CURRICULUM VITAE FOR:
WALRAVEN van HEECKEREN
The School for Silver Smiths
Address:
46 Nardi Road,
New Italy, N.S.W., 2472
AUSTRALIA
Web Site:
http://walvh.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of birth: November 16, 1944.
Place of birth: Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Marital Status: Single.
Citizenship: Netherlands.
Present Position: Sole proprietor of the School for Silversmiths, and The
WVH Gold & Silver Smithing Studio since 1969.
EDUCATION:
Rudolph Steiner Schools, Den Haag, Netherlands, 1950 - 1958.
Shell Grammar School, Maracaibo & Lagunillas, Venezuela, 1954 - 1959.
Roberts High School, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1959 - 1961
Peabody High School, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., 1961 - 1963
Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Fine and Applied Arts,
Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A.. 1964 - 1966.
Degree: Associate in Applied Science.
Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Fine and Applied Arts,
Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A.. 1966 - 1968.
Degree: Baccalaureate of Fine Arts.
INTRA / EXTRA CURRICULAR TUITION:
During My Early years in the Netherlands, I attended private lessons on
Pottery and Ceramics, in Bergen, North Holland. While at the Steiner
School in Den Haag, I learned Woodwork, Wood carving, Embroidery and
Sewing. I was offered a scholarship at the Caracas Dance Company,
Venezuela, to further my study of ballet full time, which I declined in
order to be able to further my education in the U.S.A.. I studied
electronics from 1956 - PRESENT
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
While in Venezuela, I worked part time for an Italian Potter. 1958 - 1960
Worked as Silversmith for Ronald F. McNeish, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., Summers
of 1965 - 1966.
Boot designer, and manufacturer, 1965 - 1968.
Head of Silver Smithing Department, Tripp Lake Camp, Tripp Lake, Maine,
U.S.A.. Summer of 1966.
Self employed As Silver Smith, New York City, N.Y., Summer of 1967.
Prototype designer and maker, Angus & Coote Jewellers, Sydney, Australia,
August 1968 - November 1968.
Self employed, Since December 1968. Started the School For Silver Smiths.
February, 1969 - PRESENT.
Established The Argyle Silver Smiths shop at the Rocks, Sydney. 1970 -
1978.
Founding member of the Argyle Craft Supply Company. 1970 - 1980.
Established the Sun Jewellery Company, (mail-order). 1971 - 1975.
Part Time, Accounts Department, Sydney Morning Herald. 1977 - 1979.
Gained developer status with Commodore Business Machines, and started
development of Computer graphics interface hardware.
1985 - 2001
ADMINISTRATION:
1969 - PRESENT, full administrative controll of all aspects of the School
for Silver Smiths.
1970 - 1978, Chairman of the board of the Argyle Silver Smiths Company.
1970 - 1980, Chairman of the board of the Argyle Craft Supply Company.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1959 - 1961. Square Dance Teacher, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Summer of 1964. Folk Dance Teacher, Pittsburgh, U.S.A..
Part Time 1964 - 1968. Folk Dance Teacher, Rochester, U.S.A..
Summers of 1965 & 1967. Folk Dance Teacher, New York, N.Y., U.S.A..
Summer of 1966. Head of Silver Smithing Department, Tripp Lake Camp, Tripp
Lake, Maine, U.S.A..
1969 - PRESENT. Silver & Gold Smithing, The School for Silver Smiths,
Sydney, Australia. 1969 - Present.
Folk Dance Teacher, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 1969 - 1988.
Taught a number of Weekend Folk Dancing Workshops. JUNE 1977.
Taught at the Hobart C.A.T.. AUGUST 1971,
Taught Silver Smithing for the Arts Council of Australia (QLD) AUGUST 1972.
Taught Silver Smithing for the Arts Council of Australia (QLD) SEPTEMBER 1974.
Taught the Roma School of Creative Arts. 1975 - 1977.
Taught a number of weekend workshops throughout N.S.W., Australia, for the
Arts Council of New South Wales. 1976-1978 .
Taught at the Hobart C.A.T.. JANUARY 1986, to 1999.
Tutor McGregor Summer School, Toowoomba. NOTE: This course includes
lectures to the whole campus. JANUARY 1986-2001.
Taught at the Queensland Creative Arts Association. at Longreach.JULY 1987.
Taught at the Queensland Creative Arts Association, at Barcaldine. APRIL 1988.
Taught at the Blackall Cultural association. APRIL 1989.
Taught at the Blackall Cultural association. APRIL 1990.
Taught at the Blackall Cultural association. JANUARY 1990.
Lecture at the Sydney Opera House, for the Jewellers Conference. APRIL 1991.
Taught at the Blackall Cultural association. JULY 1992.
Taught at the Queensland Creative Arts Association, at Augathella. JUNE 1995.
Taught at the Taroom High School, in Queenslnd. JULY 1995
Taught for Art West. (formerly the Queensland Creative Arts Association.) JULY
1996
Taught for Art West. (formerly the Queensland Creative Arts Association.) JULY
1997
Taught for Art West. (formerly the Queensland Creative Arts Association.) JULY
2001
PUBLICATIONS:
The Australian Women's Weekly, 1969, Sydney Australia.
Walkabout, 1971, Sydney Australia.
The Australian Women's Weekly, 1971, Sydney Australia.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 1971, Sydney Australia.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 1972, Sydney Australia.
Vogue, 1972, Sydney Australia.
Contemporary Jewellery, a Critical Assessment. Studio Vista London. 1975
Les Joyaux, 1985, Tokyo, Japan.
Published "The Incompleat Works of: Walraven van Heeckeren, Master Silver &
Gold Smith." on CDROM. 1968 - 2017
The Northern Star, Article on My arrival in the Northern Rivers district of
Northern coastal N.S.W. July 2002
The Northern Star, Article on the school in the Northern Rivers district of
Northern coastal N.S.W. February 2004
2014, Published a translation from ancient Dutch the "VAN HEECKEREN STAMBOEK"
Family tree.
EXHIBITIONS:
1963, Kaufmanns, Pittsburgh, P.A., U.S.A..
1964, Kaufmanns, Pittsburgh, P.A., U.S.A..
1965, Kaufmanns, Pittsburgh, P.A., U.S.A..
1967, Clothesline, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A..
1967, Horace Mann, New York, N.Y., U.S.A..
1968, A small Craft Gallery at Kings Cross. (the name escapes me at the
moment.) Sydney, Australia.
1969, David Jones, Sydney, Australia
1974, In praise of Hands, World Craft Council, Toronto Canada.
1974, Craft Market, Sydney, Australia.
1974, National Gallery, Canberra, Australia.
1974, Australian pavilion, Expo '74, Spokane Washington, U.S.A..
1975, The Owl & The Pussycat, Los Angeles, Ca., U.S.A..
1976, The Paddington Jewellery Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
1978, Warringah Shire Council, Australia.
1978, Craft Council Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
1979, The Craft Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
1981, Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney, Australia.
1987, Contemporary Jewellery Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
1987, Darling Downs Association For Advanced Education, Toowoomba, Australia.
1988, Two Decades Three Dimentions exhibition, Sydney Australia.
1991, Bit.Movie '91, International Contest for Graphic Animation, "Palazzo
del turismo", Riccione, Italy.
1995, Contemporary wearables 1995, Toowoomba, Qld.
2003 Grafton's 13th Regional Exhibitiion of Excellence.
Grafton, N.S.W., January, 2003
2004 Grafton's 14th Regional Exhibitiion of Excellence.
Grafton, N.S.W., January, 2004
2005 Grafton's 15th Regional Exhibitiion of Excellence.
Grafton, N.S.W., January, 2005
2005 Grafton's 16th Regional Exhibitiion of Excellence.
Grafton, N.S.W., January, 2006
AWARDS:
1963, Gold Key Award, Pittsburgh, Pa, U.S.A..
1964, Gold Key Award, Pittsburgh, Pa, U.S.A..
1965, Gold Key Award, Pittsburgh, Pa, U.S.A..
1968, Lindy Star Sapphire Award, U.S.A..
1973, 2nd, Diamonds Today Award. Sydney Australia.
1973, 3rd, Diamonds Today Award. Sydney Australia.
1978, Warringah Art Prize, Sydney, Australia.
1986, 1st, and 2nd prize for Computer Animation, AAUA, Sydney Australia.
(3D CAD RAY TRACEINGS)
1986, 3rd, prize, Computer Still Art, AAUA, Sydney, Australia.
1991, Honorable mention, Bit.Movie '91, for Computer Animation, Riccione,
Italy. (3D CAD RAY TRACEINGS)
1992, Acquisitive Jewellery Competition, Blackall, QLD, Australia.
1999, Best of show & 2 other prizes. Dalby Art Show, Dalby QLD.
2000, Winner Theme Prize "Last Hurrah" with Jurassic Shark Tooth Necklace. Dalby
Art Show. Qld.
2001, 1st Prize, Lightning Ridge Federation 2001, Opal Jewellery Design Awards.
PATENTS:
1985, U.S.Patent # 4537279, For an acoustic device to increase the power of
a two stroke engine, by about 20% ( Continuously variable Tuned
Exhaust system ).
COMPUTER HARDWARE:
1988 Design and Manufacture of the "Prism" Pal Colour Splitter,
a device for getting colour images into computers.
1992 Development and prototyping of 24 Bit, Desktop Video hardware for the
Amiga series of Computers.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:
In order to set the creative spirit free, it is necessary to impart to
the student a good grounding in mechanical technique, without which, the
translation from imagination to three dimensional form is severely
restricted. It has therefore always been my policy to teach excellence in
craftsmanship, while fostering the exploration of new ideas, in order to
bring the images of the n-dimensional reality of the mind, into the three
dimensional reality of the physical world.
