Curriculum Vitae
Masters of Art Administration
College of Fine Arts, The University of New South Wales
Graduated with high distinction
2012
Masters of Teaching (Secondary)
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
2011
Specialisms: English, Visual Art & ESL (including PGcert in TESOL)
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) Creative Writing & Visual Arts
The University of Melbourne
First-class Honours
2009
Secondary English Teacher
Bangkok Patana School
Sep 2017 - Present
Key Stage 3, International GCSE (IGCSE) & International Baccalaureate (IB)
Secondary English Teacher
Tiffin Girls Grammar School, London
Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
Key Stage 3, GCSE & A-Levels
Secondary Art & English Teacher
Valley Park High School, Kent
Sep 2015 - Aug 2016
Key Stage 3, GCSE & A-Levels
English Language Teacher
Cambridge International College, Melbourne
Jun 2014 - Nov 2014
- Devised lessons and assessments for students in General English and Academic English programs.
- Participated in and led professional development programs for teachers.
Subject Lecturer, Arts Education
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Jul 2013 - Nov 2014
- Coordinated lectures, tutorials and workshops for Master of Education students undertaking the subject ‘Teaching and Artistic Practice’
- Monitored, assessed and provided students feedback
Gallery Educator
The National Gallery of Victoria
May 2012 - Mar 2014
- Ensured continuity in programs and teaching across year levels and educational disciplines, particularly in Art, English and ESL, using the Gallery collection
- Co-delivered Professional Learning programs to schoolteachers (Art, English and ESL) on how to use to support learning and teaching
Sessional Lecturer & Tutor, Arts Education
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Feb 2013 - Jul 2013
- Planned and delivered lectures and tutorials for pre-service teacher students completing the subject ‘Learning Area Visual Art 1 (Sec)’ in the Master of Teaching (Secondary Art) program.
Teacher Candidate, ESL (PGcert TESOL Placement)
Adult Multicultural Education Services, Melbourne
Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
- Planned, delivered and evaluated communicative lesson plans and student resources in accordance with CSWEI and LLNP curriculum documents
- Maintained records of learning progress, provided continual feedback to students, generated and assessed student assignments using individually developed rubrics.
- Planned and delivered sequences of lessons and units within the methodological framework of developing English language macro-skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing.
- Planned and led an excursion to the National Gallery of Victoria.
Teacher Candidate, English & Art (Mteach School Placement)
Presentation College Windsor, Melbourne
Jul 2010 - Nov 2010
- Curriculum development: Planned, delivered and assessed Creating and Making and Exploring and Responding units for Secondary Visual Art students.
- Curriculum development: Planned, delivered and assessed units on creative writing, public speaking, and text analysis, for Secondary English students.
- Developed extra-curricular excursions: collaborated with educators from the National Gallery of Victoria to develop and lead a tailor-made excursion for Year 10 Art; led excursions to the Sikh temple, Melbourne Museum, and supported organisation of the Art Show
Teacher Candidate, English & Art (Mteach School Placement)
Bayside Secondary College, Melbourne
Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
- Delivered Visual Art lessons including lino-printing, painting, and art responding units
- Planned, delivered and assessed English units on text analysis, persuasive language and creative writing, focusing on differentiation for mixed ability students
Audience Engagement Consultant
Nite Art Festival, Melbourne
Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
- Edited print and online content for the Nite Art exhibition and arts programme
- Engaged in copywriting
- Assisted with art grant applications
- Advised on artist and exhibition programming for increased inclusivity cultural diversity
Conference Manager
Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
- Managed 40 volunteers to assist with the running of the conference
- Coordinated print and digital media including the publishing of the program, AAANZ website and social media
- Planned the conference program and liaised with keynote speakers
- Coordinated the annual book prize and postgraduate master classes
- Sourced funding, in-kind support and managed the conference budget
- Administered advertising, venue logistics and registrations
Museum Learning Resources Developer
Feb 2013 - Sept 2013
- Applied Visual Thinking Strategies in the creation of new education kits and programmes aimed at developing tertiary students’ cross-disciplinary skills
- Developed interactive ways to understand and interpret the museum’s art collection on the website
Education Officer -
Basil Sellers Art Prize Exhibition
Jun 2012 - Dec 2012
- Planned, delivered and evaluated primary, secondary, adult and tertiary museum programmes
- Developed interdisciplinary programs based on VELS, VCE and Australian Curriculum documents
- Introduced a Children’s Trail program and education kit encouraging children to look, think and respond imaginatively to the art collection through drawing and creative writing
- Devised a comprehensive education kit for ESL students, encouraging exhibition orientation and art interpretation
Education Officer
Jan 2010 - Jun 2010- Created education kits designed for school audiences to support engagement with the Biennale’s themes and artists
- Communicated with external stakeholders to deliver the programme and tours around the Biennale site
Art Administrator
Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
- Liaised with commercial and public galleries and artist-run initiatives to produce exhibitions, education and public programs featuring Australian, Indigenous and international contemporary artists
- Worked with a team to organise opening nights
- Communicated with guest speakers to facilitate visitor enjoyment of contemporary art
Education Intern
Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
- Planned, developed, promoted, delivered and evaluated student and teacher programs and resources using the NGV collection and temporary exhibitions to enhance student learning
- Participated in departmental and interdepartmental meetings and internal and external professional learning activities for teachers.
- Led independent collection and exhibition research
- Developed pre-visit and post-visit Gallery resources, including educational floor talks, Gallery tours, practical workshops and online and print education kits curriculum documents.
- Collaborated with schoolteachers to develop tailored education programs
- Maintained daily interaction with colleagues, students, teachers, artists, curators, board members and external stakeholders.
Event Coordinator and Curator
Jul 2009 - Nov 2009
- Organised student exhibitions, book launches, artist-run workshops and festival entertainment with team members
- Communicated with community artists, arts organizations and students to achieve festival objectives.
Tutor
Jul 2009 - Nov 2009
Mentored high school students from financially disadvantaged and culturally diverse backgrounds to aid students’ study of English.
Activities Officer & Editor
Feb 2006 - Jun 2006
- Organised photo-critique sessions, workshops, competitions, exhibitions and excursions for members
- Led committee meetings
2018
Ruanglertbutr, P.: Who am I? Artist, Teacher or Both? TEDx Talk, Bangkok Patana School, Thailand.
2014
- Ruanglertbur, P. (2014). Judge in a panel, Student Services Art Award, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
- Imms, W. & Ruanglertbutr, P. (2014). To do or not to do? Trends in longitudinal data concerning new Visual Art teachers' art making, including impact on production, quality of teaching, and employment retention. Paper to be presented at the World Congress, International Society for Education in the Arts (InSEA), Melbourne, Australia.
- Ruanglertbutr, P. (February 17 2014). A Community of Artist-Teachers. Keynote opening lecture for Exhibition - Public Hanging XVII, Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne. (Presentation by invitation and travel grant of $1,000).
2013
- Ruanglertbutr, P. (2013). Inclusive museum education programming: engaging multicultural and English as a Second Language audiences in art museums. Inter-discipline, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) Conference, Melbourne, December 2013.
- Ruanglertbutr, P. & May, S. (2013). Artful English: Teaching the Australian Curriculum and Curriculum Priorities through Visual Art. Victorian Association of Teachers of English (VATE) Middle Years Conference, Castlemaine. August 2013.
2012
- Ruanglertbutr, P. & Imms, W. (2012) Can early career teachers both teach and make art? ART IMPACT. Art Education Victoria state conference, Melbourne. November 2012.
- Imms, W. & Ruanglertbutr, P. (2012). Can early career teachers be artists as well? First International Artist as Teacher Conference, Oslo, Norway. September 2012 (presentation by invitation).
- Ruanglertbutr, P. & May, S. (2012). The Art of English. Testing Your Limits: English in the Middle Years. Victorian Association of Teachers of English conference, Queenscliffe, Victoria
2014
- Connections: Art, Teaching, Life, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
2013
- The Artful World of Animals, Festival of Ideas 2013, Melbourne
- Sensations of Artmaking: Triumphs, Torments and Risk-taking, Victorian Artists Society Galleries, Melbourne
2012
- Crossing Boundaries: The Journey from Teacher to Teaching Artist, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
2011
- Homegrown: Artists Practicing and Engaging with Local Sustainability. Curated by curatorial students of The University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts. COFA Gallery, The College of Fine Arts.
2016
- Reciprocity: Learning From, Giving Back, StudioFive, Melbourne
2015
- SmallWorks 2014 Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2014
- Connections: Art, Teaching, Life, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
2013
- The Artful World of Animals, Festival of Ideas 2013, Melbourne
- Sensations of Artmaking: Triumphs, Torments and Risk-taking, Victorian Artists Society Galleries, Melbourne
2012
- Crossing Boundaries: The Journey from Teacher to Teaching Artist, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
- The Photo Response Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York.
- The Adventure Project, Art House Co-op YouTube Channel.
- The Meal, Brooklyn Art Library, New York.
- Letters to Home, Brooklyn Art Library, New York.
- The Sketchbook Project World Tour, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn (NY); Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago (IL); The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel, Portland (OR); W2 Media Café, Vancouver (Canada); iam 8bit, Los Angeles (CA); Pop-Up Library, San Francisco Bay Area; LynnArts, Greater Boston Area; SPACE Gallery, Portland (ME); The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto (Canada); The Painted Bride co-presented with InLiquid, Philadelphia (PA); MASS Collective, Atlanta (GA); Full Sail University, Winter Park (FL); Co-Lab Project Space, Austin (TX); Canada Water Library co-presented with The Albany, London (U.K); NGV Studio, Melbourne (Australia).
2011
- Homegrown: Artists Practicing and Engaging with Local Sustainability. Curated by curatorial students of The University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts. COFA Gallery, The College of Fine Arts.
- The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn (NY); SPACE Gallery, Portland (ME); Austin Museum of Art, Austin (TX); The Granite Room, Atlanta (GA); Hillyer Art Space, Washington (DC); Mercer Gallery and Monroe Community College, Rochester (NY); Form/Space Ateller, Seattle (WA); Madrone Studios, San Francisco (CA); Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago (IL); Full Sail University (Full Sail Live Auditorium); Winter Park (FL).
- Imbalance: Fotoholics Photography Competition and Exhibition, George Paton Gallery, The University of Melbourne.
2008
- Journeys Photography Competition and Exhibition, Ballieu Library, The University of Melbourne.
- Constellation, Parkville Campus, The University of Melbourne.
2007
- Light Moves, Ballieu Library, The University of Melbourne.
- Material Practice, George Paton Gallery, The University of Melbourne.
- Guerilla Photography: Photographic Works from the 2007 Framed Photography Competition, George Paton Gallery, The University of Melbourne.
2006
- [Un]bound, Artist’s Books and other Works by SCA Students, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne
Research Assistant and Co-Researcher
Dec 2010 - Jun 2014
- Researched and wrote articles on the topic of the ‘Artist Educator’ for publication in academic journals
- Produced summary reports for the research project: “Partnership between schools and the professional arts sector: Evaluation of impact on student outcomes,” coordinated by Arts Victoria’s the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, and Melbourne Graduate School of Publication.
- Administered the Teacher as Artmaker Project, including analysing longitudinal surveys, devising surveys, conducting literature reviews, and composing articles using findings.
- Presented in Australian and international conferences
- Curated the annual Teacher as Artmaker Exhibitions, including managing marketing and promotion.
Developed and maintained the Teacher as Artmaker website content
Editor
Apr 2012 - 2016
- Supervised reviews of articles for journal issues, editing of manuscripts and liaisons with eEditor (design and graphics) on presentation of journal issues.
- Sourced national and international contributors and practitioners in the field of museum education, formulating an editorial essay and research focus for the Special Edition journal on Museums and Gallery Education: Purpose, Practice and Pedagogy for publication
Freelance Contributing Arts Writer
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
- Wrote and published articles and essays on significant exhibitions, people and events relevant to the Australian-Indian community in Australia
Exhibition Catalogue Editor
2013
- Edited the book Inspiration Wild: A Celebration of Nature and Environment published by Wildlife Art Museum of Australia, the inaugural publication for the Museum's fundraising launch
- Liaised with artists for content and submission of images
- Managed the book production process from concept, acquisition of content, proofreading, layout and design to the launch, in liaison with the Art Advisory Council and graphic designer.
Exhibitions Catalogue Editor
Dec 2010 - Nov 2014
- Conceptualised exhibition themes and titles for three Teacher Artmaker Exhibitions:
- Crossing Boundaries: The Journey from Teacher to Teaching Artist
- Sensations of Artmaking: Triumphs, Torments and Risk-taking
- Connections: Art, Teaching, Life
- Maintained contact with artist-teacher exhibitors from Victorian schools, to exhibit works of art
- Researched for, wrote and edited exhibition catalogues and interpretative labels
- Marketed exhibitions and catalogues in print and online media
Exhibitions Catalogue Editor
2013
- Conceptualised exhibition theme and title
- Researched for and edited exhibition catalogues and interpretative labels, including writing a foreword
- Liaised with artists for content and submission of images
- Managed the book production process from concept, acquisition of content, proofreading, layout and design to the launch
Editorial Assistant
Nov 2007 - Mar 2008
- Wrote, edited and published articles relevant to art and culture
- Photographed images for publication in the magazine