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| Viv Walker - Artist Biography |
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Illustrator/Designer/Painter/Tutor...
Viv trained in graphic design before a paintbrush inevitably found its way into her hesitant hand. However it all turned out okay with people she doesn’t have any family connection to, buying her work!
Currently juggling design work, teaching art to enthusiastic adults, writing a little - when there is time and painting of course. Viv illustrated her first Children’s Picture Book through Random House in June 2008 - a dream come true as she had secretly harboured pure thoughts of being an children’s Picture book illustrator on top of everything else.
She continues to explore diverse areas of art expressing her drawings, collages and painting with an inherent graphic treatment and representational style. Natural scenes, whimsy, the figure and word-play feature prominently in her work. She generally describes herself as an illustrator who paints.
Viv has been teaching a popular course in portraiture and drawing for the last year. She has also been running weekend workshops in an Introduction to Writing and Illustrating for children (picture book) alongside tutor Ali Foster (author - Elwyn’s Dream). More workshops are planned for 2010.
To contact Viv about courses, paintings and portrait commissions - see contact details.
Viv lives with a husband, two daughters and a cat on 2 ½ acres of bird saturated and somewhat neglected garden in Carterton.
- 2009 Art tutor, Makoura College Adult Education
- 2007-8 Art tutor in portraiture, drawing, collage and Writing & illustrating for Picture books workshops
- 2007 Illustrated ‘Elwyn’s Dream’ children’s Picture Book, published by Random House 2008
- 2005-09 Exhibited and sold at Wai Art Awards & Portraiture shows Carterton, Affordable Art show Wellington,
Wairarapa Review at Aratoi Masterton, NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington and group exhibitions in Carterton.
- 2005 first painting show at Heart of Glass, Greytown - called ‘Every picture tells a story’
- 2004 started watercolour classes taught by artist Jane Sinclair
- 1997-98 Completed papers in The Diploma of Children’s Literature, Christchurch College of Education \ freelancing in design
- 1994-96 Publisher/designer - Wairarapa Education Resource Centre, Reap House, Masterton
- 1992 Art teaching in schools - through City Art Gallery Wellington/ freelancing in design
- 1988-91 Designer / Art Director Agenda Communications
- 1987 Designer MAF / Designer Adventas Media
- 1986 Freelanced in Graphics/contract work Wellington
- 1981-84 Completed 3 year B.A (hons) in graphic design - Norwich School of Art, Norfolk, England
- 1978-79 Completed 1 year Foundation Art at Croydon College of Design & Technology, London
- 1974-77 Horowhenua College, Levin
- 1961 Born Wanganui
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