About Smiley Williams - Sculptor & Painter - Curriculum Vitae

SMILEY WILLIAMS - SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE

Commissions

• 2004 Raffaello Carboni Sculpture, Eureka Park, Ballarat (Work in progress)
• 2003 Johnny Mullagh Sculpture, Harrow, Western Victoria.
• 2001 Rod Laver Sculpture, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.
• 1998 May Gibbs tribute at Drom Keen Children's Literature Park, Riddels Creek.
• 1999 Co-sculptor of the Animal Parade, Children's Museum, Melbourne
• 1996 Edwin Flack Memorial Sculpture, Berwick.

Professional Experience

• Set sculptures for Australian Ballet
• Created 'Horace', puppet for 'Horace and Tina'.  Jonathon Schiff Productions, Channel 10
• Co-designer and Head Sculptor for Battle Scene within Eureka Stockade Centre, Ballarat.
• Head Sculptor, Myer Christmas Windows, Melbourne, 1994 - 2004
• Assistant Sculptor to Peter Nicholson on 'Rubbery Figures'
• Created 37 puppets for TV comedy pilot 'GSTV' for Channel 7 Melbourne
• 15 years experience in lost-wax sculpture foundries.
• Taught Life Modelling, TAFE and private classes.
• Artist in Residence, Gladstone Regional Arts Centre, Qld
• Freelance Sculptor for commissions, museums, theatre, film, television, advertising and display - incorporating large and small works in a variety of mediums, and including puppets and caricature.

Represented

• Australian Museum, Canberra.
• Melbourne Museum.
• Melbourne Sports Museum.
• Artbank.
• Private and corporate collections.

Exhibitions

• Various solo and group exhibitions of Sculpture, Drawing and Painting.