2002 Finalist
Lisa CahillEast Malvern, Victoria, Australia
The Old Man and the Sea
Kiln formed glass
41.5 H x 94.5 W x .7 D cm
This work is for Einar Vind-Hansen, my great uncle who I spent much time with while living in Denmark, my mother's homeland. It pays homage to an extraordinary man, whose love of life infected everyone who knew him and whose humour and creativity have given me much inspiration.
The red represents my Danish heritage.
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Biography
Lisa Cahill
Pialligo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Born
13/7/1974 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education
- 2013, Artist in Residence, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2011, Artist in Residence, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2008, Artist in Residence, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom
- 2001, Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, Oregon, United States
- 2000, Bachelor of Ceramic Design (Glass) with Honours, Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2012, Lisa Cahill, David Richard Contemporary, Sante Fe, New Mexico, United States
Last Group Exhibition
- 2013, Landscape Masters of Glass, Sabbia Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Glassmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
- National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom
- Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
- Latheron House Collection, Bullseye Glass Company, Latheron, Caithness, United Kingdom
Awards/Grants
- 2013, Finalist, Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 2012, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2011, Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2010, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2010, Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2009, Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2008, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2007, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2007, Finalist, Young Glass Award, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
- 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2003, Travel Grant, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2002, New Work Grant (Emerging Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2002, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2001, 1st Prize, Bullseye by Design, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, Oregon, United States
- 2001, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia