2011 Finalist

Annette BlairQueanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia



Friday Afternoon


Blown glass with glass enamels
60 H x 65 W x 9 D cm


You could always tell what day it was when the teacups were laid out on her table with a passionfruit sponge cake. We spent a lot of our childhood around that table and in this piece I use the teacup as a symbol of time shared and memories made.


Photographer: Stuart Hay




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Biography

Annette Blair
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Born
18/10/1982 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Education

  • 2007, Glass Studio Associate, JamFactory, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2004, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass) with Honours, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2007, Preserves, JamFactory Atrium Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2012, Alphabet, Craft ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Public/Private Collections

  • Various Private Collections

Awards/Grants

  • 2011, Silvano Tagliapietra Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, United States
  • 2011, Travel Grant, Arts ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2011, New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2011, Project Grant, Arts ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2008, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia