2004 Finalist
Maureen WilliamsSt Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Larapinta Series I
Blown, wheel cut and painted glass
15.5 H x 25 W x 34 D cm
Personal narratives and views are expressed using a three-dimensional canvas to depict altered views or altered landscapes – aerial views expressing the contemporary juxtaposition of nature and man’s imposition on nature.
Photographer: David McArthur
All entries as Finalist
2013 Finalist
2001 Finalist
Biography
Maureen Williams
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Born
27/9/1952 Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Education
- 1986, Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design, Hot Glass Major), Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 1971, Diploma of Business Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2010, Altered Views, New Work, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2011, Diverse Interpretations of the Landscape, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Die Neue Sammlung Museum, Munich, Germany
- Meseu do Vidro da Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria, Australia
- National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- Diamond Valley Art Collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Artbank, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- City of Whitehorse, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Various Private Collections
Awards/Grants
- 2010, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2006, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2003, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2001, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 1999, Grant to attend and participate in GAS Expo, Tampa, Florida, USA, Australia Council for the Arts and Thomas Foundation, Australia
- 1998, Full Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, United States
- 1989, Glass Award, Mornington Peninsula Craft Event, Mornington, Victoria, Australia