ARTIST BIO

RESUME

ROBERT MATHESON

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST AND SCULPTOR

CONTACT:

8 Wisteria Court

Pakenham VIC 3810

Phone: 0400 812 733

Email: rgmatheson51@gmail.com

Background

From an early age I have felt driven to express myself through visual art. This, together with a passion for nature, in its many and varied forms, especially gems and minerals. These have always offered great inspiration for my work, which entails both painting and sculpture.

An artistic temperament coupled with a strong scientific interest and a sense of wonder for the way the world is ordered has led me to experiment with a range of media including both two and three dimensions.

Over a number of years I have been involved in various community arts projects and school residencies.

I recently completed an artist in residence at Beaconhills College in Pakenham and worked with the year five to year ten students.

I have completed an artist in residence at Scotch College at Hawthorn involving the students to produce two ceramic totem poles, depicting Australian nocturnal birds and animals.

Prior to this I was also an artist in residence at Yarra Valley Grammar involving the year nine students.

I see my art as a vehicle for lifelong learning, and as a means of sharing the knowledge through teaching. I gain an immense sense of satisfaction in being able to help and encourage others through art.

In summary, I consider my art as a journey of discovery with no perceptible end. A process which, I feel is a continual development and exchange of ideas and as a way of making a positive contribution to the human condition.

PROJECTS

2013                             Beaconhills Junior school                        Sept - Dec                Mural Project                                                   VIC

2013                             Beaconhills College - Year nine               Mar - April                 Mural Project                                                   VIC
2012                             Holy Trinity Anglican Church                    Aug - Oct                  Mural Project                                                   VIC

2012                             Yarra Valley Grammar                              May - July                 Mural Project                                                   VIC

2012                             Scotch College                                         March - April             Ceramic Totem Poles                                     VIC

2012                             Beaconhills College                                  Feb - April                 Foundation day mural project                         VIC

2011                             Scotch College                                          Mar - April                  Bronze Bust of school Principal                    VIC

2010                             Hampton Community renewal                  Full Year                    Community Mural                                           VIC

2009                             Beaconhills College                                  April - June                Mural Project                                                   VIC

2008/09                      Arthur Wren Hall                                          Dec - March              Mural Project                                                  VIC

2008                      Tallangatta Health Service                                Mural Project                                                                                    VIC

2007                      Tallangatta Secondary College                         Mural Project                                                                                  QLD

2005                      Poole Private Estate                                         Mural Project                                                                                  QLD

2005                      Widden Private Estate                                      Mural Project                                                                                  QLD

2004                      Daydream Island Resort                                    Mural Project                                                                                QLD

2004                      Questacon National Science Museum    Animatronic Crocodile                                                                            ACT

2003                      Luyk Pent House                                                  Mural Project                                                                              QLD

                           (Featured in Channel 9’s Amazing Homes Series 2003)

2002                      Daydream Island Resort                         Large Scale Mural Project                                                                       QLD

COLLECTIONS:

Parliament House Office of Neil O’Keefe                                             Canberra,      ACT

State Gallery of South Australia                                                            Adelaide,        SA

Porche Head Office                                                                              Stuttgart,        Germany

Meiji Mutual Insurance Co                                                                     Tokyo,            Japan     

Kyneton Collection Macedon Ranges Regional Authority                    Kyneton,         VIC

Cyril Stokes Private Collection                                                    Mount Macedon,      VIC                    

Towong Shire Offices                                                                  Tallangatta,              VIC

Hilton Hotel Melbourne                                                                 Melbourne,              VIC

GALLERIES:

Manyung Gallery                            VIC                                                      Mariposa Gallery                VIC        

Makers Mark Gallery                      VIC                                                      Tasseldom Gallery             QLD      

Jabiru Gallery                                 QLD                                                    Gallery L’Nigue                   SA          

Gallery Indigenous Malvern           VIC                                                      Reilly’s Cottage                   SA

North Shore Gallery                       NSW                                                   Brighton Le Sands Gallery NSW   

Hobson’s Choice Gallery               VIC                                                      Beaver Galleries                ACT       

Berrima Gallery                             NSW                                                   Shakespeare House          VIC

Balmoral Gallery                            VIC                                                      Crafters Gallery                 QLD

EXHIBITIONS:

1990                     Queensland Society Wildlife Art                                 QLD

1989                     Elders Gallery with Hugh Sawrey                                SA

1989                     Manyung Gallery                                                           VIC

1988                     Wire Grass Gallery - Eltham                                        VIC

1987                     Nurmurkah Rotary Arts Festival                                   VIC

1987                     Bonython Gallery, Adelaide with Ken Done                  SA

1986                     Tallangatta Arts Festival                                                NSW

1985                     Albury Life Line Art and Craft Fair                                 NSW     

1985                     Tallangatta Arts Festival                                                 NSW

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

2010 - Full year - Hampton Park Community Renewal - Mural project involving local school and community groups - 300 participants.

OCT 2005 - FEBURARY 2008 TOWONG COMMUNITY ARTS

 -  Facilitated the following events:

EVENT ONE: Tallangatta - NSW

SIGN OF THE TIMES project which involved engaging a diverse range of community group eg: SES

• Elderly Citizens
• Garden Club
• National Parks
• Local Primary and Secondary schools
• Football and cricket clubs

All of these groups came together, as well as various individuals, to create a Visual Arts Statement depicting the past, present and future of their local community of Tallangatta. The culminated of this was an exhibition which was attended by two thirds of the community.

EVENT TWO:

HOPE IN THE HAY FIELDS - Drought recovery Project

This program involved visiting a number of local communities that continue to be drought affected.

The communities are:

• Walwa
• Talgarno
• Bethanga
• Eskdale
• Mitta Mitta

Responsibilities included running a series of clay workshops involving the local primary school children from each of these communities.

EVENT THREE -  Mural Project - undertaken at local secondary college

EVENT FOUR - Mural project undertaken at local nursing home

EVENT FIVE - Commonwealth Games children art and craft activity - involving four hundred children from local and surrounding primary schools.

EVENT SIX - Instigated dance as part of annual fifties festival

EVENT SEVEN - Facillitated numerous arts and cultural activities during the above period.

1995 - TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN ARTISTS ALLIANCE - Queensland

Instigated development of Tamborine Mountain Artists Alliance and facilitated meetings over 12 months. Culminating in Arts festival (5,000 visitors)

Established networking between artists of various media - 80 artist involved

References:

John Irving - Head of visual art Beaconhills College Pakenham 0425722733

Mark Mason - Head of visual art Scotch College Hawthorn Vic 0438177491

Geoff Locock - Regional Network Leader Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Victoria 0408566747

David Laugher - C.E.O. Shire of Leeton N.S.W.  0269530911

Gerry Pierce - Director Hampton Park Community Renewal 0409037329 

Vicar Ian Savage - c/o Holy trinity Anglican Church Hampton Park Vic 0397994124   

Peter Hockey - Head of Junior School Beaconhills college Pakenham Vic