larsen

portrait

CAREER SUMMARY::

Demonstrated proficiency in a range of skills including:
- Painting (Oil & watercolour)
- Print Making (Etching and linoleum)
- Sculpture (Sheet metal fabrication)
- Animation (2D hand drawn, claymation)
- Video Production (Final Cut Pro) & Photography
- Graphic Design/ Digital Imaging (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Web Site Development (Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Flash)
- Teaching (Drawing, childrens workshops, printmaking & painting)
- Galleries

Demonstrated communication skills in client liaison, working as part of a team, in management and in the classroom. Styles range from caricature's to fine art practice.

MEMBERSHIP::


- Queensland Art Workers Alliance
- National Association for the Visual Arts

COMMISSIONS::

- 2009: Five drawings, Shared Values, UnitingCare, Qld (ink & wash, 300mm by 420mm)
- 2007: Six Paintings of Peonies, Roses & Tulips, Daylesford, Vic. (oil, 1500 by 1500mm)
- 2000: Nine, Caricatures, Citec, Brisbane (ink & wash)
- 1998: Four "Coffee Series" for Ex Libris , Victoria (etching)
- 1996: "Brisbane River" for Castlemaine Perkins Ltd. (watercolour)
- 1994: Somerville House Chapel, Commemorative Book (etching)
- 1992: The Little Red Hen Series, for Hanover Holdings Australia Pty. (watercolour).
- 1991: reclining nude, series of 3, figures with still life for Karalbyn Resort Queensland (pastel, ink, gouache, watercolour )
- 1990: Waterfront Place, Brisbane (watercolour)
- 1990: Dockside, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. reproduced as limited edition print (watercolour)
- 1990:The Underground night club, four paintings of the venues at night (watercolour) -1978-1991: Numerous drawings and paintings of residential and commercial premises (ink, watercolour, acrylic & oil)

AWARDS/ PRIZES::

- 1999: Second Prize, Wetfest,Cairns, "Albert Played Sax"
- 1998: Innovation In form, Woodford Film Festival, "Albert Played Sax "

GRANTS::

- 1999: RADF, professional development, Softimage3D, Griffith University.
- 1995: Film Queensland grant, for a 6 minute 16mm animated film called Albert Played Sax, using pastel and other mixed media directly under the camera with Post Production on computer.

EXHIBTIONS / SCREENINGS::

- 2010: Looking in the Mirror, New England Regional Art Museum, oil on canvas
- 2009: Artist Under Glass, University of New England, drawing
- 2008: Across New England, Armidale Art Gallery, oil on canvas
- 1999: St. Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, film
- 1999: Wetfest Film Festival, Cairns (film)
- 1999: Baguette Gallery, Brisbane (painting)
- 1998: Woodford Film Festival
- 1998: Brisbane Animation Festival,"Albert Played Sax "
- 1998: The Art of Animation, Sunshine Coast University Gallery, cell artwork and film screening
- 1998: Sculpture by the Sea, Olympic Games Art Festival, (galvanized sheet metal and pop rivets)
- 1997: Coast Lines, Sunshine Coast University College,"(acrylic)
- 1997: Exhibition Carlton Crest Brisbane (promo. Noosa Enterprise Group,acrylic)
- 1997: Aromas, Hasting Street ," Hot & Spicy " group exhibition
- 1996: Aromas, Hasting Street ," Hot & Spicy " group exhibition
- 1995: Very Very....! In House Design , Aqueous Festival, Noosa (acrylic)
- 1994: New Beach Studio, Noosa. (pastel and etching)
- 1992: Gallery D , Montville (oil on canvas)
- 1991: Baguette Gallery , Brisbane, still life (mixed media)
- 1990: Metro Arts, Gallery Two, group show (etching & painting)
- 1990: Baguette Gallery and Metro Arts, Gallery Two, (etching , drawings , & acrylic on canvas)
- 1982: Metro Arts Cinema, Brisbane - group screening (animation & short film)
- 1978: Allamanda Gallery, Bundaberg - drawings and paintings (ink, collage, acrylic on canvas)

EMPLOYMENT & ACADEMIC HISTORY::

- 2011: Custodian Saumarez House Armidale, National Trust
- 2010: Pubic programs and Projects Officer, New England Regional Art Museum
- 2010: Teaching animation & Film making, 5 in a Row Project, Beyond Empathy
- 2009-10: Drawing classes, printmaking classes & school holiday workshops, New England Regional Art Museum
- 2009-10: Custodian, photography, print & web, New England Regional Art Museum
- 2009: "The Big Draw " University of New England
- 2008: Teaching, New England Institute of TAFE, Design & Fine Art Dept.
- 2008: Custodian, New England Regional Art Museum
- 2007: Full time Painting
- 2002: Designed and built Studio, Managed Artbytes.com.au
- 2000: Established Artbytes.com.au, (web sites, graphic design, video, animation and illustration)
- 1999: Studied 3D Animation, Softimage3D, Griffith University
- 1999:Taught Painting Workshop, Ipswich Girls Grammar School
- 1998: Desk Top Video and Digital Animation
- 1998: Corporate Video for Noosa Council & Health Dept.
- 1997: Artist Mentor Program, Sunshine Coast University College
- 1997: Guest Animation Lecturer Indooroopilly High School
- 1997: Restored 1880's Historic Sandstone House, Warwick
- 1995: Film Queensland Short Film Grant, "Albert Played Sax" Animation (16mm & computer)
- 1994: Digital Art & Computer aided Graphic Design
- 1992: Established Studio at Sunshine Beach, Noosa heads (Painting, Printmaking, Cartoons, Magazine illustration, Graphic design, Hand Made Picture Framing)
- 1989:Established Studio in Metro Arts, Brisbane (Commissions, Graphic Design, Illustration, Printmaking & Painting)
- 1988: Self employed, Illustrator, Painter, Graphic Designer (clients include A.M.P. and Ballendean Estate Wines)
- 1988: Location Manager for Japanese film crews
- 1987: Freelance Interior Design, Gold Coast and Set Design and Construction for children's Theater (Kite Theater Co.)
- 1986: First edition of "Queenslander" lithographs
- 1986: Design and Illustration in conjunction with developer for refurbishment of commercial building facades, Brisbane
- 1984-85: Interior Design / Installation / Maitre d' / Manager / Part owner of Loaves and Fishes Restaurant and Catering Company, Brisbane
- 1983: Established grazing property with family - involved in restoration of original homestead and property improvement
- 1982: Graduated in Film and Animation( Diploma of Visual Communication) from Queensland College of Arts
- 1981: Clic Foto as Photographer , Eagle Farm Raceway as Cinematographer, worked on various short and feature length Films
- 1978-80: Studied Fine Art / Journalism at D.D.I.A.E., Toowoomba (now Queensland University College)