Robert Andrews CV
ART EDUCATION
• Course in Public Art, Salisbury Campus of Bremer Institute of TAFE, Brisbane
1999 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts), Gippsland Campus of Monash University, Victoria
• Bachelor of Creative Arts Degree (Fine Arts), University of Southern Qld., Toowoomba
1987 Certificate of Drawing & Certificate of Introductory Art & Design, Mt. Gravatt College of TAFE, Brisbane
OTHER RELATED STUDIES
2002 Certificate IV in Small Business Management, Sarina Russo Job Acces, Fortitude Valley, Qld.
2000 Instructional Skills Course (for Adult Community Education teachers), Wynnum Campus of Moreton Institute of TAFE, Brisbane
1996 Completed two modules of the Certificate in Training & Development, Southbank Institute of TAFE, Brisbane
ART-RELATED EMPLOYMENT
• Teacher for Adult Community Education: taught a painting course for Bremer Institute of TAFE
• Tutor for Flying Arts, Inc.: coordinated mural projects in Surat and Hughenden (Qld.)
2001 Teacher for Adult Community Education: taught a painting course for Moreton Institute of TAFE
• Artist/workshop coordinator: casual employment with Hands on Art, Inc., 1995/2001
2001 Exhibitions' Assistant: casual employment with Griffith Artworks, Brisbane, 1999/2001
1999 Supervisor: casual employment in After-School-Care at West End State School, 1998/1999
1997 Artist: casual employment as a workshop coordinator with RAWART, Brisbane area
1994 Artist: produced paintings for sale at markets in Canberra, ACT, and Eumundi, Qld.
1993 Gallery employee: full-time employment at Umbrella Studio Association, Inc., Townsville
1991 Art tutor: casual employment, Bundaberg, Qld.
1990 Assistant art tutor: casual employment, Toowoomba Art Society
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 Surface 2 Surface – new & recent paintings, at the Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane – gallery shared with Gillian McConnell
2004 ASAP - paintings & assemblages at the Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane, during September
2004 Now & Ten – paintings & assemblages by Robert Andrews – 1994/2004 – Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane, during March
2003 Preview – selection of new paintings previewed at the Stones Corner Café, Brisbane
2002 PHASES – paintings exhibited at 60 Merivale Street, South Brisbane
2001 Black & White & Shades of Grey – paintings at the Cooroy Butter Factory's Brine Galllery
2001 One painting featured in the Big/Small Gallery at the University of Southern Qld., Toowoomba
2000 DICHOTOMIES – paintings at The Other Side Gallery, South Brisbane
1998 DERIVATIONS – paintings, drawings & assemblages at The Studio, West End, Brisbane
1998 Urban Abstractions – assemblages at the window space, Soapbox Gallery, Brisbane
1997 Static Emotion – at GRUNT art space, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
1996 Selected paintings at the Valley Art Market, Brisbane
1995 TRANSITIONS – paintings at the Magazine Space, Eagle Street Pier, Brisbane
1993 Selected paintings at the South Townsville Gallery
1993 Beyond the Surface - paintings at the Childers Regional Gallery, Qld.
1992 Paintings & drawings at Café Nova, Townsville
1992 Paintings & drawings at the NO VACANCY site, Townsville
1991 Finding Form- paintings & drawings at the Bundaberg Art Gallery, Qld.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Tango – four paintings included in the annual Brisbane Grammar School art show, Brisbane
2005 Lost & Found – assemblages & sculptural objects – touring regional Queensland courtesy of the Qld. Arts Council (with works by Leon van de Graaff)
2005 Bodies of Evidence – sculpture, paintings & works on paper by Catriona Holland, Robert Andrews & Sue George – Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane
2004 Access Arts Champagne Box Auction 2004 – Brisbane Powerhouse, Newfarm, Qld.
2002 Christmas 2002 - Doggett Street Studio, Newstead, Qld
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continued)
2002 Redgreenred – 4 th Floor Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW
2002 Year of the Horse Sculpture Prize – Chinese New Year at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2001 The Peoplescape Project – part of the Centenary of Federation, Brisbane & Canberra
2000 Reading Room – Soapbox Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
1999 Urban Urban – Space 43, West End, Brisbane
1999 Ga:r Morumba – Brisbane City Gallery
1999 Ex Libris – Soapbox Gallery, Brisbane
1998 Writing + Voice as Sculpture – Soapbox Gallery, Brisbane
1997 Holy Beaver Bag Batman! – GRUNT art space, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
1996 (dis) Intergrasi – Metro Arts, Brisbane (in aid of East Timor)
1996 Stanthorpe Arts Festival
1995 Bundaberg Arts Festival
1995 East Timor – A Voice A Future – QUT, Gardens Point campus, Brisbane
1995 comBUST – Qld. College of Art, Brisbane (20 th anniversary of International Women's Day)
1993 Crossing Borders – Umbrella Studio, Townsville
1992 Bundaberg Arts Festival
1991 Logan Art Awards, Brisbane, and Suncorp Art Awards, Rockhampton, Qld.
MURAL PROJECTS
2004 Assisted with running of a series of workshops for a three-dimensional mural at Suncorp Piazza, South Bank, as part of Brisbane's Riverfestival
2004 Coordinated designing & painting of an indoor mural for Zillmere Community Centre, Zillmere, Qld.
2003 Coordinated designing & painting of two nine square metre murals for Caboolture Shire Council's central library
2002 Coordinated designing & painting of a three square metre mural at Visible Ink (Brisbane City Council), Zillmere, Qld.
2002 Coordinated designing & painting of a 13 square metre mural at Moonie State School, Qld.
2002 Coordinated designing & painting of a 13 square metre mural at Surat Skate Park, Surat, Qld.
2001 Coordinated designing & painting of a 12 square metre mural at St. Mary's School, Beaudesert, Qld.
2001 Coordinated designing & painting of a 36 square metre mural at St. Peter's Lutheran College, Indooroopilly, Qld.
2001 Coordinated designing & painting of a 9 square metre mural at the Cooroy Butter Factory, Qld. (with local school students)
1999 Coordinated designing & painting of a 15 square metre mural as part of Multi School Week at Yaraka State School
1998 Coordinated designing & painting of a 12 square metre indoor mural at West End State School, Brisbane
1998 Coordinated designing & painting of a 50 square metre mural at Oakleigh State School, Brisbane
1997 Designed & painted a 50 square metre mural at Oakleigh State School, Brisbane
1993 Designed & painted a 10 square metre mural for Townsville City Council
1992 Coordinated designing & painting of two 10 square metre murals for Heatley State School, Townsville, Qld.
1990 Headed a three-member team which designed & painted a 60 square metre indoor mural for Skatehaven, Toowoomba, Qld.
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR
2005 Painting & mixed media: half-day workshop coordinated for Grade 10 students at Coomera Anglican College, Qld.
2005 Drawing/design: coordinated workshops for Grade 5 students at Wellers Hill State School, as part of Riverfestiva's poster competition
2005 Kite-making: coordinated two hours of kite-making for kids and their parents, as part of an outdoor event organised by East Brisbane Community Centre
2005 Drawing/design: coordinated workshops for Grade 6 & 7 students at Grovely State School, as part of Riverfestival's poster competition
2005 Drawing/design: coordinated three workshops for Grade 4 students at Samford State School, as part of Riverfestival's poster competition
2005 Drawing/design: coordinated three one-hour workshops for Grade 3 students at Tingalpa State School, as part of Riverfestival's poster competition
2005 Kite-making: coordinated four one-hour workshops as part of Brisbane City Council's Foreshores & Fireflies events at Shorncliffe & Wynnum, Qld.
2005 Painting/mixed media: coordinated a half-day workshop for Grade 11 students at Mt. Alvernia College, Kedron, Qld.
2005 Painting/mixed media: four workshops for Grade 12 students from A.B. Paterson College (Gold Coast) while at an art camp held in northern NSW.
2005 Painting: coordinated a series of workshops for community members, as part of an Australia Day Parade project.
2005 Kite-making: coordinated a two-hour workshop as part of Brisbane City Council's Gold'n'Kids program.
2004 Kite-making: coordinated a series of workshops for Brisbane City Council, as part of the Active & Healthy Parks Programme, Round 5.
2004 Kite-making: coordinated three workshops for Grade 7 students at Nambour State School, as part of Arts Alive.
2004 Kite-making: coordinated a series of workshops for Brisbane City Council, as part of the Active & Healthy Parks Programme, Round 4.
2004 Kite-making, totem-making & mask-making: coordinated as part of the Oxley Creek Water Festival, Brisbane, Qld.
2004 Painting & mixed media: coordinated a three-hour workshop for Grade 11 & 12 students at Creative Juice Excellence in Art camp, Yaroomba, Qld.
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR ( continued)
2004 Kite-making, mask-making, drawing/painting/mixed media, totem pole-making: coordinated a series of workshops for Grade 11 & 12 students from
Corpus Christi College (Nundah, Qld.) while at an art camp on Moreton Island.
2004 Painting & mixed media: coordinated a half-day workshop for Grade 11 students at Mt. Alvernia College, Kedron, Qld.
2004 Kite-making: coordinating a series of workshops for Brisbane City Council, as part of the Active & Healthy Parks Programme, Round 3.
2003 Kite-making: coordinated 12 workshops at Woodford Folk Festival, Qld.
2003 Kite-making: coordinated a series of workshops for Brisbane City Council, as part of the Active & Healthy Parks Programme, Round 1.
2003 Kite-making: coordinated four workshops for Grade 5 students from Wellers Hill State School, Qld.
2003 Painting & mixed media: coordinated two half-day workshops for Grade 8, 9 & 10 students at Marist College, Ashgrove, Qld.
2003 Painting & mixed media: coordinated two half-day workshops for Grade 10 students at Alexandra Hills SHS, Brisbane, Qld.
2003 Painting & kite-making: coordinated four half-day workshops as part of SUNfest 2003 in Gladstone, Qld.
2002 Kite-making: coordinated six half-day workshops at Woodford Folk Festival, Qld.
2002 Lantern-making: coordinated a half-day workshop for Grade 7 students at St. Francis College, Crestmead, Qld.
2002 Lantern-making: coordinated a series of workshops for all grades at St. Mary's School, Beaudesert, Qld.
2002 Sculpture: ran a two-hour cardboard sculpture workshop at Qld. Art Gallery, as part of Sundays at the Gallery
2002 Painting & mixed media: one-day workshop for Grade 10 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
2002 Painting & mixed media: for Grade 11 & 12 students, part of the Creative Juice Excellence in Art workshops at Yaroomba, Qld.
2002 Painting & mixed media: one-day workshop for Grade 11 students at Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim, Qld.
2002 Painting, mixed media & kite-making: series of workshops for Grade 11 & 12 students from Clairvaux Mackillop College
2002 Painting mixed media & kite-making: series of workshops for Grade 11 & 12 students from Corpus Christi College
2002 Experimental drawing: one-day workshop for Grade 12 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
2001 Kite-making: coordinated four half-day workshops at Woodford Folk Festival, Qld.
2001 Painting: one-day workshop for Grade 10 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
2001 Lantern-making: two-hour workshop at Qld. Art Gallery, as part of their school holiday programme
2001 Experimental drawing: one-day workshop for Grade 12 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
2000 Painting & collage: half-day workshop coordinated for Working Life Consultancy , South Brisbane
2000 Painting & mixed media: half-day workshop for staff & senior students at Emmaus College, Rockhampton, Qld.
2000 Painting & mixed media: one-day workshop for Grade 10 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
2000 Smart magnets: coordinated a two-hour magnet-making workshop at Qld. Art Gallery (all ages)
2000 Painting & mixed media: one-day workshop for Grade 12 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
2000 Painting & mixed media: two-day workshop on Stradbroke Island, for Grade 11 & 12 students from Corpus Christi College
1999 Series of 64 workshops coordinated for all grades at East Brisbane State School, October/December
1999 Painting & mixed media: one-day workshop coordinated for Grade 10 students at Alexandra Hills State High School, Brisbane
1998 Series of 42 workshops coordinated for all grades at East Brisbane State School, October/December
1998 Painting & mixed media: one-day workshop for primary & secondary students at St. Laurence's College, South Brisbane
1998 Kite-making: one-and-a-half hour workshop for a pre-school group at The Grange, Brisbane
AWARDS & GRANTS
2005 Artworkers Alliance Small Grants Program – funding received to help cover costs of printing promotional postcards and business cards
2002 Year of the Horse Sculpture Prize, Brisbane – 2 nd place
1997 Pat Corrigan Artist's Grant, through the National Assoc. for the Visual Arts, to assist with presentation of artworks (also 1995 & 1993)
1992 Festival of the Winds ‘junk' sculpture award, Townsville – 2 nd place
1989 Ralph Weppner Drawing Prize, Toowoomba – 1 st place (joint award)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2005 Commenced participation in Biz Arts Makers program at Metro Arts, Brisbane (minimum of six months, from Sept. 2005)
2005 Research for art-related projects conducted on an occasional basis, at the State Library of Qld., Qld. Art Gallery and various galleries, since 1995
2004 Participant in Brisbane's annual Creative Arts Market, annually since 1998
2000 Co-judge of entries for art.exposed III at Emmaus College, Rockhampton
1998 Sea of Hands project – designed & coordinated outdoor event at Brisbane's Suncorp Park, with Charlie Chambers Jnr
1997 Voluntary office assistant at Qld. Artworkers Alliance, Brisbane
1996 Photography classes at Mt. Gravatt College of TAFE, Brisbane
1995 Attended life drawing classes at Brisbane Institute of Art
1993 Participant in experimental drawing workshop at Umbrella Studio, Townsville
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (continued)
1992 Interview on School of the Air, Charters Towers, Qld.
1992 Participant in workshops run by Qld. Community Arts Network in Townsville and a paper-making workshop at Townsville TAFE college
1992 Exhibition assistant for East Timor, 1942 – 1992, a retrospective photographic exhibition in Townsville
1992 Voluntary office assistant/newsletter editor at Umbrella Studio Assoc., Inc., Townsville
• Participant in experimental drawing workshop at Toowoomba Art Society
MEMBERSHIPS Qld. Artworkers Alliance – www.artworker.org National Association for the Visual Arts – www.visualarts.net.au
Metro Arts – www.metroarts.com.au
AFFILIATIONS Brisbane Artists' Directory – www.brisbaneartistsdirectory.com artsConnect – www.artsconnect,com.au
Moving Canvas – www.movingcanvas.com.au
REFEREES Mrs Kaylene Whiteman – Creative Arts Coordinator, Corpus Christi College, Nundah, Qld. – (07) 3266 2100
Mr Tony Rice – Artist, Red Hill, Qld.
Mr Mark Crocker – Community Arts Officer, Brisbane City Council
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUND
Robert Andrews is a Brisbane-based visual artist. He mainly creates paintings and assemblages, which are responses to aspects of the urban environment – shapes, surfaces, textures and spatial relationships all play a role in the creation of these artworks. So too does a series of perceived opposites – abstraction and representation, the surface and what lies beneath it, presence and absence, the actual and the implied. The play of opposites gives the finished artworks a meditative quality, which is further enhanced by the blurring of the boundaries between painting and sculpture.
Robert has studied art at TAFE, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His work experience includes: exhibiting artist, workshop coordinator (formerly for Hands on Art, Inc., and for various primary and secondary schools since 1998); former tutor for Flying Arts, Inc., teacher for Adult Community Education, gallery employee, exhibitions' assistant and mural artist. In 1999 studies were competed for a Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts) at the Gippsland campus of Monash University, Victoria.
In his role as a workshop coordinator/project artist Robert aims to develop participants' skills in an informative yet informal atmosphere. He is also available for work as an artist-in-residence and mural project coordinator.