| Artist Statement | Nature is not the subject of my work, but the source of it. *1
The repetitive use of natures detritus brings me closer to understanding the world I share. Forms and structures within nature inform all man made architectures. The materials themselves are storehouses of knowledge and information. They act as keys, unlocking doors to memory, history and imagination.
At moments of wonder it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture the thunder and the tinkle, the near and the far. *2
*1 Unknown
*2 Life of Pi, Yann Martel |
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| Studies & Employment |
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| 2002-2003 | Surface Treatment- Ceramics Training Programme, Northern Beaches TAFE Sydney |
| 1991-2000 | Part-time studies in Ceramics, Bondi Pavilion Pottery; Randwick TAFE; National Art School, East Sydney |
| 1998 | Part-time study in jewellery/metalwork, Sydney College of the Arts Rozelle, Sydney |
| 1988-1990 | Bachelor of Visual Arts - Sculpture Major, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University, Balmain, Sydney |
| 1987 | Part-time studies in Sculpture, Printmaking and Life-drawing, National Art School, East Sydney |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2006 | Align, Moss Green Gallery, Melbourne /td> |
| 2005 | Re ? Kindle ? survey show, Manly Regional Art Gallery and Museum Sydney |
| 2003 | New Work, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney |
| 2002 | New Work, Gallery 101, Melbourne |
| 2000 | New Work, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney |
| 1998 | New Work, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney |
| 1997 | Recent Work, Federation Zen Artefact Gallery, Clovelly, Sydney |
| 1996 | Recent Work, Federation Zen Artefact Gallery, Clovelly, Sydney |
| 1994 | The Solar-Powered Bat-Pack; Festival of the Winds, Bondi, Sydney |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 2008 | Compositions, King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| 2005 | Inaugural Exhibition ? Stable Launch, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne
NOW ? contemporary Australian.artists, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2003 | Second Life ?New Life, Manly Regional Gallery, Sydney |
| 2001 | Extinction Denied, Volvo Gallery, Sydney |
| 1998 | Colony, Sculpture By The Sea Coastal Cliff Walk, Bondi-Tamarama |
| 1997 | Cluster, Sculpture By The Sea, Coastal Cliff Walk, Bondi-Tamarama |
| 1994 | Air-Pocket; Entis Eidos, Eco-Design Foundation, Rozelle, Sydney |
| 1993 | Batmania - The Water City of Wax, Associated Project of the 5TH Australian Sculpture Triennial, Yarra River, Melbourne
Batmania - Cities, First Draft West Gallery, Annandale, Sydney |
| 1992 | Socket, First Draft West Gallery, Annandale, Sydney |
| 19921/td> | Osmosis, Airspace Gallery, Redfern, Sydney |
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| Awards |
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| 2004 | Selected Blake Prize for Religious Art |
| 2003 | Selected Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Commissions |
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| 2001 | Art Houses, Public, permanent installation, Arthouse Hotel, Sydney |
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| Collections |
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Macquarie Bank Acquisition
Manly Art Gallery & Museum Ceramic Collection, Sydney
Shepparton Regional Gallery Ceramics Collection, Victoria
Smorgan Family Collection, Melbourne |
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| Bibliography |
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| 2006 | Bridie Macgillicuddy: Salvage and Detritus, Craft Art International Magazine, Issue 64
Shelley Horton (producer): ABC TV Sunday Arts Documentary Program
Australia?s Most Collectable Artists ? Full List, Australian Art Collector magazine, Issue 35
Cath Keenan: The Hot Seat, Spectrum - The Sydney Morning Herald |
| 2005 | Henry Mullholland: Review on ABC Radio 702
John McDonald: Spectrum Review - The Sydney Morning Herald |
| 2004 | Richard Waller: The Shore Thing, Vogue Living May/June |
| 2002 | Karen Weiss: Shona Wilson?s Other Pathways, Ceramics; Art and Perception, No. 47 2002
Glenis Israel: Artwise 2, Visual Arts 7-10, NSW Educational Textbook |
| 2001 | Profile ? Shona Wilson, ABC TV Sunday Program, Produced by Wendy Boynton
Gallery, Art In Australia, 38(4): pg.602 |
| 2000 | Generation Next ? Shona Wilson, Belle Magazine |
| 1998 | Profile-Shona Wilson, Object Magazine, no.1 |
