Richard Whiteley

 

 

Born:
6 September 1963 East Dean, England

 

Location:
Queanbeyan, New South Wales

 

Education:
1992 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), University of Illinois, Urbana USA(Department Head- William Carlson)

1987 Bachelor of Visual Arts (with distinction), Canberra School of Art, Australian National University (Workshop Head- Klaus Moje)

1986 Pilchuck Glass School (Cast Glass with Stanislav Libensky & Jaroslavá Brychtova)

 

Last solo exhibition:
2005 New Work Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois USA

 

 

Last group exhibition:
Collectables Axia Modern Art, Melbourne VIC

 

Public/Private Collections:
ArtBank AUSAustralia National Gallery, Canberra ACT

Bullseye Glass Company Collection, USA

Lang Walker Fine Art Collection, AUS

National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery NSW

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW

Queensland Contemporary Art Gallery, Brisbane QLD

The Ranamok Glass Prize Winners Collection, Sydney NSW

Barbara & David Thomas Collection, AUS & NZ

The Art Trust, Melbourne VIC

Victorian State Craft Collection Melbourne VIC

 

Awards:
2005 National Design Commission for Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards (annually since2001) Melbourne VIC
Australia Council Grant. Individual Project Grant AUS

2004 artsACT, Individual Project Grant, Canberra ACT

2003 Craft ACT Mentorship Grant, Canberra ACT

2000 Winner, The RFC Glass Prize 2000, AUS & NZ

1999 Peoples Choice Prize, The RFC Glass Prize, AUS & NZ
First Prize, International Expo, Glass Art Society Conference Tampa, Florida USA

1992 Fellowship residence with Harvey Littleton, North Carolina USA