Jessie C.
Private tutor in Melbourne, Australia
Education
I received my Bachelor of Arts in fine arts with painting and drawing majors, from the National Art School Sydney. I received my Master of Arts in art therapy, from La Trobe University Melbourne.
Experience
I have experience as an artist working for myself creating oil paintings and charcoal drawings inspired by the Australian landscape and rainforest. I am passionate about the artistic process and the technical skills involved in drawing. I received a high distinction for drawing and a distinction for painting from the National Art School. My drawings have been included in the prestigious John Olsen Life Drawing Prize and were selected for the National Art School Archive Collection. I was part of a function at The Art Gallery of New South Wales life drawing in front of live audiences. I received acceptance to attend the prestigious New York Studio School in July this year for a drawing marathon for ten days. I am familiar with educating people of all ages. I worked as an educator for Sculpture by the Sea. In this role, I combined my skills in contemporary art, art-making, education, therapeutic engagement of young people, building relationships, developing and researching programs, collaboration, and working autonomously. I was discussing prominent Australian and International artists' works and meeting with artists as part of my research. I was able to discuss the artists' artistic processes and materials with tour groups as well as other patrons. I helped facilitate workshops with established artists and assist the participants in making their own works. I devised an art therapy program called art explore for young people as an art therapy intern at the Box Hill AIPU. This was a weekly group of seven to ten people occurring over eleven months. This required having a good understanding of young people developmentally, youth and mental health, trends beyond the mainstream, and unconventional ways of engagement. This program took into account the specific needs of youth with mental health concerns, developmental neuroscience, and issues specifically relevant to young people such as self-esteem, self-efficacy, and empowerment through art-making. Each week the groups varied as patient stays were brief, coming into hospital experiencing a mental health crisis and staying for psychological containment and safety. The art therapy group provided a safe place for patients to take their minds off their worries, feel connected to others and if appropriate discuss their experiences. This was a highly unpredictable group and required responsiveness to the groups' needs on the day. Whilst I had a structured plan of activities and goals it was not always possible to carry out and I needed to be flexible and open to change.
Availability
Weekdays in the evening, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Yoga, walking, exercise, listening to music, spending time with friends, cooking. I seek out adventures and follow my interests. A memorable experience was travelling to Bosnia-Herzegovina to youth lead project The Complete Freedom of Truth (TCFT). TCFT is an international three year youth led project with the ambition to develop global youth citizenship through culture and the arts. TCFT aims to use cultural and arts activities to provide skills training and cultural awareness for young people across Europe by developing their own creativity. Tolerance, inclusiveness, deeper learning and an understanding of the other are at the heart of this creative process. It seeks to foster understanding between people from different European countries, transcend language barriers and facilitate the space in which to create emancipatory change through the use of culture and the arts, working in groups to create art, debate and discuss democracy. I learnt a lot at the TCFT and feel this way of learning is something that could be applied in the programs here.
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