2000 Finalist
Gerry KingCrafers, South Australia, Australia
Fleurette
Flame, kiln formed and cold worked glass
158 H x 32 W x 30 D cm
The need for a little exuberance and the desire to "break the mould" of my recent thinking inspired this venture into forming a work which infers both the vessel and its contents. It sits on the edge of realism, allowing speculation of its intention.
Photographer:
All entries as Finalist
2000 Finalist
1996 Finalist
Biography
Gerry King
Crafers, South Australia, Australia
Born
8/12/1945 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Education
- 1993, Doctor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- 1974, Master of Science (Education), Alfred University, Alfred, New York, United States
- 1965, Diploma (Art Teaching), School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2011, Iconic Memory, Sabbia Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2014, International Glass Art , Glass Museum of Hsinchu City, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Province of China
Public/Private Collections
- Various Private Collections
- National Art Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- State Craft Collection of Victoria, Government of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- State Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Regional Collection, City of Banyule Collection, Banyule, Victoria, Australia
- Latrobe Valley Art Collection, Latrobe Valley Art Collection, Morwell, Victoria, Australia
- The Art Trust, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University Art Collection, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Regional Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- State Collection, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- University Art Collection, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- State Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- State Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Prefecture Collection, Niijima Glass Art Centre, Niijima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Prefecture Collection, Notojima Glass Art Centre, Nanao, Notojima, Japan
- International Glass Art Collection, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
- National Art Collection, Auckland Institute and Museum, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Wustum Collection of International Glass, Racine Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
- International Art Glass Collection, Marinha Grande National Museum, Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Centre, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
- Private Collection of Sir Elton John
Awards/Grants
- 2011, Honorary Life Membership, Ausglass, The Australian Association of Glass Artists, Sydney, Australia
- 2007, Export Grant, Austrade, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2006, Arts Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 2000, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
- 1996, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
- 1995, Cultural Exchange Grant, Australia / Korea Foundation, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
- 1988, Cultural Exchange Fellowship, Bank of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 1980, Arts Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 1975, Arts Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia