Education
- 2008-2014 Bachelor of Visual Arts, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
- 2007 Diploma of Ceramics, Year 1, Box Hill TAFE, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2005-2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
- 2002 Bachelor of Education, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
- 2002 Solving the Jigsaw Facilitator Training, Emergency Accommodation Support Enterprise (EASE), Bendigo, Victoria
- 1999-2001 Bachelor of Teaching (Distinction), La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
- 1997 Certificate III in Community & Health Services – Aged Care and Disabilities, Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
- 1989-1990 Commenced Bachelor of Arts, Bendigo College of Advanced Education, Victoria, Australia
- 1984 Commenced Bachelor of Business, Bendigo College of Advanced Education, Victoria, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
- 2022 "Seeds of Transformation" 03-Nov-2022 to 6-Nov-2022, Malvern Art Society Gallery, Malvern, Victoria
- 2022 "Land and Sky" 14-May-2022 to 26-Jun-2022, Bendigo Pottery CLAD Gallery, Epsom, Victoria
- 2019 "Clay, Fire, Serendipity" 06-Sep-2019 to 15-Sep-2019, BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Vic
- 2009 "Her Story Making History" - Sub12 Exhibition, 10-Sep-2009 to 27-Sep-2009, The Substation, Newport, Victoria
Exhibitions and Events
2023
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- "Winter Show" 15-Jul-2023 to 31-Jul-2023, Little Gallery, Trentham, Victoria
- "Going Deeper" 21-Apr-2023 to 14-May-2023, Loft 247 Gallery, Ivanhoe, Victoria
2022
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- "Nesting" 2-Dec-2022 to 29-Jan-23, Eagles Nest Gallery, Aireys Inlet, Victoria
- "Clay Matters" 16-Dec-2022 to 24-Dec-2022, Slow Clay Centre, Collingwood, Victoria
- "Winter Show" 15-Jul-2022 to 8-Aug-2022, Little Gallery, Trentham, Victoria
- "Warrandyte Pottery Expo", 26-Feb-2022 to 27-Feb-2022, Warrandyte, Victoria
2021
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- "White Winter Rabbit Show" 21-Aug-2021 to 06-Sep-2021, Little Gallery Trentham, Victoria
- "Spontaneous Surfaces" 12-Jun-2021 to 03-Jul-2021, Kerry Lowe Gallery, Newtown Sydney
- "Inward Bound" 06-Mar-2021 to 29-Mar-2021, The Hive Gallery, Ocean Grove, Victoria
- "Dare to Dream" 26-Feb-2021 to 08-Mar-2021, B-Mac Pop Up Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
2020
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- Warrandyte Pottery Expo 22-Feb-2020 to 23-Feb-2020, Warrandyte, Vic
2019
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- "Christmas Shop", 6-Dec-2019 to 22-Dec-2019, BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Vic
- "Fired Earth", 15-Nov-2019 to 25-Nov-2019, Surf Coast Art Space Gallery, Anglesea, Vic
- "Christmas Show", 15-Nov-2019 to 24-Dec-2019, Kerry Lowe Gallery, Newtown, NSW
- "Beauty in Bloom", 21-Sep-2019 to 6-Oct-2019, BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Vic
- "Harvest Time", 08-Mar-2019 to 24-Mar-2019, BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Vic
- "Australia", 25-Jan-2019 to 17-Feb-2019, BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Vic
2018
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- "Form, Surface, Structure : Ceramic Sculpture", 21-Sep-2018 to 16-Oct-2018, Kerry Lowe Gallery, 49-51 King St, Newtown, NSW
- "Beauty in Bloom", 07-Sep-2018 to 23-Sep-2018, BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Vic
- "Hot Pots Cool Clay", 01-Jun-2018 to 17-Jun-2018, at the BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- Geelong Potters Exhibition "Wabi Sabi", 20-Mar-2018 to 15-Apr-2018, at Shearers Arms Gallery, Geelong
2017
- Exhibiting at the "Little Gallery", Trentham, Victoria
- Until end May 2017 at "Works of Art", Kyneton, Victoria
- "Spirit of Place", 04-Apr-2017 to 20-May-2017, at the BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- RiseUp -DV exhibition and fundraiser, 18-Mar-2017 to 02-Apr-2017, at the BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- Works of Art, Exhibiting Artist, 29-Jan-2017 to 02-Jun-2017, Kyneton, Victoria
2016
- "Summer Show", 08-Dec-2016 to 24-Feb-2017, at the BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- "BMAC Gala Opening Exhibition", 09-Nov-2016 to 08-Dec-2016, at the BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- "Responds to the Etta Hirsh Collection", 12-Oct-2016 to 30-Oct-2016, at Phyllis Palmer Gallery, LaTrobe University, Bendigo, Victoria
- "Biomorphics", 01-Jul-2016 to 01-Aug-2016, at the Art Trax Gallery, Beaufort, Victoria
- "Bacchus Marsh Rotary Club Art Show", 11-Jun-2016 to 13-Jun-2016, Community Hall, Main St, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- "Winter Show", 24-May-2017 to 30-Jun-2018, at the BMAC Gallery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- "Smallworks Art Prize", 15-May-2016 to 04-Jun-2016, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
2015
- "Lady Face Group Art Exhibition" 6-Dec-2015 - 2-Jan-2016, Lentil as Anything, Thornbury, Victoria
- "Facets of Life" MAGnet group exhibition, 16-Jul-2015 – 02-Aug-2015, Backspace Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria
- "Bacchus Marsh Rotary Club Art Show", 06-Jun-2015 to 08-Jun-2015, Community Hall, Main St, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
- "Shades", 29-Apr-2015 to 23-May-2015, Etch Gallery, Geelong, Victoria
2014
- "Graduate Exhibition", 13-Nov-2014 to 16-Dec-2014, La Trobe University
- "The Earthen Centre", 03-Apr-2014 to 20-Apr-2014, Backspace Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria
- "From 100 Studios", 05-Apr-2014 to 06-Apr-2014, The Half Church Gallery, Greendale, Victoria
2013
- "Art in Public Places", April 2013, Sarah-Jane's Salon and Spa, 56 Ferguson St, Williamstown
- "Land", 20-Mar-2013 to 28-Apr-2013, Wyndham Gallery, Werribee, Victoria
- "Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition", 01-May-2013 to 16-Jun-2013, Toorak, Victoria
- "Genius Loci - Spirit of Place - Taradale Art Show", 08-Mar-2013 to 10-Mar-2013, Taradale, Victoria
2012
- "Art in Public Places", 02-Apr-2012, Sarah-Jane's Salon and Spa, 56 Ferguson St, Williamstown
- "Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition", 1-May-2012 to 31-May-2012, TOK H Shopping Centre, 459 Toorak Rd, Toorak Village, Melbourne
- "Graduate Exhibition", 05-Feb-2012, Stonehouse Gallery, 103 Yarra St., Warrandyte, Victoria
- "Vapour", Aug to Oct 2012, Vera Apothecary Arthub, Hampton, Victoria
2011
- "Horizon 2" (with Julia Dunn), 25-Oct-2011 to 12-Nov-2011, Glass Plus Gallery, 284 Park St., South Melbourne 3205
- "The Undergraduate", Jul-2011 to 21-Oct-2011, Toyota Spirit Gallery, 55 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
- "Imagine", 15-Oct-2011 to 30-Oct-2011, Arthouse Ink, 16 Hall Street - Yarraville
- "Art in Public Places", 07-Mar-2011 to 17-Apr-2011, Sarah-Jane's Salon and Spa, 56 Ferguson St, Williamstown
- "Go West Exhibition - 'Art with Attitude'", 29 Jan-2011 to 13-Feb-2011, The Louis Joel Gallery, 5 Sargood St, Altona.
- "Toyota Indoor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition", 27-Oct-2010 to Apr-2011, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, 155 Bertie St, Port Melbourne
- "Future Directions", 07-Apr-2011 to 05-May-2011, Phyllis Palmer Gallery, La Trobe University, Bendigo
2010
- "Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize", 4-Mar-2010 to 28-Mar-2010, The Substation, 1 Market St, Newport, Victoria
- "Art in Public Places", 8-Mar-2010 to 18-Apr-2010 - The Bend Wine Bar, 124 Douglas Parade, Williamstown, Victoria
- "Go West", 29-Jan-2010 to 13-Feb-2010, The Louis Joel Gallery, 5 Sargood St, Altona, Victoria. Launched by Hon. Joan Kirner A.M.
- "Delving into the knowing", 9-Feb-2010 to 21-Feb-2010, Synergy Gallery, 253 High St, Northcote, Victoria
2009
- "Window Frames", 15-Oct-2009 to 30-Oct-2009, Gowns, 571 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Victoria
- "Window Frames", 30-Oct-2009 to 16-Nov-2009, Chitra's Closet, 97 Sydney Rd and Witzand Hair Studio, 153 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Victoria
- "MREAM", 31-Oct-2009 to 09-Nov-2009, the Substation , Newport, Victoria
- "Annual Hobsons Bay Art Exhibition", 10-Sep-2009 to 11-Sep-2009, Rotary Club of Altona, Seaworks, Williamstown, Victoria
- "Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition", 01-May-2009 to 31-May-2009, Nina Leon Shoe Boutique, 434B Toorak Rd, Melbourne, Victoria
- "Art in Public Places", 09-Mar-2009 to 19-Apr-2009, Browz, Nelson Place, Williamstown, Victoria
2008
- "Botanical Bliss", 01-Dec-2008 to 31-Jan-2009, Bendigo Pottery
- "Annual Hobsons Bay Art Exhibition", 16-Aug-2008 to 17-Aug-2008, Rotary Club of Altona, Williamstown Town Hall, Williamstown, Victoria
- "Cold Comfort", 5-Jul-2008 to 27-Jul-2008, The Gallery, 680 Diggers Rd, Werribee South, Victoria
- "Fears Masks and New Beginnings", 27-Feb-2008 to 28-May-2008, Toyota Spirit Gallery, 155 Bertie St, Port Melbourne, Victoria
- "Art in Public Places", 07-Mar-2008 to 20-Apr-2008, Browz, Nelson Place, Williamstown, Victoria
2007
- "Westopia: Expressions of the West", 21-Nov-2007 to 09-Dec-2007, Incinerator, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
- "Emerging Artists Exhibition", 04-Apr-2007 to 27-Jun-2007, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, 155 Bertie St, Port Melbourne, Victoria
- "Art in Public Places", 01-Mar-2007 to 30-Apr-2007, Replenish, Douglas Pde, Williamstown, Victoria
- 'Valentines Day", 2007, Browz, Nelson Pde, Williamstown, Victoria
Awards, Prizes & Grants
- 2023 - Winner - Best Scuptural Prize - Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
- 2021 - Grant: Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative for Mentorship - Regional Arts Victoria
- 2020 - Grant: Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative Grant for Research - Creative Victoria
- 2018 - Winner 'best any other medium in show' - Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
- 2018 - Winner 'best artwork by a local artist' - Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
- 2016 - Grant: James and Greta Smyth Travel Grant - Bendigo Art Gallery
- 2016 - Grant: "Rise Up" project (supporting victims of Domestic Violence)- Community Grant Bacchus Marsh Community Bank
- 2016 - Winner Grow West Landcare Acquisitive prize- Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
- 2015 - Grant: Art Start - The Australia Council for the Arts
- 2015 - Winner best local artist - Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
- 2013 - Winner open section - Taradale Art Show,
- 2011 - Winner Bendigo Award for a Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, LaTrobe University -Soroptomist International
- 2008 - Highly Commended- Hobsons Bay Rotary Art Exhibition
Professional Development
- 2023 Jane Annois - Terra Cotta Slip Workshop - Eltham
- 2022 Evolve – Mentorship Program – Amy Kennedy - online
- 2022 Greg Daly - Lustre Masterclass - Alice Springs
- 2020 John Higgins (UK) – Pottery Expo Workshop – Warrandyte
- 2019 Rakuvaria – Raku Ceramic Festival, Sevenum, Netherland
- 2019 Marcia Selsor – Soluble Salts Workshop, La Meridiana, Italy
- 2018 Jacobson Mica and Naked Raku workshop, Wellington, New Zealand
- 2018 Glaze Development with Greg Daly - Slow Clay, Collingwood
- 2017 Masterclass - Porcelain: Colour and Light – Curtis Benzle, La Meridiana, Italy
- 2017 International Ceramic Symposium, International Ceramic Studio, Hungary
- 2017 Masterclass -Surface Techniques – Peter Beard, La Meridiana, Italy
- 2017 International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales
- 2015 Masterclass - Rebecca Mauder , (Swiss) Sangwoo Kim (Korean), in Albeda Spain
- 2015 Masterclass - Miguel Molet in Albeda Spain
- 2015 Masterclass - Doris Becker (Luxembourg) at (V.I.A.) France
- 2015 Masterclass - Juz Kitson, Canberra
- 2015 Masterclass - Candone Wharton (USA) – Canberra
Community Engagement/Projects
- Rise Up - Create Art to Create Change - A project that Ri created, lead and facilitated - teaching 133 people from Nov 2016 to Feb 2017 to create 2 ceramic sculptures , followed by an exhibition and raising almost $6,000 for WRISC family violence support organisation.
- White Rabbit Winter Show Raffle - Donated work for raffle and fundraiser for storm damaged community organisations.
- Little Gallery Drought Relief Raffle - The Little Gallery team donated art for a raffle to support drought relief
- Clay for Australia - Donation and sale of sculpture with $500 donated to Red Cross for fire victims.
Books
- 2013 Wandless, Paul Andrew, ‘500 Prints on Clay; An Inspiring Collection of Image Transfer Work’, Lark Publications, p.114, 209
- 2011 Romberg, Jim, ‘500 Raku; Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique ‘, Lark Publications, p.334
Media
- 2022: https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/news/ceramics-exhibition-brings-the-heat/
- 2022 : https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/7740022/therapy-turns-to-profession-as-ceramic-artist-launches-new- exhibition/?cs=80
- 2019: https://meltonmoorabool.starweekly.com.au/news/drawn-from-experience-2/
- 2018 : www.scribd.com/document/381982366/MN-2018-06-19 (page 6)
- 2018 : http://www.starweekly.com.au/lifestyle/women-march-to-art-at-bacchus-marsh-gallery/
- 2017: https://meltonmoorabool.starweekly.com.au/lifestyle/women-march-to-art-at-bacchus-marsh-gallery/
- 2016: https://issuu.com/bgoweekly/docs/issue_999 - Ri and art winner (page 16)
- 2016 : http://www.starweekly.com.au/lifestyle/bacchus-marsh-artist-ri-van-veen-prefers-her-story/
- 2015 : http://issuu.com/bacchusmarshscoop/docs/bacchus_marsh_scoop_8/6
- 2012 : http://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/Vapor_August_2012_Catalogue.pdf
- 2011 : http://www.femininemoments.dk/blog/tag/ri-van-veen
- 2011 : http://altonabeauty.blogspot.com/2011/01/gowest-midsumma-festival.html
- 2010 : http://www.openstudiosinthewest.net/p/get-involved.html
- 2010 : http://www.watcharts.com.au/SnowflakeSpacetimeinvite.pdf
- 2009 : http://melbourneartcritic.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/sydney-rd-windowart
- 2007 : http://www.watcharts.com.au/catalogues/New%20Days%20Catalogue.pdf
Organisations
- Bacchus Marsh Arts Council (President : Nov 2016-Nov 2017 and Nov 2019 to April 2021)
- Geelong Potters - member
- Australian Ceramics Association - member