Life Member - Deryck Greenwood
Deryck Greenwood is the Head of Visual Arts at Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School and has worked in secondary education for the past 36 years. Deryck began his teaching career in South Africa, where he taught at a specialist state arts school for 11 years. Since moving to Australia, Deryck has worked within the independent school system. He has taught VCE Art, Studio Arts and VCD, and currently teaches Art Creative Practice.
Deryck has worked within the independent school system. He has taught VCE Art, Studio Arts and VCD, and currently teaches Art Creative Practice.
Deryck has also worked for the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority in various capacities, including as State Reviewer for Art and Art Creative Practice, examination writer and assessor, art reviewer and as a member of the study design review panel responsible for writing Art Creative Practice. Deryck has presented a number of workshops on folio development and examination preparation for VCE students and teachers, was co-author of the VCE Art publication Art-iculate, author of the Cambridge publication Art Creative Practice VCE Units 1-4, and wrote the Course Outline and Assessment Criteria for Monash College’s Diploma of Art and Design Studies.
Deryck is passionate about art education and is proud of the time he spent serving on the ArtEdVic committee and as President. During this time he enjoyed the collegiality as the committee collaborated to support Art Teachers in Victoria, providing resources and professional learning opportunities.
