1995 Finalist

Ben Edols and Kathy ElliottBrookvale, New South Wales, Australia



Untitled Grouping


Blown and cut glass
35 H x 15 W x 15 D cm


This series of vessels was initially inspired by the work of people such as Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi and Thomas Stearns. We have an overriding philosophy that we make what we like to see in the world, trying to make a contribution to the domestic environment as well as the tradition of decorative art making.


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All entries as Finalist

Biography

Ben Edols | Kathy Elliott
North Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Born
3/7/1964 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Education

  • 1992, Postgraduate Diploma, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra , Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2012, Tutti, Sabbia Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2014, Kirra Illuminating Glass Award, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Public/Private Collections

  • Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
  • Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, United States
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra , Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • State Collection, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York, United States
  • City Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
  • City Collection, Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
  • National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
  • State Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • State Collection, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  • State Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Powerhouse Museum, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Awards/Grants

  • 2013, Artists' Grant, Arts NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 2010, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2010, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2009, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2008, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2007, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2005, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2003, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2002, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2001, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1999, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1998, Recipient, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1995, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia