Ira Mitchell
ABOUT ME:
I am a professional Artist and Tutor with 12 years of experience developing my artistic field,
business and communication skills.
Ministry of Education NZ: 10 week Creatives in School NZ Contract.
Census NZ: 2 month contract, census collector. 2023
Owner/operator Shop 29, Art Space Gallery, Christchurch. 2021, 12 month lease
CCC street art of Chorus boxes, 2020 & 2021
Kiwi Birdlife Park, Charity Art Exhibition organiser and sales. October, 2020
Wild in Art, commissioned art for Sculpture trail, Christchurch 2020
Canterbury Arts Society Gallery Shop, retail sales, sole charge. 2020
After School Art Tutor, Sollos Studio, 2018 – present
Group Art Exhibition Organiser, Christchurch Art Centre, 2019
NZ Rail Mural Commission, Auckland, May 2019
NZ Rail Mural Commission, Christchurch, August 2019
Beckenham School Mural Commission, working with school children voluntarily. Nov 2019
Beckenham School Mural Commission, working with school children voluntarily. Nov 2018
Ohoka School mural, guest tutor, Volunteer 2016 – 2018
Employer Position Date Crown Range Cellar Wine label designer 2016
Cashmere High School Art exhibition organiser October 2016
Commissions for CCC, creating art gifts for dignitaries 2014 – 2017
Networking day course Tutor October 2015
WIN organisation – evening course Networking tutor October 2015
Glenorchy Primary School Art Specialist 4 days September 2015
Arrowtown Spring Arts Festival Artist/Tutor 4 days September 2015
Alexandra Thyme Festival Artist/Tutor 6 days Summer 2014
Beckenham Primary School Art Specialist Fridays Term 4, 2014
Methven Summer School Tutor 5 days Summer 2013
School: Linwood College Reliever Term 1, 2010
Burnside High School Reliever Term 1, 2010
Cashmere High School Reliever Term 1, 2010 2016
Hornby High School Reliever Term 1, 2010
Linwood College Year 9 Art teacher Term 3 & 4, 2009
Part-time, teaching year 9 option class for 3 period per week. Also relieving for the rest of the week in all
subjects and levels.
Burnside High School Reliever Term 3 & 4, 2009
Cashmere High School Reliever Term 3 & 4, 2009
Vincents Clothing, Merivale Shop Assistant 2009
Barracoota Restaurant Bar Manager, Restaurant Hostess 2007 to 2009
Jolly Poacher Tavern Bar Manager Co-Owner 2003 to 2007
Natcoll College of Design and Technology STAR & Short Course Co-Ordinator 2001 and 2002
Tutor in graphic design for students from primary schools through to adults. Christchurch Polytechnic
Graphic Design Tutor 2000
QUALIFICATIONS:
Diploma in Visual Communications from Southland Polytechnic
BFA Design
Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching
Certified GOLDEN Artist Educator
Art and Artist in Victorian Britain – ARTH 206
Theory of Art Education 1 – ARTT 201 Theory of Criticism – ARTT 202
Graphic Design – DESI 201
Darwin’s Theory Level 3: Aesthetic Theory – ARTT 302
Graphic Design – DESI 301 Level 4: Graphic Design – DESI 401
TEACHERS’ COLLEGE PAPERS PASSED:
Postgrad Dip SecTech Art from Canterbury University Level 3:
EDAR 325 Art Years 7 -10
EDAR 328 Art Years 11 – 13
EDAR 331 Teaching Photography Years 12 – 13
EDAR 332 Drawing: Year 13 Practical Art
EDOE 309 Risk Management EDPS 305 Professional Studies
EDTP 306 Teaching Practice 1
EDTP 307 Teaching Practice 2
Level 4:
EDED 402 Education Studies
EDIT 400 Strategies for E-Learning
AWARDS:
Top Student Award in Visual Communication Diploma, 1989 Southland Polytechnic
Bickerton-Widdowson Trust Memorial Scholarship, 1998 Canterbury University
The Gwendoline Mary Fleming Prize for Design, 1997 Canterbury University
TeachNZ Scholarship Award Recipient, 2008
People Choice Award, Otago Arts Society Exhibition 2016
Merit Award Edinburgh Awards, OAS Dunedin 2016
Civic Award for Contributions to Art in Canterbury, NZ 2017
Artist Residency Scholarship July 2017 with the Sam & Adele Golden Arts Foundation, New York, USA
NZer of the Year, Local Hero Certificate 2017
NZer of the Year, Local Hero Award 2018
Finalist, Central Gold Awards, Alexandra, September 2019
GAEP training scholarship Gold Artist Foundation, New York 2019
Women’s Refuge Women of Inspiration Award, 2022
Denis Diderot Residency Grant, France 2022
Chateau Orquevaux Residency 2022
Horned Dorset Artist Residency Grant, New York, 2023
EXHIBITIONS:
Autumn Festival: group exhibition, May 2023. Arrowtown
Guest artist in residence, Wanaka Arts 3-day exhibition, October 2022
Solo Exhibition Cardrona Distillery, February – May 2022
St Margarets Group show, 2022
Mt Pleasant Group exhibition 2022
Lake Wanaka Arts Exhibition 2021
Edinburgh Real Estate Art Awards Exhibition, Dunedin 2021
Guest Feature Artist, Mt Pleasant Exhibition 2021
Queenstown arts Society Awards show, 2020 & 2021
Queenstown Contemporary Big Art Show, Queenstown, NZ, 2020
St Margarets Art Expo, Christchurch 2020
Reach for the Stars, fundraising art auction and show, Christchurch NZ, 2020
The Brickworks Mill Exhibition, Christchurch, 2020
Wanaka Art Exhibition, Wanaka NZ, 2020
Kiwi Birdlife Park, self organised exhibition, Queenstown, 2020
Mt Pleasant Artex Exhibition, Christchurch 2020
Belle Artstart, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, 2019
NZ Gold Art Awards, Finalist, September 2019, Alexandra, NZ
Mt Pleasant School Group Show, September 2019
St Andrews Group Show September 2019
Branches Trust Exhibition, Queenstown July 2019
“Heartland” exhibition, CHCH arts centre. Sponsored by CCC 2018. Contributions to AVIVA
Hohepa Fundraising Exhibition, 2018
St Margarets College Fundraising Exhibition, 2016 – 2018
Golden Art Auction, New York USA 2017
Hyde Hall Exhibition, New York, USA 2017
Edinburgh Art Awards exhibitor, Dunedin 2015, 2016 and 2017
Pegasus Bay Art Show 2016, 2017 and 2018, Canterbury
NZ Gold Art Awards, Finalist, September 2015, Alexandra, NZ
NZ Art Gold Awards People Choice award winner 2015, Alexandra Gallery
Exhibitor 2015, 2016 and 2017 Branches Trust Exhibition, Queenstown 2015 – 2019
Made in Paint, Golden Art Exhbition, New York USA 2016
Art on the Peninsula Exhibition, Christchurch 2016 – 2018
Webb’s Gallery Auckland Exhibition, 2016 – 2017, contribution to Lifepod Sir Avery Trust
Cashmere High School Wharenui exhibition organizer and exhibitor 2016
Otago Arts Society Member and Exhibitor sine 2015
Queenstown Arts Soc Member and exhibitor since 2014
St Andrews College Art Exhibition, 2015 – 2018
Ohoka School Exhibition: Live painting on stage commission 2014 and exhibiting artist 2014 – 2017
Christchurch Art Show 2015
Contributing artist 2014 Fight for Life Trust
Painting Commission 2014 Pink Ribbon Trust
Painting Commission 2014 CTV live weekly painting and interviews for 8 weeks
Christchurch 2016 Cambridge Street Mural, Christchurch. Private Commission in a public space
2014 Christchurch Stands Tall Commission: Giraffe Sculpture Design & painting of 5 works 2014
Artist in Residence, exhibitor and Tutor: Alexandra Thyme Festival 2014
Tin Palace, Lyttleton: In Miniature Exhibition 2014
The NZ Artists’ Guild “Legato Exhibition, Italy, three showing since: 2013 – 2018
Christchurch Women’s refugee: Volunteer Interior mural Commission for children’s play room
“Going Solo” Art Exhibition at the Silvan Café and Gallery: May 21st to June 21st, 2012
Road Trip Exhibition: Dawson and Hall Gallery, Fairlie. June 21st to July 21st, 2012
Amnesty International Charity Auction, June 2010.
Monte Cassino, Italy: Commemorative Exhibition 2010
“This Woman’s World” – Fava Café/Gallery, June 26th to July 26th
Kohia Terrace Exhibition, Auckland The Original Art Sale, Auckland
“Out from Down under” Exhibition: Agora Gallery, New York: 2007
- July 5, 2023
