Curriculum Vitae - Cecile Williams |
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| Education | ||
| Diploma Fine Art (Sculpture) Claremont School of Art Perth WA | ||
| 1982-84 | Diploma Graphic Design Perth Technical College WA | |
Selected Exhibitions and Commissions |
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| 2025 | LAND SEA AIR, Encounters with Nature, Arts and Culture Christmas Island THE SHINING (HI-VIZ in focus), Albany Town Hall, WA | |
| 2021/22 | TOY STORIES, IOTA21 Indian Ocean craft triennial Midland Junction Art Centre WA HOLD, IOTA21 Indian Ocean craft triennial Midland Junction Art Centre WA DWELLING RITUALS Holmes a'Court Gallery Vass Felix WA | |
| 2021 | REFLECTION/SUBMERSION, Festival of Perth Exhibition, Holmes a'Court Gallery West Perth WA | |
| 2020 | SCULPTURE AT BATHERS, Exhibition, Kidogo Art house Fremantle WA | |
| 2019 | TREE-CYCLED ephemeral sculpture commission for Southern Forrest sculpture walks Northcliffe WA W.O.W Weavers of Waste collaborative textile exhibition, CRC Gallery Denmark WA |
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| 2018 | OUT OF THE BLUE environmental art exhibition Bribie Island, Seaside Museum QLD | |
| 2017 | THE HABITS OF HORSES temporary sculpture commission, Mundaring Sculpture Park WA SCULPTURE AT BATHERS Exhibition, Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle WA |
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| 2016 | BUNBURY SOUTH WEST SURVEY SHOW, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery WA | |
| 2015 | TRAPPED Solo Exhibition, Perth Winter Arts Festival Gallery Central, Northbridge WA | |
| 2014 | COAST Exhibition, Holmes aÕCourt Gallery, Vasse Felix, Margaret River WA | |
| 2012-13 | FINGERS & PETALS, The Gallery, Ellenbrook WA SCULPTURE BY THE SEA Ghostnets Australia collaborative Artwork, Perth WA & Sydney NSW |
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| 2011 | GHOSTNETS AUSTRALIA Group exhibition, Butter Factory Arts Centre QLD | |
| 2010 | CONTAINED Festival of Perth Solo Exhibition, Gallery Central, Perth WA REPAIRED LOG commission for Southern Forrest Sculpture Walk, Northcliffe WA |
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| 2008 |
PEEP Glimpses of last 4 decades, from Kerry Stokes Collection, Art Gallery of WA SILVER Artrage 25yrs Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth WA | |
| Selected Artist Projects | ||
| 2025 | Special effects in shadow booth, collaborating with Jane Davies for Southern Edge Arts, WA Residency in mentoring and collaboration with community for Land See Air exhibition, Art & Culture, CI |
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| 2024 | Residency in Shadow Development with Jane Davies & Sanjeeva Margio at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre WA Residency in Junk Puppet making at Fitzroy Crossing Senior and Primary school with Theatre Kimberly WA |
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| 2023 | Sculptor in residence at Arts Ceduna including public workshops for Tarnanthi Art Fair Adelaide SA | |
| 2022 | Co-creator, designer & maker, SHOWDAY, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre WA | |
| 2020 | Tura Artist residency FLOWING, Fitzroy Crossing district high School, Fitzroy Crossing WA | |
| 2019 | Set, costume & puppet designer ON OUR BEACH Immersive theatre show, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre WA | |
| 2018 | Artist Mentor for W.O.W. Weavers of Waste, Denmark WA | |
| 2017 | Theatre designer & maker for THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE, Brave New Works Festival, Denmark WA Artist in residence Gascoyne junction primary school AWSOME ARTS, Gascoyne Junction WA |
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| 2016 | Set and costume designer/maker for GREENS POOL THE MUSICAL, Brave New Works Festival, Denmark WA Set designer for THE LIVING TESTAMENT, Brave New Works Festival, Denmark WA |
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| 2015 | Co-produced IMMERSION, an event combining arts, science & environmentalists WA | |
| 2014 | Designer for set & costume RHYTHMS OF LIFE multi-media performance, Denmark WA | |
| 2013 | Artist in Residence TAGIMOUCIA ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL, Taviuni Fiji Community Artist for WESTERN DESERT KIDNEY HEALTH PROJECT Laverton WA |
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| 2011-12 | Artist - GHOSTNETS AUSTRALIA, Mapoon, Weipa, Goulburn Is, Gove Yirrkala, Groote Eylandt NT, Cairns QLD | |
| Creative Development | ||
| 2024-26 | Creative research program 3 year zoom course, extending & developing creative practice Dr Ruth Hadlow, Tas | |
| 2024 | IOTA 2024 conference WA | |
| 2021 | Creative development Rewind to Play DLGSC funded project WA | |
| 2019 | Critical analysis Master class by Dr Ruth Hadlow, Canberra ACT | |
| 2018 | Objects as metaphor Master class by Dr Clare Dyson, Albany WA | |
| 2014-19 | Master Class Dr Ruth Hadlow, Articulating Practice, VIC, Poetic affect & innovation, ACT critical analysis ACT | |
| 2010 | Mid Career Fellowship research and development, Department of Culture & Arts WA | |
| 2008 | New Work Grant Australia Council resulting in solo exhibition CONTAINED | |
| 2000 | New Works development grant Dept Arts WA resulting in PEEP Solo exhibition Fremantle Arts Centre WA | |
| 1991 | Basel Switzerland Exchange recipient | |
| Collections | ||
| Art Gallery of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Central Tafe Perth, Artrage, Janet Holmes aÕ Court, Kerry Stokes collection, Christoph Merian Foundation Switzerland, and private collections in Australia & Singapore | ||