1964 Born Stoke on Trent, UK 1987 B.A. (Hons) Fine Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee 1988 Post Graduate, Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Paphos 1998 Higher National Certificate, Ceramics, Lives and works Sydney (AUS) and Dundee (UK) Nationality: British / Australian. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2011 Staffordshire Psycho. Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane , Australia 2010 War on pottery. Rex Irwin Art Dealer. Sydney, Australia Irony makes a country strong. Gould gallery. Melbourne. Australia Industrial Sabotage Phase-3. Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland 2009 New work, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia Windows show, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK 2008 Industrial Sabotage, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia The view from here, paintings from Australia. Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2007 Compass Gallery, Glasgow Figure this, The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent 2006 Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 2005 Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2004 England & Co, London One Five Two Gallery, Dundee Contemporary Arts 2003 A journey to Australia through India, S.E. Asia. Open Eye Gallery England & Co, London (concurrent show with David Larwill) 2001 Compass Gallery, Glasgow 2000 England & Co, London 1998 Works on paper, Wysing Arts, Cambridge 1994 Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 1994 Psychology Institute, Edinburgh 1989 Tower Gallery, Dundee University
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 Hyperclay: Contemporary Ceramics. Object Gallery: Touring to 12 regional and metropolitan venues across Australia. Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award. Melbourne, Australia. A Cabinet of Curiosities. NG art gallery, Sydney, NSW. The International Art on paper Exhibition, Collaboration and Connection. Cicada Press: Incinerator Art Space. Intelligent Trouble: Loop (International Focus), Contemporary Applied Arts, Collect, The Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York HQ, London, UK. Big Small. Rex Irwin art dealer. Sydney, Australia. Placement, Oriel Davies Gallery, Wales, and St Andrews Museum, Scotland. City of Radicals, Bluecoat Display Center, Liverpool, UK. 2010 Collect, The Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York HQ, London, UK. Laughter. Curated by Victor Medrano.Contemporary Art Space Tasmania. Gold Coast International Ceramic Award. Gold Coast City Art Gallery. QLD 2009 Collect, The Sattchi Gallery, Duke of York HQ, London, UK LINK: Korean and Australian ceramics exchange project Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney Figuration, The Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide 2008 National Sculpture Show, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK Collect, Victoria and Albert Museum, London Hey Literary festival, Brook Street Gallery, Hey On Wye, Wales Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney 2007 Wunderkammer: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Bluecoat Display Centre, Scots Abroad, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland Cup Show. Helen Stephen’s Gallery, Sydney 2006 13th Annual International Exposition of Hall, Chicago, USA A funny thing happened on the way to the kiln. Delmar Gallery, Sydney Dundee Visual Artists Award Scheme. Generator Project Space. Dundee, Scotland Society of Scottish Artists, RSA Edinburgh 2005 Absolut Secret, National Art School, Sydney 2004 On a Plate. With Richard Slee, Philip Eglin, Takeshi Yasuda, Scottish Gallery 2003 SOFA Chicago, USA. Represented by Scottish Gallery New Wave II. 6 Welsh, 6 Scottish Makers. Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales Storylines. Three applied artists explore narrative, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 2002 Sydney Myer International Ceramic Award. Shepparton, Victoria 2001 Obsessive Visions. Art Outside The Mainstream. England & Co, London Intuition. Exhibition of self taught and visionary art, Crescent Arts, Scarborough 1999 The Plate Show. National touring exhibition curated by Collins Gallery, Glasgow Islington Art Fair. London. Represented by England & Co Society of Scottish Artists. Invited Artist as part of the year of Scotland Africa The Morrison Portrait Award, RSA, Edinburgh New Paintings. The British Work House Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA. 1997 Noble Grossart Painting Prize. Glasgow Art School, Royal Scottish Academy Cross Reference. The Association of Applied Arts. Touring exhibition 1996 Sitting Pretty, Exhibition of Art Chairs, Kirkaldy Museum and Art Gallery 1992 The Decade Show, Dundee Art Gallery and Museum COMMISSIONS 2007 McManus Redevelopment Project for Dundee Museum and Art Gallery involving educational elements exploring the processes and materials of ceramics. 2004 Creative Links Commission. To explore my work within the context of disability and create two new works for Woodlands and Hazelwood schools. Big Hand Little Hand. Contemporary craft makers school residency project. Collaboration between Dundee Contemporary Arts & Dundee Education. 1999 Large scale ceramic mural at Charles Square on Old St, London Borough Council. Joint commission with artist Neil Irons. adding personal local histories to the narrative of the mural. library. Completed sculpture was 2 m high cast concrete with ceramic inlays.
PROFESSIONAL & RESIDENCIES 2010 Lecturer, National Art School, Sydney 2009 Artist in residence, University of South Australia, Adelaide Artist in residence, Hill End, support from Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW Part time lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts Speaker at Australian Ceramic Tiannale, Sydney 2008 Artist in residence, Cicada Press, College of Fine Art, Sydney 2008 Part time lecturer, National Art school, Sydney 2007 Elected member of Contemporary Applied Arts, London 2004 Artist in residence, Hazelwood school. Artist in residence, Craigie high school , Dundee. Big Hand Little Hand project 1998 Artist in residence, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge 1989 Artist in residence, Fuente Studios, Competa, Malaga, Spain AWARDS 2011 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2010 New work grant, established artist, Australia Council for the Arts Special Commendation, Woollahra Small sculpture Prize 2006 Dundee Visual Arts Award Aberdeen artists design award Shell Expo Award 2005 Engage Scotland Visual Arts Education Award 2004 Professional Development Award. Scottish Arts Council Lottery Grant Creative Development Award. Scottish Arts Council 2000 Dundee Visual Arts Award 1997 Mott McDonald Painting Prize, Aberdeen Artists Society, Travelled to N.Y 1987 Elizabeth Greensheilds Memorial Award 1986 Duncan of Drunfaulk Travel Award, Italy 1985 Ian Eadie Memorial Award. Traveled to Holland and Belgium 1984 Mitchell Painting Prize. Traveled to Barcelona, Spain BIBLIOGRAPHY 2011 Dark days, Bright Nights. WRAP Magazine, issue 3. Placement. Published by Oriel Davies and Fife Contemporary Arts. The Midas Touch. Australian art Market Peport.Issue 38 first quarter 2011 Stephen Bird. Profiled by Grace Cochrane. Australian Arts Review. Gold Coast International Ceramic Award. Exhibition review. 2010 Laughter. Exhibition catalogue. Contemporary Art Space Tasmania Laughter. Exhibition review. Artlink, Australia and Asia-Pacific Vol 30 no 4 Ceramics Today. Jeffrey B. Snyder. Published by Schiffer Ltd Collect @ Saatchi Gallery, Catalogue. Crafts Council of Great Britain 2009 Contemporary Ceramics, international percpective. By Emmanuel Cooper, Thames and Hudson Ceramic Art and Perception, issue 77, Stop motion ceramics, by Toni Warburton 2008 500 Tiles, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co, New York/ London. 500 Plates, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co, New York/ London Indie travel guide, UK and Europa. Rockbuch, Hamburg. ISBN 978-3-927638-46-4 2007 Ceramic Review. Review of Solo show at Scottish Gallery. Issue CR 224 2006 Dundee Visual Arts Award Scheme, Catalogue Australian Contemporary at SOFA Chicago, catalogue The Sunday Times, Inside Out magazine. Dec 2006 issue SOFA Chicago, catalogue. Sculptural Objects & Functional Art 2005 Ceramic Art and Perception, issue 62, No Place Like Home, by Gregor White The Australian News Paper, arts review, Dec 2nd 2005, by Sebastian Smee The Journal of Australian Ceramics, 44#3. Collective Journeys by Stephen Bird 2004 Recent Ceramics at England & Co, exhibition catalogue. Text by Jane England 2003 New Wave, Wales-Scotland II Exhibition catalogue. Written by Amanda Game 2002 Sydney Myer International Ceramics Award. LaTrobe University, Victoria Artesian Magazine. Review of Compass Gallery show. Summer edition 2001 Ceramic Review. Souvenirs From The Outside. By Gregor White. Issue CR190 Obsessive visions, Art Outside the Mainstream, England & Co, London 1999 The Plate Show, catalogue. Collins Gallery, Srathclyde University, Glasgow COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Artbank Sydney, Australia Deakin University Art Gallery, Melbourne, Aberdeen Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Paisley Art Gallery and Museum, Renfrewshire, Scotland Dundee Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland Dundee District Council, Scotland Hackney Borough Council, England The Grainer Collection, Washington, D.C. USA Mexican Consulate, Blairgowrie, Scotland |