I am passionate about freshwater systems, geology, palaeontology, deep ecology and living systems. Notions of "place" and the phenomenology of space are of great interest to me.
As an artistic community collaborator, curator, mentor, consultant and facilitator I have worked with numerous NGO's, community groups, individuals, local governments and government organisations.
I am Founder, Designer & Project Manager of www.freshwater.net.au - a community hub & information resource for Melbourne freshwater places, people, Aboriginal History & Culture, native flora, fauna & geology. Funded by Moreland City Council - Cultural Arts Grants 2006. Produced through a mentorship with Wurundjeri Elder Ian Hunter.
In my spare time I conduct Aboriginal oral history projects and provide platforms for their voice to be heard.
Curriculum Vitae
Aliey Ball,
b. Melbourne 1971.
Education
b. Melbourne 1971.
Education
1996-8 BA-FA Sculpture VCA
1993-4 BA Interior Design RMIT
1988 T.O.P. Applied Art and Design RMIT
Solo Exhibitions
2005 Edgars Creek Narrative, Reconciliation Week, Counihan Gallery in Brunswick
2004 Stigmata, Bus Gallery, Melbourne
Birrarung (Yarra River) Mapping, Malvern Town Hall
2003 Sculptural Fiction, Intrude Gallery, Fitzroy
1997 “Oh Come With Us and Gallop…”, Project Space, VCA
Blight, Project Space, VCA
My Bloody Wall, Project Space, VCA
Caviar, Project Space, VCA
Spilt Milk, in collaboration with sound artist Keith Netto, Project Space, VCA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 Confluence, 2007 Moreland Sculpture Show, Coburg
2004 Practice in Process Exhibition, Counihan Gallery in Brunswick
In Hand Exhibition (Sensoria Symposium), First Site, Melbourne
School (Triptych), Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture
Sculptural Works, Counter, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
Quill, Imagine This – Journey Festival, Chapel St precinct
1998 Full Circle, VCA Graduate Exhibition, VCA
1997 Awards Exhibition, VCA Gallery, South Melbourne
Exhibition of Fine Sculpture, students of VCA, Albert Park VCA
1995 BBC3 Group Exhibition, BBC Studios, Melbourne
Awards and Grants
2010 Finalist, Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards, Yarra Glen
2007 Winner, Moreland Sculpture Show, People's Choice Award, Confluence2006 Awarded, Moreland City Council Cultural Arts Grant, www.freshwater.net.au,
Melbourne's freshwater community portal & information hub
2004 Awarded, Moreland City Council Cultural Arts Grant,
Edgars Creek Narrative Exhibition, Counihan Gallery in Brunswick
2004 Awarded, Moreland City Council Cultural Arts Grant,
Edgars Creek Narrative Exhibition, Counihan Gallery in Brunswick
1997 Winner, National Gallery of Victoria, Undergraduate Encouragement Award
Commissions
2010 Dandenong Hospital Emergency Department Public Art Commission,
(in collaboration with Marc Pascal), Southern Health
Geological Illustrator, the Department of Sustainability and Environment
2009-2010 The New Venny Floor Project, City of Melbourne
2007 Wangal, Moreland City Council, Glenroy Post Office Place
Your River Stories Project - Ovens River, Environment Victoria.
Families Go Green Sustainability Project, Environment Victoria.
2004 Birrarung (Yarra River) Mapping, Malvern Town Hall, City of Stonnington
2003 Shells, Backbone & Eden, Northcote Integrated Health
1998 My Best Egg Yet, Elisabeth Murdoch Building, VCA
Collections
City of Melbourne
City of Moreland
CERES Environmental Park, East Brunswick
Malvern Library, City of Stonnington
Victorian College of the Arts
National Gallery of the Solomon Islands
Private Private collections throughout Australia and internationally
Geological Illustrator, the Department of Sustainability and Environment
2009-2010 The New Venny Floor Project, City of Melbourne
2007 Wangal, Moreland City Council, Glenroy Post Office Place
Your River Stories Project - Ovens River, Environment Victoria.
Families Go Green Sustainability Project, Environment Victoria.
2004 Birrarung (Yarra River) Mapping, Malvern Town Hall, City of Stonnington
2003 Shells, Backbone & Eden, Northcote Integrated Health
1998 My Best Egg Yet, Elisabeth Murdoch Building, VCA
Collections
City of Melbourne
City of Moreland
CERES Environmental Park, East Brunswick
Malvern Library, City of Stonnington
Victorian College of the Arts
National Gallery of the Solomon Islands
Private Private collections throughout Australia and internationally
Selected Professional Appointments
Current Founder, Designer and Project Manager of www.freshwater.net.au
Collaborating Artist The New Venny Floor Project, Kensington Community Adventure Playground, City of Melbourne.
2007-2009 Arts Facilitator Art Day South Program, Arts Access
2005-2008 Arts Facilitator GET OUT Program, Arts Access
2008 Curator Contact Exhibition, Global Learning Centre, Broadmeadows, Hume City Council.
2007 Teacher of Aboriginal Studies, CERES, Environmental Park.
Mentor Artist & Facilitator, Eastern Industry Education Partnership, Career Transition Support
2007 Teacher of Aboriginal Studies, CERES, Environmental Park.
Mentor Artist & Facilitator, Eastern Industry Education Partnership, Career Transition Support
Program, Worawa College Bureau of Meteorology Weather Station Fence Project
(project not realized)
Arts Facilitator Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues, Body Map,
Arts Facilitator Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues, Body Map,
Faith & Culture Youth Forum, Melbourne Town Hall
Arts Facilitator Illustrate and Illuminate, Arts Access
Resident Artist "Merri Mural Workshops", Sunrise Kindergarten.
Field Producer / Front of House NO LIMITS! Channel 31 Disability Media.
2004-2005 Lecturer of Visual Communications, sessional 2nd & 3rd year RMIT,
Arts Facilitator Illustrate and Illuminate, Arts Access
Resident Artist "Merri Mural Workshops", Sunrise Kindergarten.
Field Producer / Front of House NO LIMITS! Channel 31 Disability Media.
2004-2005 Lecturer of Visual Communications, sessional 2nd & 3rd year RMIT,
School of Architecture & Design, Interior Design Dept.
2004 Consulting Artist / Art Mentor Your Stories, Alice Springs digital and visual arts workshops,
2004 Consulting Artist / Art Mentor Your Stories, Alice Springs digital and visual arts workshops,
with Big hArt, CREATE Foundation, Vodaphone Australia Foundation, Anglicare NT,
Family & Community Services NT and Tangentyre Council - from which the (Y)OUR Stories
publication and short films were produced.
Curator and Consulting Artist, Portrait of A Carer exhibition at Melbourne Town Hall, Child
Curator and Consulting Artist, Portrait of A Carer exhibition at Melbourne Town Hall, Child
Protection Week with Big hArt, CREATE Foundation, Mirabel Foundation, Vodaphone Australia
Foundation, FCAV and City of Melbourne. Then touring DHS State Manager's Forum for NGO's,
July 2005, Foster Care Association Victoria's Office Launch, Feb 2005 and the CAFWA 2005
Symposium.
2000-2004 Lecturer of Visual Communications, sessional 1st year RMIT,
2000-2004 Lecturer of Visual Communications, sessional 1st year RMIT,
School of Architecture & Design, Interior Design Dept.
2000 Lecturer of Interior Design “Substance” 2nd & 3rd year Design Studio RMIT, with Ross MacLeod
2000 Lecturer of Interior Design “Substance” 2nd & 3rd year Design Studio RMIT, with Ross MacLeod
School of Architecture & Design, Interior Design Dept.
E Brown, “Gallery nets an exhibition”, The Courier, Ballarat 14.12.10
P Shampine, Getting Lost - What Inspires You As An Artist?, 26.7.10
A Prytz, “Art show to forge links”, Hume Leader p.23, 11.11.08
C Pearce, “A touch of talent”, Hume Star p.3, 11.11.08
Aliey Ball, www.freshwater.net.au, 01.07.06
L Duncan, “Ovens River”, Environment Victoria Website, 09.07.07
2007 Moreland Sculpture Show Ex. Cat., p.5-6 MCC, 3.3.07
B Kennedy, "Waters meet to lure us", Moreland Leader p.17, 19.2.07
Robert Nelson, "Up the Creek”, Metro, The Age p.6,10.6.05
“Two Tales, Same Point”, Insight, Moreland Community News p.14, 31.5.05
"Practice In Process: Fine Art Studio Practice in Moreland" Ex. Cat., 10.9.04
Richard Watts, SmartArts, Triple R Radio, Aug 04
E Hayes, Girly Is Good, 3CR Radio, Aug 04
"At Home with Art”, The Melbourne Times p.3, 25.5.04
M Ashworth, “Moulding How Rivers Run”, Moreland Leader p.18, 6.09.04
N White, “Celebrating River’s Special Place In City”, Stonnington Leader p.10, 9.02.04
A Prytz, “Art show to forge links”, Hume Leader p.23, 11.11.08
C Pearce, “A touch of talent”, Hume Star p.3, 11.11.08
Aliey Ball, www.freshwater.net.au, 01.07.06
L Duncan, “Ovens River”, Environment Victoria Website, 09.07.07
2007 Moreland Sculpture Show Ex. Cat., p.5-6 MCC, 3.3.07
B Kennedy, "Waters meet to lure us", Moreland Leader p.17, 19.2.07
Robert Nelson, "Up the Creek”, Metro, The Age p.6,10.6.05
“Two Tales, Same Point”, Insight, Moreland Community News p.14, 31.5.05
"Practice In Process: Fine Art Studio Practice in Moreland" Ex. Cat., 10.9.04
Richard Watts, SmartArts, Triple R Radio, Aug 04
E Hayes, Girly Is Good, 3CR Radio, Aug 04
"At Home with Art”, The Melbourne Times p.3, 25.5.04
M Ashworth, “Moulding How Rivers Run”, Moreland Leader p.18, 6.09.04
N White, “Celebrating River’s Special Place In City”, Stonnington Leader p.10, 9.02.04
