Tonia kay CV

EDUCATION -

1983-1985 Carlisle college of Art. Cumbria UK - OND Foundation of Art

1985-1987 North East Wales Institute. Wales UK - HND Graphic design & illustration

1988-1990 Katinka Fashion School, London UK - HND Pattern making

1991-1992 - Sydney College of Art, Australia - Anatomy & Life drawing

EMPLOYMENT -

1987-1990 - Storyboard Artist - Storyboard Harpers. Greek St , London UK

1990 - 1992 - Costume pattern maker - Sydney Opera Company, Sydney Australia.

1992 - 1995 - Costume pattern maker - Sydney Theatre Company, Australia

1995 - 1999 - Freelance Costume pattern maker/storyboard artist. Melbourne, Australia.

1999 - 2006 - Freelance pattern maker, storyboard artist. Evolving artist. Sydney, Australia.

2006 - 2012 - Artist in Residence & private art tutor - Vaucluse Public School. Sydney Australia.

2012 -2014 - Artist & private art tutor - Singapore.

2013 - Present - Artist, Art tutor & art philanthropist.

  • Thirst Project LA, USA.

  • Project Karma, Australia/South East Asia.

  • Stella’s Child. Bali, Indonesia.

VOLUNTEER/CHARITY -

1996- 1998 - Art program creator/coordinator & teacher - The Positive Living Centre HIV/AIDS Melbourne, Australia.

2013- Painter ‘Thirst Charity’ Los Angeles, USA.

2015 - Present - Painter ‘Stella’s Child’ Bali, Indonesia

2019 - Designer/Artist - Project Karma, South East Asia & Australia.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

(Volunteer) Implementing & instructing an art program for people living with HIV/AIDS ....in Melbourne, Australia. This was my first real insight into the power of art as therapy. Something that now resonates deeply.

Working on many international Theatre, Opera & Movie productions and benefitting immensely from the talents of brilliant actors, designers and directors

‘Phantom of the Opera’ - Andrew Lloyd Weber

‘The King & I’

‘Into the Woods’ - Wayne Harrison

‘Turandot’

‘La Boheme’ - Baz Luhrman & Catherine Martin (both Oscar winning creatives.)

Sharing an art studio with Stuart Membery - Australia’s celebrated fashion designer & now icon.

Meeting & painting the Queen of England’s favourite poet - The late ‘Les Murray’..Australia’s most revered poet (poet laureate) & one of my favourite humans.

The first costume I ever cut/made for the Australian Opera is now in the MMA museum in Sydney...I will forward this in the next email