ivon oates  bio
 
 
 
email:       ivonoates@talktalk.net
 
 
Education
 
MA (with distinction). Surrey University of Art & Design, Farnham.
 
PG Diploma. Byam Shaw School of Art, London (Fine arts).
 
PG Diploma. Central St.Martin's School of Art, London (illustration).
 
Art Therapy Diploma. Tobias School of Art, UK.
 
Fine Arts studies. University of Natal, South Africa.
 
Architects Technician. Diploma T3 (commendation). Wits.Teknikon, S.A.
 
Further training/courses:
PVA MediaLab, Hdlab and other  – HD camera, and audio, editing.
PVA MediaLab, ‘Final Cut Pro’ video editing; “afterFX”, DvD Studio Pro,
PVA ‘Digital Transfer’: video editing, flash, photoshop.
Private tuition (Cambridge Arch. Tutor): ’AutoCad2004’, vectorworks etc.
Glass: sandcasting hot glass, fusing, kiln casting.
Computer Courses, City & Guilds 1, London:
Multimedia: (3 weekend workshops) photoshop, editor,
DTP: quark Xpress, Indesign, photoshop, graphics, illustrator
1985 - 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
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Related Experience 1990-2009
                                   
Architectural, Landscape and Interior Design:
 
Landscape Design Presentations for large scale projects eg, Khatoum
Airport, and prestigious residencies, eg. Residencies for Nicholas Serota,
Anish Kapoor.
 
Many design projects in S.A and U.K. with leading architects including
Interior design of luxury residence in
grade 11 listed building, Belgravia, London., and
4 The Haie, Gloucestershire
 
Managing Director of a contemporary design studio;
leisure, residential and commercial  projects
Integral Design Associates Ltd. SA.
 
Teaching/ Art Therapy/ workshops experience:
 
Facilitating:  adult art workshops, Upwey, Dorset
‘mothers and grandmothers’ weekends, Bristol and Dorset.
‘Families together’, New year weekend 2010, Gloucester.
Teaching:  ‘footprints of South Africa’, ‘Activate”, Wave arts education                                                   Environmental recycling installation,
Teaching: oil painting & drawing courses, Peredur Centre for Arts, Sussex
 
Teaching & Therapy: Rudolf Steiner School, Kings Langley, UK
(Painting, drawing, sculpture)
 
Art Therapist: Park Attwood Clinic, Bewdley, Worcester.
 
Teaching & Art Therapy practical training (3 month residency):
Camphill School for disabled children and young adults, Stirling, Scotland.
 
Graphic Design Commissions:
 
publicity material for performance & theatre, book jackets  for  publishers
 
Exhibitions, Residencies & Awards
 
‘switches’, two screen film, countertext festival exhibition, Bridport, Dorset
‘coast to coast’ radio futura, Porto, Portugal.
‘exlab’ workshops exhibition, Bridport Arts Centre.
‘portland rock’ sound installation b-side multimedia festival, Dorset
‘tolpuddle martyrs march’ sound recordings, world listening day    
‘coast to coast’, Whitstable Biennale, soundpiece and
‘The language of Place’ public ‘soundwalk’, HAC, Whitstable.
Portland Bill Lighthouse audio recording project, for Labculture, Arts Council
soundwaves audio recordings from Bridport to West Bay, BAC,
part of sound symposium, audiolab 10- ‘Language of Place’.
switch audio project, Rampisham transmission station, SALT residency.
Last Call: Portland to Burton Cliffs visual/audio project, siteworks1.
Last record audio project on vinyl at Burton Cliffs Hotel, Labculture.
UN Peaceweek, series of twelve paintings, Asher Centre, Gloucestershire.
footprints of South Africa ‘Activate”, Wave arts education Dorset.
cart&car collaborative film project, SALT residency, Dorset
whelks short movie, Framed/LabCulture residency, Dorset
Bunker Gallery installation, Worth Matravers, Purbeck
Bags, 3 minute movie, PVA HD Lab, South West Screen.
Go:See visit to Venice Biennale, sponsored by Arts Council, S.W.Arts
DO video festival, Instinct Gallery, Singapore.
We3 collaborative project.
Chat show PVA MediaLab
Dtsix PVA MediaLab, ‘Alias’, Arts SW.
song glass & video installation, collaboration between institutions:
MAVAMuseo Municipal de Arte, Madrid, Spain &
Surrey Inst. of Art & Design.
artist in residence, Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham
song video, PVA MediaLab, Open Studio, Dorset
song video, PVA Digital Transfer, digital media residency, (South West Arts)
light & shadow educational cd axisarts.
70%H20 performance, touring 5 European countries with Circle X arts
suspended journeys galerie Sztuki i Wspolczesnej, Poland
Glasplastiek und Garten Munster, Germany (special commendation)
tracks New London Glass, Barcelona, Spain
tracks New London Glass, London Underground
spread the word Henley festival, Henley-on -Thames
visual haiku Arthouse Foundations, Peterborough
summer sculpture garden exhibition Red House Museum, Christchurch
place replace group show, Wroclaw, Poland
Surrey Institute MA Exhibition, group show, Farnham.
Group Show, Contemporary African Arts Gallery, Deptford X, London.
Viagens Group IIII4.UK group show, VII The Place, London.
Highgate Galleries Open Studios - group shows, London.
Byam Shaw School of Art Postgraduate Diploma show, London.
Synergy Gallery - collection of drawings & paintings, London
Florence Trust Residency and
Florence Trust Open Studio - group show,  London.
Battersea Arts Centre -British Art Fair, London
Omeros 1 person show, Areen Design London.
The Consort Gallery, Imperial College - group show , London. 
Contemporary Art & Design Exhibition - Festival Group Show, Sussex.
Florence Trust Residency and
Florence Trust Open Studio - group show , London
The Square - 1 person show, London.
St. Martin's School of Art Post-graduate show, London.          
Godparents Association scholarship, Art Therapy, UK.
Novalis Institute for Arts -  opening exhibition, resident artist & member
Cafe Gallery- founding member - experimental art in all social groups
Private collections
                                     
UK, U.S.A, New Zealand and South Africa including:
Bursha Holdings Ltd, Upper Grosvenor St, London; Collyer, Bristow & Associates, Bedford Row, London; Bain Hogg International Ltd, London; Elle Decoration Magazine, London; A.L.T. Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand; Davies Bristow & Assoc., S.Africa; Neville Berkowitz Assoc., S.Africa.
 
Memberships
Contemporary Glass Society, London
Circle X Arts ( Society For Performing Arts, London)    
Member S.D.S.A. (Society of Designers of South Africa)
Founding Member Novalis Ubuntu Institute for the Arts, S.A.
Founding Member Cafe Gallery ( for cross-cultural, experimental art
involving all ethnic groups in South Africa.)
 
 
2010