2007 Finalist
Matthew RyanBrookvale, New South Wales,
Milk & Honey #3 | Milk & Honey #4
Swedish overlayed, hot formed, coldworked, fused and slumped furnace glass
17 H x 57 W x 47 D cm
My work is inspired by structure and pattern in nature. The investigation into ordering principles and geometry reveals nature’s sublime construction to the path of least resistance.
I am interested in the reflection, transmission, and the manipulation of light and material.
Photographer: Stephen Cummings
All entries as Finalist
2006 Finalist
Biography
Matthew Ryan
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Born
23/1/1974 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education
- 2003, Journeymanship (Glassblowing), Bath Aqua Glass, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
- 1994, Trade Certificate (Flat Glass and Glazing), TAFE NSW, South Western Sydney Institute, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
Last Group Exhibition
Public/Private Collections
- Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- ANZ Bank Collection, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Various Private Collections
Awards/Grants
- 2008, Recipient, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2008, Skills and Development Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2007, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
