Resume

Resume

Virginia Gow JP

155 Station Street

Blackheath 2785

Phone: 0247877370

Mobile: 0415093557

Email: vgow@hotmail.com

Key Skills

·      Painting and drawing

·      Sculpture

·      Teaching and learning

·      Workshops for children and adults

BA Dip Art Education

Dip Primary Education

Dip Bahasa Indonesian

Dip Special Education

JP No. 127984

    Teaching full time, I also worked as a Community Artist

1978- 2012

·         Painting of “Mum Shirl” for Redfern Aboriginal Medical Centre

·        Organize workshops for children and adults in Art, Music and Drama and Storytelling.

·        Member of Tilba Festival Committee

·        Outreach program for Wallaga Lake Aboriginal Community

·        Miller High Celebration NAIDOC Week 1989, 1990, 1991

·        Guringai Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group 1992 – 2012

·        Co-producer COOEE CLASSIC SURFING EVENTS for Manly, Warringah, and Pittwater Councils celebrating NAIDOC WEEK with Caroline Glass – Pattison. 5 yearly events.

·        1992 – 2005 Manly Council NAIDOC Committee member.

·        Wrote and performed “BRIDGE OF HOPE” with Lois Birk, and Caroline Glass Pattison for Manly Council in 1997

·        Poem presented to Sydney Metropolitan Land Council in 1997

·        Caroline Glass Pattison, Lois Birk and myself performed poem at Manly Council Chambers, Warringah Council Chambers and on “Tribal Warrior”

·        Co-produced, with Phil Jones, THRESHOLD ART EXHIBITION Manly Arts Festival 1999 - 2005

·        Exhibit painting “Ocean Care Day” Manly 2007-2010

·        2005 Invited to exhibit at FLORENCE BIENNALE in ITALY.

·        Five Community Poles For Pittwater Council in remembrance Aboriginal Storyteller, Pauline McLeod, and Les Saxby, Aboriginals Performer, who worked with me at Royal Far West and other events on the Northern Beaches.

·        Convener Manly Poetry Society 2010-2012

·        Blackheath Art Society member.

·        Blackheath Creative Writing Group member.