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VERONICA CAVEN ALDOUS Melbourne Email - click here

Dip. Art & Design, Grad. Dip.Ed.,
Certificate IV in Workplace training and assessment,  MEd in Visual Arts.

22 group and 4 solo shows in Melbourne, Perth and overseas. 3 student awards with the most recent being the 2001 Recipient of the ECU (WA) Curatorial Services Incentive Scholarship for Postgraduate Art in Education Studies. Specialising in facilitation for emerging artists or those who wish to strengthen their art practice.

"Feeling Alive", 2002,  spraypaint on canvas,  60 x 60 cm. Veronica Caven Aldous

One feeling emerging, 2002,  spraypaint on canvasboard,  40 x 50 cm Veronica Caven Aldous

 
BIOGRAPHY
1956   Born Melbourne, Australia.
1975 Caulfield Institute of Technology (CIT) Student Exhibition, AMP Building, Melbourne. 
1976 CIT Student Exhibition, AMP Building, Melbourne. 
           CIT “Arches-Rives” Exhibition for works on paper – Honourable mention.
           Mornington Penninsula Arts Centre Print Acquisition Exhibition.
1977 CIT Lucato Prize Exhibition.
           CIT “Arches-Rives” Exhibition for works on paper – 2nd prize.
           CIT Final Year Group Exhibition.
           Australian Print Council – Australian Printmakers 1977: Melbourne; toured 
           Farnham, England and Stuttgart ,Germany.
           Group Printmaking Show, Oz Print Gallery, Fitzroy. 
           Henri Worland Memorial Exhibition, Warnambool Art Gallery. 
           Completed Diploma of Art and Design, Fine Art, CIT.
1978    Australian Print Council Members Show: Caulfield Arts Centre and Australian Tour.
           Mildura Triennial Sculpturescape: Group exhibit with Sydney Women’s Art Forum.
           Mornington Penninsula Arts Centre Print Acquisition Exhibition. 
1979 Group Printmaking Show, Oz Print Gallery, Fitzroy. 
         Australian Print Council Members Show: 
         Toured east and west coasts of USA.
1980 International Festival of Women Artists, 
         Postcard Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark.
         Women’s Art Forum Group Show, 27 Niagra Lane Galleries, Melbourne.
         Completed Graduate Diploma of Education, Hawthorn Institute of Technology.
1981-1985 Art practice, art teaching, travelling, studying and teaching 
           Transcendental  Meditation (TM) in Australia. 
      .....Women’s Art Forum Annual 1981 Publication (multi media drawing). 
1985-1988 Moved to Europe, travelled to India/Asia/USA with TM Organization. 
1988-1993 Art practice/teaching and TM teaching in Australia and Europe.
1993-1996 Teaching art/craft to a group of preschool children; art practice.
1997-1999 Practicing artist preparing for competitions and exhibitions; moved to Perth.
2000 Solo Exhibition, Kidogo Arthouse, Freemantle, WA
          .Mastery Exhibition, Edith Cowan University (ECU), WA. 
           Art practice and teaching, ECU. 
           Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training BSZ40198.
2001    Mastery Exhibition, ECU; Recipient of the ECU Curatorial Services Incentive
           Scholarship for Postgraduate Art in Education Studies 2001.
Art practice and teaching, ECU.
2002   Solo MEd of Visual Art final exhibition, ECU.
           Mastery 2002 Exhibition, ECU.
           MEd Thesis:An exploration of the transcending experience in the art-making process.
2003   Solo Exhibition, Charles Smith Gallery, 65 Smith St., Fitzroy. 
           Medical Practitioners Association for Prevention of War-Art Auction participant. 
           Australian Women’s Art Register: website Star of the Month and 
           No. 34 Autumn Bulletin article. 
            Xavier College, Brighton – Auction participant. 
           Seminar Key Note Speaker, Art & Consciousness Seminar at
            Maharishi Health Education Centre, 579 Punt Rd. Sth.Yarra. 
2004   Solo Exhibition, Waratah Room, St. Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins St.,Melb. 
          The Collectors’ Exhibition, Contemporary Art Society of Vic. (CAS), 
           Steps Gallery, 62 Lygon St., Carlton. 
           Staff Professional Development- Maharishi School, Reservoir – Spirituality and art.
           Women’s Art Register “Genetics” exhibition, Horti Hall, 430 Victoria St., Melb., 29th April-15th May.
           CAS Annual Exhibition 2004, Eckersleys Open Space Gallery, 97 Franklin St., Melb., 17th – 29th May.

SUMMARY
Education
1977   Diploma of Art and Design, Fine Art, (CIT, Vic.).
1981 Graduate Diploma of Education, (HIT, Vic.).
1983   Teacher of Transcendental Meditation (TM).
2000   Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training BSZ40198.
2002   Master of Education, Visual Arts (ECU, WA).

Group Exhibitions
1975   Caulfield Institute of Technology (CIT) Student Exhibition, AMP Building, Melb. 
           1976   CIT Student Exhibition, AMP Building, Melbourne. 
           Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre Print Acquisition Exhibition.
1977    CIT Lucato Prize Exhibition.
           CIT Final Year Group Exhibition.
           Australian Print Council – Australian Printmakers 1977: Melbourne; toured 
           Farnham, England and Stuttgart, Germany.
           Group Printmaking Show, Oz Print Gallery, Fitzroy. 
           Henri Worland Memorial Exhibition, Warrnambool Art Gallery. 
1978    Australian Print Council Members Show: Caulfield Arts Centre and Australian Tour.
           Mildura Triennial Sculpturescape: Group exhibit with Sydney Women’s Art Forum.
           Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre Print Acquisition Exhibition. 
1979    Group Printmaking Show, Oz Print Gallery, Fitzroy. Australian Print Council Members Show: 
           Toured east and west coasts of USA.
1980    International Festival of Women Artists, Postcard Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark.
          Women’s Art Forum Group Show, 27 Niagra Lane Galleries, Melbourne.
2000   Mastery Exhibition, Edith Cowan University (ECU), W.A. 
2001   Mastery Exhibition, ECU; W.A. 
2002   Mastery 2002 Exhibition, ECU. W.A. 
2003   Medical Practitioners Association for Prevention of War-Art Auction participant. 
          Xavier College, Brighton – Auction participant.
2004   The Collectors’ Exhibition, Contemporary Art Society of Vic. (CAS), 
           Steps Gallery, 62 Lygon St., Carlton. 
           Women’s Art Register “Genetics” exhibition, 430 Victoria St., Melb. 29th April-15th May. 
           CAS Annual Exhibition 2004, Eckersleys 
           Open Space Gallery, 97 Franklin St., Melb., 17th – 29th May. 
           Xavier College, Brighton – Auction participant.

Solo Exhibitions.
2001   Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle, WA.
2002   MEd of Visual Art final exhibition, ECU, W.A. 
2003   Charles Smith Gallery, 65 Smith St., Fitzroy. 
2004   Waratah Room, St. Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins St., Melbourne. 

Awards
1976   CIT “Arches-Rives” Exhibition for works on paper – Honourable mention.
1977 CIT “Arches-Rives” Exhibition for works on paper – 2nd prize.
2002    Recipient ECU Curatorial Services Incentive Scholarship for Postgraduate Art in Education Studies 2001.

Publications
1981  Women’s Art Forum Annual 1981 Publication (multi media drawing). 
2002  MEd Thesis: An exploration of the transcending experience in the art-making process.
2003  Australian Women’s Art Register: website Star of the Month and No. 34 Autumn  Bulletin article.

Seminars
2003    Key Note Speaker, Art & Consciousness Seminar at MHEC, 579 Punt Rd. Sth.Yarra. 
2004    Staff Professional Development- TM Primary School, Reservoir: Spirituality and art.

Quietly here, [detail] 2002,  mixed media on wood,  20 x 30 cm  Veronica Caven Aldous	Being Alive 1, 2002,  spraypaint on canvas, 60 x 60 cm. Veronica Caven Aldous
Sweet Orderliness, 2002,  spraypaint on canvas,  30 x 30 cm. Veronica Caven Aldous	Untitled, 2002,  spraypaint on waterclour paper,  55 x 75 cm. Veronica Caven Aldous