BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Warrandyte, Victoria
Born: South Africa; in Australia from 1986
See also: Paradigms for South-South cultural exchange – A Personal Journey, by Will Matthysen. July 2004

Studied:
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, B.Arch., 1974-1977;
Architectural Association, London, Diploma in Architecture, 1979-1982.
R.M.I.T. Master of Design (Urban Design) 1990-1992.
R.M.I.T. Clock and Watchmaking 1993.
Associate Diploma Arts (Wood Design) Box Hill Tafe 1995.

Related Experience:
Architect with Foster Associates, London and Hong Kong, 1982-1986. Architect, Melbourne, 1986-1989.
Established Wood Workshop, Melbourne, 1989.
President of the Victorian Woodworkers Association , 2002- date.

Teaching Experience:
Architecture and Design, Part-time, R.M.I.T. Melbourne, 1989-93;
Architecture and Design, Part-time, Melbourne University 1993-94.
Lecturer, master-class programme, Australian School of Fine Furniture, Launceston

Publications:
Craft Victoria. Vol 22 No 312 . March/ April 1992
Woodturning.  Issue 22.  May  1994
Masters of Their Craft .  Noris Ioannou . Craftsman House  1997
Master Works. Sally Milner. Milner Craft 2000
Australian Wood  Review  Nos. 3 , 19, 27, 33.

Awards and Exhibitions:
'Working with Wood' Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne 1991;
First Prize, Victorian Woodworkers Association, 1991;  
'Working with Wood' Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne;   
Makers Mark Gallery, Melbourne,1993;    
'Best Piece', Warburton Winterfest 1993;      
First Prize, 'Excellence in Craftsmanship', Warburton Winterfest 1996;     
First Prize, 'Design and Workmanship, 'Victorian Woodwork Exhibition, 1997;       
First Prize, Victorian Woodworkers Association,2000;
First Prize, 'Excellence in Craftsmanship', Warburton Winterfest, 2000;     
Dame Nancy Buttfield Award for Decorative Arts Exhibition, National Trust of South Australia, November 2001.
'Best Piece' Warburton Winterfest June 2003.

PUBLICATIONS
Craft Victoria. Vol 22 No 312 . March/ April 1992
"Timepieces in Timber" in Australian Wood Review No.3, 1994, pp. 42-43 and cover photo.
"View from Down Under": Vic Wood profiles the work of clock-maker Will Matthysen in Woodturning No. 22, May 1994, pp. 75-77
Masters of their Craft: tradition and innovation in the Australian contemporary decorative arts by Noris Ioannou. Craftsman House, 1997. pp. 240-241
"Timeless Details: William Matthysen's Clocks" in Australian Wood Review No. 19, June 1998, pp.48-52.
Masterworks: the best in Australian craft by Sally Milner. Sally Milner Pub lishing, 2000. pp. 70-73.
Australian Wood  Review  Nos. 3 , 19, 27, 33.