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20 18 biennial NORTH QUEENSLAND ceramic awards
20 18 biennial NORTH QUEENSLAND ceramic awards Pinnacles Gallery 27 July - 16 September
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Pinnacles Gallery
Galleries, Townsville City Council
PO Box 1268
Townsville Queensland, 4810 Australia
Pinnacles@townsville.qld.gov.au
©Galleries, Townsville City Council and the authors 2018
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Organised by Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville City Council
Jonathan McBurnie Creative Director
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Tanya Tanner Public Art Officer
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Pinnacles Gallery
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Thuringowa Central QLD 4817
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CONTENTS FOREWORD 6 Sharon Jewell SPONSORS 8 FINALISTS 10 - 80
FOREWORD
It is with tremendous pride that I welcome you to the 2018 biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards, the second collaboration between Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville City Council, and the North Queensland Potters Association Inc. (NQPA).
Biennial since 2016, the competition can claim a proud history (1973) with its high quality of ceramic entries and the reputation of past judges contributing not only towards increasing the establishment of the City of Townsville Art Collection but to also stay true to the NQPA’s intent to increase public exposure to a high standard of ceramics from well known potters and to provide a platform for emerging ceramic artists to showcase their work.
The City of Townsville Art Collection can proudly hold its own amongst other public art collections within Australia, no doubt due to the long running and prestigious competition, continued high quality entries, and well renowned judges. Further, it has allowed NQPA and the broader Townsville community to connect with Townsville artist and arts administrators who have been invited to undertake the challenging yet rewarding task of judging.
This year’s judge, Greg Daly, is a renowned ceramic artist and educator, and until recently, has been the Head of Ceramics at the Australian National University in Canberra.
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Greg has lectured, held workshops, and judged competitions, both nationally and internationally, and his work is featured in numerous galleries and their collections around the world. We are indeed fortunate to have him judging the 2018 biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards.
Of course, the competition would not be possible without our sponsors; Thanks must go to Scott Brickworks, Loloma Jewellers, Fourex Clothing, Grace Removals Group, and the Rainford Family for their support, and particularly to the major sponsor, Townsville City Council.
I wish to thank all of those who have contributed to delivering the 2018 biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards, particularly the members of NQPA and the staff of Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville City Council, who have worked towards the success of this exhibition.
Finally, I wish to thank all of the artists who have taken an interest in the competition and given their time to create works. My congratulations go to those who were selected for display in this wonderful exhibition, for the enjoyment of the wider Townsville community.
Sharon Jewell President
North Queensland Potters Association Inc.
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FINALISTS
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Kelly AUSTIN
Stilled composition 29 2017
40 x 120 x 30 cm (total assembled size of 5 pieces)
Wheel thrown stoneware, wood, acrylic paint
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Duane BENATTI
Crown #1 2017
15 x 20 x 25 cm
Stoneware
Peter BIDDULPH
Ikebana Vase ‘Moonlit Night’ 2017
4.5 x 23 x 23 cm
Southern Ice porcelain, Tsuki-yo glaze
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Peter BIDDULPH
Hybrid Flask 1 and Two Cups 2017
17 x 13 x 7 cm
Southern Ice porcelain
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Peter BIDDULPH
Flask ‘Arc’ and Two Cups 2017
16.5 x 11 x 8.5 cm
Stoneware, Iridescent Crystalline glaze
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Mollie BOSWORTH
Ulysses Flight 2018
21 x 24 x 24 cm
Porcelain
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Mollie BOSWORTH
Planets and Stars 2018
12 x 25 x 12 cm (total assembled size of 2 pieces)
Porcelain
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Lisa BRUMMEL
Spirit Tracks 2018
32 x 20.5 cm
Aluminium saggar fired, Special K clay
Andrew BRYANT
Centrifugal Orbit 2017
50 x 60 x 24 cm
High fired ceramics
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Leela CHAKRAVARTI
Coral Bleaching 2018
14 x 40 x 25 cm (total assembled size of 7 pieces)
Stoneware, glaze
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Kris COAD
Domestic Harmony #4 2018
30 x 47 x 30 cm
Porcelain
Len COOK
Carbon Trap Glaze Bottle 2018
21 x 12 x 12 cm
Local clay, Carbon Trap Shino glaze
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Len COOK
Lugged Vase 2018
18 x 11 x 11 cm
Local clay, natural ash decoration
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Alice COUTTOUPES
My Blue China 2018
10 x 40 x 40 cm
Porcelain, cobalt glaze
Margaret CRAWFORD
Riparian 2018
20 x 12 x 12 cm each (2 pieces)
Handbuilt, porcelain, sgraffito
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Tony DI GIACOMO
Blue Clouds 2018
28.5 x 15 cm
Porcelain
Murmuration
30 x 25 x 27 cm (total assembled size of 2 pieces)
Ceramic
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David EDMONDS
pair 2018
Between the Tides 2018
24 x 19 cm
Matte Crystaline Reduction glaze on Lumina porcelain
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Dennis FORSHAW
Please Save Them For Us 2018
21 x 19 x 9 cm (total assembled size of 2 pieces)
Porcelain
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Carol FOSTER
Simone FRASER
Landscape Series (single) 2017
63 x 27 cm
Clay and dry glazes
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Simone FRASER
Landscape Series 2017
A: 46 x 13 cm;
B: 52 x 13 cm;
Ceramic, dry glazes
C: 46 x 10 cm (3 pieces)
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Chris GUTHLEBEN
Just Three 2017
A: 22 x 13 cm; B: 16 x 12 cm; C: 12 x 10 cm (3 pieces)
Raku clay
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Mae 2017
35 x 20 x 18 cm
Handbuilt terra cotta, underglaze painting
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Philip HART
Mahala May HILL
Existence 2018
14 x 13 x 11.5 cm
Ceramic shards, bone china, glaze
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Craig HOY
Muscle Girl (Grace) 2017
5 x 23 cm
Wheel thrown, raku fired ceramic
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Craig
HOY
Fearless (Maddi) 2017
7 x 30 cm
Wheel thrown, raku fired ceramic
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Narumi II
Moment of Glory 2018
Blue: 12.5 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm; Yellow: 12 x 12.5 x 7.7 cm;
Purple: 11.5 x 11.5 x 7.8 cm; White: 12.5 x 11.3 x 9.7 cm (4 pieces)
Coloured porcelain
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Narumi II
The Beginning of Blue 2017
7.5 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm
Porcelain
Smoked Lustre Pottery 2018
50 x 20 cm
Wheel thrown clay
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Paul JOHNSON
Cocoon 2017
22 x 42 x 22 cm
Ceramics
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Michaela KLOECKNER
Michaela KLOECKNER
The tea party is over 2017
18 x 22.5 x 20 cm
Ceramics
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Felicity LAW
Dandy Lusk 2018
24 x 28 x 28 cm
Porcelain
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Felicity LAW
Waverley 2017
20 x 30 x 40 cm
Stoneware
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Buried Axe 2017
19 x 17 x 6 cm
Woodfired salt glazed porcelain, stoneware
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Sandy LOCKWOOD
Ashen
9 x 13 x 9 cm
Porcelain
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Vanessa LUCAS & KING
Vase 2018
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Mark Raymond MAJCHRZAK
Ocean Storm 2018
90 x 25 cm
Ceramic
Keiko MATSUI
Serendipity Moon Jar 2017
29 x 29 x 29.5 cm
Stoneware, glaze, Kintsugi powder
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Samantha MATTHEWS
Walking the Mojo 2018
33 x 18 x 18 cm
Handbuilt ceramic, cone 6 midfire
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Samantha MATTHEWS
Pandanus 2018
30 x 15 x 15 cm
Handbuilt ceramic, cone 6 midfire, stains, oxides
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Suvira MCDONALD
Trial by Fire Triptych
12 x 24 x 15 cm (3 pieces)
Woodfired stoneware
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Anita MCINTYRE
Kimberley Series ‘Wandjina’ 2017
52 x 40 cm
Framed ceramic panel
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Anita MCINTYRE
Angkor Series ‘ElephantTerrace’ 2017
52 x 40 cm
Framed paper porcelain ceramic, monoprint
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Fay MORRIS
Zephyr 2018
11 x 8 cm
Porcelain clay
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Anne MOSSMAN
Seams of Uncertainty 3 2018
21 x 22 x 22 cm
Coloured porcelain
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Sharon MUIR
Landscape with Figure 2017
16 x 14 x 14 cm
Found ceramic object, EW paperclay glaze
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Jenny MULCAHY
Sistere V 2017
Sizes variable (5 pieces)
Ceramic
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Chester NEALIE
Woodfired Firebox Bottle 2017
42 x 32 cm
Woodfired stoneware
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Garden games 2018
23.5 x 24 x 13 cm
Stoneware
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Warren OGDEN
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Jenny ORCHARD
Copper Ghost 2018
40 x 19 x 20 cm
Earthenware ceramic, glaze
Twin(th)ings 2018
22 x 27 x 15 cm
Ceramic
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Dianne PEACH
Julie PENNINGTON
Forest Flicker 2018
Sizes variable (4 pieces)
Cool Ice porcelain, Feeneys Chocolate Clay
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Bill POWELL
Arid Traces 2 2018
21 x 43 cm
Dark stonewear, porcelain slip
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‘NIGHTSHADE’
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Megan PULS
series 2017
x 21 cm
Lumina porcelain, Scarva clay
Density, Sparsity and Somewhere in Between 2018
39 x 11 x 11 cm
Ceramic
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Natalie ROSIN
Mohd Najib Abdullah SANI
The Swirling Vortex of Children’s Enigmatic Mind 2017 8 x 14 x 8 cm each (5 pieces)
Stoneware
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Arun SHARMA
Untitled (child feet on blue base) 2018
22 x 26.5 x 26.5 cm
Ceramic stoneware, porcelain
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Frances SMITH
Australiana - A Tribute 2018
32 x 13 x 13 cm
Ceramic
Sublime Vessels (Earthenware) 2017
50 x 60 x 60 cm (total assembled size of 3 pieces)
Earthenware
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Tanja STARK
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Gabi STURMAN
Blackbean 2017
14 x 42 x 17 cm
Glazed stoneware, saggar fired terra cotta
Ellen Mary TERRELL
Jurassic abundance, Gondwana series 2018
A: 20 x 15 cm; B: 18.5 x 15 cm; C: 15 x 15 cm (3 pieces)
Stoneware clay, silver and copper reduced lustre pigments
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Pierced and carved stoneware clay, silver and copper reduced lustre pigments
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Ellen Mary TERRELL
Lotus Bowl 2018
9 x 35 cm
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Peter THOMPSON
Mai Ping, En Bor De Mer Series 2017
42 x 25 x 25 cm
Woodfired ceramic
Wendy THURGATE
TriPots 2018
19 x 15 cm each (2 pieces)
Bone china
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Wendy THURGATE
After Longyearbyen 2018
15 x 15 cm
Bone china
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Ingrid TRISTRAM
From One Place to Another 2018
9 x 66 x 60 cm (total assembled size)
Ceramic
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Dawn VACHON
Slippery Disc 2018
24 x 44 x 9 cm
Ceramic
Andreas VORMAYR
Bowls 2018
approx. 10 x 30 x 30 cm each (4 pieces)
Stoneware
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Tania Lisa VRANCIC
Rest Oval Vessel 3 2018
19 x 11 x 8.5 cm
Imperial porcelain slip, stains
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Tania Lisa VRANCIC
Rest Oval Vessel 1 2018
14 x 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Imperial porcelain slip, stains
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Caroline WALKER-GRIME
Four Weeks 2018
10 x 48 x 10 cm (total assembled size of 4 pieces)
Midfire glazed ceramic
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Larissa WARREN
Geomorphic vessel 2018
8 x 13.5 cm
Porcelain, stoneware, pigments
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Larissa WARREN
Terrain 2018
12 x 25 x 15 cm (total assembled size of 4 pieces)
Stoneware, porcelain, ceramic pigments
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Lone WHITE Ripples in the rainforest 2018
A: 28 x 10 cm; B: 21 x 9 cm; C: 14 x 8 cm (3 pieces)
Ceramics
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