Born U.K. 1956 Education 2008 AUT, Auckland, New Zealand; Master of Art and Design 1998 UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand; Batchelor of Design 1981-84 Middlesex School of Physiotherapy, London, UK, Diploma in Physiotherapy 1975-78 Reading University,UK, BSc (hons) Botany Work Experience 2023 Arist Residency Driving Creek Railway, Coromandel 2007-09 Auckland War Memorial Museum Volunteer (cataloguing the Glass Collection) 2005 Tutor Wanganui Summer School, UCOL Wanganui 2002-4 Tutor, Artstation 1996-7 Colin Reid Glass, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, Assistant Solo Exhibitions 2022 Encrusted, Makers Gallery, Auckland 2019 Wild Things.The Vivian Gallery Matakana 2011 ThinkSpace, Masterworks 2007 AUT Postgraduate Exhibition, Auckland 2003 AVID, Wellington (untitled) Target 2002 Masterworks, Auckland, Pretty 2001 Lopdell House, Auckland, X12 2000 AVID, Wellington, New Work 1994 The Glass Gallery, Auckland, Fire and Light Selected Group Exhibitions 2024 The Molly Morpeth Canady Award Fire and Clay, Pah Homestead,Akl UKU Hasting,Hawkes Bay Pushing Clay, Nelson 2023 Waiheke Small Sculpture Award (Peoples Choice Award) Portage Ceramic Awards, finalist 2022 The MollyMorpeth Canady Award, finalist Pushing Clay Uphill, Nelson 2021 Portage Ceramics Award, finalist 2020 The Molly Morpeth Canady Award Finalist, Whakatane 2019 Waiclay, Waikato Museum and Art Gallery 2019 The Vivian Gallery, Into the Forest 2018 The Vivian Gallery, Matakana. Summer Show 2017 The Vivian Gallery, Matakana. Not just Flowers The Portage Ceramic Awards The Vivian Gallery, The Small Show 2016 Shapeshifter, Lower Hutt, Wellington Waiheke Small Sculpture Prize ,Waiheke, Auckland Waiclay, Waikato Museum, Hamilton The Portage Ceramic Awards The Vivian, Matakana, Small Works 2015 Waiclay, Waikato Museum and Art Gallery The Vivian, Matakana, Potters and Painters 2011 Koru Contemporary Arts, Hong Kong. Laisee (10th Anniversary exhibition) Auckland Art Fair, Masterworks, Auckland Masterworks,Auckland, All Creatures Great and Small 2010 Masterworks, Auckland, Pop Culture ShapeShifter, Civic Gardens, Lower Hutt, Wellington, The Sculpture Park, Waitakaruru, Hamilton, Re- Fraction Patika Museum and Art Gallery, Poriroa, Looking Glass:reflecting ideas Garden and Art Fest, Tauranga 2009 Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, Looking Glass:reflecting Ideas 2005 Kensington Galley, Norwood, Adelaide, Australia, NZSAG @GAS GAV, Hyatt Hotel, Adeliade, Australia. New Zealand and Australian Glass Milford Galleries, Dunedin, Glass Invitational 2005 Mostly Glass, Englewood, New Jersey, USA.The ABC of Glass 2004 Glassmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark, Southern Exposure GAV, Seattle, USA. Australian and New Zealand glass;the next generation Object Space, Auckland, Southern Exposure Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, Southern Exposure Number One Book Store. Taipei, New Zealand Glass 2003 Regent Hotel, Singapore. Seaview Chappell gallery, New York USA New Zealand Glass Te Papa, Wellington. Wild Design Masterworks, Auckland, Survey of New Zealand Glass 2002/3 Milford Galleries, Dunedin. Glass Invitational 2002 Masterworks, Auckland. Survey of New Zealand Glass Lopdell House Galley, Titirangi. The Cast 2001 Masterworks, Survey of New Zealand glass EON. Glass for DOT 2000 Masterworks, Auckland. A Survey of New Zealand Glass AVID, Wellington.Millenium Exhibition Plumbline Gallery St Ives, UK. Members Exhibiion CGS |
1999 Axia Modern Art, Armadale, Victoria, Australia. The Best of New Zealand Glass Auckland Maritine Museum. Auckland. Maritine":Marine Parlament Building, Wellington.Glass in the House 1998 Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia.New, New Zealand Glass RFC Prize, Australia touring Sydney, Perth,Melbourne, Brisbane Awards 2023 People's Choice Award, Waiheke Small Sculpture Awards 2019 Merit Waiclay, Waikato Museum 2016 Waiheke Small Sculpture Prize Winner 1999 NZSAG Royal Easter Show, Auckland, Glass Award Winner 1998 RFC Glass Prize Sydney, Australian Finalist Norsewear, Waipukarau, Merit 1995 NZSAG Royal Easter Show, Auckland, Glass Award, Merit Public and Private Collections Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland Te Papa, National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington Telecom New Zealand, Wellington Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark Bibliography 2011 Glass Network The CGS Quarterly Issue 40/June pg9 illust. 2009Looking Glass:reflecting ideas. Catalogue illust. 2005 Crafted by Design: Inside New Zealand's Craft Artists Studios. Jeanette Cook and Stephen Robinson illust.(Random House) 2005 Craft Arts International#62 Pg2-4 illust. 2004 Global Art Venue, USA, Australian and New Zealand Glass: The Next Generation illust. Glassmuseet, Ebeltoft. Southern Exposure catalogue. illust. 2004 Neusglas Fall (3/40) Cochran.G Southern Exposure. illust. 2002 Neusglas Spring Elliot. M. New Zealand Glass 2001 NZSAG The Cast Catalogue. Illust. 2001 UK Crafts #168 Jan/Feb 2000 Neusglas review June. illust 1998 Te Papa Publications. New Glass-New Zealand Glass Reflections: Glass in Art and Architecture |