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	Dr Vaughan Rees PhD James Cook, MA NSCAD, BFA Calg., DipT BCAE Director - International, Master of Design by Coursework Coordinator School of Design Studies
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Academic Profile

Education

Doctor of Philosophy , James Cook University , 2006 .
Master of Arts in Art Education , Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada , 1984 .
Bachelor of Fine Art , University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada , 1979 .
Diploma of Teaching (Art) , Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 1975 .

Areas of Expertise

Contemporary Drawing Practice, Art and Design Education, Illustration and Rendering

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate: Drawing: Illustration and Rendering; Professional Experience Program. Postgraduate: Design Project and Integrated Design.

Current Research Activity

Dr Vaughan Rees' research interrogates environment as a crucible for personal artistic practice in order to find clues as to how artists’ perceptions form and influence studio production. Certain pivotal sites have been investigated: Far North Queensland and Sydney, Australia, Paris and Provence, France and, Nova Scotia, Canada. Currently, he is examining how his perceptions of contemporary China are filtered through his initial experience of China in 1976.

Publications

Books

Rees, V. , 2005 , Head, Heart and Hand – a visual autobiography (unpublished doctoral dissertation) , Queensland , James Cook University .

Rees, V. , 1991 , Artifacts, An exploration of art and design for juior secondary students , Sydney , McGraw-Hill Publishers .

Rees, V. , 1998 , Artifacts, Book II, An exploration of ideas in drawing , Sydney , McGraw-Hill Publishers .

Published Articles

Rees, V. (2005). The Visual Music of Tran Dun. Object Magazine, (47). (57 - 58).

Rees, V. (2004). The Sweet Unravelling of Acer Chor. Object Magazine, (43). (60 + front cover - ).

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

April, 2002, Head, Heart and Hand - a Visual Autobiography. SourceFourNinety Exhibition Space, Surry Hills, NSW.

1994, Works on Paper. Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York, USA.

Group Exhibitions

July, 2004 , This Way. COFA Performance Space, Sydney, NSW.

July, 2003, Drawing Destinations. COFA Performance Space, Sydney, NSW.

Projects

Head, Heart and Hand – a visual autobiography (2005)
unpublished doctoral dissertation, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia.

Grants

UNSW Grant, International Contestable Funds. (2004-2005),

Professional Associations

International Student Exchanges

Asian Australian Artists Association

Peninsula Art Educators Association