Biography
1960 Born Townsville, Australia
1982 Bachelor of Science (Hons.), James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville
1984-1987 Field research zoologist, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Perth, WA
1988-1991 Associate Lecturer (Biological Sciences), University of Sydney
1992 Travel Italy, France, USA. PhD candidate (Environmental Studies), Macquarie University, NSW. Relinquished
the latter to focus on formal art studies.
1992-1993 Photography and Ceramics Certificates, East Sydney Technical College; Sydney Institute of Technology
1994-1996 Diploma of Ceramics, East Sydney Technical College (National art School), Sydney
2000 Bachelor of Fine Art (Ceramics), National Art School (Conversion)
2001-2002 Sessional Lecturer (Ceramics), National Art School, Sydney
1997-present Ceramics studio, exhibitions and writing. Lives and works NSW Southern Highlands (Woonjeegaribay/
Wingecarribee Shire) since 2003.

Solo exhibitions
2006 Return (Porcelain: time, light, loss). Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney. Catalogue.
2004 Blue Chamber. Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
From where I stand: ceramic contemplations of place and displacement. JamFactory Contemporary Craft and
Design. 2004 Adelaide Festival of the Arts, Visual Arts Program. Curator: Janice Lally
2003 Chemistry Set. Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW. Contemporary Project Space.
2002 Calvino’s Hinterland. Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
2001 Ten memos in return. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Queensland. Showcase.
2000 Porcelain for ‘Federation Line’. Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
1997 Poems for Land and Body: the Birdwood Series. TAP Gallery, Sydney

Selected group exhibitions
2007 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art) Chicago 2007, Raglan Gallery, Sydney
2007 Townsville Ceramic Awards, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Queensland
The Jug Show. All Hand Made Gallery, Sydney
The Things we do… Rex Irwin, Sydney
2006 Clay Statements NSW 09. At: Verge, National Ceramics Conference, Brisbane. Catalogue.
Important Works on Paper, Sculpture and Ceramics. Rex Irwin, Sydney. Catalogue.
Melbourne Art Fair 2006, Melbourne. Catalogue.
2005 The Sea. Rex Irwin, Sydney
Important Works on Paper and Ceramics. Rex Irwin, Sydney
Art Sydney 05. Rex Irwin, Sydney
2004 Melbourne Art Fair 2004. Rex Irwin, Sydney
2003 Fifty Years of Collecting Australian Ceramics. Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW
Important Works on Paper, Sculpture and Ceramics. Rex Irwin, Sydney
Ceramics 2003: the Australian and New Zealand Context. Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW.
National invitation.
2002 Important Works on Paper, Sculpture and Ceramics. Rex Irwin, Sydney
2001 Contemporary Ceramics. Nick Mitzevich Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
SOFA 2001. Chicago, USA. Narek Galleries, NSW
Skin and Bone. Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
Important Works on Paper and Important Ceramics. Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney
Bowled Over. Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia
Recent Acquisitions. Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW
2000 Ceramics 2000: the Australian Context. Campbelltown City Art Gallery, NSW. National invitation.
Australian Landscapes. Rex Irwin, Sydney
Tenth Birthday Show. Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney
1999 Alumination 99. Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney
1998 New Voices in Clay. Manly Art Gallery and Museum, NSW. Potter’s Society of Australia, National invitation.
Louise Boscacci (Leaf Shadow Ash Water) and Katherine Wertheim. Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney
1997 Seventh Birthday Show. Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney
Love Letters to John McDonald. Regent Street Gallery, Sydney
Word of Mouth 7. Ardt Gallery, Sydney
Really Out Art. Maudespace, Sydney
1996 Touch. Ceramics Diploma Graduate Exhibition, Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Sydney

Collections
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney
Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW
University of New South Wales Art Collection
Private collections: Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Hong Kong

Awards and Grants
2007 Scott Brickworks and Rainford Award, 2007 Townsville Ceramic Awards, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Qld
2004 Australia Council Visual Art/Crafts Board New Work Grant 2004-6
1996 TAFE NSW State Medal (Arts: Ceramics). Graduate student award.
1982 University Medal (Biological Sciences), James Cook University, Townsville

Commissions
2001 Vision Purple. Site-specific installation for the Co-operative Research Centre for Eye Technology Research,
University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney.

Other activities
2003 Process in Contemporary Art. Ceramic Symposium, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW. Symposium paper
(artist; unpublished): Groundtruthing Project 2003

Articles/ Reviews (Selected)
2007 Boscacci, Louise. “The Art of Bell ringing’. The Journal of Australian Ceramics, volume 46 (1) April 2007
Boscacci, Louise. ‘Gestures accumulate: Lookout by Toni Warburton at Mori Gallery’. The Journal of
Australian Ceramics, volume 46 (1) April 2007
Vogue Living, ‘Art and Events: Odds and Ends’, May/June 2007
2006 Ballard, Brett. ‘The Lyric Forms of Louise Boscacci’. Catalogue essay, Return, Rex Irwin, Sydney
Lobley, Katrina. ‘Events’, Domain, Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 13 July 2006
Clement, Tracy. ‘Art: Metropicks’, Metro, Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 28 July 2006
Hely, Patsy. Catalogue essay. Clay Statements NSW 09, ‘Verge’, National Ceramics Conference, Brisbane
2005 Odgers, John (Ed). The Contemporary Art Lover’s Tour of Australia, Mint Museum USA Collectors’ Tour,
Austrade Publication 2005
McCartney, Karen. ‘Art decor: Handmade’, The Weekend Australian Magazine, 11-12 June 2005
2004 Lally, Janice.’ Louise Boscacci’. Exhibition essay, From where I stand, JamFactory Contemporary Craft and
Design, Adelaide
The Art Life. On line review of Blue Chamber at artlife@blogspot.com, 7 December 2004
Hill, Peter.’ Favourite things’, Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 4 December 2004
2003 Buckle, Sue. ‘ Ceramics in Context’. The Journal of Australian Ceramics, volume 42 (3)
2003 McCracken, Gillian. ‘Newcastle Region Art Gallery: Fifty Years of Australian Ceramics’. The Journal of
Australian Ceramics, volume 42 (3) 2003
Stowell, Jill. ‘Hard Subjects worth tackling’. Newcastle Herald, 14 June 2003
2002 Moses, Alexis. ‘Exhibitions: Master Class’. Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 2002
Williams, Antonia. ‘Living Antiques’. Vogue Living, April – May number 2. 2002
Australian Ceramics Directory: www.australianceramics.com
2001 Boscacci, Louise. ‘The Other Side of the Line’. Pottery in Australia, volume 40 (3) September 2001
Kidd, C. ‘An Etch Scratched’. Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 2001
Vogue Living, February-March 2001
‘National Showcase’, Pottery in Australia, volume 40 (1) March 2001
2000 Kidd, Courtney. ‘Critic’s Picks’. Exhibitions, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 2000
Kidd, C. ‘Crafty Art’. Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 December 2000
Garside, Sioux. Ceramics: the Australian Context. Exhibition catalogue, Ceramics 2000: the Australian
Context, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, Sydney
1999 Boscacci, Louise. ‘It’s not on any map; true places never are’, Pottery in Australia, volume 38 September 1999
Litson, Jo. ’Ceramics, the Australian Context’. Ceramics: Art and Perception, volume 38 (4) 1999
‘National Showcase’. Pottery in Australia, volume 38 (2) 1999
1998 Manly Art Gallery and Museum and the Potters Society of Australia. New Voices in Clay, exhibition catalogue
Weiss, Karen. ‘New Voices in Clay’. Pottery in Australia, volume 37 1998