Education
1972 Completed Secondary studies at Geelong College Geelong
1973-75 Bendigo Institute of Technology, Diploma Ceramic Design
1978-80 Kyoto University of Arts, Japan, Post Graduate Studies in Ceramics
1979 Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japanese Monbusho Scholarship
1981-82 Katsuno Hirokuni Workshop, (Master Porcelain Potter) Kyoto, Deshi (disciple)
1989 Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, Graduate Diploma of Education
1993 Monash University, Post Graduate Diploma - Applied Japanese Linguistics
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Monash University, Masters Degree - Applied Japanese Linguistics
2010 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Group exhibitions
1980 Matsuya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
1981 Gallery Washio, Tokyo, Japan
1983 "Potters Cottage Prize Show", Warrandyte, Victoria
1984 Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne
The Craft Centre, Toorak, Melbourne
Australian Craftworks, the Rocks, Sydney
1985 Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne
Form and Function Exhibition, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
Hargraves Street Gallery, Castlemaine, Victoria
1986 The Potters Society Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Castlemaine Art Gallery - Ceramic Acquisition Award Exhibition
1987 Two Man Show, "The Japanese Connection", Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne
Paint Spot Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
Potter's Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Form and Function 2, "The Bowl" at the Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
1988 The Potter's Gallery - Brisbane, QLD
The Potters Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Beaver Gallery, Canberra
Back to the Future, Travelling Exhibition, Victoria Arts Craft '88
Bicentennial Exhibition Expo 88, QLD
Diamond Valley Artists Award Exhibition, Victoria
Victorian Ceramic Group, Exhibition, Melbourne
Arts and Crafts Society Exhibition, Melbourne
1989 Form and Function 3, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
Etherling's of Malmsbury, Exhibition
Victoria Ceramic Group Exhibition - AMP Building, Melbourne
"Precious Little" (porcelain boxes) Exhibition
Victorian Ceramic Group, Melbourne
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand
1990 Teapot Show "Going Potty", Distelfink Gallery, Hawthorn, Melbourne
Australian Crafts 1990, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
Tea for Two Exhibition, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
Alice 125 Exhibition, Curated by Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne
Teapots and One Off Teacups, Victoria Ceramic Group, Melbourne
1991 Potters Gallery QLD, "To A Smaller Scale" and "Teapots"
Winter Exhibition, Grey Street Gallery, Hamilton, Victoria
1992 Winterfest Exhibition, Warburton, Vic
Group Show. Gallery "Artefact", Chapel Street, Melbourne
1993 Teapot Exhibition, Distelfink Gallery, Hawthorn, Melbourne
Porcelain Exhibition, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Teaset Exhibition, Customs House Gallery, Warrnambool, Vic
National Ceramic Teapot Award, L'Unique Gallery, Adelaide, SA
"Out of the kitchen' Tableware Exhibition, Lismore Art Gallery, NSW
1994 THE TEAPOT SHOW. Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne
The Bowled and the Beautiful, National Bowl Show, THE DOOR Exhibition Space, Fremantle WA
1996 Tea for Two Exhibition of teapots at the China Tea Club, Canberra
During the 8th National Ceramics Conference
The Madhatter’s Tea party. Framed. The Darwin Gallery
Melbourne Meat Market Christmas Show
Melbourne Town Hall Foyer with Textile Artist Heather Beech
1998 Ceramics & Glass Circle of Aust. ~ “Willows and Windmills” Travelling exhibition; Ballarat, Hamilton & Geelong Art Galleries
1999 Contempory Australian Porcelain Exhibition, Beaver Galleries Canberra
Various group shows ~ Perth, during National Ceramic Conference
2000 Australian Ceramic Collection - Gallery Ichibankan - Fukuoka, Japan
National Trust - Dame Nancy Buttfield Award for Decorative Arts Inaugral Exhibition
2001 Bowled Over- exhibition, Freemantle Arts Centre WA
Porcelain Art into the New Mellennium - Canberra Museum and Gallery
Lucky Escape - two man exhibition, Wyreena Arts Centre Croydon Vic
Southern Ice Exhibition, Daimaru Department Store Melbourne
2002 “Of This Country” - Darwin Entertainment Centre
Masters exhibition – Skepsi Gallery Melbourne
2003 Imperial Porcelain Exhibition - Skepsi Gallery Melbourne
2005 Japanese Consulate General Melbourne
2006 Cudgegong Gallery NSW - Porcelain exhibition based on light
2007 East West Art Gallery – Three person exhibition “Ease Meets West”
(Assorted exhibitions over the next few years)
2013 Manningham Vic Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2014 ~ 2015 Manningham Vic Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2015 Skepsi group exhibition Malvern Artist Society
2016 Group show in wood fire at Montsalvat Melbourne
The Cup Collaboration exhibition at Box Hill Arts center galler
Solo Exhibitions
1980 Gallery Soware, Kyoto, Japan
1982 Gallery Maronie, Kyoto, Japan
Sturt Workshops, Mittagong, NSW
1983 Potters Society Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1984 Design 3 Gallery, Melbourne
1985 Rosies Gallery, South Melbourne
1986 The Craft Centre, Toorak, Melbourne
1988 Distelfink Gallery, Hawthorn, Melbourne
The Potter’s Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1989 Balmoral Gallery, Geelong
1990 Ciclopii Gallery, Armadale, Melbourne
Gulf Station, National Trust Property, Yarra Glen, Victoria
1991 Victoria Ceramic Group "Potter of The Month" Exhibition
Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
1992 Distelfink Gallery, Hawthorn, Melbourne
1997 Distelfink Gallery, High St. Armadale, Melbourne
1998 Bethany Art Gallery SA
2000 Noels Gallery, Mornington Victoria
2001 Southern Ice Exhibition, Daimaru Department Store Melbourne
2003 Japanese Consulate General Melbourne
2005 Steps Gallery – 30 year Exhibition
2006 Cudgegong Gallery NSW - Porcelain exhibition based on light
2007 East West Art Gallery – Three person exhibition “Ease Meets West”
(Assorted exhibitions over the next few years)
2013 Manningham Vic Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2014 ~ 2015 Manningham Vic Ceramic Art Award Exhibition
2015 Skepsi group exhibition Malvern Artist Society
2016 Group show in wood fire at Montsalvat Melbourne
The Cup Collaboration exhibition at Box Hill Arts center gallery
2018 One man exhibition at Montsulvat (over 40 years of a potter)
2019 Three person group show, Stockyard Gallery Foster
2019 Ceramic exhibition “Vessels” , YAVA gallery Healesville
Grants
1979 Kyoto University of Arts, Monbusho Scholarship
1981 Australian Crafts Board Study Grant. - Katsuno Hirokuni Studio, Kyoto.
1983 Australian Crafts Board - Workshop Development Grant.
1998 Arts Victoria, Arts Leaders 2011 Grant
Awards
1980 Kyoto University of Arts, Tomimoto Prize
1983 Potters Cottage Prize, Warrandyte, Melbourne – Commendation
1988 Art Craft '88 Exhibition, Melbourne Showgrounds, First Prize
& Special Prize for Best Exhibit of Ceramic Art Craft '88
Represented:
National Gallery of Victoria
Hamilton Regional Gallery, Victoria
Diamond Valley Artists' Collection, Victoria
Queensland Potters' Society Collection
Victoria ceramic Group Permanent Collection
Queen Victoria Museum, Luanceston, Tasmania
Art gallery of Tasmania, Hobart
Publications
1982 Pottery in Australia, Vol/21, No2.
1985 Knottenbelt R, Alistair Whyte, Craft Victoria, July
1990 Jelbart, Mary Lou, Arts & Entertainment Guide, Melbourne Age
April 26. (Also in Age Nov. 21)
1995 Contemporary Porcelain by Peter Lane, Craftsman House Publishers, Sydney
Contempory Ceramic Art by Janet Mansfield, Craftsman House Pub.
1997 Ceramics Technical Issue No. 5 “Tools and Toolmaking for Porcelain”.
Craft Arts International 41
1999 Pottery in Australia Vol 38 No. 3
2000 Ceramics Technical Issue No. 10 “Onglaze Enamel Decoration”
Pottery in Australia Vol 39 No. 2 “Shibui in the Australian Bush”
Pottery in Australia Vol 39 No. 4 “Australian Porcelains” & “Techniques and glazes for porcelain
2001 Ceramics Art and Perception Issue 44 “Katsuno Hirokuni” Man of Diversity
Pottery in Australia Vol 40 No.4 “Poetry and Clay at Daimaru”
Australian Ceramics & Pottery Yearbook Vol 3 no.6 - “Inner Beauty” - profile
Australian Porcelain Decorator. Issue 82 Dec 2001 “An Australian Potter in Japan”
2002 Ceramics Technical Issue No. 14 “A Mentorship in Porcelain”
Ceramics Art & Perception Issue 50 “No Shy Novice”
Pottery in Australia Vol 41No. 2 “Connie Dridan Obituary”
Residencies
1996 Artist in Residence @ St. Anne’s & Gippsland Grammar
Artist in Residence @ Geelong College during Arts Week
1997 Master class workshop - Crafts Council Darwin
1998 Artist in Residence @ Luther College Croydon
1999 Invited demonstrator and delagate at EDGE (9th National Ceramic Conference, Perth )
Summary of Qualifications and Experience
1972 Geelong College. Completed Secondary School studies.
1973-75 Bendigo Institute of Technology.
Diploma Ceramic Design.
1976-78 Experience. - Ceramic studios - various ( in Victoria ).
1978-80 Kyoto University of Arts, Japan. Post Grad. Studies - Ceramics.
1979 Osaka University of Foreign Studies. Monbusho Scholarship.
(Japanese language studies)
1981-82 Katsuno Hirokuni Workshop, (Master Porcelain Potter) Kyoto,
Japan. Deshi (disciple)
1983 East Warburton. Set up Workshop.
Geelong College. Ceramic teacher. (long service leave replacement)
1988 Geelong College. Ceramic teacher. (as before)
1989 Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education.
Graduate Diploma of Education.
1993 Monash University.
Post Graduate Diploma. Applied Japanese Linguistics.
Monbulk Secondary College. Japanese Teacher.
1994 Monash University. Master’s Degree - Applied Japanese Linguistics.
Monash University. 1st Year Tutor (six months)
Upper Yarra Secondary College. Teacher. (Six months)
1995 St. Anne's and Gippsland Grammar School. Sale. Victoria.
Japanese Teacher (Years 7 to 12)
Board of Studies - Oral examiner for VCE Japanese. Victoria.
1996 NEIS Training for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Clarke Carthew & Associates, Melbourne.
Artist in Residence @ St. Anne’s & Gippsland Grammar
Artist in Residence @ Geelong College during Arts Week
1997 Master Class Workshop, Craft Council of NT, Darwin
1998 Artist in Residence @ Luther College Croydon Vic
2007 Artist in Residence @ Yarra Valley Grammar Ringwood Vic
2015 Last six years going on a regular basis out to Vanuatu to help set up a
Pottery cottage industry in Labo Village South West Bay Malakula.
Last year built a wood firing kiln!