Profile

Education

2004 Masters by research at RMIT Melbourne.

2002 B. A. and Honors Year at RMIT Melbourne.

1987 Associate Diploma in Ceramics at Kelvin Grove College.

Solo Exhibitions

2019 ‘DEEPER’ Craft Victoria, Melbourne.

2016 ‘Nerikomi’, by David Pottinger Gallerysmith, Melbourne.

2015 Recent Ceramics, Robin Gibson Gallery Sydney.

2012 “Time Lines”,Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney.

2012 “ Studio Porcelain 2012”,Beaver Gallery , Canberra.

2009 ‘New Works’,Kerry Lowe Gallery,Sydney.

2009 ‘283 days, New Works’,Gallery 101,Melbourne.

2008 ‘Porcelain’ ,Beaver Gallery,Canberra.

2007 ‘Light Notes’,Gallery 101, Melbourne.

2007 ‘Studio Works’, Jam Factory, Adelaide

2006 ‘New Ceramics’, Beaver Gallery,Canberra.

2005 ‘Stratum’, Mura Clay Gallery,Sydney.

2005 ‘Pulse’,Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne.

2002 ‘Romance’, Haecceity Gallery, Melbourne.

1993 ‘New Ceramic Works’, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne.

Group Exhibition

2022 “Voices”, Skepsi Gallery, Melbourne.

2022 Mino, International Ceramics Competition, Honorable Mention-#083.

2020 “Tempo”, Skepsi Gallery, Melbourne.

2014 “Exhibition of Australian Ceramics”,Tribute to Janet Mansfield OAM 1934- 2013 Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne.

2013 “Porcelain “, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

2012 ‘Cicley & Colin Rigg Ceramics Exhibition’,National Gallery of Victoria.

2012 “ Porcelain”, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

2011 ‘ Sculpture 23’,Robin Gibson Gallery Sydney.

2011 ‘ Japonisme’,Stella Downer Gallery, Sydney.

2011 ‘Collect 2011’,with Scottish Gallery at Sacchi & Sacchi Gallery,London.

2010 ‘Sculpture 22’, Robin Gibson Gallery,Sydney.

2010 ‘City of Hobart Art Prize,Digital media and Ceramics,Tasmanian

Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.

2010 ‘Collect 2010’, with Scottish Gallery at Sacchi & Sacchi Gallery, London.

2010 ‘ Tea wares’, Jam Factory Art and Craft Centre, Adelaide.

2009 ‘Bravura’, Contemporary Craft, Art Gallery of South Australia.

2008 “Collect 2008′, Victoria and Albert Museum.

2007 The International Exposition of Sculpture objects and functional art,’Sofa 2007′, Chicago, USA.

2007 ‘Ann Geroe Acquisitive Ceramics Award’, Castlemaine.

2006 ‘Australian Ceramics’, Anannya Gallery, Hong Kong.

2004 ‘New Acquisitions’, Shepparton Art Gallery.

2003 ‘Harvest’, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney.

2003 ‘Transformation’, First Site Gallery, RMIT Melbourne.

2003 ‘New Ceramics’, Galerie Hors-Saison, Melbourne.

2002 ‘Christmas Show’, Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney.

2001 ‘Fresh’, Craft Victorian Award, Melbourne.

2001 ‘In the Making’, First Site Gallery, RMIT Melbourne.

1998 ‘Gasworks Group Exhibition’, Melbourne.

1997 ‘Australia Day Award’ ,Sidney Myer International Ceramics Award,

Shepparton Art Gallery, Vic.

1997 Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

1996 ‘Duo’, Craft space Centre for Contemporary Craft, Sydney.

1994 ‘New Acquisitions’, National Gallery of Victoria.

1992 ‘Cicley & Colin Ceramics Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria.

1991 ‘Australia Day Award’, Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award,

Shepparton Art Gallery, Vic.

1990 ‘New Acquisitions’, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

Awards Grants

2008 Australia Council for the Arts ,New Work development.

2006 Australia Council for the Arts, New work development.

2001 Siemens Fine Arts, Scholarship Award.

1997 Sidney Myer Fund, International Ceramics Award.

Collections

2010 Victorian and Albert Museum Ceramic Collection. London.

2006 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

1994 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

1991 Shepparton Art Gallery, Victoria.

1994 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Publications

2024 ‘Nerikomi The Art of Colored Clay’ Thomas Hoadley. Pub Herbert Press 2024.

2010 ‘Ceramics Art Today’, Jeff Snyder. Pub by Schiffer, U.S.A. P 178,179.

2009 ‘Contemporary Ceramics’,Emmanuel Cooper. Pub in UK Thames & Hudson.p62,103.

2009 Pottery in Australia, ‘Elemental Lyricism The Recent Ceramics of David Pottinger’ 48#3 Online.

2008 Colouring Clay, Jo Connell. University of Pennsylvania Press,Philadephia,p68.

2007 Crafts Arts International, November, ‘Light Notes’ #45 Nov/ Dec 2007.

2007 Ceramics review, ‘Innovative Ceramics’.#244 Mar/Apr

2006 NGV Foundation Annual Report pp8

2005 Pottery in Australia. ‘Modernism in Nature’ #61 p10

1991 ‘International Crafts’ ed. Martina Margetts. pub in UK Thames & Hudson.p21.

1987 Pottery in Australia.1986 ‘QPA Potter’s Gallery’, Vol 25#1p41.