2012 Finalist
Nick WirdnamBrighton, Victoria, Australia
....for health, youth and hope
Blown, hot sculpted, cold carved glass and limestone
19 H x 80 W x 17 D cm
I accept these are irrational beliefs, I am willing to harbour them as they may possibly offer some hope. Therefore I should accumulate as much of this intangible resource as I can, to increase whatever hope these objects as symbols may provide for my future security.
Photographer: David McArthur
All entries as Finalist
Biography
Nick Wirdnam
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Born
1956 Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Education
- 2009, Residency, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2003, Hot Sculpting Workshop, William Morris, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Randy Walk, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, United States
- 1998, Hot Sculpting Glass Workshop, Dino Rosin, Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, United States
- 1990, Bachelor of Arts (Ceramics), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2012, Belief, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2014, Revere Masters of Glass, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Shanghai Museum of Glass, Baoshan, Shanghai, China
- National Art Glass Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Awards/Grants
- 2013, Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2013, Finalist, Waterhouse Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 2012, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2002, Artist in Residence, North Lands Creative Glass, Caithness, United Kingdom
- 2002, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2000, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
