2010 Finalist

Tegan HamiltonMt Helen, Victoria, Australia



Cardiovascular


Hot sculpted glass
22 H x 13.5 W x 13.5 D cm


The surgeon and artist share an iconic status and privileged gaze which passes through surface structures. This medical gaze within the body is calculating, inquisitive and penetrative. While doctors preserve the physical, artists explore the metaphysical.


Photographer: Terence Bogue




All entries as Finalist

Biography

Tegan Hamilton
Mt Helen, Victoria, Australia

Born
26/7/1985 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Education

  • 2013, Glass Blowing Workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, United States
  • 2011, Master of Fine Arts (Glass), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 2007, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Glass) with Honours, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2011, Figuration, Gallery 577, Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2013, Deakin Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, Deakin University Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Public/Private Collections

  • Various Private Collections

Awards/Grants

  • 2012, Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Prize, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2011, Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Prize, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2010, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2009, Postgraduate Travel Grant, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 2007, Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Perth, Western Australia, Australia