Gavin Libotte
Project Lead, Photographer
Gavin Libotte is a multidisciplinary Perth based artist who works under the monika Ortemel, a name inspired by a dream. Ortemel’s personal influences dwell into the beyond, surreal and supernatural, crossing mediums between canvas, walls, film, and music in the hope to discover more within through the culmination and emergence of his practices.
Currently working on a commission-based range of NFT’s with another two commissions contracted by Shire of Christmas Island, ranging from a series of watercolour illustrations for a book of historic events and places, and a position of director for an upcoming augmented reality project involving the murals he painted from 2017 to present.
Artist CV / Experience
Commissions
Drew Petrusma
Acrylics on canvas
1.5 m x 3.5 m
2022
Shire of Christmas Island
3 murals, 2021
5 murals, 2019
2 murals, 2017
Rifo’s Restaurant, Maylands
1 mural
2016
City of Maylands, Lyric Lane
1 mural
2016
Experience
Serco
Christmas Island W.A
Recreation Officer. 2011/2012
Taught and facilitated daily art classes throughout a 12 month period.
Cinc
Christmas Island W.A
Art workshop. 2011.
Taught and facilitated an aerosol art workshop, for the local children of Christmas Island, for a 3 week period.
City of Maylands
Maylands, Perth W.A
Mural art. 2016
Painted a mural in lyric lane in collaboration with local artist Ill Withers,
For Maylands Festival.
Shire of Christmas Island
Christmas Island W.A 2017/2021
Contracted by the Shire of Christmas Island to paint a series of 9 murals throughout the township for an ongoing period from 2017 to present.
Shire of Christmas Island
Christmas Island W.A 2022
A series of watercolour illustrations
For a book of historic events and places, pending.
Education & Achievements
Bachelor of Film
SAE (QANTM) Perth W.A
Graduated 2018
Creative Achievement Award SAE: Perth Campus Best
Major Project in Higher education
“The Deep End” 2018