2014 Finalist

Holly GraceSouth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia



Mount Stilwell


Blown glass, glass powder, metal leaf, sandblasted and engraved surfaces
68 H x 58 W x 10 D cm


Form, pattern, and digital imagery are interwoven to create a lyrical interpretation of the Australian bush. Mt Stilwell is part of an ongoing investigation on blurring the boundaries between the realities of the photograph and the imagination of the maker.


Photographer: David McArthur Parallax Photography



All entries as Finalist

Biography

Holly Grace
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Born
31/10/1969 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Education

  • 2004, Master of Fine Arts, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 1999, Bachelor of Arts (Glass) with First Class Honours, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2014, Australian Alps, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

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

Public/Private Collections

  • Permanent Collection, Glassmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
  • Permanent Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Parliament House Art Collection, Parliament House Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Permanent Collection, Artbank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
  • Permanent Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • City of Perth Art Collection, Council House, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Kerry Stokes Art Collection, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States

Awards/Grants

  • 2014, Thomas Foundation Artist in Residence, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2014, Arts Victoria Grant, Arts Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 2013, Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, United States
  • 2012, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2011, Pilchuck Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, United States
  • 2011, Residency, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom
  • 2010, Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • 2007, New Glass Review 27, Corning Museum, Corning, New York, United States
  • 2005, New Work Grant (Visual Arts), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2003, Mentorship Grant, ArtsWA, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • 2003, Ian Potter Grant, Ian Potter Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 2002, Visual Arts International, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia

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