1975-1976
School of Visual Arts Sydney- Graphic Art & Design Diploma
1976-1979 Typography Sydney Technical College, Ultimo
1984 Computer Training, ITEK
1976-1998 Career in Graphic Design in various advertising agencies
in Australia, also England and South Africa
1991 Art Foundation I & II Certificate
1993 Commenced Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts at Southern
Cross University Lismore majoring in Sculpture
1994
Continued BA, Sand casting Workshop, Ornamental Iron Work Diploma
1995 Continued BA, Indigenous Studies, Computer Graphics 1 &
11, National Engineering Module 1 in Welding
1996 Continued BA, Independent study in Sculpture, Freelance
Digital Graphic Design
1997-1998 Designing monuments combining graphic design
and sculptural skills. Continued sculpture and digital art for
exhibitions.
1998 Continued BA & Exhibitions
2000 Graduated from Southern Cross University with BA
2005 Post Grad. studies-Graduate Diploma of Education with Specialisation
in Visual Arts Southern Cross University Lismore
exhibitions and awards
1991 North Coast Art Show, Byron Bay
1992 North Coast Art Show, Byron Bay
1993 Easter Art Classic, Byron Bay, Tweed Valley Art Prize,
Murwillumbah, Epicentre - North Coast Art Show, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby
Arts Gallery, University of New England N.R. Art Museum
1994 Easter Art Classic, Byron Bay Epicentre Art Gallery, Byron
Bay, Postcards Exhibition - ABC Studios Gallery, Ultimo, &
Regional NSW, Tweed Valley Art Prize, Southern Cross University
Art Museum, Lismore
1995 Easter Art Classic, Byron Bay
1996 Trinity Art Prize, Lismore July Chocolate Factory Gallery,
Lismore, Lulu's Café, Mullumbimby (first solo), Wilson's
Creek Sculpture Exhibition International Women's Day Exhibition,
Byron Bay Orient Restaurant, Byron Bay (solo) Groundswell, Epicentre,
Byron Bay,Trinity Art Prize, Lismore, Kicking Arts, Byron Artisans,
Byron Bay
1997 Exhibited Dream Boat at Women's Festival, Mullumbimby
1998 Artists Toy Exhibition - Invitational Tweed Regional Gallery,
Murwillumbah Apr Echo Easter Art Classic, Byron Bay. Oct Seasons
of Women 3, Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay
1999 Invitational Artists Toys Exhibition, Grafton Regional
Gallery
2000 Smalls Exhibition, Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay. Chocolate
Factory, Southern Cross University Sculpture Exhibition, St
John's Photographic Exhibition, Mullumbimby
2001 Talls Exhibition, Waywood Gallery,Byron Bay
2001 6th Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show
2002 sculpture commission Bic Sports France & exhibitions
locally
2003 Won Reconciliation Bundjalung Art Award with Sean Kay for
contemporary surfboard furniture, airbrushing designs on surfboards
and developing furniture for export. CPC Photographic exhibitions.
other
related exhibitions & information
1978-Current Designed logos & graphics for various companies
& newspapers In Sydney and agencies and other parts of Australia
including the Byron Shire Echo, The Northern Rivers Echo, Lismore,
The Whitsundays, Honeywell London, Kwazulu Newspaper, Zululand
South Africa, Kibbutz israel
1981-1983 Research and inspiration- Europe, Greece, Israel,
Egypt, India, Nepal, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore.
1985-1988 Designed resort wear graphics and crewed on Yachts
in Whitsunday islands
1988 Illustrated book 'Last Islands' History of The Whitsunday
Islands by author John Bates
1993 Won prize for Sculptured Furniture Design
1994-1995 Research and inspiration- Bahamas, Cancun Mexico,
United States, England.
1996-2002 Continued art career completed study and exhibitions.
1997 The Colour of Postkunst Lothar Trott -Mail Art Exhibition,
-The Dancer Lothar Trott - Mail Art Exhibition, Zurich, Switzerland.
2002 Sculpture Commission for Bic Sports in France
for World Long board Challenge in Mentawai Islands Indonesia-exposure
in Australian & international surfing magazines
2003 Won Bundjalung Reconciliation Art Award with Sean Kay –
Arakwal artist in Byron Bay Development of business to produce
quality surfboard furniture for surf culture and corporate resorts
nationally and internationally. Continued freelance graphic
design airbrushing on surfboards and exhibitions.
2004 Exhibited in 3 Tokyo Exhibitions at The Tokyo Big Site
and Australian Embassy.
2005 June-July Artscape Cape Byron Lighthouse Precinct 50 International
and Australian sculptors exhibit in the inaugural ‘sculpture
by the sea’ type exhibit for Byron Bay. Prac Teaching Visual
Arts and Digital Art at Lindisfarne Anglican College Tweed Heads
and Byron Bay High. Graduated as Secondary Visual Arts teacher
at Southern Cross University.
2006 Teaching - Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School at Terranora
NSW
& Southern Cross School Ballina NSW.
2007 Xavier Catholic College Lennox - Term 1 also
Teaching -Mullumbimby High & Mount Saint Patrick’s
Murwillumbah
2008 Teaching -Mullumbimby High & Mount Saint Patrick’s
Murwillumbah and continued artworks for exhibitions.
Deborah
is also the Treasurer of NSW Longboarding Association and regularly
competes in Regional, State and Australian Longboard titles.
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