BIOGRAPHY

Born: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
December 1952

Education: 1970-75
Bachelor of Science in Education
Minor Study Business Marketing
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA

Teaching Experience:
Woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing, Wynnum North H.S., Wynnum, Qld. Aust. 1975-77
Woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing, Monaro H.S., Cooma, NSW, Aust. 1980-84
Furniture Design, RMIT, Melbourne, Vic., Aust. 1999-present

Related Experience:
Limited Edition Furniture and Artistic Sign Co., Boston, MA. USA, 1895-89

AWARDS AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
“Six of the Best” / Wood Works 2004, Meat Market Arts Centre, North Melbourne 2004
Living With Wood, Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Vic. 2002
Living With Wood, Williamstown, Vic. 2001
Against the Grain/Austrailian Sculptural Furniture, Brisbane City Gallery 2000
Australian Decorative Arts Survey, Lauraine Diggins Fine Arts 2000
People’s Choice Award, Warburton Woodfest Exhibition, Warburton, Vic. 2000
Living With Wood, Metro Craft Centre, Melbourne 1998
Furniture/Cabinet Award, 3rd place, Warburton Woodfest Exhibition, Warburton, Vic. 1998
Award for Best Use of Australian Timber, Wonderful Wood, VWA Exhibition, Doncaster, Vic. 1997
First Prize, Furniture/Cabinet Award, Warburton Woodfest Exhibition, Warburton, Vic. 1997
Contemporary Furniture, 3rd place, National Woodworking Competition, Melb. 1997
National Woodworking Competition, Melb. 1996 (-95,-92,-91)
Living With Wood, Meat Market, Melbourne 1996
A Celebration Of Wood, VWA Exhibition 1995
Clock Works, group show, Cornucopia Gallery, Newtown, NSW 1995
Response Exhibition Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Vic. 1995
Response Exhibitions, Latrobe Reg. Gallery, Meat Market & Old Butter Factory 1994
An Exhibition Of Mantle Clocks, solo exhibit, Old Bakery Gallery, NSW 1992

Contact Leo Sadlek at:
420 East West Rd.
Warragul, Vic. 3820 Australia
Tel. (61) (03) 5623 5767
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