CAMILLA LOVERIDGE

Visual Arist

Welcome to camillaloveridge.com. As a visual artist, largely examining the human form in different contexts, I invite you to explore my work below.

ARTIST BIO

As an undergraduate, Camilla majored in Printmaking, then studied education and taught Visual Arts in secondary schools in Western Australia and in Papua New Guinea for several years. She has an MCA and presently conducts her own arts practice. Camilla has also taught Visual Arts to adults with disabilities at TAFE in Western Australia, and continues as an arts worker in this field at DADAA in Fremantle, WA.

Camilla has exhibited in Perth, interstate and overseas. She has received awards for her work, and is represented in collections in Australia and abroad. She participates in art prizes to engage with other practitioners, and to connect with the public at large.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Drawing has always been my passion. As a young printmaker, I realized my commitment to the aesthetics that are inherent of a mark on a ground or a surface. Over the years, figurative as well as non-representational drawing became my major means of investigation and expression.

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Currently, my practice examines the “materiality” of drawing and painting as a sensory experience and association. I often work upon fragile substrates, which include delicate polymer “skins” and wax, layered to record the passage of time and yet striving towards a sense of “presence”. A trip to India as an International Artist in Residence in Delhi in 2016 provided me with much inspiration, as I have responded in recent works to the heart, the grit and the layers of that city in “skins” and wax.  

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My practice is process driven, as I excavate and rework surfaces to create atmospheric pictorial spaces that also expose my own emotional space. I am particularly influenced at the moment by the drawing practices of Kikki Smith and Avis Newman, in their engagement with materials and their pictorial associations with the materials they use. 

CONTACT ME

Thank you for your interest. I run workshops from my home studio on a regular basis and would be happy to hear from you, or for any commission requests.
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CURRICULUM VITAE

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QUALIFICATIONS

2014  Cert IV (TAE40110) Training and Assessment, AITT, Bentley, WA

2004  Master of Arts (Creative Arts), Edith Cowan University, WA

1979  Grad. Dip Ed, WAIT, WA (presently Curtin University)

1978  BA (Fine Arts), WAIT, WA (presently Curtin University)

1975  Matriculation, Transvaal, South Africa

Further Training

2007  “Grisalle" (Tutor: John Paul), Claremont School of Art, Claremont WA

2000  “Anatomy for Artists” (Tutor: Hans Arkeveld), UWA, Nedlands WA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently I work at DADAA, Fremantle WA, teaching Art to adults experiencing mental health issues. I have taught Visual Arts  at tertiary institutions, and have taught Visual Arts to high school students both in WA and PNG. I curated the Mandorla Art Award from 2006 to 2012, and have since conducted my own practice as a professional Visual Artist.

AWARDS AND PUBLIC WORKS

2002  “DIVERSIFY/FRUCTIFY”, Billboard, Perth International Festival, Northbridge WA

2016  Mandorla Art Award (Highly Commended), Linton & Kay, Perth, WA (Curator: Kristy Gough)

2016  Who’s Looking at You (Highly Commended, Godwin Bradbeer), Cambridge Gallery, Melborne, Vic

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ART RESIDENCIES

2016       “Art for Change”, NIV Art Centre, New Delhi, India
2014-2016   Perth College, Mount Lawley WA, Seton Catholic College, Samson WA
2000-2003   Iona College, Mosman Park WA, Methodist Ladies College, Claremont WA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney NSW, Australia
St Mary’s Museum and Art Gallery, Catholic Arch Diocese, Perth, Western Australia
Disability in the Arts Disadvantages in the Arts (DADAA), Fremantle, Western Australia
John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Kelmscott, Western Australia
The Generalate, Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition, Paris, Europe

SELECTED JUDGING AND PRESENTATIONS

2016   The 23rd Angelico Exhibition (General Section), Forrest Centre, Perth CBD WA
2016   The IGA Perth Royal Art Show (with Gera Woltjer and Merrick Belyea) Claremont WA
2014   The 2014 Contemporary Print Media Awards (with Lucy Harper and Peter Lowe),Fremantle WA

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

2015 Prof Dev't Life Drawing Workshop for VA Teachers, Art Ed Assoc., Central TAFE, Perth  WA
2011 Prof Dev't Day for Year 11 & 12 Visual Arts Teachers, Seton Catholic College, Samson WA
2010 Master Class Life Drawing for Artists, Arts and Cultural Dev't Council, Geraldton WA
2010 Prof Dev't Day for Visual Arts Teachers, Art Ed Assoc., Art Gallery WA, Perth WA

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE (2009-2012)

2010  Curator "Mandorla Art Award 2010", Moores Contemporary Gallery, Fremantle, WA
2012  Curator "Mandorla Art Award 2012", Perth Town Hall, Perth CBD, WA

PROFESSIONAL LECTURING AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2017-2012    Arts Tutor, DADAA, Fremantle, WA
2016-2013    Lecturer “Art Links” Central TAFE, Mt. Lawley WA (2013-2016)
2017-2007    Tutor (Life Drawing workshops), DET and Independent High Schools, Perth Metro, WA
2017-2007    Relief Teacher (DET and Independent High Schools), Perth Metro, WA
2007         Tutor GAT (Gifted and Talented), John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle WA
2007         Life Drawing Tutor, Claremont School of Art, Claremont WA
2006-2004    Visual Arts Teacher(Yrs 8-12),John Wollaston Anglican Community School,Kelmscott WA
2003-2002    Life Drawing Tutor, UWA Extension, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA
1997-1989    Visual Arts Teacher (Years 8-12) Seton Catholic College, Samson WA
1988–1987    ESL Lecturer, WA International College, Claremont, WA
1986         ESL and Art Lecturer, Holy Trinity Teacher’s College, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
1985–1984    ESL and Art Teacher, OLSH High School, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
1983–1980    Visual Arts Teacher (Years 8-10), Stella Maris College, Geraldton, WA

VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEES (PALMS)

1986         ESL and Art Lecturer, Holy Trinity Teacher’s College, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
1985–1984    ESL and Art Teacher, OLSH High School, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea