MARK ELIOTT GLASS

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
 

2022 Studio at Among the Trees Marrickville

2022 Science week demonstrations at Wenona school, Killarney Hights school, St Josephs College, Trinity Grammar, Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Pimble Ladies College, Newington Colleges Stranmore and Lindfield, Monte school.

2022 After Dark glassblowing demonstration at Hyde Park Barracks

2022 Studio at Among the Trees Marrickville

2022 Stopper-making interactive teaching event for Mirabeau Gin

2019 - Present Teaching and running workshops with Class Bento

2019 Travel to Galicia, Spain and Murano, Italy to conduct research for Cloud Essence story.

2019 Interactive demonstration and workshop at Murray art Museum, Albury

2019 Interactive performance demos The Other Art Fair, Sydney and Melbourne.

2018 Light Co. Interactive, bespoke glass lamp-making event. Director

2018 Winter Glass Flame-work demonstration director

2018 Bees on Martini glasses for Rockpool Restaurant

2018 Interactive performance demo, Creators of Culture Australian Museum, Canberra

2018 Interactive performance demo, Imagineers conference ANU Canberra Imagineers conference ANU Canberra

2017 Ausglass Presentation ‘The Flame-ation Station’

2017 Interactive flame-work demo at Wagga Wagga National Glass Gallery

2017 Conducted Flame-workshops: Gordon studios, Canberra Glassworks and 107

2016 GAS Conference presentation, Corning, New York USA 

2015 Sculpture by the Sea Education program

2015 Presenter at SAS Animation Conference, Christchurch University, Kent, UK

2015 Interactive flame-work demo at Kingston Power House Centenery, ACT

2015 Flame-work performance at gallery 107 open day, Sydney

2015 Flame-work performance at agar dish Gallery 107, Sydney

2015 Produced glass components for the work of Tania Mason

2015 Produced glass components for the work of Anne ferguson

2014 Teaching glass Flame-workshops at Canberra Glassworks

2014 Flame-work demonstration for Williams syndrome conference, Macquarie University

2014 Visited Museums and galleries in Europe including The Mus’ee De La Faience in Nevers, France and the Prada in Madrid

2014 Meeting with Miranda Lowe curator of the Blascka glass collection, Museum of Natural History, London

2014 Joined writers group, Sydney

2014 Produced glass components for work by Sarah Harvey

2014 Presenter at Australia and New Zealand Scientific Glass symposium – Canberra

2014 Artist talk with Jack McGrath at The Australia International Dive Expo,Sydney

2013 Lecture on Glass and animation with Jack McGrath at The European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark

2013 Lecture on Glass and animation with Jack McGrath at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark

2013 Intertactive public Flame-work demonstration at the Glassmuseet, Ebeltoft,Denmark,

2013 Glass components included in the installation by Maria Fernanda Cardoso MCA Artbar, Sydney

2013 Interactive Flame-work demonstration at Festival of the Winds Bondi

2013 Interactive Flame-work demonstration. Bondi the Beautiful festival

2013 Ausglass Conference interactive demonstration

2013 Interactive Flame-work demonstration – Glebe St fair

2013 Commission for the Edith and Joy London Foundation,
Kioloa Coastal Campus of the ANU

2012 Festival of the Winds interactive demonstration Bondi

2012 Production of glass elements for Maureen Cahill’s work

2012 Flame-work demonstration. Bondi the Beautiful festival

2012 Teaching at Sydney Glass blowing College Mascot

2012 Assisting Shoufey Derz with production of glass for her work

2012 Artists talk with Jack McGrath at the Glassimations exhibition curated by Lienors Torre at Deakin University Melbourne and Canberra Glassworks

2012 Glass components included in the work ‘Museum of Copulatory Organs’ installation by Maria Fernanda Cardoso and Ross Harley at Sydney Biennale

2012 Co-curator with Jack McGrath of the ‘Illuminations’ animation and sculpture exhibition at Bondi Pavilion

2012 Presented at ‘The Animation Machine’ International Society for animation studies conference, RMIT Melbourne

2012 Accepted for international book ‘Wildlife Art Today’ by Cindy Coldiron

2012 Co-directed ‘Bondi and Beyond: the filmic sketch’ – with Jack McGrath

2012 Co-directed ‘Bondi and Beyond: the workshop’ - documentary directed and produced by Jack McGrath

2012 Hosted the first Glass Flame-ation workshop at Waverley Woollahra Art School with Jack McGrath

2012 Compass program Demonstrations, Sydney University

2012 6 month residency at Waverley Woollahra Art School, Sydney

2011 Residency with $1000 stipend to do glass animation at Canberra Glassworks

2011 Dr Mermaid requested for the National Film and Sound Archive, ACT

2011 Introduction to Dr Mermaid at GAS conference Seattle

2011 Dr Mermaid requested for the Corning Museums Rakow Library

2011-12 Demo, and flame-workshops - University of Sydney EMBA program

2011 Finalist, University of Sydney ‘Sea of Hands’ Design competition

2011 Co-presentation, demo and exhibition - Sydney Ausglass conference

2011 Production of glass components for Take Takamura

2011 Glass Installation performance –Compass program, Sydney University

2011 Glass and music performance Glass Artists Gallery Sydney

2011 Making of components for Doc Griffiths work in Sculpture by the Sea

2011 Demonstration at International ‘Flame On’, Sydney

2011 Animation work shown in GAS conference talk by Bandhu Dunham

2011 Agar dish performance Sydney College of the Arts

2011 Glass components for Tevita Havea

2011 Glass components for film ‘The Maker’ by Zealous Creative

2010 Animation for ‘Journey to the Centre of the Mind’ by Jack McGrath

2010 Conducted 2 flame-workshops at Queenwood School for girls

2010 Flame-work demonstration at NZ glass conference

2010 Flame-workshop for indigenous women at Canberra Glassworks

2010 Flame-workshops for Australian Museum members

2010 Produced components for work by Maria Fernanda Cardos

2010 Co-presentation on Glass animation - NZ glass conference

2010 Talk and demo Aust.Museum: The Blaschkas, times and influence

2009 Collaborative glass animated film projects with Jack McGrath: ‘Dr Mermaid and the Abovemarine’ and ‘Experiments in Living Glass #1

2009 Commenced research survey on improvisation in art

2009 Flame workshops at Queenwood and Beecroft Highschools

2009 Flame-workshop at Canberra Glassworks

2009 Invitation to present at TTP conference Monash Melbourne

2009 ABC radio702 Live glass teapot making event, Easter show

2009 Conducted flame-workshop at Forrest Glen Glassworks

2008 Demo at Medieval party event Sydney

2008 Demo at SCA open day

2008-10 Teaching of Flame-work Glass elective and BVA classes at SCA

2008 Demo at Samsung Television launch

2008 Demos at Canberra Glassworks 1 st birthday ACT

2008 Demo and ‘Green2’ lecture panel Ausglass conference, ACT

2008-11 Conceived, co-directed and or performed at ‘Agar Dish’ events at SCA

2008 Commenced Glass animation project with Jack McGrath

2008 TA for Roger Parramore workshop – Canberra Glassworks

2008-12 Cartoonist for Australian R&D magazine

2007-16 Conducted regular flame-workshops – Canberra Glassworks

2007 Conducted 2 flame-workshops at Queenwood School for girls

2007 Two ‘Glass-to-music performances’– Sydney College of the Arts

2007 Collab. Sculpture with Raja Idris, Estelle Dean, Beth Newman

Michelle Mayes and Zuzila Zain from live gamelan music

2007 Artist talks and demos - Great Eastern mall KL, Malaysia

2007 Conducted 3 Flame-workshops KL Malaysia

2007 Flame-work Demo at opening: Canberra Glassworks

2007 Flame-work Demo for World Environment Day, Bondi Pavilion

2007 Produced Magnolia commemorative for Magnolia foundation

2006-07 Conducted flame-workshops at Bondi Pavilion Sydney

2006 Demonstration for AMA Xmas party, Canberra

2006 Conducted 2 flame-workshops at Queenwood School for girls

2006 Demonstration for Ocean-care day, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney

2006 Commenced 'artist in residence' at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney

2005-09 Senior citizens music workshops, Bondi Pavilion

2005-14 Childrens art and wood workshops Bondi Pavilion

2005-08 Wave youth Music workshops, woodwinds, Bondi Pavilion

2005 Conducted 2 flame-workshops at Queenwood School for girls

2005 Demonstration at Australian Craft Galleries, Sydney

2005 Demonstration at 1000 Degrees gallery

2005 Conducted 3day flame-workshop in Leichhardt studio

2005 Demo with Chris Arnold and Mystic Beats,G.A.S confer. S.A.

2005 Artists talk and demonstrations at Ranamok Port Macquarie

2005-08 Member of Ausglass NSW ‘state rep’ committee

2004-05 Regular Cartoonist for ‘The Bondi View’ Newspaper

2004-present Australian Distributorship, NorthStar Glass (USA)

2004 Flame-working to music improvisation with Band, DMDP

2004 Conducted 2 flame-workshops at Sydney College of the Arts

2003-07 Member of ‘Voices from the Vacant Lot’ a cappella singing group

2003-04 Teaching flame-workshops for Sydney University centre for Continuing education

2003 Flame-working Demonstration for Premier of ‘Finding Nemo’

2003 Ran flame-workshops at S.C.A for Ausglass

2003 Flame-work Demonstration at “World Environment Day”

2002 Conducted Flame-workshop for SCA

2000 Musician/performer in Sydney Playback Theatre company

2000 Technical assistant for James Minson’s Flame-workshop, Melbourne

1997 Flame-work Demo at launch of film ‘Oscar and Lucinda’

Pre 1990 Self-taught musicianship

Pre 1990 Founded Brackets and Jam public access performance group

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