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AWARDS
Numerous prizes and commendations, Tweed Banana Festival Arts & Crafts Show, Murwillumbah.
October 2002. Appraisal and box signing by Sen Shoshitsu (Grand Tea Master of the Urasenke School of Tea).
CITATIONS
Keramic Magazin, Germany, No. 6, 1980.
Pottery in Australia, 1981.
Mansfield, Janet: `Support Yourself Pottery'.
Potters Society, `Potters 88'.
Langridge, Laine: `The Story of Stokers Siding'.
Pottery in Australia, No. 3, 1993.
Proceedings: National Ceramic Conference 1994
Pottery in Australia, "Where There's Smoke..." vol 36 nol Autumn 1997
Ceramics Technical, " All that Glitters..."no7 1998
Pottery in Australia, 'Stokers Siding Pottery 1978-1998". V01=1 No 37 Dec 1998.
Australian Ceramics and Pottery "Stoking the Fire". vol6 nol 2004
Coast Magazine Autumn 2005
Ceramics Technical no20 2005 Woodfiring Salt Glaze in Koishiwara Japan
ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Northern Rivers Regional Arts Administration
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PERSONAL |
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1941 |
Born Sydney, NSW |
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1958 |
Science I, University of NSW |
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1959 |
Industrial Chemistry Technician, Tremco, Sydney |
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1960 |
Dip. Ed., Sydney Teachers College |
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1961-77 |
High School Science Teacher |
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1963-68 |
B.Ed., University of New England |
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1965-66 |
Printmaking at Stun Workshops, Mittagong, NSW Learned Raku technique from Shiga Shigeo, Sturt Pottery |
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1967 |
Built first kiln (Raku) at Grey's Point, Sydney, made Raku tea bowls |
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1968 |
Part-time pottery classes with Sally Parslow |
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1971 |
Exhibited etchings, woodblock prints and paintings, Balmain Gallery |
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1973 |
Part-time pottery classes with Stuart Anderson, Murwillumbah TAFE. |
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1978 |
With potter Laine Langridge established Stokers Siding Pottery, a storefront gallery and workshop, with wood fired kiln and gas fired fibre kiln. Clay course with Geoff Crispin, University of NSW. |
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1979 |
Master Classes with Bill Samuels. |
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1981 |
Master Classes with Robin Hopper. |
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1982-3 |
Flying Art School Correspondence Glaze Course with Ian Currie. |
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1978-03 |
Production potter and gallery administrator, Stokers Siding Pottery. |
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EXHIBITIONS |
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1978-03 |
Stokers Siding Pottery, numerous exhibitions. |
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1982 |
Potters Society, Brisbane, with Laine Langridge. |
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1986 |
2+3 Exhibition, Sunnyside, MurwilJumbah. |
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1988-93 |
Numerous group exhibitions, Tweed Regional Gallery, Munvi |
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1989 |
Gasworks Gallery, Lismore. |
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1992 |
Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane. |
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1992-3 |
"North Coast Woodfire" - travelling exhibition. |
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1993 |
"Wood Firers" Studio 20, Coramandel, SA. |
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1993 |
"Delegates Exhibition" National Ceramics Conference, Adelaide, SA. |
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1993 |
"North Coast Woodfirers" QPA. Brisbane, QLD. |
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1993 |
"North Coast Group Show" AAA Frames, City Road, Sydney. |
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1994 |
"Local Product" Tweed River Regional Art Gallery |
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1994 |
"The Bowled and the Beautiful" The Doors Exhibition Space, Fremantle |
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1994 |
Sydney Teapot Show, Inner City Clay Works |
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1994 |
"Meat Market Craft Centre", Final show for North Coast Woodfirers Travelling Show |
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1994 |
"Myth, Magic and Madness", Manly Art Gallery |
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1994 |
13th National Gold Coast Ceramic Awards, Gold Coast City Gallery, Acquisition Award |
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1994 |
North Coast Woodfirers, Ceramic Art Gallery, Paddington |
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1994 |
"Limited Edition", Studio Showcase, 614 St, Rozelle |
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1995 |
"The Byron Bay Exhibition" A.R.T. Gallery, Balgowlah. |
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1995 |
"The Bowl- Variations on a Theme". SAVODE, Newstead Brisbane. |
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1995 |
"The Bowled and the Beautiful" The Doors, Fremantle |
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1996 |
"Bowling Along". SAVODE , Newstead Brisbane. |
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1996 |
Craftsman's Collection . Canberra Centre. |
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1997 |
Seelands Annual Exhibition. Grafton.-Guest Artist. |
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1998 |
Joint Exhibition with Jorg Schmeisser- (printmaker) Tweed River Regional Art Gallery. |
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1998 |
Winner Ceramic Art Prize, Tweed Art Prize. |
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1999 |
"Australian Ceramics 99". Artisan Gallery Launceston. |
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1999 |
Grafton Regional Gallery Exhibition with Contemporary Prints of Indonesia. |
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1999 |
Featured Artist Trinity Lutheran Primary School Art Show , Ashmore Qld. |
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2001 |
Cultural Centre. Koishiwara, Japan. 2002 ACOSS building Fukuoka, Japan. |
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2003 |
Diamaru Department store Fukuoka, Japan. Numerous prizes, commendations and purchase awards. |
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2003 |
Curator and Participant "Slice of Heaven" Mura Clay Newtown NSW |
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2005 |
Walkers Second Porcelain Exhibition Skepsis on Swanston |
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2005 |
Acoss Building Fukuoka Japan with Luc Foucher |
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2006 |
CRUST Gold Coast City Art Gallery Single Piece |
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2006 |
CONVERGE Victor Mace Gallery Brisbane. National Ceramics Conference
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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1961-77 |
High School science teacher, including period as acting Master, and membership of NSWE State Science Examination Committee. |
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1981-90 |
Part-time, Foundation and Introductory Ceramics Certificate, Murwillumbah TAFE. |
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1987-89 |
Part-time, Ceramics Certificate Glaze Technology, Lismore TAFE. Set final year paper in Glaze Technology for all NSW TAFE. |
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1988 |
Workshop, Arts Unlimited, Banora Point. |
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1999 |
Arts West Barcaldine |
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2000 |
Arts West Barcaldine |
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2002 |
Warwick Potters Group, Warwick. |
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2002 |
Hizuru Kajiwara spends four months training with me under a scholarship. 2003 Townsville Potters Asscociation. |
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2004 |
Gold Coast Potters Association |
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2004 |
Charters Towers Potters Association |
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2004 |
Spring Fever Alexandra Headland -tutor and demonstrator |
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2005 |
Charters Towers Potters Association
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CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE |
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1978-88 |
Twenty two major mixed exhibitions at Stokers Siding Pottery, including pottery, paintings, prints, glass, fabrics, jewellery, etc. |
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1988 |
Display of Student work, Sunnyside and Murwillumbah Civic Centre. |
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1991 |
Educational Ceramics, with Andrew Stewart at Tweed River Regional Gallery. |
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1989 |
Trinity College Art Prize, Lismore. |
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1992 |
Selection Panel, Tweed River Regional Art Prize. |
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1992 |
14 North Coast Artists Red Hill Gallery Brisbane |
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1999 |
Judge Gold Coast Potters' Association Prize. |
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2003 |
Curator " A Slice of Heaven " Mura Clay Gallery, Newtown, Sydney. |
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2003 |
Judge Townsville Ceramic Prize. |
| 2006 | Co-Curator with Geoff Crispin "Converge" National Ceramics Conference Brisbane
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Stokers Siding Pottery, home to world famous ceramic artist, Bob Connery, is located just 35 minutes drive from Byron Bay, 5 minutes from Murwillumbah and 30 minutes from Gold Coast airport in the beautiful Tweed Valley, Northern NSW, Australia
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224 Stokers Road, Stokers Siding, Tweed Valley,
Northern NSW Australia
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