Basil Eliades M.V.A., B.F.A. (VCA), Dip.Ed., Post Grad.Dip.Curatorship (Melb), A.A.G.S., M.A.G.T.S. has been teaching at Candlebark School for ten years, since the day the school opened. He taught for four years at the Clunes campus of Wesley College before coming to Candlebark. He has also been Artist in Residence at many schools and other institutions, and has lectured in Education at the University of Ballarat.
Basil is a distinguished artist; his recent commissioned works include the last portrait of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser before Mr Fraser’s death, and a portrait of poet Les Murray. He is the author of several books of poetry, and the creator of “The Men’s Deck”, an innovative aid to helping men navigate through issues of manhood and masculinity.
Basil has coached and nurtured the Candlebark chess team for many years, taking the school to its present ranking as one of the most successful in Victoria, in both primary and secondary sections.
Basil is an ex-dancer, a violin player, a long-time student of the demanding Korean martial art Tang Soo Tao, and is trilingual, speaking English, French and Swedish. He is married, with two daughters.