MARK ELIOTT
EDUCATION & RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2000-present Australian Distributorship, NorthStar Glass (USA)
1992-present Self-employed, Wild Ibis Glass ABN
2003 Studies with Peter Minson: Bead-making and teaching
1989 - 90 Associate Diploma, Jazz (saxophone) Sydney Conservatorium
1987 Informal studies with lampworker, Ed Inglehard, Scotland
1983-87 Production work and public demonstrations for Argyle Glass, Sydney.
1975- 77 Informal Apprenticeship at Minson Scientific Co with Peter Minson and Max Murphy,
Hot Glass training with Peter Minson on Craft Council grant.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Encore. Group show at Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney (April 06)
Flair. Ausglass members show, Perth (March 06)
Sculpture2006. MaunselWikkes . Groupsculptureshow(Jan06)
Figuratively speaking . Group show, Collaboratives with Thomas Vankoeverden GAG(Dec. 05)
Sculpture by the Sea. Collaboratives (inside and outside) with Manjit Dugal-Eliott(Nov. 05)
Glass on Flame group show and demo Kirra Gallery, Melbourne (Sept. 2005)
Runamok2005. Finalists touring exhibition (Sept.2005)
Prometheus Art Awards Exhibition Queensland (May 2005)
MaunselWikkes. Group sculpture show. Collaborative with Manjit Dugal-Eliott(july2005)
Science Fiction Exhibition Kick Gallery, Melbourne (May 2005)
Southern Lights (Ausglass members exhibition) Adelaide (May 2005)
Material Instincts ( Ausglass NSW group show and artists talk) Manly Art Gallery (April 2005)
Coast Line Exhibition and Demo 1000 Degrees, Sydney (Jan 2005)
Grooves in Glass (group show and demo with band, DMDP), (Dec 2004)
Glass on Flame (group show and demo), Kirra Gallery, Melbourne (Nov 2004)
Runamok Finalists Touring Exhibition (Sept 2004)
Dragon Exhibition – 1000 Degrees Sydney (July 2004)
Glass on Flame group show and demo Kirra Gallery, Melbourne (Nov 2003)
Group Show . Freeman Galleries, Hobart (Nov 2003)
Ausglass members and production exhibitions . Freemantle,W.A (Jan 2003)
Group Show at Freeman Galleries - Hobart, TAS (Dec 2002)
Solo Exhibition and Dem. Bali, Indonesia (July 2002)
Piece in Flair Ausglass Exhibition, Perth (Feb 2002)
CHEER Exhibition , Queensland (Dec 2001)
Aust. Scientific Glassblowing Symposium Members Exhibition, Sydney (Oct 2001)
‘Open Day' exhibition , Northstar Glass USA (July 2001)
Ausglass Members, Glasswalk and Production Show , Melbourne (Jan 2001)
Life, Form, Diversity (solo exhibition). Glass Artist's Gallery, Sydney (Oct 2000)
Royal Botanic Gardens . Native Flowers for opening of shop. Sydney (Sept 2000)
Bombay Safire Martini Glass for Collette Dinnigan (With Max Murphy)-VolvoGallery(April2000)
Fusions , UTS Art & Craft Exhibition , Sydney (Oct 1999)
RFC 1999 Finalist Exhibition (Sept 1999)
Premier Production - Glass Artists' Gallery - Group Exhibition (June 1999)
Small Scale - Maudespace - Group Exhibition, Sydney (March 1999)
International Year of the Oceans Exhibition - Bondi Pavilion (Nov 1998)
Joint exhibition with painter, Kazia Hegel . OzArtspace, Katoomba (Oct 1998)
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS)
March 2006 Conducted 3 day Flame-workshop in Leichhardt studio
Feb 2006 Exchange of skills with Kiln-forming glass artist Raja Azhar Idris in K.L. Malaysia
Nov 2005 Demonstration at Australian Craft Galleries, Sydney
Nov2005 Conducted 2 Flame-workshops at Queenwood school for girls
Nov 2005 Demonstration at 1000 Degrees gallery
Oct 2005 Conducted 3day flame-workshop in Leichhardt studio
May 2005 Demo with Chris Arnold and band: ‘Mystic Beats' at G.A.S conference-Adelaide
Feb 2005 Artists talk and demonstrations at Runamok show, Port Maquarie
Nov 2004 Conducted flame-workshop at Queenwood School for girls
May 2004 Flame-working to music improvisation with Band, DMDP
May 2004 Conducted flame-workshop at Sydney College of the Arts (SCA)
Feb 2004 Conducted flame-workshop at SCA
Aug 2003 Flame-working Demonstration for Premier of ‘Finding Nemo'
July 2003 Conducted 2 Flame-workshops at S.C.A for C.C.E and Ausglass
June 2003 Flame-work Demonstration at "World Environment Day"
May 2002 Conducted Flame-workshop for SCA
Jan 2001 Jan 2001 Head T.A. for James Minson ' s Flame Workshop, Melbourne
1997 Flame-work Demonstration at launch of “Oscar and Lucinda' National glass collection – Wagga Wagga
PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Geoffrey Strutton
Solomon Trust
Elaine pounder- Smith
Nora Shreiber
Andy and Dierdre Plummer
Northstar Glass USA
PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Geoffrey Strutton
Solomon Trust
Elaine pounder- Smith
Nora Shreiber
Andy and Dierdre Plummer
Northstar Glass USA
PUBLICATIONS FEATURING MY WORK/EXHIBITS:
Article and picture in summer edition of ‘LINO' magazine 2005
Image in Craft Arts international magazine, winter 2005
‘Reflections on Australia ' Presidents letter GAS news Aug.-Sept 2005
Ausglass newsletter, winter 2005
“Glass Tunes”, Sydney Morning Herald (Spotlight), 7 Dec 2004
Image and Article published in Dutch magazine, This Side Up, Aug 2003
“Art goes north”, The Mercury, 14 September 2001
Picture of glass piece published in New Glass Magazine, 1999
OTHER INTERESTS:
Family, Music (jazz/improvisation), singing (I belong to the Choir “Voices from the Vacant Lot”), cartooning, global environmental change.
