Curriculum Vitae
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) 2001
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) Ceramics major 1990-1992
Fine Arts certificate 1986-1987
Metal Casting 2005 Wollongong TAFE
Public Art Works:
Plate Project Liverpool City Library 1996
42 ceramic plates mounted and grouped as a mural within the library space
Pen to Pavement Auckland St, Bonnyrigg Heights 2003
Children from Bonnyrigg Heights Primary School make and decorate tiles that are set into the public pavement.
Fish in the footpath Students from the Support Unit at Cecil Hills High School make fish shaped tiles
that are installed in a path near a creek 2004
Work Experience :
Visual Arts teacher January 2002 to 2006
Department of Education and Training
Cecil Hills High School
Technical Officer Ceramics 1992 - 1998 University of Western Sydney
Tutor In Ceramics 1992-1998 University of Western Sydney
Projects while employed at Cecil Hills High School
Link Project between feeder primary schools and the high school.
Students attend art once a week at high school for a year as a link between primary and high school.
Memorial to Seyla Siv. Following the death of a student, his friends create tiles in memory of this boy.
These tiles are used in edging for a small garden bed in his memory.
Gifted and Talented project. Selected students attend a program over a 4 week period geared at developing skills in ceramics,nurturing creativity and achieving excellence.
Teaching Experience: Ceramics Workshops
Art Gallery of New South Wales 1998-2007 weekend workshops including:
figurative clay sculpture, vessels inspired by various cultures, decorative techniques, gargoyles, busts.
I have also taught clay workshops at many other venues: St Mary's Cathedral College, Brigidine College, The MacDonald College, Blue Mountains Potters, Wollongong Potters, Port Hacking Potters, NSW Pottery Supplies, Campbelltown Gallery (DET 3 day art camp), Sturt Summer School Mittagong, Oxford Falls Grammar School, Innaburra School, The King's School, Brett Whiteley Gallery, Bower Studio Parkes, Hunter Valley, Workshop Arts Centre Willoughby, Artist in Residence Finley High School
My teaching experience spans many groups: children, secondary school students, university groups, adults, children and adults with disabilities,teacher inservices and corporate training.
Exhibitions:
Solo and Group Exhibitions 1992 - present, Australia and overseas.
Various venues: Mura Clay Gallery, Casula Powerhouse, Fairfield School of Arts,
Liverpool Museum, Campbelltown Gallery, Foyer Gallery, Cook St Glebe,
Mary Place Gallery, Atelier Nejib M'radTunisia North Africa, Sturt, Lushart,
Sculpture in the Vines, Sculpture Southern Highlands
Bibliography:
2003 Fairfield Advance Footpath with flair
2002 AGNSW Look Magazine Figurative Clay Sculpture with Margo Gabsi
1997 Pottery in Australia Volume 36/1 Showcase
1996 Ceramics Art and Perception Issue 23 Margo Gabsi's women
1995 Liverpool Leader Margo has an Earthy approach to Ceramic Art
1994 Pottery in Australia Volume 33/4 Postcard: Tunisian Ceramics
1993 Pottery in Australia Volume 32/2 Architectural ceramics
1993 Pottery in Australia Volume 32/2 Pictorial Survey
Contact Margo Gabsi at info@margogabsi.com