RANAMOK GLASS PRIZE 2012
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Contents The Ranamok Glass Prize 2012
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Introduction
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Finalists
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Gabrielle Adamik
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Nikki Main
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Kate Baker
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Kristin McFarlane
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Annette Blair
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Tom Moore
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Lisa Cahill
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Denise Pepper
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Christine Cathie
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Julia Reimer
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Estelle Dean
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Dale Roberts
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Evelyn Dunstan
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Paddy Robinson
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Mandy Eilbeck
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Tyler Rock
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Alasdair Gordon
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Tim Shaw
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Holly Grace
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Anne Sorensen
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Roslyn Harris
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Emma Varga
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Sue Hawker
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Bethany Wheeler
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Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello
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Nick Wirdnam
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Te RŌngŌ Kirkwood
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David Yule
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KuBHo Collaboration
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Finalists’ Biographies
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Glossary of Glass Terms
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The Judges
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2011 Recipient
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Ranamok 2012 Tour Dates
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Acknowledgements
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The Ranamok Glass Prize 2012 Please handle with care Styrofoam or bubblewrap Finding the right words On our 18th year, it’s been another outstanding effort. My thanks and appreciation to our: Board... Maureen, Jacqui, Deirdre and Damien, Judges… Anne, Gill and Brian, Management... Elizabeth, Polina, Peta and James, Underwriters and Sponsors. Handled with care. Andy Plummer
Once again, we are pleased to see the escalating numbers of artists applying to the Ranamok Glass Prize. The breadth of applicants who are at various stages of their careers is truly reflected in this current choice of works. It is so important that such a Prize exists which gives the opportunity for all artists, from students to established artists, to share the same exhibition platform. This generates a multiplicity of ideas from different levels of understanding, which show the diversity of this exciting medium of glass. Each year, audiences grow as they visit this firmly established annual event. It has served to educate the broader public at a national level and highlight the significance of Australian and New Zealand contemporary glass and the role it has played in the international arena. Sincere thanks to all of those who have supported and contributed towards the Prize in so many different ways. This is most appreciated as it is so valuable for the Prize’s on-going success. Maureen Cahill Glass Artists’ Gallery Co-founder, Ranamok
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Introduction I was delighted to accept the invitation to be a judge for the Ranamok Glass Prize 2012. The judges’ rendezvous was ‘The Shed’ located in the hard-working backstreets of Brookvale between Alsupply’s aluminium and Wardley’s aquariums. In reality this ‘shed’ is an architect-designed, purpose-built studio office, clad in reflective corrugated metal with large glass windows open to the sky and to an integrated landscape of grasses and sweet frangipani. Amid the activity of the street this shed was a haven. And, it is also embodied with memory and story. In a previous life it was a house of pleasure or ill-repute as some neighbours say. But now as the home of the Ranamok Glass Prize it is layered with many sensory associations of material and memory. The morning unfolded with a dialogue about contemporary glass. My fellow judges were Gillian Minervini, Creative Director/Producer Events, City of Sydney; Brian Parkes, Chief Executive Officer, JamFactory, Adelaide and Andy Plummer, Co-founder, Ranamok. Now how does one really describe Andy Plummer? He is a man of many parts – with extraordinary business acumen, acute collector’s eye, enthusiastic maker, generous benefactor and co-founder and backbone of the Ranamok Glass Prize. His co-founder is the acclaimed and indomitable glass artist and gallerist Maureen Cahill. This dynamic partnership has created a unique event in Australia’s cultural calendar. How does one judge a glass prize called ‘Ranamok’? It seems such a strange and sweet irony – I mean the word ‘ranamok’ – a highly emotive Malay word conjuring up all manner of mayhem and then apply it to the art of glass – that most fragile and defiant yet reflective and compliant medium – such a wonderful fusion and frisson. Is this what we judges were being asked to reflect on – to take glass art beyond some frozen boundary and let it run-a-muck?
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No, our judging criteria was crystal clear – to encourage creativity, skill and innovation in contemporary glass. Prizes have shaped the Australian art scene, revealing powerful national sentiments. Democratic, encouraging artistic freedom and yet shaped by a clear vision acknowledging excellence in a particular field and usually judged by peers. Our judging ‘conversation’ started about reconciling the criteria for this prize with how the individual artists expressed themselves in their work. Fellow judges for the Ranamok Glass Prize 2012 brought such knowingness and commitment to the process and I acknowledge their contribution. The judging process was stimulating, the exchange was open and decisions were unanimous. As we viewed the digital imaging of the works we were profoundly sensitised by the quality of the image that had been so beautifully lit, often back lit against a neutral, grey background. Two images were supplied for us to make our decision. Blindly seductive images, rendered by the photographer’s light to capture a wide shot and a detail of the work. We struggled with the sense of scale and the physicality of the work and wondered what the material work was like. This is the art experience we all crave. There was much discussion about the ‘edges’ of the work – what the artist was exploring conceptually and how the work was made. Was this work exceptional within the artist’s practice? And then the thorny issue of the power of the image over the power of the work. What did the work feel like, how was it made, what was the artist dealing with and how did the use of the glass convey meaning? The ambiguity was in the physicality of the work – how did it exist in space without the photographer’s seductive light? Out of the 101 entries we sought to create an exhibition that reflected the range of interests artists were exploring
and their diverse production. But the pervading criteria for selection was the quality of the individual work and the way the artist had pushed boundaries – all types of boundaries – in the piece submitted. Six artists have explored the intimacies and ‘feeling’ of textile in glass. Denise Pepper has created an ethereal lace collar, Emma Varga a shimmering pâte de verre tapestry and Te RŌngŌ Kirkwood a potent protective cloak. Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello’s glass dilibags play on the rhythmic weaving in traditional baskets. Paddy Robinson knits and slumps fibreglass and Gabrielle Adamik stitches miniature houses. Four artists demonstrate exceptional botanic-inspired works. Mandy Eilbeck entranced us with her Banksia and stick arrangement, Evelyn Dunstan and Sue Hawker with their sublime budding vessels and Alasdair Gordon with his beautifully resolved traditional vase – this year engraved with kangaroo paws. Holly Grace and Nikki Main use glass to explore environmental themes – from the vast and fragile alpine landscape to the flood ravaged Birdsville lakes. Other artists have concentrated on the form, colour and fragility of glass itself. Lisa Cahill hangs large, coloured sheets, Tim Shaw plays with seductive incalmo glass and Christine Cathie twists a minimalist lead crystal form. Julie Reimer, Dale Roberts and Anne Sorensen have created beautiful works with a highly resolved mastery of material, colour and form. We enjoyed seeing the domestic reworked. There is an enigmatic silence in the two vessels by KuBHo Collaboration and a functional simplicity in David Yule’s glasses. We also delighted in the witty statements with glass in Estelle Dean’s fortune cookies, Tom Moore’s hand made ‘bear’ multiples and Nick Wirdnam’s tray of classy delights.
Annette Blair and Kate Baker use figurative images in their works but in very different ways. Roslyn Harris has two works selected this year, both exploring the edges of the human condition – one a fragmented text work and the other a tectonic play of fused and sandblasted plates. Kristin McFarlane plays with museum typologies with glass words. Bethany Wheeler plays conceptually with tools of trade while Tyler Rock stretches boundaries with blown glass, water, light and sound. From a remarkable field of 101 works, 30 were short listed from 29 artists including a collaborative work by two artists. Four artists are from New Zealand and 25 from Australia. We look forward to seeing the works in Canberra and making the final decision. The Ranamok Glass Prize acknowledges innovation, skill and creativity and is eagerly sought by a hugely talented field of artists. The exhibition reaches a broad audience with the extensive Australian tour and internationally with this publication. I thank fellow judges Gillian Minervini, Brian Parkes and Andy Plummer for their generous contribution and the ever efficient, hard working Ranamok team. If ever there is a team that does not run-a-muck it is Elizabeth MacDougall, Polina Gavria and James Graham. We hope the works selected for Ranamok 2012 will give you the same sense of wonder and enchantment that they gave us. Anne Flanagan Deputy Director Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Gabrielle Adamik 3 houses Kiln formed cane and waxed cotton
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Coalcliff, New South Wales, Australia
Quietly she stitches the houses to contain her daydreams.
28 H x 11 W x 11 D cm
As the dreams grow, the houses multiply.
25 H x 11 W x 11 D cm
Soon there will be a city.
22 H x 12 W x 12 D cm
A woven city of light and shadow to nurture and shelter the dreamer.
Photographer: Greg Piper
Kate Baker Untitled Kiln formed glass 58 H x 39 W x 7 D cm
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The spaces we inhabit, both internal and external, define us. These temporal places are encoded with the secrets of our memories and our histories. Language, culture, nature and technology merge to create our reality within a living, breathing place.
Photographer: Matt Hoggett – Blank Canvas
Annette Blair Still Life #1 Blown glass and glass enamel 33 H x 38 W x 16 D cm
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
I can feel the warmth of the sun on that day and remember the smell of the roses that he nurtured. Preserved in glass, the humble watering can represents my interest in utilitarian objects and their incredible power to evoke such vivid nostalgia.
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Photographer: Stuart Hay
Lisa Cahill Tide #3 Kiln formed glass and stainless steel fixings 88 H x 180 W x 10 D cm
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Pialligo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
The fragility of glass combined with the impermanence of paper is intended to evoke notions of an ephemeral landscape and encourage the viewer to consider the transitory nature of human existence.
Photographer: Xavier Bolla
Christine Cathie Reclining O-void Cast lead crystal, acid etched and polished 18 H x 56 W x 35 D cm
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Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
When I turned the O-void to its side I found I had to approach the form in a different way - the walls became higher and the shape more elongated, but still working with smooth twists in curve and variations in thickness, and using the polished face to define that curve.
Photographer: Christine Cathie
Estelle Dean Banquet Free formed p창te de verre with nori sheets and recycled paper
Kingsley, Western Australia, Australia
NO fortunes today... But we are cherry filled...
12 H x 30 W x 18 D cm
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Photographer: Kevin Gordon
Evelyn Dunstan
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Matikao (Buds) Promise #2 Lost wax, kiln cast as one piece, Gaffer 45% lead-crystal
From our perception of the depths of winter, an underlying structure endures.
47.5 H x 30.5 W x 30.5 D cm
Nurtured with incremental encouragement, it is able to throw forth new life, new hope and new promise.
Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand
Photographer: Evelyn Dunstan
Mandy Eilbeck
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Blocked Cast, cold worked and glued glass
Inspired by our compulsion to control nature to meet our needs.
15 H x 17 W x 53 D cm
Blocked is an arrangement of sticks and Banksia transformed into both a positive and a negative image within glass. The block represents the controlling built environment whilst nature adapts within and around the new.
Bayview, New South Wales, Australia
Photographer: Greg Piper
Alasdair Gordon Kangaroo Paw Blown, overlaid colour and copper wheel engraved glass 24 H x 11.5 W x 11.5 D cm
Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia
My intention in this work was to explore the sculptural qualities of the Kangaroo Paw using the traditional engraving technique of copper wheel.
Gaffer: David Hay
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Photographer: Kevin Gordon
Holly Grace Thredbo Blown and kiln formed glass 45 H x 100 W x 17 D cm
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South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thredbo is a photographic journey in glass that explores the Australian Highlands in New South Wales. This study translates the harsh, rugged beauty of the alpine region into a personal interpretation of the landscape.
Photographer: David McArthur
Roslyn Harris Termination of Analysis Glass decals, fused and slumped glass 98 H x 58 W x 3 D cm
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Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia
This piece is composed from fragments of administration records that were found in an abandoned mental institution. This work discusses the notion that a ‘documented’ existence is not a whole story. A “mental patient” may have been described in terms of pathologies, etc., but was still a complex human.
Photographer: Andrew Barcham
Roslyn Harris The Diagnosis Series – Bipolar Disorder Fused, slumped and sandblasted 12 H x 35 W x 32 D cm
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Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia
Within the Bipolar Disorder composition I aim to combine two conflicting states of mind; one of happiness caused by the euphoric brightness that invades the mind and one of sadness caused by a loss that has never manifested itself in reality. Both extremities are represented as being corrosive over time.
Photographer: Andrew Barcham
Sue Hawker Portrait of Celina Pâte de verre 43 H x 32 W x 28 D cm
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Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
This work conveys a sense of young Celina. I had always seen her as the archetypical tomboy – rough and tumble and allergic to dresses. But the flower girl who glided down the aisle at her cousin’s wedding liberated a new persona.
Photographer: Ron Hawker
Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello Loop Weave Dilibags (Set of 2) Hot blown glass with canes 27 H x 23.5 W x 8 D cm 39 H x 12.5 W x 10 D cm Gaffer: Tom Rowney
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Rivett, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
These dilibags are inspired by traditional Aboriginal woven loop weave dilibags from North-East Arnhemland. I have experimented with various opaque and translucent colours to invoke traditional grasses and pandanus, as well as techniques to evoke the beauty of traditional weaves and forms.
Photographer: Belinda Morgan-Pratten
Te RŌngŌ Kirkwood Te Puhuia-Hinengaro Kiln formed, fused, cold worked and slumped glass with flax fibre 5 H x 98 W x 62 D cm Weaver: Mandy Sunlight
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Silverdale, Auckland, New Zealand
An exploration of the sacred Maori cloak form, a Kahu Toi – Warriors Cloak. Taking the form from a protective garment to a sculpted art object where glass and light combine to collapse layers of time and space, each piece represents an ancestral connection, a cloak of healing consciousness.
Photographer: Howard Williams and David Sheilds
KuBHo Collaboration Vessel 1 & Vessel 2 Engraved glass 17 H x 28.5 W x 21 D cm 11 H x 37 W x 26.5 D cm
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Formed in 2011, KuBHo represents collaborations on a project basis involving the skills and ideas of two or more artists. KuBHo has developed new carving techniques that are shown in these vessels.
Photographer: Greg Piper
Nikki Main Abandon Blown and cold worked glass 19 H x 28 W x 19 D cm 16 H x 26 W x 16 D cm Gaffer: Annette Blair
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Weston, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
In 2011, floodwaters filled a pelican breeding ground near Birdsville. The lake was a sea of feathers of old and young birds, but the birds left in droves when fish stocks declined, abandoning many nests with young too immature to fly. The vacant eggs, a testimony.
Photographer: Stuart Hay
Kristin McFarlane
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Typographic Specimens: Lost Words Selective laser sintered glass, silver leaf, kiln formed and blown glass
Language is constantly changing and evolving; words are archived from use and become mere etymological artefacts.
19 H x 48 W x 14 D cm
This piece showcases three ’Lost Words’. By creating them in glass through a new process called selective laser sintering, these words are preserved as typographic specimens.
West Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Photographer: David McArthur
Tom Moore Bear in the Woods Blown and solid glass with silver leaf 21 H x 23 W x 9 D cm 21 H x 22 W x 8 D cm 22 H x 22 W x 10 D cm 7 H x 7 W x 7 D cm
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Richmond, South Australia, Australia
Bear in the Woods has been designed for release as a numbered limited edition. It is intended for use as a vase and as a piece of small sculpture. I have chosen to show three units together as an interesting example of acceptable variance within hand-made multiples.
Photographer: Grant Hancock
Denise Pepper Punto in Aria (Stitches in Air) Pâte de verre 60 H x 35 W x 30 D cm
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Bayswater, Western Australia, Australia
My contemporary connotation of the ‘cape collar’ retains its historical elegance and homage as an heirloom. I have crafted pâte de verre lace in which glass frit captures the decoration and detail found in the intricate weave. The effect is delicate and complex.
Photographer: Eva Fernandez
Julia Reimer Burrow Blown glass 19 H x 40 W x 35 D cm
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Birkenhead, South Australia, Australia
I am interested in how the force of life is manifested in ordinary and minor structures in nature. Though it is often overlooked, this force of life seems indomitable, hopeful and beautiful in its essence.
Photographer: Michael Hines
Dale Roberts Subsurface Blown, incalmo, sandblasted and cold worked. 42 H x 38 W x 14 D cm
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Underdale, South Australia, Australia
A simple inspiration from a piece of frame work on a commercial building, uncovered for repair. The structures run deep into the ground and the digging lets the light in.
Photographer: Grant Hancock
Paddy Robinson The Fishermen Knitted and slumped fibreglass mounted on glass (x12) 26 H x 32 W x 10 D cm
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Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
In Ireland, fishermen wear different designs by which they can be known - in the case of an accident they can be identified. In Australia, we can perhaps identify our tribe/family in patterns and traditions from the countries of our origin.
Photographer: Bruce Alexander
Tyler Rock Still Water Blown glass with water, lights, compressed gas, microphones, amplifier, speaker and electronic switches 55 H x 45 W x 45 D cm
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Birkenhead, South Australia, Australia
Using light and reflection, this installation creates an immersive experience. As the viewer approaches the cast light image on the floor created by the object, a quiet ensues that is disrupted only when there is noise. The object responds to sound, which creates a disturbance of the perceptual field; an interaction, which in most cases, leaves the viewer seeking stillness once again.
Photographer: Christopher Boha
Tim Shaw The Rising Mold blown incalmo glass, applied tiles, carved and sandblasted 35 H x 35 W x 35 D cm
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Stirling, South Australia, Australia
A remarkable vision of the future, there is no doubt that these unique desert cityscapes will continue to grow into the future, keeping up with the spirit of the age and defying land, water and gravity. The new age is upon us to be embraced by all.
Photographer: Iain Bond
Anne Sorensen One Kiln formed, slumped and coldworked glass
Bouvard, Western Australia, Australia
The idea of support and partnership led to the development of this piece.
37 H x 17 W x 20 D cm
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Photographer: Barry Sorensen
Emma Varga Day & Night P창te de verre glass elements sewn onto organza Organza 105 H x 60 W cm each Glass centre 40 H x 40 W cm each
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Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia
Day & Night tapestry panels are an exploration in developing new ways of assembling glass elements and combining other materials with glass. The contrasting duo of Day & Night is inspired by images seen from above the clouds on an aeroplane while flying over the Pacific Ocean at an altitude of 33,000 feet.
Photographer: Emma Varga
Bethany Wheeler 3mm Spear Point Drill Bits Cast lead crystal, found plastic and metal canister, carbide spear point drill bit and tin 2 H x 12 W x 15 D cm
Elwood, Victoria, Australia
“Like many other important inventions, the idea was almost too revolutionary for immediate acceptance by the trade.” Red Devil Catalog , 1934
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Photographer: Andrew Barcham
Nick Wirdnam ....for health, youth and hope Blown, hot sculpted, cold carved glass and limestone 19 H x 80 W x 17 D cm
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Brighton, Victoria, Australia
I accept these are irrational beliefs, I am willing to harbour them as they may possibly offer some hope. Therefore I should accumulate as much of this intangible resource as I can, to increase whatever hope these objects as symbols may provide for my future security.
Photographer: David McArthur
David Yule Whisky Glasses Cast glass 10.5 H x 23 W x 9.5 D cm
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Prague 7, Prague, Czech Republic
Functional contemporary design using traditional Czech techniques.
Photographer: Himanshu Choudhary
Finalists’ Biographies
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Annette Blair
Gabrielle Adamik
Kate Baker
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Coalcliff, NSW
Sydney, NSW
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Born 1982 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Born 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born 1973 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education 2004 Bachelor of Arts (Glass), Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW
Queanbeyan, NSW
Education 2007 Glass Studio Associate, JamFactory, Adelaide SA
Education 1999 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass) with First Class Honours, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra ACT
2004 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass) with Honours, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra ACT
Last Solo Exhibition 2011 E ncode, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney NSW
Last Solo Exhibition 2007 P reserves, JamFactory Atrium Gallery, Adelaide SA
Last Group Exhibition 2012 Postcodes from the Edge, Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong NSW
Last Group Exhibition 2012 Evolve, Bullseye Gallery, Portland Oregon USA
Last Group Exhibition 2012 A lphabet, Craft ACT, Canberra ACT
Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections
Public/Private Collections Contemporary Glass Collection, The Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Munich Bavaria Germany
1994 Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts), University of Western Sydney, Sydney NSW
Awards/Grants 2001 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney NSW Australia 1999 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), NSW Ministry for the Arts, Sydney NSW Australia
Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2010 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney NSW Australia 2010 Gold Award, Bullseye E-merge, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland Oregon USA 2007 Finalist, International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture Japan
Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2011 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Canberra ACT Australia 2011 Silvano Tagliapietra Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle Washington USA 2011 Travel Grant, Arts ACT, Canberra ACT Australia 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2011 Project Grant, Arts ACT, Canberra ACT Australia 2008 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2006 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2004 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
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C Lisa Cahill Pialligo, ACT
Page 12 Born 1974 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Education 2011 Artist in Residence, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT 2008 Artist in Residence, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster Caithness UK 2001 Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland Oregon USA 2000 Bachelor of Ceramic Design (Glass) with Honours, Monash University, Caulfield VIC Last Solo Exhibition 2006 M emory Flux, Sabbia Gallery, Surry Hills NSW Last Group Exhibition 2011 S OFA Chicago, David Richard Contemporary, Chicago Illinois USA Public/Private Collections Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft Jutland Denmark
Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia
Christine Cathie
2010 New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Melbourne VIC Australia
Born 1955 Wellington, New Zealand
2010 Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia 2010 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2009 Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia 2008 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2007 Finalist, Young Glass Award, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft Jutland Denmark 2007 New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney NSW Australia 2004 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2003 Travel Grant, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Melbourne VIC Australia 2002 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Melbourne VIC Australia 2002 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Northlands Creative Glass, Lybster Caithness UK
2001 1st Prize, Bullseye By Design, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland Oregon USA
Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs California USA
2001 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Latheron House Collection, Bullseye Glass Company, Latheron Caithness UK National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW
Auckland, New Zealand
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Education 2012 Glass Sculpture Workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood Washington USA 2000 Glass Sculpture Workshop, Artstation, Auckland NZ 1999 Glass Sculpture Workshop, Artstation, Auckland NZ Last Solo Exhibition 2011 O -void, Avid Gallery, Wellington NZ Last Group Exhibition 2012 L aisee, Koru Gallery, Aberdeen Hong Kong Public/Private Collections Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft Jutland Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wellington NZ Private Collection of Sir Elton John Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2012 Partial Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood Washington USA 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2008 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ 2008 3rd Prize, Lincoln Green Sculpture Award, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Waitakere City Auckland NZ
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Finalists’ Biographies (continued) 2007 Creative Excellence Award, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ 2007 2nd Prize, Luminous Art of Glass Awards, Mazda Artworks, Auckland NZ
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Evelyn Dunstan
Estelle Dean
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Kingsley, WA
Born 1961 Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
2006 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
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2004 Members Award, New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass, Conference Exhibition, Wanganui Manawatu/ Wanganui NZ
Born 1959 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Education 2011 Kilnformed Glass Masterclass, Gerry King, Whanganui Taranaki NZ
Education 2005 Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA
2011 Photo-Mask Sand-Carving Masterclass, Lawrence Morrell, Whanganui Taranaki NZ
2004 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2003 Grant, Creative New Zealand, Wellington NZ 2003 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2002 Student Award, New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass, Conference Exhibition, Wanganui Manawatu/Wanganui NZ 2002 Finalist, Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukurau Hawkes Bay NZ 2002 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Last Group Exhibition 2012 M idwest Art Awards, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA Public/Private Collections Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2012 Finalist, Midwest Art Prize, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton WA Australia 2011 Finalist, City of Swan Awards, Perth WA Australia 2006 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2006 2nd Prize (Emerging Artist), Lavan Legal Contemporary Art Exhibition, Perth WA Australia 2004 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney NSW Australia
2011 Workshop, Daniel Clayman, Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2010 What’s Going on in There? Workshop, Ann Robinson, Auckland NZ 2009 Pounamu Carving Workshop, Sam Wilkinson, Artstation, Auckland NZ 2008 Glassblowing, Peter Viesnik, Auckland NZ 2008 Hot Casting, Mitchell Gaudet, Pratt Fine Arts Centre, Seattle Washington USA 2008 USA Casting Techniques, Hugh McKay, Port Orford Oregon USA 2008 Fusing Masterclass, Emma Varga, Whanganui Taranaki NZ 2008 Bronze Casting, David Reid, Corbans Summer School, Auckland NZ 2007 Painting on Glass, Sharron Peters, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT 2007 Omaru Stone Carving, Lauren Kitts, Auckland NZ 2007 Precious Metal Clay, Pakuranga College, Auckland NZ 2007 Aluminium Casting, Pakuranga College, Auckland NZ
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2006 Fusing and Slumping Workshop, Claudia Borella, Auckland NZ 2006 Raku Pottery, Auckland Studio Potters, Auckland NZ 2006 Flame Beadmaking, Peter Viesnik, Auckland NZ 2006 Jewellery Construction, Uxbridge, Auckland NZ 2005 Pottery, Duncan Shearer, Margaret Sumich, Auckland Studio Potters, Auckland NZ 2004 Cast Glass Year long Course, Artstation, Auckland NZ 2004 Pottery, Matt McLean, Penrose, Auckland NZ 2004 Pottery, Auckland Studio Potters, Auckland NZ 2004 Metal Sculpture, Penrose, Auckland NZ 2003 Cast Glass, Uxbridge, Auckland NZ 2003 Stained Glass, Edgewater College, Auckland NZ 2003 Slumping and Fusing Glass, Uxbridge, Auckland NZ 2003 Slip-casting Workshop, Western Potters, Auckland NZ 2003 Mosaics, Edgewater College, Auckland NZ 2002 Pottery, Edgewater College, Auckland NZ 2002 Stained Glass, Edgewater College, Auckland NZ 1981 Pottery, Peter Collis, Talisman, Auckland NZ 1979 Graphic Arts, Waikato Polytechnic, Hamilton Waikato NZ
Last Solo Exhibition 2011 Pathways, Milford Galleries, Queenstown Otago NZ
2007 Honourable Mention, Luminous Art of Glass Awards, Auckland NZ
Last Group Exhibition 2012 S park and Flame: 50 years of Art Glass, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison Wisconsin USA
2006 Honourable Mention, Luminous Art of Glass Awards, Auckland NZ
Public/Private Collections Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs California USA
2006 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
2006 2nd Prize, NZSAG Biennial Conference, Auckland NZ 2005 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2004 Merit Award, Sculpture & Vessel, Manukau Auckland NZ
Pitchersky/Morrison Collection, California USA Private Collection of Andy and Deirdre Plummer Private Collection of Sir Elton John Seven Bridges Art Foundation, Greenwich Connecticut USA Various Private Collections Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia Awards/Grants 2012 Artist Prize, Warm Glass, Wrington Somerset UK 2012 1st Prize and Merit, Royal Easter Show, Auckland NZ 2011 Lost-wax Casting on Murano, Teacher, Gaffer Glass New Zealand, Murano Venice Italy 2010 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2010 3rd Prize, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane NZ 2009 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane NZ 2007 Recipient, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
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Finalists’ Biographies (continued)
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Holly Grace
Mandy Eilbeck
Alasdair Gordon
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Bayview, NSW
Palmyra, WA
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Born 1969 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Born 1974 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born 1931 Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Education 2004 Master of Fine Arts, Monash University, Melbourne VIC
Education 2005 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW
Education 1957 Diploma in Design and Crafts, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh Midlothian UK
1999 Bachelor of Arts (Glass) with First Class Honours, Monash University, Melbourne VIC
Last Group Exhibition 2009 F inalist Exhibition, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Last Group Exhibition 2012 STORYTELLING, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney NSW
Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections
Public/Private Collections City of Melville Collection, Melville WA
Awards/Grants 2009 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Decorative Arts and Design Collection, Australian National Gallery, Canberra ACT
Public/Private Collections Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA
2009 New Glass Review 31, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York USA
Murdoch University Art Collection, Murdoch WA
Artbank, Melbourne VIC
2005 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW
City of Perth Art Collection, Perth WA
Various Private and Corporate Commissions Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2010 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2009 York Society Glass Award, York Society, York WA Australia 2007 Nominated, Living Treasures: Master of Australian Craft, Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney NSW Australia 1999 York Society Glass Award, York Society, York WA Australia 1998 York Society Glass Award, York Society, York WA Australia 1981 Fellow, The Guild of Glass Engravers London, London UK 72
South Melbourne, VIC
Last Solo Exhibition 2012 Translations, Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT Last Group Exhibition 2011 S OFA Chicago, Chicago Illinois USA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra ACT Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs California USA Kerry Stokes Art Collection, Perth WA National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW Parliment House Art Collection, Canberra ACT Permanent Collection, Glassmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft Jutland Denmark Awards/Grants 2011 Residency, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster Caithness UK 2011 Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood Washington USA 2010 Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia
2007 New Glass Review 27, Corning Museum, Corning New York USA 2006 Artflight, DCA, Perth WA Australia 2005 Visual Arts New Work Grant, Australia Council, Sydney NSW Australia 2003 Mentorship Grant, DCA, Perth WA Australia 2003 Ian Potter Grant, Ian Potter Foundation, Melbourne VIC Australia 2002 Visual Arts International, Australia Council, Sydney NSW Australia
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Roslyn Harris
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Caulfield South, VIC
Born 1948 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Page 26 Born 1974 Casterton, Victoria, Australia Education 2008 Master of Fine Arts (Glass), Monash University, Melbourne VIC 2003 Bachelor of Applied Arts (Glass) with Honours, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Last Solo Exhibition 2008 B ehaviour Series, Glass Plus Gallery, Melbourne VIC Last Group Exhibition 2011 M edia Specific, Monash University Faculty Gallery, Melbourne VIC Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2012 Sunshine Coast Art Prize – Scrap 3D, Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa QLD Australia 2012 National Student Art Glass Prize, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW Australia 2002 Most Outstanding Student Award, Axess Glass, Melbourne VIC Australia
Kerikeri, New Zealand
Education 2004 Selected Papers, Bachelor of Applied Visual Arts, NorthTec, Kerikeri Northland NZ Last Solo Exhibition 2011 F lorescentia, Milford Gallery, Queenstown Otago NZ Last Group Exhibition 2012 Royal Queenstown Easter Show, Milford Gallery, Queenstown Otago NZ Public/Private Collections Private Collection of Sir Elton John Various Private Collections Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2010 Recipient, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2009 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2009 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ 2008 Finalist, New Zealand Bombay Sapphire Collection, Auckland NZ 2008 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ
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K Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello Rivett, ACT
Page 32 Born 1949 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Education 2008 - present, Glass Blowing, Kiln Forming, Cold Work, Flamework and Casting Workshops, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT 2005 Certificate IV Printmaking (Garma Significant Indigenous Artists), Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 2003 Certificate IV Indigenous Arts and Fashion Design, Canberra Institute of Technology, Canberra ACT 1994 Honours Degree (Philosophy), Australian National University, Canberra ACT 1985 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Sculpture), School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Last Solo Exhibition 2011 E ntrapped, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra ACT Last Group Exhibition 2011 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide SA Public/Private Collections Canberra Hospital, Canberra ACT Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fishery, Canberra ACT National Museum of Australia, Canberra ACT National Museum of Belau, Koror Palau Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, ACT Indigenous Health Unit, Canberra ACT Various Private Collections 74
Awards/Grants 2011 Thomas Foundation Artist in Residence, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT Australia
Te RŌngŌ Kirkwood
2011 ACT Women’s Honour Roll, ACT Office of Women, Canberra ACT Australia
Born 1973 Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand
2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Education 2010 Master Class, Gerry King, Claudia Borella MAP Program, Wanganui Manawatu/Wanganui NZ
2010 ACT International Women’s Day Award, ACT Office of Women, Canberra ACT Australia 2009 Artist of the Year, ACT NAIDOC Committee, Canberra ACT Australia 2003 ACT Creative Arts Fellowship, ACT Government, Canberra ACT Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
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2009 Master Class, Emma Varga, Claudia Borella MAP Program, Wanganui Manawatu/Wanganui NZ 2007 Glass Fusing and Slumping Workshop, Claudia Borella MAP Program, Whanganui Manawatu/Wanganui NZ 2004 Postgraduate Qualification, Human Resource Management, De Montfort University, Leicester Leicestershire UK Last Solo Exhibition 2012 Ka Awatea, A Journey of Life Through Light, Pataka Museum, Wellington NZ Last Group Exhibition 2011 Traverse – Surveying Significant New Zealand Glass, Milford Gallery, Dunedin Otago NZ Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2012 Recipient, ART Venture Award, Arts Regional Trust, Auckland NZ 2010 New Works Grant, Creative New Zealand, Auckland NZ 2010 Finalist, 3D Award, Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ 2009 Finalist, 3D Award, Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ
2009 Best in Glass, Royal Easter Show Glass Art Awards, Royal Easter Show, Auckland NZ
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2008 Emerging Artist Support Scheme Residency Award, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT Australia
2009 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Nikki Main
2008 Merit Award, Cavalier Bremworth Luminous: NZ Art of Glass Award Exhibition, Cavalier Bremworth, Auckland NZ
Weston, ACT
2008 2nd Prize, Weereewa Works on Paper, Bungendore Woodworks Gallery, Bungendore NSW Australia
2008 Finalist, 3D Award, Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust, Whakatane Bay of Plenty NZ 2008 2nd Place, The Royal Easter Show Glass Art Awards, Auckland NZ
Page 38 Born 1959 London, United Kingdom
2008 Finalist, ANU Drawing Prize, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Australia
Education 2011 Glass Blowing Master Class, Nick Mount, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT
2007 Emerging Artist Support Scheme Honours Scholarship, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Australia
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Glass) with Honours, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra ACT
2007 Finalist, ANU Drawing Prize, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Australia
2006 Cold Working and Engraving Workshop, Jiri Harcuba, Martin Rosiol, Corning Glass Museum, Corning New York USA 2005 Murrini Workshop, Giles Bettison, JamFactory, Adelaide SA Last Solo Exhibition 2011 N ikki Main Invited Guest Artist, Burnie Regional Gallery, Burnie TAS Last Group Exhibition 2012 E ncore, Glass Art Gallery, Sydney NSW Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections Waterhouse Art Prize Winner Collection, South Australia Museum, Adelaide SA Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2011 Visual Art Award, Exhibition at Beaver Galleries, Canberra Critics Circle, Canberra ACT Australia 2010 Overall Winner, Waterhouse Art Prize, South Australia Museum, Adelaide SA Australia 2009 Highly Commended, Waterhouse Art Prize, South Australia Museum, Adelaide SA Australia 75
Finalists’ Biographies (continued) Kristin McFarlane West Essendon, VIC
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Tom Moore Richmond, SA
2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
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Born 1968 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2010 Finalist, Libris Awards, Artspace Mackay, Mackay QLD Australia
Education 2004, Master of Fine Arts (Glass), Monash University, Melbourne VIC
2010 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Born 1971 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2001, Graduate Diploma (Glass), Monash University, Melbourne VIC 1993, Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design), Monash University, Melbourne VIC Last Solo Exhibition 2011 Typecast, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Last Group Exhibition 2012 E ncore, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney NSW
2008 New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney NSW Australia 2007 Selected Entry, Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award, Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation, Dusseldorf North RhineWestphalia Germany 2006 Finalist, Bullseye E-merge, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland Oregon USA 2004 Craft-in-Site Grant, Craft Victoria, Melbourne VIC Australia 2004 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Education 1996 Traineeship in Glass Blowing, JamFactory, Adelaide SA 1994 Bachelor of Visual Art (Glass) with Honours, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Last Solo Exhibition 2011 H ybrid Vigour, Helen Gory Gallerie, Prahran VIC Last Group Exhibition 2011 A Verdant Heart, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor NSW
Public/Private Collections Bombay Sapphire Foundation, UK
2003 1st Prize, Student Exhibition, Ausglass, Fremantle WA Australia
Public/Private Collections Art Bank, Sydney NSW
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne VIC
2003 Postgraduate Travel Grant, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide SA
Australian of the Year Recipient Award Commision (2005-2012) City of Moreland Collection, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick VIC Monash University Art Collection, Berwick Campus, Monash University, Berwick VIC National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW Private Collection of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan Various Private Collections
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Awards/Grants 2012 Travel Grant, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Melbourne VIC Australia
Australian National Gallery, Canberra ACT Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane QLD National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra ACT Permanant Public Display, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW
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Julia Reimer
Bayswater, WA
Birkenhead, SA
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Born 1960 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Born 1966 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Education 2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Sculpture), Edith Cowan University, Perth WA
Education 2011 Artist in Residence, JamFactory, Adelaide SA
Last Solo Exhibition 2010 Walls Talk, eMerge ART Space, Mount Lawley WA
2011 Artist in Residence, The University of South Australia, Adelaide SA
Last Group Exhibition 2012 C hoju Contemporary Art Japan Australia Exchange Sculpture Exhibition, Choju Zuiunan space and Kaede Gallery, Kyoto Japan Public/Private Collections Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2012 Finalist, Bullseye E-merge, Bullseye Glass company, Portland Oregon USA 2011 Finalist, Tom Malone Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia 2010 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2009 Recipient, Vicki Torr Online Gallery Prize (Emerging Artist), Ausglass, Australia 2007 Vincent Award, Town of Vincent, Perth WA Australia 2006 Graduating Students ECU Head of School Award for Excellence, Edith Cowan University, Mouth Lawley WA Australia
Awards/Grants 2008 Award for Excellence, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo Ontario Canada 2006 New Work Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Alberta Canada 2002 New Work Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa Ontario Canada
2005 Design Workshop, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster Perthshire UK 2002 Glassblowing Workshop, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York USA 2002 Artist in Residence, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York USA 2000 Glassblowing and Design Workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Mount Vernon Washington USA 2000 Special Status Student (Glassblowing), Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary Alberta Canada Last Solo Exhibition 2010 Attente, Art Mur, Montreal Quebec Canada Last Group Exhibition 2011 N atural Flow, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton Alberta Canada Public/Private Collections Private Collection of the Emperor and Empress of Japan Provincial Collection, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Finalists’ Biographies (continued) Dale Roberts
Paddy Robinson
Tyler Rock
Underdale, SA
Sofala, NSW
Birkenhead, SA
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Born 1972 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Born 1944 Mullaghglass, County Armagh, Ireland
Born 1968 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education 2004 Design Associate, JamFactory, Adelaide SA
Education 1986 Private Apprenticeship, Anne Dybka’s Studio, Sydney NSW
Education 2011 - present, Master of Visual Arts (Glass), University of South Australia, Adelaide SA
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Glass) with Honours, South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA
1965 Art Teacher’s Diploma, Belfast College of Art, Belfast Ulster UK
1989 Diploma (Glass), Alberta College of Art, Calgary Alberta Canada
1964 College Diploma (Glass), Belfast College of Art, Belfast Ulster UK
Last Solo Exhibition 2010 Frontier, Art Mur Gallery, Montreal Quebec Canada
Last Solo Exhibition 2012 P refabrication, Nummer40 Art And Design Gallery, Leerdam South Holland Netherlands Last Group Exhibition 2010 D eb Jones and Dale Roberts Show, The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide SA Public/Private Collections Bullseye Glass Company, Portland Oregon USA South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA
Last Solo Exhibition 2006 C ontained, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst NSW Last Group Exhibition 2010 Full Circle, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Glebe, Sydney NSW Public/Private Collections Glass Museum Kamenický Šenov, Česká Lípa Liberic Czech Republic Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA
Last Group Exhibition 2010 G lass Factor, Luminaries in Canadian Glass Art, The Canadian Clay and Glass Museum, Waterloo Ontario Canada Public/Private Collections Rideau Hall, The House of the Governor General, The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa Ontario Canada The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Beaver House, Edmonton Alberta Canada The Canadiana Fund, Canadian Embassies Abroad
Awards/Grants 2011 Project Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide SA Australia
University of Western Sydney, Kingswood NSW Various Private Collections
The Corning Studio Collection, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York USA
2011 Professional Development Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide SA Australia
Awards/Grants 1974 Visual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council, Sydney NSW Australia
Awards/Grants 2011 Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Alberta Canada 2010 Award of Excellence (Established Craftsperson), Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton Alberta Canada 2009 Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Alberta Canada 2005 Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Alberta Canada
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2002 Canada Council Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa Ontario Canada 2002 Alumni Award of Excellence, The Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary Alberta Canada
S Tim Shaw Stirling, SA
Page 54 Born 1959 Nicosia, Nicosia District, Cyprus Education 2011 Artist in Residence, Peter Bremers Glass, Maastricht Limburg Netherlands 2010 Artist in Residence, National Glass Centre, Sunderland Tyne and Wear UK 2010 Artist In Residence, Royal Leerdam Crystal, Leerdam South Holland Netherlands 2007 Artist In Residence, North Lands, Lybster Caithness UK 2001 Hot Sculpting Workshop, Martin Blank, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 1998 Business Development Studies, Higgins Botha Associates, Adelaide SA 1990 Hot Glass Sculpting Workshop, Loradano Rossin, Creative Glass Centre of America, Millville New Jersey USA 1989 Diploma in Metal Casting, Poplar College, London UK 1988 Master of Art, Royal College of Art, London UK
Last Solo Exhibition 2011 Connection to Place, National Glass Centre, Sunderland Tyne and Wear UK
Awards/Grants 2010 New Work Grant, National Glass Centre, Sunderland Tyne and Wear UK
Last Group Exhibition 2012 L ights in Winter, Kirra Gallery, Melbourne VIC
2004 Finalist, Tom Malone Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia
Public/Private Collections Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam North Holland Netherlands
1990 Fellowship, Creative Glass Centre of America, Millville New Jersey USA
Contemporary Art Collection, Institution of Contemporary Art, London UK
1989 Doug & Dale Anderson Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle Washington USA
Fellows Collection, Museum of American Glass, Millville New Jersey USA
1988 1st Prize, Dudley Crystal Festival, Stourbridge Staffordshire UK
Fraunau Glass Museum Collection, Fraunau Glass Museum, Frauenau Bavaria Germany Glass Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide SA MusĂŠe, Atelier du Verre, Sars-Potteries France National Collection, Broadfield House Glass Museum, Stourbridge Staffordshire UK National Glass Centre Collection, National Glass Centre, Sunderland Tyne and Wear UK National Glass Collection, De Glasblazerij, Leerdam South Holland Netherlands National Glass Collection, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh Scotland UK Private Collection, Jeanette Hayhurst, London UK Private Collection, Lady Pamela Harlech, Bath Avon UK Private Collection of Dan Klein & Alan J. Poole, London UK Public Collection, Stichting Beeldende Kunst, Amsterdam North Holland Netherlands
1985 Staat Diploma, Glas, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam North Holland Netherlands 1983 Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Stoke on Trent Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent Staffordshire UK 79
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Emma Varga
Born 1955 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Brookvale, NSW
Education 2012 Casting Workshop, Ruth McCallumHowell, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA
Born 1952 Ada, Yugoslavia
2012 Powder Techniques, Robert Leatherbarrow, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA 2011 Master Class, Narcissus Quagliata, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA 2011 Fused Glass Workshop, Patti Gray, Perth Art Glass, Perth WA 2009 Fused Glass Workshop, Judi Elliott, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA 2008 Fused Glass Workshop, Steven Klein, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA 2008 Pâte de Verre Workshop, Denise Pepper, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA 2007 Bevelling Workshop, Kent Lauer, Perth Art Glass, Perth WA 2007 Advanced Fusing Workshop, Ian Dixon, Perth Art Glass, Perth WA 2007 Paperweights Workshop, Anne Clifton, Glass Manifesto, Perth WA
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Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
2009 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
2006 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Last Group Exhibition 2012 S park & Flame, 50 Years of Art Glass, Chazen Museum, Madison Wisconsin USA
2002 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Public/Private Collections Glassmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft Jutland Denmark Contemporary Glass, Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade Serbia Contemporary Glass, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW
National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW
Various Private Collections
2009 Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass Award, 37th International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak Michigan USA
Last Solo Exhibition 2010 Long Reef, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly NSW
2006 Fused Glass Workshop, Ian Dixon, Perth Art Glass, Perth WA
City of Bunbury Collection, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury WA
2010 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
2008 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs California USA
Public/Private Collections City of Armadale Collection, Armadale WA
Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Education 1975 Bachelor of Arts (Glass and Ceramics) with Honours, University of Applied Arts, Belgrade Yugoslavia
2006 Fused Glass Workshop, Marc Leib, Art Glass Studio, Perth WA
Last Group Exhibition 2012 Fluidity, Mundaring Art Centre, Perth WA
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2005 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
1990 Annual Award for Entire Opus, Association of Applied Arts, Belgrade Yugoslavia
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1998 Hot Sculpting Glass Workshop, Dino Rosin, Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood Washington USA
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Bethany Wheeler
1990 Bachelor of Arts (Ceramics), Monash University, Melbourne VIC
David Yule
Last Solo Exhibition 2012 B elief, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney NSW
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Elwood, VIC
Page 60 Born 1979 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Education 2003 Master of Fine Art (Glass), Monash University, Melbourne VIC 2000 Bachelor of Art (Ceramic Design) with Honours, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Last Solo Exhibition 2010 M iscellany, Frankston Art Center, Frankston VIC Last Group Exhibition 2011 M edia Specific, Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Public/Private Collections National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW
Nick Wirdnam
Last Group Exhibition 2012 A lphabet, Craft ACT, Canberra ACT Public/Private Collections National Art Glass Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra ACT National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai China Awards/Grants 2011 Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth WA Australia 2011 Finalist, Waterhouse Art Prize, South Australia Museum, Adelaide SA Australia 2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia 2004 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Brighton, VIC
2002 Artist in Residence, North Lands Creative Glass, Caithness UK
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2002 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Born 1956 Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
2000 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Prague, Czech Republic Born 1983 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia Education 2009 Master of Visual Arts (Glass), Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague 7 Prague Czech Republic 2006 Associate, JamFactory, Adelaide SA 2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Glass), Monash University, Melbourne VIC Last Group Exhibition 2011 Stanislav Libensky Award, The Imperial Stables at Prague Castle, Prague 1 Prague Czech Republic Public/Private Collections Ernsting Stiftung Glass Museum, Coesfeld North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Various Private Collections Awards/Grants 2012 Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood Washington USA 2008 Ian Potter Grant, Ian Potter Foundation, Melbourne VIC Australia
Education 2009 Residency, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra ACT 2003 Hot Sculpting Workshop,William Morris, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Randy Walk, Pilchuck, Stanwood Washington USA
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Glossary of Glass Terms Acid Etched The process of acidic, caustic or abrasive substances to create matt surfaces on glass. Annealing The controlled cooling of glass in order to remove any strains that may have otherwise been ‘frozen’ into the object by rapid cooling. Blown Glass The process of forming an object by inflating a glob of molten glass gathered on the end of a blowpipe. The glassblower or gaffer blows through the blowpipe, inflating the glob, which is then manipulated into the required form by swinging, rolling on a marver or shaping with tools. Blowpipe A hollow, tapered metal tube, usually 1.3m long. The glassblower gathers molten glass on the thicker end of the pipe and blows through the narrow end to inflate and shape the glass. The blowpipe comes in different sizes depending on the height of the worker, the strength of the worker and the size of the piece to be blown. Borosilicate Glass A glass made from both silica and boric oxide usually manufactured for laboratory ware, domestic cooking ware and for many kinds of technical purposes where a relatively high resistance to both heat and thermal shock is required. It is also used for low expansiontype glass required to bond to metals and for glass with high degrees of chemical resistance. Ideal for lampworking. Bullseye Glass The brand name of a glass manufactured in the USA for the specific purpose of kiln working. Bullseye glasses are well known for reliable compatibility, meaning that they have the same or a similar rate of expansion.
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Cameo Glass A method of carving through fused layers of glass, which nearly always features a raised, positive image against a background of contrasting colour.
Cold Worked An all-embracing term for the various techniques carried out when the glass is cold, such as engraving, grinding, carving, cutting, etc.
Cane Rods of glass usually formed by drawing out long lengths of glass from large gathers on a punty iron. Bundles of canes are often fused together and drawn out again to a suitable diameter before being cut into small decorative pieces, such as millefiori, for picking up into paperweights. They are also cut into lengths and placed against the side of an open mould for picking up onto a gather which is marvered and pulled out to make rods used for opaque twists and filigree work.
Copper Wheel Engraving A form of engraving where glass is shaped by a small copper wheel on a lathe. This engraving lathe uses spindles of various sizes to fit a variety of copper discs. Decals A plastic, cloth or paper material that has a pattern or image printed on it that can be moved to another surface upon contact, usually with the aid of heat or water.
Carved Glass which has been cut or abraded into shape from a solid block. It is also one that can be used to refer to blown or cast glass which has been further shaped by cutting, abrading, nibbling and/or grinding.
Dichroic Refers to a colour that has been manufactured and coated with various chemicals to give specific properties in relation to the transmission or reflection of light, i.e. when two or more colours react according to variants of polarised light passing through.
Casting A process of shaping molten glass by pouring or melting it into a mould.
Fibreglass A fiber reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass.
Cire Perdue The ancient technique traditionally used for the casting of bronze and precious metals. The technique is now widely used for casting glass objects. The basic process involves producing a form in wax, which, after being covered with a suitable investment to make a mould, is heated sufficiently in a burn-out kiln or double boiler so the wax melts and runs out. Glass is then melted into the space left by the wax to produce a replica of the original form.
Flameworking The process of forming glass objects from glass tubing and rod by heating in a flame from a torch. Also called lampworking. Furnace The primary heating unit from where the glassblower gathers molten glass. Fusing The process of heating pieces of glass in a furnace or kiln until they bond.
Gaffer (English: corruption of ‘grandfather’) The master craftsperson in charge of a chair or team of hot glass workers.
Hot Glass A generic term for glass working from the furnace.
Gaffer Glass A New Zealand company that manufactures coloured crystal and blowing glass that is compatible with the majority of glasses used throughout Australasia.
Hot Worked or Sculpted A technique in which molten glass is gathered directly from the furnace on a punty and manipulated using specialised tools.
Glass Blowing The shaping of molten glass by air pressure and manipulation. Glass Enamels Paint made of finely ground glass particles with a relatively low melting point which, once applied, are fired onto the glass using a kiln. Glory Hole The furnace used to reheat glass on the blowpipe or punty. Graal A technique, reputedly developed at the Orrefors factory, used in order to create more precise decoration than previously possible at the glassmaker’s chair. A gather of clear glass is cased with a layer of coloured glass or vice versa. It is then blown into a bubble and either left in this form or opened up into a bowl before being annealed. The layer of colour is cut and abraded by sandblasting or etched with acid to produce the required decoration. The bubble or bowl is then heated and picked up on either a punty or blowpipe to be worked to the final form. The name ‘Graal’ refers to the legendary bowl in which the blood of Christ was collected as he hung on the cross.
Incalmo The technique of joining two or more sections of blown glass while hot. Inclusions A collective term for bubbles, precious metal, glass particles and other materials that have been added to the internal layer of a glass object for decorative effect. Intaglio Engraving Refers to any form of engraving which is cut or incised. It is now also generally accepted as referring to all designs that are engraved into the glass as negative form, giving an impression of actually standing out as positive relief. It is usually carried out by using a small lathe equipped with copper wheels which are fed with a mixture of oil and abrasives. Kiln Forming The process of fusing or shaping (usually in or over a mould) by heating in a kiln. Laminated The joining together of layers of glass either by fusing or the use of adhesives. Lead Crystal Glass that contains a high percentage of lead oxide. It is relatively soft and has a high refractive index. Ideal for wheel cutting.
Lost Wax A technique adapted from metalworking. The object to be made in glass is modeled in wax and encased in a plaster mix. The wax is melted out of the plaster, thus forming the mould into which molten or powdered glass is added. After annealing, the mould is removed from the glass object, which is then cold finished by grinding, sandblasting or fire or acid polishing depending on the surface required. Marvering The technique of rotating hot glass on a polished iron or marble slab to cool, control and centre on the blowpipe. Melt Molten glass obtained by melting a batch of raw materials at one time. Merletto A particular form of cane work. Mould Blown The process of forming an object by inflating a glob of molten glass into a wooden or metal carved mould. In this way, the shape and the texture of the bubble of glass is determined by the design on the interior of the mould rather than the glassworker. Murrini A cross cut piece of glass (with a design or colour pattern) used in the creation of larger glass works. Overlay A layer of glass gathered over a layer of a different coloured glass.
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Glossary of Glass Terms (continued) Pâte de Verre (French: glass paste) A process that involves making a paste of powdered glass that is applied to a mould. When fired, the particles melt and bond with each other creating a frosted or opaque glass that is rich in colour and texture.
Selective Laser Sintering An additive manufacturing technique that uses a high power laser to fuse small particles of plastic, metal, ceramic or glass powders into a mass that has a desired threedimensional shape.
Pâte de Crystal A technique that differs to pâte de verre in the particle size and composition of glass in the paste.
Slumping A process, generally done in a kiln, which uses heat and gravity to change the shape of a three-dimensional form.
Polishing A cold working process where the glass object is smoothed by holding it against a rotating wheel fed with a fine abrasive, immersing it in acid or using a hot flame.
Spectrum Glass An American manufacturer of products for architecture, kiln forming and other glassworking arts.
Punty A metal rod for gathering and manipulating the hot glass. It is usually used to remove the partly formed glass object from the blowpipe and for bringing ‘bits’ of hot glass to the glass blower to be applied as handles, prunts or other decoration to a piece. Sandblasting A technique that produces a matt surface to achieve texture and decoration or to re-define a shape by sandcarving. An air compressor is used to propel sand or grit onto the object or surface. Pioneered by Val St Lambert in 1907. Sandcasting A method of producing glass forms by pressing a form into damp sand to create an impression. When the form is removed, a negative space is left in which to pour the molten glass. The glass is then removed from the sand and annealed in a kiln in the usual manner.
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Spin Cast A variation on an industrial centrifugal casting technique. The metal moulds normally used are replaced with an arrangement which permits the use of mouldable sand, thus allowing one-off items to be produced. Hot glass is ladled into the sand mould, which is then spun. Centrifugal force pushes the glass up the sides of the mould to form a hollow casting. Stained Glass Usually refers to coloured or painted glass used as a decorative element in windows. These elements are generally joined with lengths of lead channeling. Waterjet Cut The process of using a highly pressurised jet of water or a mixture of water and an abrasive substance to cut glass. Wheel Cut The use of various types of abrasive wheels to produce a wide range of decorating facets and cuts.
The Judges Anne Flanagan Anne Flanagan was appointed Deputy Director at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2010 having joined the Gallery in 1992. As Deputy Director she manages a large staff with responsibility for three key areas – exhibitions including programming and delivery plus exhibition publications and online resources; building services including major capital projects most recently the award winning John Kaldor Family Gallery completed in 2011 and the off site collection store completed in 2010 plus security and gallery services. Anne is a key player in the Gallery executive team and from January to June 2012 was Acting Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Prior to joining the Gallery, Anne worked for over a decade in key arts organisations including the Biennale of Sydney both in 1986 and 1988, the Australian Bicentennial Authority, the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, the Powerhouse Museum and the Crafts Council of NSW.
Gill Minervini Gill is the Creative Director – Events for the City of Sydney, one of the largest producers of free public events in Australia. She is responsible for the creative direction and implementation of the City’s major event program including the Chinese New Year Festival, Art & About Sydney and Sydney’s Christmas Celebrations. Art & About Sydney is a month long festival that puts high profile art in unusual places and actively encourages public interaction with the art. The Chinese New Year Festival is now the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside of mainland China.
Gill was the first Festival Director of Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras from 1987 – 1992. She has directed and produced for many theatre companies and large scale events and also freelances as a creative consultant/ director. Gill regularly presents on radio and TV and teaches Event Creation at University of Technology, Sydney.
Andy Plummer Andy Plummer co-founded the Ranamok Glass Prize with Maureen Cahill. He and his wife, Deirdre, collect contemporary glass from Australia and New Zealand.
Brian Parkes Brian Parkes has been Director of the JamFactory in Adelaide since April 2010 and is both CEO and Artistic Director. He spent ten years prior to this as Associate Director and Senior Curator at Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design. He curated several important exhibitions for Object including the landmark survey of contemporary Australian design; Freestyle: new Australian design for living. Parkes has written extensively on design and contemporary crafts and in 2009 co-curated Menagerie, a nationally touring survey exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sculpture. In 2007 Parkes was one of ten curators invited by Phaidon Press, London to contribute to &Fork, a book profiling 100 emerging product designers from around the world and in 2008 he was an Adjunct Curator for the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
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2011 Recipient
Masahiro Asaka Surge 12 Cast and cold worked glass 32 H x 35 W x 50 D cm
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Curtin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Heat transforms the state of glass from solid to liquid. The mass of the glass inside the mould collapses under gravity and density increases as melting continues. My process allows the object to inherit both the beauty of the material as well as my desire to control it.
Photographer: Christian Mushenko
Ranamok 2012 Tour Dates 15 August – 13 September 2012 Canberra Glassworks 11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston ACT 2604 02 6260 7005 www.canberraglassworks.com
8 – 20 October 2012 Foyer Angel Place Office Tower 123 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 0400 019 734 www.artandabout.com.au
4 May – 30 June 2013 Western Plains Cultural Centre 76 Wingewarra Street Dubbo NSW 2830 02 6801 4444 http://www.wpccdubbo.org.au
Associate Event of ‘Art & About Sydney 2012’, presented by the City of Sydney.
24 – 28 September 2012 Foyer Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD 4000 0400 019 734
23 November – 3 February 2013 Glasshouse Regional Gallery Cnr Clarence and Hay Streets Port Macquarie NSW 2444 02 6581 8888 http://www.glasshouse.org.au
26 July – 1 September 2013 Manly Art Gallery and Museum West Esplanade Manly NSW 2095 02 9976 1421 http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/ art-gallery-museum Ranamok Winners Collection to be shown alongside Finalist Exhibition
Acknowledgements Ranamok Glass Prize Limited wishes to thank all our sponsors, judges, artists and the following: Board Members Maureen Cahill – Co-founder Damien Clarke Jacqueline Clayton Andy Plummer – Co-founder Deirdre Plummer
Underwriters Whitehaven Coal Limited XLX Pty Ltd
Ranamok 2012 Catalogue Design and Production Dupree Design Group
Logistics Partner Grace Fine Art
Administration Elizabeth MacDougall
Fundraising Andy Plummer
Ranamok 2012 Catalogue Essay Anne Flanagan
Assistants Polina Gavria Duigald Graham James Graham Alexandra Kent Peta Mount
Design | Dupree Design Group www.dupree.com.au Print | Lindsay Yates Group
Detail from Ranamok Glass Prize Winner 2011 Surge 12 by Masahiro Asaka Photography by Christian Mushenko
ISBN 978-0-9806576-3-0
www.ranamok.com