Ken Raff

 

Academic Qualifications

2012                     Diploma: Transpersonal Art Therapy. Phoenix TAFE, Melbourne

1997                     Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts) – Sculpture.

                               Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Victoria.

1971                     Higher Diploma Secondary Art/Craft Teacher Training Melbourne

                               StateCollege/Caulfield Institute of Victoria.

 

Employment

2010 – 1993        Self employed artist.

2009 – 1997        Wodonga Institute of TAFE- Contract teaching.

                               Regional Art Centre, Albury – technical assistant.

1971 – 1993       Secondary Art\craft teacher, Victoria.                                                                           

 

Public Art Commissions

2015                     Bonegilla Migrant Experience Public Art Commission – Passage. City of                                           Wodonga

2014                     Free Little Library Sculpture Commission, Wodonga City Council

2013                     The Reading Tree, Lavington Library, Albury City Council, NSW

2007                     Porta: Gateway Sculpture Commission, Wodonga City Council

2006                     Neighbourhood Sculpture Project, Albury City Council

2003                     Sculpture Commission: Arts Precinct, Albury

2002                     Artist in Residence, Wodonga High School,

                               Wodonga Small Towns Big Picture – Footprints (with Narelle Vogel &                                              Stephen Routledge)

2001                     Billabong Arts Council Public Art Project Culcairn Shire Council .

                               Such Fertile Ground (artist coordinators: Ken Raff & Jenny Munday). Large                                    scale site-specific works designed to be aerially photographed.

                               Regional Arts Victoria Centenary of Federation Project Commission.

1999                     Bonegilla- Pride of Place: Block 19. City of Wodonga   Sculpture Commission                                ( Artists: Ken Raff & Stephen Anderson)

 

Artist in Residence

2008                    Rutherglen Secondary College

2002                    Wodonga High School,

1992                    Myrtleford Secondary College, Myrtleford, Vic.

 

Individual Exhibitions

2010                   September GIGS Fine Art Gallery, Wodonga- Conversations with Landscape,

2008                   September The Q Gallery, Queenbeyen, NSW- Worlds Apart

2008                   May The Arts Space Wodonga- Worlds Apart

2007                   June Sense of Place- Local & Western Victoria Paintings

2005                   June Beehive Gallery- Raw Beauty, Kimberly, Pilbara, Gasgoine

2002                   June Wilson Street Gallery – Arena, life is theatre, Albury

1997                   October Albury Regional Art Centre – Image and Intuition- Recent

                               Sculptures, Albury, NSW.

1995                   September The Creators Gallery – Sculptures and Works on Paper

                             Wodonga, Vic.

                             March Moorabbin Art Centre -Within the Shadow- Works on

                               Paper and Recent Sculpture, Melbourne, Vic.

1993                   Don’t Panic Art Gallery – Recent Sculptures, Beechworth,Vic

1991                   Artel Gallery & Contemporary Art Space – On Reflection,

                             Albury, N.S.W.

1971                   Icarus Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.

 

Group Exhibitions

2014 – 1971     Numerous group exhibitions in NSW, Regional Victoria and the City of                                            Melbourne

 

Awards

                             Winner: 2012 Hume $5000 Acquisitive Art Award

 

Mention in Publications

2003                   Art Monthly December issue page 60

2002                   Artlink Volume 22 No2