EXHIBITIONS

Solo

• 1985 -Claremont School of Art Gallery
• 2004 -Two exhibitions at home gallery
• 2006 -One exhibition at home gallery
• 2007 -Exhibition with Julie Podolski and Peta Miller at the Old Royal George Gallery
• In East Fremantle
• 2011 -Exhibition at Coloulust Art Space with Author Rosanne Dingli

Group

• 1995 -Three shows with the Park Social Gallery Mosman Park
• 2001/2 -Five shows with StArt Inc at Moores in Fremantle and Old George Gallery
• 2005/6 -Two invitation shows at Old George Gallery
• 2005-8 -St Pauls Beaconsfield church yearly show
• 2006-10 -CAAWA invitation yearly show
• 2007 -Invitation show at Brazen Art Space, South Fremantle
• 2008-9 -Invitation show at Hale School
• 2009 -Invitation show for City of Mandurah (recycling art)
• 2008-2011 -Private exhibitions with a variety of Artists
• 2011 -3 invitation shows at Colourlust Art Space

ART AWARDS

• 2003 Town of Vincent—sculpture first prize
• 2003 York Art and Craft Society—sculpture first prize
• 2003 City of Kalgoolie/Boulder—sculpture first prize
• 2004 Town of Cambridge—certificate of merit
• 2004 City of Canning—sculpture second prize
• 2004 Mindarie—commendation
• 2004 Northam (AVAS) –sculpture first prize
• 2004 Town of Bassendean—sculpture second prize
• 2004 Coolgardie—sculpture first prize
• 2004 Town of Vincent—sculpture first prize
• 2004 City of Kalgoolie/Boulder—sculpture first prize
• 2005 City of Canning—high commendation
• 2005 York Art and Craft Society—ceramics first prize
• 2006 City of Canning—high commendation
• 2007 City of Canning—sculpture first prize
• 2007 Town of Vincent—sculpture first prize
• 2007 City of Kalgoolie/Boulder—Best in Show
• 2008 City of Canning—Aquisitive prize
• 2008 Lifestyle Villages show—high commendation
• 2010 Lifestyle Villages show—first prize active aging award

COMMISSIONS

Murals

• 1994 Luna Maximart Scarborough 34msq
• 2000 Hazel Orme Kindergarten 84msq
• 2002 High Wycombe Primary School 80msq
• 2002 Fremantle Primary School 80msq
• 2007 Hazel Orme Kindergerten water tank 5msq
• 2009 Child Care Centre Hilton 10msq
• 2009 Design colours and help paint the huge volcano at Volcano Park, Belmont

Mosaics

• 1995—2000 three large pieces in Valley Park, White Gum Valley
• 2000 Toffs Restaurant, Dalkeith
• 2000 Water feature in private residence 4msq
• 2007 Booyeembarra Park Fremantle, amphithearter inlaid floor and wall

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

• 1995 Fremantle festival: 8 workshops with White Gum Valley primary to prepare a float for the festival parade. Our float won “best community entry” division.
• 1998 For the International Child Care Center. Created a “community well” with name Plaques in Valley Park, as an intergenerational project.
• 2001 Mural for Fred Knotly community center. Designed and ran 4 workshops for community adults and children. 80msq
• 2008 Conducted workshops about recycling for the Rockingham City Council
• 2008 for Fremantle Council...conducted 9 workshops for children to make mosaics for Kings Square, Freo
• 2008 Conducted community workshops to create a mosaic mural for South Beach (dog) for DADA and the Meeting Place
• 2009 Design and paint 4 bus shelters with disabled people for Disability Services Commission and City of Mellvile

PRIVATE COMMISIONS

• Over 70 pieces produced in Stained Glass, Mosaics, Sculpture and Painting over the past 27 years.

COLLECTIONS OWNING WORK by Robyn Varpins

• Town of Vincent
• York Art and Craft Society
• City of Stirling
• National Lifestyle Villages
• City of Canning

OTHER WORK

• 2006—2011 Assisted in the hanging of many art shows in shopping centres
• 2011 Hanging an art exhibition for the Soroptimists
• 2011 Hanging an art exhibition at the Moores Gallery, Fremantle

EDUCATION

• 1973-77 Art Scholarship Balcatta SHS, WA
• 1978-79 Completed two years of BA (fine art, Sculpture) at WAIT
• 1980-82 Completed Diploma of Fine Art (sculpture) at Claremont School of Art
• 1984 travelled around Australia for nine months
• 1985 travelled around Europe for eight months
• 1986 studied Architecture at UWA
• 2010 Certificate 4 training and assessment

TEACHING

• I am presently teaching several classes at the Fremantle Art Center.
• 1983—93 TAFE adult night classes in stained glass
• 1990—93 Stained glass classes at Glass retailers
• 1989—91 Craft teacher at the Aged Care Center in Hilton
• 2005—10 Clay sculpture at Fremantle Art Center
• 2007—10 Painting and sculpture at Atwell Art Center
• 2007 Parent in residence at South Fremantle SHS
• 2008 Artist in residence at Scotch College
• 2008 --9 conducted workshops at Kings Park in mosaics
• 2008 –9 Painting and mosaics at the Meeting Place, Fremantle