John Lewis CV

JOHN H LEWIS
ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST - SCULPTOR
COMMUNITY ARTIST
I strongly acknowledge ABORIGINAL PEOPLE & CULTURE their RIGHTS, ARTS and ARTISTS, and the Special Relationships that are needed to be Nurtured with All Indigenous Cultures of the World in these times of Great Change and to focus a positive approach to MULTICULTURALISM.

- Our Heritage Gift -

Past President NSW Sculptors Guild 1985/86
30 Years accomplishments in The Northern Rivers Region including: Festi vals, Exhibitions, Community Arts.
Thursday Plantation Sculpture Park in Ballina.

WORKS IN WOOD AND MARBLE.
Personal experience of living and studying in Europe and South East Asia

STUDIED Environmental Arts - Sculpture, Film, Photography and Graphics in London 1969 / 73

FESTIVALS INCLUDE:
World Expo - Brisbane 1988.
Pacific Arts and Cultural Festival, Townsville 1988.
Byron 'Arts in the Park' 1987 - Ongoing.
Co-ordinator Aquarius Festival - Nimbin 1983.
MOB ART- CAIRNS - 1983 exhibition
Co-ordinating arts for opening other major exhibitions at the Epi Centre    Byron Bay - 1987
Bi Centeinary WHALES & DOLPHINS SCULPTURESEXHIBITION - 1988
Byron Harmony Day 2008
AUSTRALIAN INDONESIAN ARTS ALLIANCE “INSPIRASI”   FESTIVAL    2006 - IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER RENOUN
VISITING INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ......... INCLUDED CONCEPTUALISATION & PRODUCTION IN WORKSHOPS, OF PERFORMANCE , GRAPHICS AND PUPPETS.
Creative Village Project, 'Group Leader' for NSW Arts Council and Aust Council - Banaranald 1993.
"Gateway" - Highway - Mullumbimby 1989.
Currently also working on Camphor Recycling. Environmental sculptures and performance.
NOW RESEACHING FURTHER INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL INSTALLATIONS AND ECOLOGICAL PROGRAMMES
UBUD - BYRON SISTERCITY RELATIONSHIP
DEVELPOING LINKS WITH INDONESIAN ARTISTS, IN SCULPTURE, DANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR A NEW “ DANCE THEATRE TOUR” CONCEPT
Consulting for LinkTV & Cultural Liason
Environmental Design & Liason for the Island Quarry, Byron Community Project
High level focus on ecology and education and media with a supporting basis in the AUSTRALIA INDONESIA ARTS ALLIANCE
CONSULTING AND SPEAKING ON THE BAYFM RADIO SHOW -”SUARA INDONESIA SHOW”-ARTS AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY-
Developing Multi Cultural links for media product design for ecological sustainability and education.
Good News Stories for Indonesia - Asia and Third World

Developing sculpture symposium for Byron Shire and beyond and to link it internationally with other centres, including a dynamic connection with the formation of our future sistercity “UBUD” in Bali.
Preparing for installation of sculptures in the Byron community centre and future exhibitions and symposium in Parks across the shire.

Major sculptural works on exhibition at the THURSDAY PLANTATION NORTH COAST SCULPTURE PARK - BALLINA & SEED SAVERS HEAD OFFICE AND PERMACULTURE GARDENS - BYRON BAY

PO. BOX 432, BYRON BAY, NSW 2481
Telephone. Australia 02 66857169 MOBILE 0427788211

Email johnlewis694@yahoo.com.au

Web links on< www.aiaa.org.au> Virtual Gallery

Inspirasi Festival Puppet Making Workshop