melbourne

Open studio program, Nillumbik Council, Melbourne

“Art Matters” Inspired Spaces, Warrandyte, Melbourne

Art Classes Redgum Gallery, Warrandyte, Melbourne

Assessor, Warrandyte Art Awards, Melbourne

1998                         

“Heart of a Summer Garden”, Manningham Gallery, Doncaster, Melbourne

Radio Talks, Frankston and Eltham, Melbourne

1997                           

Beautiful Bride from the Sea,” Installation work at Inspired Spaces, Warrandyte

Public Art/Commercial Work, Melbourne, Kalgoorlie, Bindoon,W.A.

1995                           

“Songs of the Soul”, Travelling exhibition Warrandyte, Warrnambool,Vic

1990                            T

Travel Europe visiting Art Galleries and Projects

Build Inspired Spaces Studio in Warrandyte, Melbourne

1989                            

John Brumby Art Show for Labor, Melbourne

1988 — 87               

Established Splash Studios in Warrnambool

Splash 1 Exhibition

Splash 11 Exhibition

Grants from the AustraliaCouncil and Vic Arts for establishment and touring women’s exhibition from Warrnambool to Geelong and Melbourne

Set up two artists in residencies for schools and artists at Warrnambool, and Glen Waverly College

1985                           

Establish and exhibit “Who Paints the Cows” at Purrumbete Homestead Camperdown.

Travel Israel and Egypt with my son, painting and writing

1984 —82                

Art Consultant, Mobile Art Van

 Arts for Kids

Turramurra and Alvie Arts Camps

Cloud and Cow House Design Co for illustrated local calendars, stationery

1981-76 

Training Art teachers and setting up programs in schools – Illustrator/Art Teacher

prizewinning entry manningham gallery