2013 Finalist
Melinda WillisLyneham, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Resonance II
Digital print on hand sanded mirror, slumped and cold worked float glass, steel
90 H x 90 W x 13.5 D cm
Resonance II investigates the optic properties of architectural sheet glass as a fascinating conceptual construct through its ability to compress, reflect and reinterpret space.
Glass is the subject of, and means of expression in this artwork, highlighting the qualities of this unique, ubiquitous material in the environment around us.
Photographer: Greg Piper
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Biography
Melinda Willis
Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Born
20/4/1983 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Education
- 2010, Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2008, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Specialisation), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2012, Transference, Smokestack Gallery, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2013, Ensemble, National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Various Private Collections
Awards/Grants
- 2013, Vikki Torr Memorial Prize for Excellence in Studio Glass, Ausglass, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2012, New Work Grant (Emerging), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2012, ArtStart Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2012, Young Artists' Prize, Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2012, Project Funding, artsACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
