| Job Title | Visual Artist - Gallery Owner |
| Industry | Visual Arts, Design & Creative, Photography, Art Galleries, Crafts |
| Profession | View More Visual Artist |
| Expertise | Art Therapy, Ceramics, Craft, Drawing, Glass Design, Graffiti, Indigenous Art, Other, Painting, Printmaking, Public Art, Sculpture, Wood Design, Stencil Art, Fine Art, Multi-Media Artist, Social & Environment, Digital Artist, Live Projections, Screen Printing |
| Level | Director |
| Profession | Graphic Designer |
| Expertise | Branding, Environmental Design, Corporate Identity, Print Design, Other, Packaging, Typography, Wayfinding Design |
| Level | Director |
| Profession | Event Manager |
| Expertise | Creative Event, Exhibition, Party Planning, Team Building |
| Level | Management |
| Availability | Looking for Work |
| Location | North Coast, New South Wales, Australia |
| Will relocate | No, Staying Put |
| Residency / Visa | Australia / New Zealand |
| Website | http://www.mealieart.com |
With over 2 decades of collective experience in a variety of Queensland based advertising agencies and design studios has given me a wide range of skills in variety of creative fields, including managing a graphic design team in a global consulting/engineering firm. My role there included technical expertise, team leadership, project management and client liaison, providing innovative and exceptional graphic solutions for clients. - skills, which have followed through with my own contractual business.
In the most recent years, I have taken on a more innovative approach to working with clients and community groups with visual arts in mind, networking and working with creatively inspired artists and artisans. I have a continued a creative relationship with Brisbane's dynamic art scene with many shared artistic initiatives and community art projects.
As well as producing my own works I have developed solo and group exhibitions, facilitated regular art workshops and managed public art opportunities for both myself and other local artists. A multi-platform artist my skills were founded in the mediums of paint, collage, paper and recycle based sculpture and photography. Community art projects enable me to have an ever enlarging project based Portfolio. An exhibiting visual artist, gallery curator, community arts facilitator with a professional and creative approach to all aspects of art and design my aim is to execute my works with both integrity and flair achieving very high standards of professionalism.
Specialities: Visual arts, public arts projects and workshops, fostering partnerships and artist networks, gallery and business management
| 3 years part time |
CATC - Brisbane Diploma & Advanced Diploma of Multimedia |
| 2 years part time |
Diploma of Interior Design ICS |
| 15 years-present |
Graphic Designer MealieArt Australia Pty Ltd Contract graphic designer, servicing up to 25 clients nationally |
| 15 years-present |
Graphic Designer MealieArt Australia Pty Ltd Contract graphic designer, servicing up to 25 clients nationally |
| 15 years-present |
Graphic Designer MealieArt Australia Pty Ltd Contract graphic designer, servicing up to 25 clients nationally |
| May-1986-May-2008 |
Graphic Designer SKM Consulting Studio manager, graphic designer |
| 1994 |
Overall winner Spicer's Paper Sculpture Competition |
| 2009 |
Best Technical Chalk the Walk 2009, Surfers Paradise |
| 2010 |
Peoples Choice Gold Coast Body Painting Expo |
| 2011 |
Best Newcomer Award Chalk Urban Art Festival, Sydney |
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Redbubble |
| Listening to: | Fly My Pretties |
| Watching: | Colour in your life |
| Reading: | Georgia O'Keefe |
| Doing: | Working for 'Colour in your Life', a TV show about artists. Creating for new exhibition. |