robert wynne glass artist

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	ARTIST STATEMENT My work portrays contrasting impulses within. I love the challenge of technical precision but I need to be able to play and explore. I enjoy making beautiful objects but I am not afraid to create pieces that evoke emotions more complex than just aesthetic appreciation. In some ways I’m an anarchist, I’m not happy when things are just comfortable. I am restless, always looking for an angle and this is reflected in a body of work that is quite diverse. Having said this, there are common threads running through my work. I love the gorgeous glow of light through frosted glass. I highlight and contrast this with layers of colour and surface decoration; I frame it in bold forms that make strong visual statements. I take inspiration from a broad range of influences and have enjoyed developing my work with my partner, Yuri Yanai. In the spirit of diversity, the current work pushes on two fronts, more refined and greater freedom. Wynne's career has spanned over 25 years. In that time his work has appeared in many significant collections, publications and exhibitions. Below is a summary of his career so far. EDUCATION 1982 - 1983 Master of Arts in Art California State University, Chico, California, USA 1981 Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts Monash University (Gippsland IAE), Churchill, Victoria, Australia 1977 - 1979 Diploma of Visual Arts Monash University (Gippsland IAE), Churchill, Victoria, Australia SELECTED SOLO, GROUP & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2009 The Kerfoot Collection, The National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga NSW Australia 2009 Art in Glass, Framed Gallery, Darwin NT Australia 2009 Collect London, Saatchi Gallery, London UK, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia 2008 Windows on Pain, ABN Amro Building, Sydney NSW Australia 2007 Contemporary Art Glass, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne VIC Australia 2007 S.O.F.A Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia 2007 Art London, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia 2007 Finalist City of Hobart Art Prize 07, Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart TAS Australia 2007 Vessel, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland New Zealand 2006 Finalist Ranamok Glass Prize, National Touring Exhibition, Australia 2006 Qdos Glass Show, Qdos Gallery, Lorne, Victoria, Australia 2006 Ethereal Light, Kirra Australian Glass & Modern Art, Melbourne Australia 2005 Shima, Gallery Sakura No Ki, Tokyo Japan 2005 S.O.F.A Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2005 Material Instincts, Manly Art Gallery and Museum 2005 Finalist Ranamok Glass Prize, National Touring Exhibition 2005 Solo Exhibition,Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia 2005 S.O.F.A Chicago,Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2004 Finalist Ranamok Glass Prize, National Touring Exhibition 2004 Terrain, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia 2004 Collect, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2004 Solo exhibition, Arte Gallery, Palm Desert, California 2004 S.O.F.A. Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2003 S.O.F.A. Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2003 Elemental, Solo ehibition (with Yuri Yanai), Gallery Sakura No Ki, Tokyo Japan 2002 S.O.F.A. Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2002 Singapore Contemporary Art Fair, Represented by Soho Gallery, Sydney 2001 Invitational Exhibition Louisville Glassworks, U.S.A 2001 S.O.F.A. Chicago Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 2001 Antipodean Blends, Solo exhibition (with Yuri Yanai), Gallery Sakura No Ki, Tokyo, Japan 2001 Glass Art Australia, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2001 Australian Glass...The Cutting Edge, Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia 2000 Colonial to Contemporary, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia 2000 Quadrivium's Finest, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2000 Australasian Glass 2000, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 2000 Vibrant Visions, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, USA 1999 Australian Studio Glass, Lisbon, Portugal 1999 Solo Exhibition, Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia 1999 S.O.F.A. Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 1999 Latitudes II Latitudes, Gallery Himawari, Seto, Japan 1999 Bullseye Connection, Portland, USA 1999 CSA Gallery, Canberra 1998 Noosa Regional Gallery, QLD 1998 Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide, Australia 1998 Glass Masters, Qdos Gallery, Lorne, Victoria, Australia 1997 Glass Sculpture Solo Exhibition, Golden Canvas Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1996 Latitudes, Bullseye Connection, Portland, Oregon, USA 1995 Latitudes, Craftspace Sydney and ACT Crafts Council Gallery, Canberra, Australia 1995 S.O.F.A. Chicago, Represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney 1994 Australian Glass Show, Art Niki, Tokyo, Japan 1992 Solo Exhibition, Golden Canvas Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1992 World Expo, Seville, Spain 1990 Australian Crafts 1990, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, Australia 1988 4th National Studio Glass Exhibition, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW, Australia 1988 Invitational Exhibition Glass Australia '88, Gas & Fuel Glass Award, Meat Market Craft Center, Melbourne, Australia 1984 Solo exhibition, Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 1984 Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft Denmark back to top SELECTED COLLECTIONS Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS, Australia Private Collection of Bill Clinton, New York, USA Prince Hirohito Royal Family Collection, Tokyo, Japan Museum of Art, Mobile Alabama, USA New Parliament House Canberra, ACT, Australia Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Australia Lang Walker Fine Art Collection, Sydney Australia Victorian State Craft Collection, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, Australia Latrobe Valley Regional Arts, Centre, Morwell, Victoria, Australia Queensland Contemporary Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia National Glass Collection Wagga Wagga, Australia Rockhampton Art Gallery Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Art Bank, Sydney, Australia Wentworth Rydges Hotel, Sydney Australia Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark Numerous private collections in Australia & overseas back to top SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 2007 Object Magazine Issue 51 2006 Ranamok Glass Prize 2005 Ranamok Glass Prize 2005 Australian Glass Today by Margot Osborne, Australia 2005 Craft Arts International - No 63 2005 Material Instincts - Manly Art Gallery and Museum 2004 Ranamok Glass Prize 2003 SOFA Chicago 1999 This Side Up - Glass journal, The Netherlands 1998 Lattitudes - Bullseye Glass in Australia 1997 Masters of their Craft by Noris loannou, Australia 1995 Australian National Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW, Australia 1995 Australian Studio Glass by Noris loannou, Australia 1988 Classics Exhibition Catalogue, Crafts Council of NSW, Sydney, Australia 1985 Ausglass magazine review of MGM Gallery Exhibition back to top GRANTS 2004 Austrade - GRANT 1982 Crafts Board of the Australia Council - GRANT 1981 Crafts Board of the Australia Council - GRANT back to top