Curriculum Vitae

jonathon

 

CAREER SUMMARY

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

COMMISSIONS

 

AWARDS & PRIZES

 

GRANTS

 

CLIENTS

 

EXHIBTIONS & SCREENINGS

 

EMPLOYMENT & ACADEMIC HISTORY

 

JONATHON LARSEN

 

CAREER SUMMARY::

Demonstrated proficiency in a range of skills including:
- Painting (Oil & watercolour),
- Print Making (Etching),
- Video Production (Final Cut Pro) & Photography
- Graphic Design/ Digital Imaging (Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Web Site Development (Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Flash).
- Animation (2D hand drawn & 3D CGI)
- Sculpture (Sheet metal fabrication)
Demonstrated communication skills in client liaison, working as part of a team, in management and in the classroom. Styles range from caricature's to fine art practice.

 

MEMBERSHIP::

- Australian Film Institute
- Queensland Art Workers Alliance
- National Association for the Visual Arts
- Institute of Modern Art
- Queensland Animators Group

 

COMMISSIONS::

- 2007: Six Paintings of Peonies, Roses & Tulips, Daylesford, Vic. (oil, 1500 by 1500mm)

- 2000: Nine, Caricatures, Citec, Brisbane (ink & wash)

- 1998:Four "Coffee Series " for Ex Libris , Victoria (etchings)

- 1996: "Brisbane River" for Castlemaine Perkins Ltd. (watercolour)

- 1994: "Somerville House Chapel" for Somerville House Commemorative Book (etching)

- 1992: "The Little Red Hen Series" for Hanover Holdings Australia Pty. (watercolour).

- 1991: Three paintings of reclining nude with still life for Karalbyn Resort Queensland (pastel, ink, gouache, watercolour )

- 1990:" Waterfront Place ", Brisbane
- 1990:" Dockside ", Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. Both watercolours, and reproduced as limited edition prints.
- 1990:The Underground night club, four paintings of the venues at night (watercolour)

- 1978-1991: Numerous drawings and paintings of residential and commercial premises (ink, watercolour, acrylic & oil)

 

AWARDS/ PRIZES::

- 1999: Second Prize, Wetfest,Cairns, "Albert Played Sax"

- 1998: Innovation In form, Woodford Film Festival, "Albert Played Sax "

 

GRANTS::

- 1999: RADF, professional development, Softimage3D, Griffith University.
- 1995: Film Queensland grant , for a 6 minute 16mm animated film called "Albert Played Sax", using pastel and other mixed media directly under the camera with Post Production on computer.

 

CLIENTS::

- BlueX2 Web Design, Gold Coast, Qld.

- Noosa Regional Gallery Noosa, Qld.
- Noosa County House, Noosa, Qld.
- Mortgage Choice, Sunshine Coast, Qld
- Health Site Recruitment Aust., Buderim, Qld.
- Room Connect Noosa, Qld.
- Urban Mailbox, Noosa, Qld.
- First Class Functions, Noosa, Qld.
- Marc Ahr Montreal, Canada
- Scotts Castle Holidays, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Queensland Arts Council, Brisbane, Qld.
- Citech Brisbane, Qld.
- AMP, Brisbane, Qld.
- Ex Libris, Melbourne, Vic.
- UNO Media, Brisbane, Qld.
- Machia Architects, Noosa, Qld.
- X Media, Brisbane, Qld.
- Noosa Blue Magazine, Noosa, Qld.

 

EXHIBTIONS / SCREENINGS::

- 1999: St. Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne (film)
- 1999:Wetfest Film Festival, Cairns (film)
- 1999:Baguette Gallery, Brisbane (painting)
- 1998:Woodford Film Festival
- 1998:Brisbane Animation Festival,"Albert Played Sax "
- 1998:Sunshine Coast University Gallery, " The Art of Animation ", cell artwork and screened, " Albert Played Sax "
- 1998:Sculpture by the Sea , Olympic Games Art Festival, (galvanized sheet metal and pop rivets)
- 1997:Sunshine Coast University College," Coast Lines "
- 1997:Exhibition Carlton Crest Brisbane (promo. Noosa Enterprise Group)
- 1997:Aromas, Hasting Street ," Hot & Spicy " group exhibition
- 1996:Aromas, Hasting Street ," Hot & Spicy " group exhibition
- 1995:Very Very....! In House Design , Aqueous Festival, Noosa (acrylic)
- 1994:New Beach Studio, Noosa. (pastel and etching)
- 1992:Gallery D , Montville ( oil on canvas)
- 1991:Baguette Gallery , Brisbane, still life (mixed media)
- 1990:Metro Arts, Gallery Two, group show (etching & painting)
- 1990:Baguette Gallery and Metro Arts, Gallery Two, (etching , drawings , & acrylic on canvas)
- 1982:Metro Arts Cinema, Brisbane - group screening (animation & short film)
- 1978:Allamanda Gallery, Bundaberg - drawings and paintings (ink, collage, acrylic on canvas)

 

EMPLOYMENT & ACADEMIC HISTORY::

- 2007: Full time Painting

- 2002: Designed and built Studio, Managed Artbytes.com.au

- 2000: Established Artbytes.com.au, (web sites, graphic design, video, animation and illustration)

- 1999: Studied 3D Animation, Softimage3D, Griffith University

- 1999:Taught Painting Workshop, Ipswich Girls Grammar School

- 1998: Desk Top Video and Digital Animation

- 1998: Corporate Video for Noosa Council & Health Dept.

- 1997: Artist Mentor Program, Sunshine Coast University College

- 1997: Guest Animation Lecturer Indooroopilly High School

- 1997: Restored 1880's Historic Sandstone House, Warwick

- 1995: Film Queensland Short Film Grant, "Albert Played Sax" Animation (16mm & computer)

- 1994: Digital Art & Computer aided Graphic Design

- 1992: Established Studio at Sunshine Beach, Noosa heads (Painting, Printmaking, Cartoons, Magazine illustration, Graphic design, Hand Made Picture Framing)

- 1989:Established Studio in Metro Arts, Brisbane (Commissions, Graphic Design, Illustration, Printmaking & Painting)

- 1988: Self employed, Illustrator, Painter, Graphic Designer (clients include A.M.P. and Ballendean Estate Wines)

- 1988: Location Manager for Japanese film crews

- 1987: Freelance Interior Design, Gold Coast and Set Design and Construction for children's Theater (Kite Theater Co.)

- 1986: First edition of "Queenslander" lithographs

- 1986: Design and Illustration in conjunction with developer for refurbishment of commercial building facades, Brisbane

- 1984-85: Interior Design / Installation / Maitre d' / Manager / Part owner of Loaves and Fishes Restaurant and Catering Company, Brisbane

- 1983: Established grazing property with family - involved in restoration of original homestead and property improvement

- 1982: Graduated in Film and Animation( Diploma of Visual Communication) from Queensland College of Arts

- 1981: Clic Foto as Photographer , Eagle Farm Raceway as Cinematographer, worked on various short and feature length Films

- 1978- 80: Studied Fine Art / Journalism at D.D.I.A.E., Toowoomba (now Queensland University College)