2005 Finalist

Tom MooreStepney, South Australia, Australia



Dawn Chorus


Hot formed blown and solid glass, silver leaf, wood, mixed media
42 H x 55 W x 45 D cm


It takes a lot of planning and some powerful good luck for Mother Nature to produce something as off-kilter as this rare species of Plantbird.

Looks can be deceiving, this seasonal vegetable can sing to beat the band.

Here we can hear Goldy Birdhead and a Sprout on back-up vocals.


Photographer: Grant Hancock




All entries as Finalist

Biography

Tom Moore
Richmond, South Australia, Australia

Born
3/6/1971 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Education

  • 1996, Traineeship (Glass Blowing), JamFactory, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 1994, Bachelor of Visual Art (Glass) with Honours, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2014, Life Preserver, Helen Gory Galerie, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2013, Links: Australian Glass and the Pacific North-West, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, United States

Public/Private Collections

  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Powerhouse Museum, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • Artbank, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
  • Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Permanent Public Display, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
  • Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Awards/Grants

  • 2013, Recipient, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2013, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • 2012, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2012, 2nd Prize, Sculpture and Objects, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2009, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2008, Project Assistance (Established Artist), Arts SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2006, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2005, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2002, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2001, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia