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Name
  
Basil Eliades

Role
  
Author

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Education
  
University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM

Books
  
3rd I, Ohne Titel (abroad), The Men's Deck

Basil eliades introduces the men s deck


Basil Eliades was born on 22 February 1966 in Melbourne, Australia. He is an author, artist, and educator. He lives in Daylesford, Victoria with his family.

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Art

He studied painting at Victorian College of the Arts under Peter Booth and Gareth Sansom, and has exhibited widely. He has painted portraits of the former Prime Minister The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser AO, Richard Pratt AO, Margaret Carnegie AO, among others. The Margaret Carnegie portrait was runner-up in the $150 000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for 2002.

Writing

Eliades has written many books, three of them poetry, Ohne titel (abroad), Ohne Titel (divorce, death, birth, rebirth), and 3rd i, published by IP in 2003. The Age newspaper commented that his work is “high energy poetry and torrential writing”. He also edited a book of short stories, poetry and images by the Castlemaine Secondary College students in 2006. With Jane Knight he created the Snakes and Ladders project launched at Parliament House Melbourne in 2005.

Education

Eliades attended Melbourne High School, followed by Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, Victoria College, and Latrobe University. Eliades was involved in the set up of Wesley College Clunes Campus, and assisted John Marsden in the set-up of Candlebark School where he works part-time. His teaching style is intense and entertaining. He also runs workshops in creativity. He accepted a lecturing post at the University of Ballarat in 2011, so was simultaneously teaching primary, secondary and tertiary education.

Basil Eliades is also black belt in Tang Soo Tao.

Basil is also the creator of The Men's Deck, a set of cards and booklet to be used as a tool for deeper communication, and mental and emotional health. It is the first deck of its kind designed to assist men integrate their emotional and spiritual lives.

References

Basil Eliades Wikipedia


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