2012 Finalist
Holly GraceSouth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thredbo
Blown and kiln formed glass
45 H x 100 W x 17 D cm
Thredbo is a photographic journey in glass that explores the Australian Highlands in New South Wales. This study translates the harsh, rugged beauty of the alpine region into a personal interpretation of the landscape.
Photographer: David McArthur
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2012 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