2012 Finalist

Annette BlairQueanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia



Still Life #1


Blown glass and glass enamel
33 H x 38 W x 16 D cm


I can feel the warmth of the sun on that day and remember the smell of the roses that he nurtured.

Preserved in glass, the humble watering can represents my interest in utilitarian objects and their incredible power to evoke such vivid nostalgia.


Photographer: Stuart Hay



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Biography

Annette Blair
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Born
18/10/1982 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Education

  • 2007, Glass Studio Associate, JamFactory, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2004, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass) with Honours, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2007, Preserves, JamFactory Atrium Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2012, Alphabet, Craft ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Public/Private Collections

  • Various Private Collections

Awards/Grants

  • 2011, Silvano Tagliapietra Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, United States
  • 2011, Travel Grant, Arts ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2011, New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2011, Project Grant, Arts ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2008, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia

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