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ABBIE MATTHEWS
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Education
2021 Introduction To Art Therapy La Trobe University

2011 Graduate Diploma of Education University of Ballarat

2008-2010 Bachelor of Visual Art University of Ballarat

2005-2006 Diploma of Arts, Small Companies and Community Theatre University of Ballarat


Training in skills to create, develop, perform and market productions for small companies, community theatres, festivals and events


Employment History

2019-2022 St Michael's Primary School, Daylesford, Performing & Visual Arts Teacher

2019 St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballarat, Music Teacher

2018 St Brigid's Primary School, Ballan, Performing Arts Teacher

2013-2017 Daylesford Secondary College, Art, Drama and Visual Communication teacher, Victoria, Australia

2015 Gold Museum, Illustrator, Ballarat

2012 Serendipity Films Production, Stage Fright, Set Painter, Ontario, Canada

2012 Camp Manitou, Art Specialist, Ontario, Canada

2012 Ballan Primary School, Artist in residence, Ballan

2012 The Art Gallery of Ballarat, After school and holiday program teacher, Ballarat

2008-2015 Sovereign Hill, Costumed role, acting, school holiday activities, shop work, Ballarat

2010 University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Programs Committee, Student representative for visual arts

2007 Sarasas Ektra Primary School, Bangkok, Art and Drama teacher/coordinator 



Visual Art Exhibitions

2022  Brunswick St Gallery, 50 Squared Art Prize

2020 Gallery on Sturt, exhibiting artist

2020 Teacher's exhibition, Backspace, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat

2019-2020 Yacht Club, Solo exhibition, Ballarat

2019 Spade to Blade, Solo exhibition, Daylesford

2018 Post Office Gallery, Ballarat Arts Foundation Exhibition, Second Prize, Ballarat

2018 Mercure Gallery & Lounge, Solo exhibition, Ballarat

2018 Sir Henry Royce Lionel Gell Art Awards, Belgrave

2016 Eureka Art Awards, Ballarat

2014 Each to Each, Wolveschildren, Ballarat

2012 Red Brick, Ballarat Arts Foundation, Ballarat

2011 Lucato Peace Prize,  Post Office Gallery, Ballarat

2011 Exploring The Feminine, Redbrick Art Gallery, Ballarat

2010 Gold Museum, Ballarat

2010 Visceral Exudations, Abbotsford, Yarra Sculpture Space

2010 Post Office Gallery, Ballarat

2009 Melton Art Show, Melton


Grants & Awards

2020 Eureka Art Prize, People's choice award, Ballarat

2020 Melbourne City of Literature, postcard designer, Melbourne

2020 Begonia festival, selected artist for colour by numbers, Ballarat (Council)

2018 Ballarat Arts Foundation Exhibition, Second Prize, Ballarat

2013 Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, Artist in Residence, Indonesia

2011 Northern Rivers Portrait Prize, Finalist, NSW

2011 Transformation Exhibition, Box Hill Community Arts Centre, finalist, Melbourne


Additional Work

2012 Pueblo Inglese, English Teacher, La Alberca, Spain

2012 Englischhausen, English Teacher, Black Forest, Germany

2011 Heide Museum of Modern Art, Education Officer, Melbourne

2011 Weave Length Productions, Ballarat, Railway Project, Actor

2011 University of Ballarat, public speaking, represented the University of Ballarat at various schools in regional Victoria.

2010-2011 Weave Length Productions, Ballarat, 407 Finch Street

2010 Yarrowee Productions, Ballarat, Acting role in the production of Cloudstreet





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