Education
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• 1979-83 Lakemba Primary School, Sydney
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• 1984-89 Wiley Park Girls’ High School, Sydney.
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• 1990-1993 Bachelor of Art Education, (4 years)
University of NSW, College of Fine Arts, Sydney.
• 2005 Certificate 2 in Horticulture, Western Sydney TAFE.
Community artistic projects and involvement:
Employment in the field of Community Arts which often involved many groups and individuals. These included: young adults, Local Council members, the elderly, people of non-English speaking background (NESB), women’s groups, schools, health organisations, non-profit community organisations.
2000
•Set/Costume Designer, ‘Turn the Soil’, Footscray Community Arts Centre.
Set design and costume consultation for theatre production about a story of a Vietnamese family growing and coping with life in Australia.
•Artist, Wetherill Park Reserve, Sydney.
Project involving local council and community to re-design Wetherill Park in Sydney’s west. This involved consultations with local women’s groups, Buddhist Temple facing the park and individuals.
1999
•Set/ Costume Designer, 'An Accidental Departure', FCARTS/ La Mamma Theatre.
Set design for a theatre production. Working with the director, playwright and actors.
•Exchange residency at Southampton City Gallery in England for 2 months.
A grant to work at Southampton City Gallery as a guest museum educator with schools groups and women’s groups.
1998
•Artist, ‘the USEUM’, Multimedia project, Melbourne.
•Community Artist, Fairfield City Council, Sydney .
Community multimedia arts project involving local Council and schools. The outcome – a public artwork to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the floods that damaged the area. The project aimed to inform and remember the event.
•Artist, Guppy and Associates, Sydney.
Employed as an artist to work with architects and designers to visualize plans for a community space that has been previously used as a dumping place for waste and garbage. Consultation with the community and Council liaison were integrated into the project.
1997
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•Community Artist, Cellblock Health Service.
•Artist, Fairfield Community Arts Network, Sydney
•Artistic Consultant, Bankstown Youth Development Service
•Logo Designer, Bankstown Youth Development Service
•Art Tutor, Fairfield AMES, Sydney
•Project Coordinator ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’, Video Project .
1996
•Commissioned artist, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
•Community Artist, Fairfield Community Arts Network
•Artist Coordinator, Indochinese Association
•Community Liaison Officer, Arts Program for Bankstown Hospital
1995
•Art tutor, Fairfield Adult Migrant English Services (AMES), Sydney
•Banner Artist, Bankstown Festival
1994
•Coordinator/Artist, Fairfield City Council
•Multicultural Arts Officer, BYDS, Sydney
•Artist -Coordinator, BYDS, Sydney
1993
•Community Artist, Western Sydney Health Services.
(Further information about these positions and projects are available on request)
Customer Service/ Office & Administration Experience
2007
•Court Officer, Campbelltown Courthouse, Sydney.
2006
•Postal assistant, LINK Market Services, Sydney.
•Post Officer, Australia Post, Lakemba Postal Depot, Sydney.
•Office Assistant, Bankstown Youth Development Services, Sydney.
2005
•Garden/Nursery assistant, Carroll’s Country Garden, Katoomba, NSW.
2004
•Administration Coordinator,Apogee Financial Planning, Melbourne.
2003
•Gift Wrapping. David Jones, Melbourne.
2001
•Sales Assistant, David Jones, Bourke St, China and Glass Department
1998
•Desk Duty Officer, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne.
Other Work Experiences
2001-05
•Usher, Marriner Theatres, Melbourne.
Part-time evening work at Princess and Regent Theatres.
1999-2003
•Casual Relief Teaching in various government schools in Melbourne.
1993-98
•Museum Educator (Part-time), Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Sydney
•Senior Attendant (Part-time), Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Sydney
•Gallery Attendant (Part-time), Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) ), Sydney
