Stephen Bird
About the Artist | View select available works
| CV | |
| 1964 | Born, Stoke on Trenk, UK |
| Lives and works in Sydney (AUS) and Dundee (UK) | |
| Nationality: | British/Australian |
| EDUCATION: | |
| 1998 | Higher National Certificate, Ceramics, Angus College of Further Education |
| 1988 |
Post Graduate, Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Paphos |
| 1987 | B.A. (Hons) Fine Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS: |
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| 2013 | My Dad Was Born On The Moon. Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2012 | Where the wild roses grow. Rex Irwin Art Dealer. Sydney, Australia |
| 2011 | Staffordshire Psycho. Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, Australia |
| 2010 | War on pottery. Rex Irwin Art Dealer. Sydney, Australia Irony makes a country strong. Gould gallery. Melbourne, Australia Industrial Sabotage Phase-3. Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2009 | New work, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia Windows show, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK |
| 2008 | Industrial Sabotage, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia The view from here, paintings from Australia. Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2007 | Compass Gallery, Glasgow Figure this, The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent |
| 2006 | Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2005 | Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| 2004 | England & Co, London One Five Two Gallery, Dundee Contemporary Arts |
| 2003 | A journey to Australia through India, S.E. Asia. Open Eye Gallery England & Co, London (concurrent show with David Larwill) |
| 2001 | Compass Gallery, Glasgow |
| 2000 | England & Co, London |
| 1998 | Works on paper, Wysing Arts, Cambridge |
| 1994 | Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Psychology Institute, Edinburgh |
| 1989 | Tower Gallery, Dundee University |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: |
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| 2013 |
Peripheral Visions: Contemporary Art from Australia, Garis+Hahn, New York, USA
Horizon – Landscapes, Quinticential
Adelaide NSW |
| 2012 | Redlands Westpac Art Prize, National Art School gallery, Sydney Illumination, animation screening festival. Bondi Pavillion, Sydney
Adelaide
Melbourne
Vitrify. The Vitrify Alcorso
Art |
| 2011 |
Hyperclay: Contemporary Ceramics. Object Gallery: Australian Centre for Design, Sydney. Touring to 12 regional and metropolitan venues across Australia. Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award. Melbourne, Australia. A Cabinet of Curiosities. NG art gallery, Sydney, NSW. The International Art on paper Exhibition, Chiang Mai University Art Centre, Thailand. Collaboration and Connection. Cicada Press: Incinerator Art Space. Willoughby, NSW Intelligent Trouble: Loop (International Focus), Contemporary Applied Arts, London, England Collect, The Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York HQ, London, UK. Big Small. Rex Irwin art dealer. Sydney, Australia. Placement, Oriel Davies Gallery, Wales, and St Andrews Museum, Scotland. City of Radicals, Bluecoat Display Center, Liverpool, UK. |
| 2010 |
Collect, The Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York HQ, London, UK. Laughter. Curated by Victor Medrano.Contemporary Art Space Tasmania. Gold Coast International Ceramic Award. Gold Coast City Art Gallery. QLD |
| 2009 |
Collect, The Sattchi Gallery, Duke of York HQ, London, UK LINK: Korean and Australian ceramics exchange project National Art School, Sydney Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney Figuration, The Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide |
| 2008 |
National Sculpture Show, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, UK Collect, Victoria and Albert Museum, London Hey Literary festival, Brook Street Gallery, Hey On Wye, Wales Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney |
| 2007 |
Wunderkammer: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Bluecoat Display Centre, Scots Abroad, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland Cup Show. Helen Stephen?s Gallery, Sydney |
| 2006 | 13th Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA), Festival Hall, Chicago, USA A funny thing happened on the way to the kiln. Delmar Gallery, Sydney Dundee Visual Artists Award Scheme. Generator Project Space. Dundee, Scotland Society of Scottish Artists, RSA Edinburgh |
| 2005 | Absolut Secret, National Art School, Sydney |
| 2004 |
On a Plate. With Richard Slee, Philip Eglin, Takeshi Yasuda, Scottish Gallery |
| 2003 |
SOFA Chicago, USA. Represented by Scottish Gallery New Wave II. 6 Welsh, 6 Scottish Makers. Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales Storylines. Three applied artists explore narrative, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2002 |
Sydney Myer International Ceramic Award. Shepparton, Victoria |
| 2001 | Obsessive Visions. Art Outside The Mainstream. England & Co, London Intuition. Exhibition of self taught and visionary art, Crescent Arts, Scarborough |
| 1999 | The Plate Show. National touring exhibition curated by Collins Gallery, Glasgow Islington Art Fair. London. Represented by England & Co Society of Scottish Artists. Invited Artist as part of the year of Scotland Africa The Morrison Portrait Award, RSA, Edinburgh New Paintings. The British Work House Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA. |
| 1997 | Noble Grossart Painting Prize. Glasgow Art School, Royal Scottish Academy Cross Reference. The Association of Applied Arts. Touring exhibition |
| 1996 | Sitting Pretty, Exhibition of Art Chairs, Kirkaldy Museum and Art Gallery |
| 1995 | The Decade Show, Dundee Art Gallery and Museum |
| COMMISSIONS: | |
| 1997 | McManus Redevelopment Project for Dundee Museum and Art Gallery involving educational elements exploring the processes and materials of ceramics. |
| 2004 | Creative Links Commission. To explore my work within the context of disability and create two new works for Woodlands and Hazelwood schools. Funded by Scottish Arts |
| 1999 |
Large scale ceramic mural at Charles Square on Old St, London Commissioned by Hackney Borough Council. Joint commission with artist Neil Irons. A collaboration with local community, adding personal local histories to the narrative of the mural. Completed work was 3 x 25 m exterior on glaze ceramic mural, adjacent to main road Major site specific sculpture at Whitfield, Dundee. Commissioned by Dundee District Council. A community based project to design and make sculpture to commemorate the rejuvenation of shopping center and library. Completed sculpture was 2 m high cast concrete with ceramic inlays. |
| PROFESSIONAL & RESIDENCIES: |
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| 2012 | Speaker at Australian Ceramic Tiannale, Subversive Clay, Adelaide.
Ink Earth, article |
| 2010 | Lecturer, National Art School, Sydney |
| 2009 | Artist in residence, University of South Australia, Adelaide Artist in residence, Hill End, support from Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW Part time lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts Speaker at Australian Ceramic Tiannale, Sydney |
| 2008 | Artist in residence, Cicada Press, College of Fine Art, Sydney Part time lecturer, National Art school, Sydney |
| 2007 | Elected member of Contemporary Applied Arts, London |
| 2004 | Artist in residence, Hazelwood school. To explore work within the context of disability Artist in residence, Craigie high school , Dundee. Big Hand Little Hand project |
| 1998 | Artist in residence, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge |
| 1989 |
Artist in residence, Fuente Studios, Competa, Malaga, Spain |
| AWARDS: | |
| 2011 | Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award |
| 2010 | New work grant, established artist, Australia Council for the Arts
Special Commendation, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize |
| 2006 | Dundee Visual Arts Award Aberdeen artists design award Shell Expo Award |
| 2005 | Engage Scotland Visual Arts Education Award |
| 2004 |
Professional Development Award. Scottish Arts Council Lottery Grant Creative Development Award. Scottish Arts Council |
| 2000 | Dundee Visual Arts Award |
| 1997 | Mott McDonald Painting Prize, Aberdeen Artists Society, Travelled to N.Y |
| 1987 | Elizabeth Greensheilds Memorial Award |
| 1986 | Duncan of Drunfaulk Travel Award, Italy |
| 1985 | Ian Eadie Memorial Award. Traveled to Holland and Belgium |
| 1984 | Mitchell Painting Prize. Traveled to Barcelona, Spain |
| COLLECTIONS: | |
| Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Artbank Sydney, Australia Deakin University Art Gallery, Melbourne, Aberdeen Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Paisley Art Gallery and Museum, Renfrewshire, Scotland Dundee Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland Dundee District Council, Scotland Hackney Borough Council, England The Grainer Collection, Washington, D.C. USA Consulate, Blairgowrie, Scotland |
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