CURRICULUM VITAE
Sarah Greenwood BVA
Education
2016- Media Money & the Power of Profile Training Workshop with Tanya Targett
2016- Currently completing Certificate of Social Media Marketing & Management through the SO ME Academy
2004- Navigation for Young Artists-Youth Arts Queensland and TAFE
2004- Soft Sculpture-TAFE
2004- Short course in Public Art- TAFE
2001- Bachelor of Visual Arts in Fine Art- Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
1996- Certificates I, II & III in Arts- TAFE
Solo Exhibitions
2014- Drawing to a Close- recent life drawings- Artspace Espresso, West End
2005- Urban Brisbane Series: Urban Grind, West End, Brisbane
2004- Brisbane City: Self Portrait, Exhibition of Photographs that resulted from The Transit Lounge, Youth Arts Queensland Residency, Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts
2004- 100 Points of View: The Self-Portraits Project, The Transit Lounge, Youth Arts Queensland, Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts
2000- Through the Looking Glass- Site Specific Installation piece, Morningside, Brisbane
Group exhibitions/performances/?installations/screenings
Nov 2015- Grace Art Events 2015 End of Year Exhibition at Salisbury Studios / Atelier Art Classes
Jan/ Feb 2015- Grace Art Events- The Musicians Exhibition- Portraits of some of Brisbane’s most talented musicians who came and posed for Grace Art Events and were subsequently booked to play while the exhibition hung at Bass Espresso throughout January and February
Dec 2014- Grace Art Events 2014 End of Year Exhibition
Feb 2014- Local Life- An Exhibition of local Musicians, Performers and Models- with Performers Mamachair- Visions Gallery, West End
Jan 2013- EVERYTHiNG by Petri Dish- Multil Artist Event, Ran Life Drawing Session & exhibited drawings- Fringe Bar, Fortitude Valley
March 2013- Art Antics by Petri Dish- Multi Artist Event- Exhibited Life Drawings- Fringe Bar, Fortitude Valley
Sept 2013- Grace Art Events Friday the 13th Group Exhibition held as part of the Brisbane Fringe Festival 2013- Bird Studio/ Gallery, Brisbane City
Oct 2013- Grace Art Events Group Exhibition at Bass Espresso, West End
Dec 2013- Love Love Studio- Some Kind of Goodbye- Group Show/ Open Studios
2005/07/09- Fourth, fifth and sixth Gallaxy of Cellos- Performance by the Students of Mei-Lee and Markus Stocker at the Queensland Conservatorium Theatre
2005- Youth Arts Queensland Transit Lounge 1st Birthday Exhibition- A collaborative exhibition featuring all the artists who exhibited in the Transit Lounge in its first year
2004- Drawing on Ann- A live drawing performance with artist Luke Lynam in the window of Ultra Suite (retail space) at the Ann’s Street Party as part of the 2004 Straight Out of Brisbane Festival
2004- Transient Space- A photographic Exhibition looking at place and space. Part of the 2004 Straight Out of Brisbane Festival
2004- Pieces of Art- 30 small-scale relief prints These works featured in vending machines as part of Art Vendors, a Geelong Arts Alliance Inc project as part of the 2004 Next Wave Festival 18-30 May
2004- Part of an exhibition of Concept Drawings / Designs and Maquettes for Public Artwork Proposal- Nona Gallery, Brisbane Institute of Art
2000- Exhibited artwork in the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University final year students' exhibition- Barcode
2000- Exhibited artwork, participated in a performance and designed the logo for the English Teacher's Association of Queensland’s National Conference, Brisbane
1999- Curated and Exhibited artwork for the Women's Week Exhibition at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music
1999- Exhibited artwork in a group exhibition at Campbell Mahony Gallery
1998- Exhibited artwork in the Art From Trash Exhibition- The Long Gallery, Hobart
Awards and prizes
1996- Silver Award of Excellence for Art- St Peters Lutheran College
1996- Winner of the Apple Computer's Student Prize in the Herbsfest Acquisitive Art Awards, St Peters Lutheran College
Employment
2013- Present- Owner / Manager at Grace Art Events- Life Drawing Facilitation, School Life Drawing Workshops, Life Drawing Hens Parties, Life Model Training, Co-ordination of Group Exhibitions, drawing instruction, event management
July 2015- Present- Assistant Facilitator for Visual Arts Workshops (Brisbane Outsider Artists, Explore Art Forms & Extend Your Skills) with Access Arts at SWARA (Sunshine Welfare and Remedial Association)
May 2014- Jan 2016- Visual Artist at Jane du Rand Ceramic & Mosaic Artist- fabricator of ceramic work, particularly ceramic carving and mosaicing for large scale architectural ceramic mosaic projects for both public and private commission
2006/7- Administrative and research assistant at Positive Solutions
(research, policy and cultural planning, facilities planning, business planning and organizational development, visual arts projects and board development.)
2005/6- Blacklab International- Gallery and Production Assistant, Contemporary Art Gallery and Production Company. (Later known as the Ryan Renshaw Gallery)
2003-05- Associate at SOFA (Stephanie Outridge Field and Associates). Work included lino cutting, printing, ceramics work, public and large-scale projects and community cultural development
2004- Assistant Tiler, Ceramica Mandala. Assisting with the installation of mosaics and tiles for public works
Residencies and other professional activities
2012- Light and Colour Workshop with Tim Miller (Julian Ashton Art School) at Atellier Art Classes, Salisbury
2005- Artist in Residence at Art Club for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland and Zillmere Visible Ink. Art workshop program
2004- Artist in Residence at The Transit Lounge, Youth Arts Queensland, Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts
2003- Participated in workshops at Eagleby State School with Stephanie Outridge Field where the children illustrated postcards about the local area that are to be included in forthcoming local government projects
1999- Participant in the Car Painting Competition at the Brisbane Motor Show
1999- Artist in Residence, St Peters Lutheran College
1997- Volunteer for the arts program at the Salvation Army Adult Day Care Centre for people living with dementia , Hobart
Commissions
2004- Re-design of the façade of the Reverse Garbage store in collaboration with artists Helen Broadhurst, Cathy Godwin and the Reverse Garbage Community
2003- Andy’s Addictions- 1st Mural to be painted at Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna, Austria
2002- We all work in the Yellow Submarine- Mural, Yellow Submarine Retro, Covent Garden, London
2001- Image selected for the Australian Red Cross poster for Red Dress Day (Red Cross Fund-raiser)
2001- Created five promotional posters for Clayfield Counseling Services
1999- Designed and created promotional flyer for Ro-Sham-Bo, a bi-weekly event at La Discothèque, Fortitude Valley
Critical reviews and media coverage
http://www.weekendnotes.com/grace-art-events-weekly-life-drawing/
http://bneart.com/opportunities/grace-art-events-launch-artist-networking/
http://www.briogroup.com.au/grace-art-spices-up-life-drawing/
http://www.westendmagazine.com/life-art-more-than-meets-the-eye/
Time and Place, Queensland Heritage Council Magazine, Issue No. 9, Summer 2005 - Feature Article about photographic work resulting from the 2004 Residency at The Transit Lounge, Youth Arts Queensland
Radio Interview, 4ZZZ, October 2004- Interview regarding the Inaugural Artist’s Residency at Youth Arts Queensland’s Transit Lounge and my exhibition 100 Points of View: The Self Portraits Project
Radio Interview, 88FM, October 2004- Interview regarding the Inaugural Artist’s Residency at Youth Arts Queensland’s Transit Lounge and my exhibition 100 Points of View: The Self Portraits Project
Radio Interview, 88FM, September 2004- Interview regarding the Inaugural Artist’s Residency at Youth Arts Queensland’s Transit Lounge
The Progression, May 1996- Featured in Article about the Herbstfest Acquisitive Art Awards
Referees:
Helen Gregory, Cultural Strategies Consultant & Jane du Rand, Jane du Rand Ceramic & Mosaic Artist Inc.
Phone numbers can be provided on request
Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland
Reverse Garbage
Written references can be provided on request