SZAPIEL, Bernard

Bernard Szapiel imageYears at SMB

1962-1965

Studied

Art

Education post SMB

Self taught (trial and error)

Employment History

YearCompanyDuties
1966Sylah Ceramics HuntingdaleIndustrial experience
1967-1969National Service 
1969-1978Box Hill Technical CollegeTeacher
1979-2007Self-employedStudio Ceramicist.  Handmade Ceramic Sculptures of Australian fauna exhibited in prominent Australian Craft Galleries - in 1992 invited to exhibit at the Australian Pavilion at Expo Seville Spain 
1980Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia (VVAA)Instigator and founding member
1981

Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia (VVAA)

Inaugural State President
1982Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service (VVCS)Instigator, which now includes Veterans from current conflicts
2007Retired