1999 Finalist

Mark Gordon EliottNorth Bondi, New South Wales, Australia



Found Object from the Sea Shores of the Brian


Lampworked and sandblasted glass
35 H x 20 W x 20 D cm


Found Object from the Sea Shores of the Brain was inspired by the mysterious and beautiful Basket Fungus I saw growing is a field as a child, as well as by coral and microbial forms. In one way or another, most of my work is homage to our fragile, yet persistent, family of life.


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Biography

Mark Eliott
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Born
9/5/1957 Wellington, , New Zealand

Education

  • 2013, Master of Visual Arts (Glass), Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 2008, Master of Studio Arts (Glass), Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 1991, Associate Diploma in Jazz Studies (Saxophone), Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2000, Life, Form, Diversity, Glass Artists' Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2014, LIFEFORMS, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Public/Private Collections

  • National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
  • Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Australian Animation, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • On Loan to the Museum, Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
  • Art Collection, Solomon Trust, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Glass Collection, Northstar Glass, Tigard, Oregon, United States
  • Private Collection of Toh Puan Kuan Mahani Idris Daim
  • Private Collection of Geoffrey Strutton
  • Private Collection of Elaine Pounder-Smith
  • Private Collection of Nora Shreiber
  • Private Collection of Barry Willoughby
  • Private Collection of Lexie Nelson
  • Private Collection of Andy and Deirdre Plummer

Awards/Grants

  • 2010, Most Original Aesthetic (Dr. Mermaid), Sydney Underground Film Festival, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 2010, People's Choice – Animation (Dr. Mermaid), Sydney Underground Film Festival, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 2009, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2005, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1999, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1991, Jazz Composition, Jazz Action Society, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia