Amelia Batchelor - Portfolio
Contact ::: Amelia Batchelor m ::: 0407 030 822 e ::: aba36700@bigpond.net.au www.mealieart.com - Working with children Blue Card & General Safety Blue Card Holder Online presence/affiliations ::: www.artworkers.org www.redbubble.com - mealiex www.60sox.org - mealiemoo www.diviantart.com www.byronbayartists.com.au www.brisbaneartistsdirectory.com www.mypsace.com/mealieart
Artist Statement My artist name is Mealie, I joined the Brisbane Art scene in the late 1990 s, and my passion for Visual Arts and Community Arts, has led me on a journey of discovery, meeting new people, experiencing different cultures and appreciating the world s diverse Art collection. I am constantly inspired by the people, the lands, the animals, the ocean and the city, feeling that it is all a wonderful, insightful, research program to help my creative currency expand and prosper. Life is art, and I take it to heart. My interests are in music inspired expression, shapes and light, nature, recycling, collections, patterns and textuality. I am a Multi-platform artist with skills based in the mediums of Paint, Paper, nature based sculpture, wire, photography and community art projects. I am also an Exhibiting Visual Artist, Gallery Curator, Community Arts Facilitator and have an ever enlarging project based Portfolio. I have a professional and creative approach to all aspects of art and design which helps me plan and execute my professional work and artworks with integrity and flair.
Experience :: I have always loved to draw and create from a very early age and I think that was my inspiration to select graphic design as a career choice. Now with over 2 decades of collective experience in a variety of Queensland based advertising agencies and design studios, this has taught me a wide range of skills in variety of creative fields. Much of this time was spent managing a graphic design team in a global consulting/engineering firm providing innovative and exceptional graphic solutions for clients. My role there included technical expertise, team leadership, project management and client liaison - skills, which have followed through with my own contract business. Over the past three years, I have taken on a more innovative approach to working with clients and community groups with visual arts in mind, networking and working with creatively inspired artists and artisans. My recent involvement with a the new Arts, Theatre, Music venue in the Brisbane CBD, has led me to contribute much of my free time as a Gallery Manager and Artist Curator to this innovative space. As well as producing my own artworks for exhibitions and shows, my souls drive is to help develop and plan group exhibitions, facilitate regular art workshops and manage public art opportunities for myself and other local artists.
Commissions & Public Art Projects :: June 2009 Big City Draw - Brisbane 150 Celebrations, Artist in Residence May 2009 Chalk the Walk - Surfers Paradise February 2009 Valentines Day Chalk Art - Queen Street Mall January 2009 Australia Day Festival, Southbank - Chalk Artist December 2008 Team Building Art Workshop - Conexus Consulting November 2008 Corporate Arts Workshop - 80 Staff & Clients October 2008 Art in the Park - Pullen Pullen Catchments Group Community Event October 2008 Evolve Arts Festival, Byron Bay August 2008 Flying Arts - Artist in Residence Program, Children s art workshops - 6 weeks June/July 2008 Make your Mark Corporate Art Workshops, Management & Facilitation for 650 Staff Members May 2008 Inner Northern Busway opening - Chalk Art December to June 08 Weekly Children s Art Workshop Facilitation, BLAC Gallery, Brisbane December 2007 Prop and Stage Direction - Workshop Facilitation, TRP-Dr Seuss Show, Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane December 2007 Guest Painter, Crossroads Blues Music Event, Gold Coast November 2007 Good Food & Wine Festival, Chalk Art Program, Southbank Corporation, Brisbane October 2007 Art demonstration - Garden Guru s & Botanix Art Gallery, Wellington Point October 2007 Guest Stage Painter, The Red Paintings, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane September 2007 Guest Stage Painter, The Red Paintings, Valley Fiesta, Brisbane September 2007 Portside RiverFire Chalk Art Program, Brisbane June/July 2007 Chalk Artist & Facilitation - 6 weeks duration, Portside Chalk Art Program, Brisbane June 2007 Guest Stage Painter, The Red Paintings, The Globe, Brisbane May 2007 Group Workshop Facilitation - 5 weeks duration, The Red Paintings, Brisbane January 2007 Art demonstration - Opening Botanix Art Gallery, Wellington Point 1994 First prize - Spicers Paper Sculpture Competition, Brisbane
Exhibitions :: Oct 07 to current - Monthly Group Exhibitions - Top Floor, 99 Elizabeth Street Gallery, Brisbane May 08 - Art 4 Life - Michele Sourgnes Fine Art Gallery, Ascot May 2008 - Group Exhibition Buddah Beats - Little Jumbo, Brisbane December 2007 - Janiary 2008 Solo Exhibition Tom Foolery - Ric s Bar, Fortitude Valley November 2007 Group Exhibition Four Rooms - TCB, Fortitude Valley September 2007 Group Exhibition Mystique - CBD Gallery, Brisbane August 2007 Group Exhibition Zodiac - CBD Gallery, Brisbane July 2007 Group Exhibition Heresy - CBD Gallery, Brisbane June 2007 Group Exhibition Asylum - CBD Gallery, Brisbane May 2007 Group Exhibition Burlesque - CBD Gallery, Brisbane April 2007 Group Exhibition Labyrinth - CBD Gallery, Brisbane February 2007 Group Exhibition Psychedelica - CBD Gallery, Brisbane October 2006 Group Exhibition Phobia - CBD Gallery, Brisbane September 2006 Group Exhibition Wonderland - CBD Gallery, Brisbane Sept/Nov 2006 Group Exhibition - Botanix Art Gallery, Wellington Point August 2006 Group Exhibition Avalon - CBD Gallery, Brisbane 2005 - Frondly Faces - Sassy s on Manly, Brisbane
Portraiture :: Oils on Canvas and Linen 2008-2009
Q forest :: Acrylic on wood - 2009 450 x 600 mm Wings :: Acrylic on Canvas - 2007 450 x 450 mm Tropic Luring :: Acrylic on Canvas - February 2008 500 x 800 mm
Personalitree series :: Acrylic on Canvas/Linen - 2008-8 pieces
Autumn Series :: Acrylic on Canvas - 2008-8 works
Music Legend Series :: Acrylic on Canvas - 2007/2008-5 works
Herlequin Series :: Acrylic & Mixed Media - 2007-13 works
i Series :: Watercolor on Canvas - 2007-10 works
Chalk Art - Brisbane :: Portside Wharf, RiverFest, Food & Wine Fest, INB Opening - 2007/08
Corporate Team Building Workshop :: Gallery - June 2008
Artist in Residence Program :: Alderley Kindegarten - August 2008
Corporate Make your Mark Art Workshops :: Day 3 & Post Production - August 2008
Art in the Park - Community Day :: Pullen Pullen Catchment Group - October 2008
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