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Australian Art by Yvonne Ashby
 


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Curriculum Vitae

Yvonne Ashby

1976 Advanced Certificate Interior Design, SAIT
1980 Diploma of Design (Graphic), ACAE

 Awards and Acknowledgements

1980 The Advertiser”Design Award for Illustration”
1988 Australian Gift Industry’s “The Gift of the Year Award” (Stationary Category)
1992 Lobethal Art Show, watercolour and other medium award.
1995 Winner (Painting Section) and National Winner of the Order of Australia Association’s
Australia My Vision Quest.”
2000 Rotary Club of Altona , Victoria . Altona / Williamstown Scene.
2003 Solo series - “Wombat” acknowledged as a notable Australian Children’s Information book
(Eve Pownell Award.)
2005 Article and demonstration on techniques of acrylic painting in Artist Palette magazine.
2006 Rotary Club of Victor Harbor, acquisition award Hotel Victor.

 Exhibitions

1988-1993

Australian Grand Prix Exhibition, Hilton Gallery
Wilderness School Foundation Art Show, Medindie
Rotary Club of Altona Inc. Victoria
Loreto Art Exhibition, Marryatville
Hilton Gallery, Hilton International Hotel, Adelaide
Reade Art, Eastwood
Adelaide Festival Centre Gallery- Children’s Book Council
1992 Solo Exhibition, Yarabee House, Botanic Gardens, Adelaide
1993-2009
Francis Reilly Gallery, Eumundi , Queensland
Framed Gallery, Darwin , Northern Territory

St. Kevins Art Show, Toorak , Victoria
Vincent’s at Port Elliot, South Australia
Libby Edwards Galleries , Melbourne
Mall Galleries, London , England
Victor Harbor Telegraph Gallery
St. Peter’s Collegiate Girls Centenary Exhibition
Trio Exhibition Sunstorm Gallery, Darwin , N.T.
Barry Newton Gallery
Galleri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur
Hill - Smith Fine Art Gallery , Adelaide
Art Images Gallery, Norwood
Festival Fringe exhibition, Adelaide College of Divinity.
2004 Solo Exhibition, Art Images Gallery, Norwood
2009 Festival Fringe Solo exhibition Adelaide College of Divinity.
2010 Duo exhibition, Copper Triangle travelling exhibition.

 Lecturing

1986-1998

Employed as contract lecturer by The College of Technical and Further Education Graphics Department at Elizabeth, Croydon Park and Port Noarlunga Campuses. Specializing in illustration techniques, life drawing and general drawing classes.

 Published and Commissioned Works

Designs applied to t-shirts and t-towels marketed by the Adelaide Botanic Gardens to commemorate the opening of the Bicentennial Conservatory
Full colour artwork for”Matthews Lemon Fish” children’s book published by Lutheran Publishing Company
Illustrations for children’s book “Try Again Sally Jane” for Era Publications - released internationally
Design and Illustration of “The Monster Alphabet” published in South Africa , England and New Zealand for Era Publication
Illustrations and copy of music for “Songs for Little Children” by Peter Coombe
Illustrations for series of poetry books “Poetry Allsorts” for Rigby Publishing
Commissioned for the restoration of 14 plaster relief plaques, The Stations of the Cross for St Ignatius Catholic Church, Norwood
Illustrations for 4 Children’s Books from Solo Series Readers Omnibus Books
Design and execution of 22m long mural for City of Burnside Council, painted with the assistance of Burnside Primary School children. The mural illustrates the bio diversity within the region and some of the resulting changes to the environment. Design and execution of four panels (2.4 x1.2m) for Burnside Primary School based on the school curriculum and conducted as workshops with years 6 and 7 students.
Community Arts Project, Port Adelaide Enfield Council Christmas Pageant 2008. Coordination and production of artwork with students of Ross Smith Secondary School and Glanville Hall Sea Scouts.
Currently Artist in Residence at the Adelaide College of Divinity, Brooklyn Park
Full colour artwork for series of book covers for Australasian Theological Forum.
Book Cover : Rev. Dr Denis Edwards, How God Acts, Fortress Press, Minneapolis , 2010.
Book Cover : Robyn Cadwallader, I Painted Unafraid, Friendly Streets Poets Inc. 2010.

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