RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
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2001-2002
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Singapore. Practicing and exhibiting artist,
supported by the Australian High Commission, The Raffles Hotel,
British Airways and Qantas. Self employed/ freelance painter, body
painter, makeup artist and face painter. Clients include Hitachi,
DKNY Kids, Calvin Klein, Guinness Beer, Samsung, WOMAD and Pink
nightclub. Visiting lecturer at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Feature
film Avatar and tv commercials.
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1998-2001
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Sydney, Australia. Practicing and
exhibiting fine artist, sculptor, 3-D visual display artist, body
painting, airbrushing, makeup, design and illustration. Hair stylist
and face painter for Absolutely Amazing Entertainment and Absurd
Entertainment. Creator of 'Run Harry Run,' a children's picture
book. Illustrator for Penguin Publishers. Visual display artist
at Home nightclub. AMP Christmas party costume designer. Art director
and 3-D visual artist for Christine Anu music video for Green Dragon
Studios. Mural artist for Sony Records.
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1993-1998
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Tokyo, Japan. Practicing and exhibiting
fine artist, sculptor, and freelance graphic designer. Involved
in public relations, curating exhibitions, advertising, marketing,
production, design and printing. Commissions for sculpture, murals
and paintings, 3-D display and backdrops, t-shirt design, brochure
design and magazine illustration. Part time children's English and
art teacher at Waseda College, International Educational Systems
Inc. and Links International School. Guest lecturer at Vantan University
of Fine Art.
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1997
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Hong Kong. Practicing and exhibiting
artist. Supported by The Australian High Commission and The Australian
Chamber of Commerce. Employed as a freelance product designer and
3-D display artist with Planet Time. Work involved prop building
for large display areas for products, using ultra violet paint,
airbrushing and designing innovative products using fractal lighting
and kinetics to display under black light. Sales and commissions
of sculpture and paintings through exhibitions and private negotiations.
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1991-1993
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Perth, Australia. Freelance graphic
designer, and fulltime fine art student working on corporate logo
design, typographic design, restaurant chalkboard design, menu design,
illustration, murals and 3-D display.
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1998-1991
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London, England. Freelance illustrator, mural artist and designer. Employed with Direct Response Limited initially as a proof reader and administrator. Work involved proof reading and administration, brochure design, typographic design, photo retouching, airbrushing, directing layouts on Quark X- press, Adlus Freehand and Illustrator, colour mark-up, PMT bromides and finished artwork. Promoted to Director's Assistant. Work also included studio management, production, client liaison, meeting with printers and accountants. Employed as a studio artist with Parker Baines Advertising. Work involved finished art, layout and design for newspaper advertising, typographic mark-up, airbrushing, illustrating, and photo retouching. |
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1986-1987
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Perth, Australia. Employed as a studio
artist with West Australian Newspapers. Work involved layout and
design, 3-D display, illustration, photo re-touching, illustrating
and airbrushing. Liaisons with printers and photographers.
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1983-1986
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Perth, Australia. Employed as a finished
artist with McCann Erickson Advertising. Work involved producing
camera-ready artwork, type mark-up, illustration, airbrushing, relieving
assistant Production Manager, PMT bromides and client presentation
charts. Liasing with printers, typesetters and newspaper houses.
Interests: Visual arts, body painting, makeup, sculpture, prosthetics, theatre and performance art, animation, reading, scuba diving, swimming and eating. |
Louise Farnay
email :: louise@louisefarnay.com
mobile :: +65 9487 4254 (singapore)