Sybille Schlumbom
I am a qualified Graphic Artist with work and life experience in a wide area of fields
Now I devide my time between producing (sub)urban art in public places (like the web and the street) and working as an Arts Educator.
and a passion for art, education and storytelling in visuals and words. In a former life I enjoyed my fair bit of bohemian life in Berlin, writing surrealistic shorts and drawing weird cartoons. In another time and space I worked in the film industry as a Props Master, Design Assistant and Set Decorator in Germany, Czech Republic, England and Kenya.
- Mind boggeling developer of creative ideas
- Developement of educational resources
- Team leading, research, budgeting, networking and interacting with suppliers, customers and trades people, logistic and supervision of staff, teaching of trainees
- Teaching art and illustration with an emphasis on visual storytelling.
- Magazine and Commercial Illustration
- Picture Book Illustration
- In design, Photoshop, Quark Express and Freehand
• Study at the BildKunstAkademie Hamburg, Germany, graduating in Illustration Design on the 29th of March in 2003
• Study of Graphic Design, Lazi Akademie Esslingen, Germany
- August to November 2011 - Gallery Host Contemporary Arts Award at the Waikato Museum http://www.natconartaward.org.nz/
- since March 2011 - Arts Educator at for the Waikato Sculpture Trust
- 2010 - Art Tutor for Community Education at the Waikato Society of Art and Hamilton Fraser High Community Education
- March 08- July 08 - Pre-Press Operator CHB Mail Waipukurau
- 2006 - Art Tutor for Community Education, Collenso College Napier
- 1997 – now Freelance Graphic Artist (graphic props for various filmproductions, wall design, art tution, painting)
- 1992-1997 - Set Decorator for various Film Productions in Germany, Czech Republic, England and Kenya
Latest shows:
- "Billadonnas Wunderkammer continues" extended version on the Museum car park wall, for as long as they will have me...
- "Billadonnas Wunderkammer" , a domesticated street art exhibition, different locations in downtown Hamilton, 22/9/'11-2/10/'11 http://hamiltonfringe.co.nz/2011/08/billa-donnas-wunderkammer-a-street-art-exhibition/
- "The Art of Freedom: Taking it back to the streets", live painting on 13/6/'11 in St Kevin’s Arcade and exhibition on 16/6/'11,Te Karanga Gallery, Karangahape Road, Auckland. www.amnesty.org.nz/news/famous-kiwi-street-artists-auction-amnesty
Member Profile
BilladonnaI always wanted to be an alien life form designer.
But that is another story and will be told in another time at another place.
I am, and always will be: passionate about storytelling, in words and visuals.
