2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramics Award

The 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) celebrates and promotes contemporary Australian artists working in the ceramic medium. With $50,000 in prize money, the SMFACA cements its place as the premier Australian acquisitive ceramic award.

The prestigious $50,000 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Prize for 2019 has been awarded to Lynda Draper for her work 'Somnambulism', 2019.

The 2019 shortlisted artists are:

• Julie Bartholomew
• Stephen Bird
• Greg Daly
• Lynda Draper
• Juz Kitson
• Isadora Vaughan

Julie Bartholomew

 

Lynda Draper

 

 

Greg Daly

 

 

Juz Kitson 

 

Isadora Vaughan 

 

 

Welcome visitors from interstate - Kirsten Coelho & Stephen Bird November 2014

Kirsten Coelho

 Silent Interval

this is no fantasy gallery 

11 November - 13 December 2014

At This Is No Fantasy, Kirsten Coelho's exhibition Silent Interval is perfectly titled.

Tranquil arrangements of iron rimmed works of displaying the incredible ceramics craftsmanship that we expect.

New to this body of work is the creation of a saturated iron glaze inspired by red lacquer ware viewed during her recent residency in Japan. This glaze has an incredible fine crystalline depth to its russet hue.

Apologies for my crummy photos but please see more here: Silent Interval 

Stephen Bird

Once Upon a Time in New England

Gould Galleries

8 November - 6 December 2014

I have never seen Gould Gallery look so good. Stephen Bird's prolific output of ceramics & watercolours primarily made within the last three years fill the gallery to capacity.

It was particularly thrilling to see the watercolour paintings that inspire the decoration of vessel & sculptural forms.

Stephen's capturing of ephemeral smoke definitely intrigued!

More works here