Observation shortlisted for National Gallery of Australia Glass Prize

I am delighted to announce that the multimedia installation Observation has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2012 National Gallery of Australia Glass Prize.














The latest installment of the Prize at the NGA Glass Collection Wagga Wagga, this is a acquisitive, biennial national competition, established to promote excellence and innovation in contemporary glass with a focus on emerging artists. The exhibition will feature shortlisted artists from around Australia.

The exhibition will run from the 16th March - 17th June 2012, the prize will be awarded at the Official Exhibition Launch on the 23rd of March at 6pm.

For more information on the exhibition, please go to- http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/www/html/4071-exhibitions---upcoming.asp

New Works on display at Craft Victoria

Two years in the making, Debbie Symons and my latest exhibition 'Making Sense' closed last week at Craft Victoria. If you didn't to to see the show, here is a guided tour through the works. My latest series Life Support Systems is headed to the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei early next year. For more on Life Support Systems - click here.

For further details on the exhibition including the Research Symposium, Artist Interviews and Media coverage check out - life-support-systems.blogspot.com

New Scientist - Dazzling glass art reveals hidden crises on Earth

Just in time for the last day of Making Sense at Craft Victroia, Wendy Zuckerman's article on my latest work has hit Culture Lab!

Click on the image above to read more!

If you want to see the work in the flesh, its last day is this Saturday, 15^th October.

Art Vs Science- The Similarity of Parallel Worlds Reviewed!

Currently on exhibition at Craft Victoria, The Similarity of Parallel Worlds- Reviewed by Emily Walker from Monash Press.

-click on the image to go to the full article.

The Similarity of Parallel Worlds, 2011. Installation-hand blow, sandblasted glass domes with two videos.

The Similarity of Parallel Worlds visually explores when viewed through a microscope a single cell can bear an unnerving similarity to the Earth’s Sun as seen through a solar telescope. They appear worlds apart and inextricably linked. Tethered to one another in such a way that causes us to question their relationship. As we further examine the science of environmental change it becomes apparent that these two worlds are more influential then their scale infers.

Research for this work has been collated with Dr Judy Callaghan at Monash Micro Imaging, Dr Alina Donea at the Monash Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics in conjunction with NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory.

New work opening at Craft Victoria this Thursday

I am delighted to announce the opening of Debbie Symons and my new exhibition at Craft Victoria. Making Sense opening is 6-8pm, Thursday 8^th September (Tomorrow!!) The works have been two years in the making and it has been a delight to see them all come together.

You can check out more on the exhibition at http://life-support-systems.blogspot.com - there are lots of public events coming up in the next two weeks as well as artist talks in late October. We would be thrilled for you to join as at the opening, come one, come all!

Click here for a sneak preview of some of the works that will be on show.

Blogging and reviews before the bubbles have hit the gallery!

I have been delighted over the past week to be woken every morning by google alerts about my bubbles being blogged about all over the world. From the UK to Nashville these little (and not so little these days) bubbles sure are getting around.

Art Stormer

Materialicious

Handmade Life

Melbourne Jeweller

Pieces of Eight

Thanks for all of the support guys!

New Work

Here is a very cheeky peak at some new Bubbles I have been working on! This time the bubbles are a lot bigger and the glass is thicker, giving an optical effect just like a giant lens.




Bubbling Up, 2011.
Hand Blown, mirrored and dichroic glass

Using highly innovative materials such as NASA ’s dichroic glass, Bubbling Up examines the fragility of the Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystems that appear like a bubble, on the constant verge of collapse. Sometimes fickle and ever elusive, Bubbling Up highlights the ongoing need to quantify ecological concerns. Every day there are thousands of toxic gases bubbling up in the atmosphere. In the age of heightened ecological awareness Bubbling Up poses the question, is it possible to view a beautiful sunset and not wonder if the sky is set ablaze with such unique colours because of the toxic pollutants in the air reacting with the atmosphere? In the space that surrounds us, what is bubbling up?

This works will be on exhibition at dianne tanzer gallery + projects from Aug 20 - Sept 10