Clare Gervasoni

Clare Gervasoni, author, publisher and curator was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1962.

Education

Gervasoni was educated at Genazzano FCJ College, Melbourne College of Advanced Education (Bachelor of Education: Art & Craft) and Deakin University (Grad. Dip. Museum Stud.).

Literary works

Gervasoni's first book, Artistic Insights ^[1], was published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and co-authored with artist and educator, Susan Paterson. This was followed by Catbusters for both Art and Studio Art.

Gervasoni then moved into historical research and is recognised as an expert in the fields of Victorian Goldfields history and Swiss-Italian history. In 1998 she formed Ballarat Heritage Services with Dr Dorothy Wickham and Wayne Phillipson. Gervasoni has written or co-edited over 15 books in the areas of art and history.

In 2005 the Ballarat Heritage Services publication Eureka Encyclopedia written by Gervasoni, Wickham and Corfield was named the Victorian Local History Award overall winner.^[2]

Gervasoni's book on the Swiss and Italian settlers in Central Victoria, Bullboar, Macaroni and Mineral Water is in its second edition.

Curating

Gervasoni is curator of the Art and Historical Collection at the University of Ballarat. Information on the collection can be found at the University page. She has previously overseen the redevelopment of the museum at the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum.

The Immigration Museum (Museum Victoria) utilised research by Gervasoni in its 2007 exhibition Wine, Water and Stone.

List of Publications

• Susan Hayes (Paterson); Clare Gervasoni. Artistic Insights : Australian artists and their diverse use of themes. 
• Clare Gervasoni; Wayne Phillipson, Dorothy Wickham. Ballarat and district pioneers and old residents directory 1837-1855. 
• Clare Gervasoni. Bullboar Macaroni and Mineral Water. 
• Clare Gervasoni; D. Wickham. Castlemaine Petitions. 
• Clare Gervasoni; Susan Paterson. Catbuster : Art, 1995-1999. 
• Susan Paterson; Clare Gervasoni. Catbuster : Studio Arts, 1995-1999. 
• Clare Gervasoni. Celebrating Clunes. 
• Clare Gervasoni. Italian speakers in the news, 1855-1872 : selected newspaper articles relating to Italian speakers covering. 
• Clare Gervasoni. Directory & Bibliography of Swiss & Italian Pioneers in Australia, 2002. 
• Justin Corfield; Dorothy Wickham and Clare Gervasoni. The Eureka Encyclopaedia. 
• Dorothy Wickham; Clare Gervasoni, Val D’Angri. The Eureka Flag: Our Starry Banner. 
• Ballarat Heritage Services. Eureka Reminiscences. 
• History of Ballarat & Some Ballarat Reminiscences (Numbered Limited Edition, 1/2 Leather Bound Facsimile ed.). 
• Andrea Ferrari; edited, compiled & indexed by Clare Gervasoni. History of Hepburn. 
• Clare Gervasoni; Dorothy Wickham, Wayne Phillipson. Mt Alexander District directory of old settlers and residents 1837-1856. 
• Clare Gervasoni. Outbreak at Ballarat: Eureka from the Mount Alexander Mail. 

Notes

1. ^ Artistic Insights
2. ^ "History Victoria Victorian Community History Awards". http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/vcha.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 

Bibliography

• Age Newspaper article on Bullboar Book
• Swiss Italian Festa
• Ballarat Courier article on Prime Ministers Australian History Prize nomination
• Ballarat History entry

External links

• Information Victoria
• Prime Minister's Australian History Prize
• History Victoria Victorian Community History Awards
• Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum
• Ballarat Heritage Services
• Titles at State Library of Victoria
• Immigration Museum Wine Water and Stone Exhibition