Michelle Ronksley-Pavia, born in Sheffield, England, is an emerging artist in Australia. She is also a researcher in education, writer and art teacher, particularly of gifted children. Ronksley-Pavia has participated in conferences and discussions at embassies, World, National and State conferences on the education of gifted and talented students and those termed twice-exceptional (gifted students with learning disabilities).
Ronksley-Pavia's qualifications include a Master's Degree in Gifted and Talented Education. Ronksley-Pavia is currently engaged as a PhD candidate at a Queensland university where she is researching perceptions of underachievement in twice-exceptional students. Ronksley-Pavia is an educational researcher and lecturers in gifted and special education and has published numerous journal articles on gifted and talented children.
Ronksley-Pavia studied for eight years in Belgium where she was awarded Student of the Year at the École des Beaux Arts in Brussels. While in Europe she was greatly influenced by the works of the impressionists and the Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritte. She emigrated to Australia where she became a citizen in 1994. She exhibited widely and joined the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) whose influence helped her art career to flourish. In 1995 she was included in the D.W. Thorpe publication of The Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists.
Ronksley-Pavia’s themes generally delve into the human unconscious using scientific subject matter with overtones of religious and particularly ethical questions with regard to DNA cloning, inequalities, particularly disability and racial issues. She has become increasingly interested in the mixing of science and art. She was particularly interested in Karl Jung’s archetypes of the collective unconscious and symbolism.
Michelle is a researcher in education, writer and teacher, particularly of gifted children. Michelle has participated in conferences and discussions at embassies, World, National and State levels on the education of gifted and talented students and those termed twice-exceptional (gifted students with disabilities).
Michelle's qualifications include a Master's Degree in Gifted and Talented Education. Michelle is currently engaged in PhD research at a leading Australian university where she is researching perceptions of twice-exceptional students. Michelle is an educational researcher and lecturers in gifted and special education and has published numerous journal articles and conference presentations on gifted and talented children. Michelle also presents professional development for teachers and educators, throughout the UK, Belgium and Australia in the field of gifted education. Michelle is a member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and President of the Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children (GC Branch) and an award winning artist.Michelle is also a member of the TICAL 2013 School Leadership Summit Global Advisory Board.