Catherine Lane
Born Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in North Ocean Shores, New South Wales, Australia
Qualifications.
2010 TAA40104 NCITAFE, Kingscliff, NSW Australia
2002 Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, NCITAFE, NSW
1997 – 99 MVA , Southern Cross University, NSW Australia
1995 – 96 Grad Dip VA, Monash University Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
1982 – 84 Dip AA, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia
Professional Development and Experience
1989 – Practising artist
2018 Interim Director Gaya Ceramic Art Centre, Ubud, Bali. Front of house leadership of GAYA team, managing all aspects of studio operations, directing/mentoring the studio intern, conflict resolution and mediation, facilitating the international artist’s workshop program, managing customer relations, team teaching, managing the international artists in residence, managing the regular studio memberships, overseeing the GAYA Ceramic Art Gallery, driving the development of new contemporary surface options for the studio, liasing with the GAYA studio production team, developing work for and installing The Empathist exhibition.
1992-18 Visual Arts Teacher North Coast Institute TAFE, Murwillumbah, NSW. Curriculum delivery, pastoral care, development and implementation of project work to meet given outcomes, holistic and integrated unit delivery, course co-ordination and development, implementation and delivery of tailored special needs programs. During 2004, undertook duties and responsibilities as Interim Head Teacher in Visual Arts faculty for 3months
2013 Hill End Artist in Residence, Haefligers Cottage, Hill End Australia. A creative residency for The Bund Project (with Linelle Stepto)
2011 The Bund Project – established partnership with Linelle Stepto
Artist in Residence, Gaya Ceramic Arts Centre, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
2007 – 10 Artist in residence Studio 9 Artspace, Uki, NSW.
2007 Janet Holmes a Court Artist’s Grant, National Association of Visual Arts
2002 Ukerabagh Public Sculpture Project assistant, Tweed Heads,
1998 Tweed Shire Development Committee, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
1996 Artist in residence Bath College of Higher Education, England.
Invitation of Elisabeth Aylieff.
Artist in residence, Limerick Polytechnic, Ireland
Workshops and lectures Ulster University, Belfast, Ireland
Workshops and demonstrations Targa Gap Craft School, Malta
1990 Ceramics tutor, North Coast Institute TAFE, Grafton
1987 – 88 Studio manager/tutor Basill Manor Farm and Craft Centre, Cornwall, England (Rudolph Steiner affiliated hostel/learning centre for autistic men). Management of ceramic studio, design and implementation of a specific needs program, development of a retail range, implementation and development of a natural dyeing workshop, pastoral care (this was a live-in position), understanding through immersion of the principles of holistic Rudolph Steiner education
1986 – 87 Trainee Yumi Ceramics, Utsunomiya, Japan. A contemporary studio making work in the traditional mingei (mashiko–yaki) style for sale across Japan. Duties and responsibilities included: traditional production throwing/making, decorating techniques (incl. hakeme, enamel decoration), kiln operations and firings (incl, anagama and noborigama)
1982 -84,87 Lake Russell Gallery gallery assistant engaged in all aspects of gallery administration
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Still:The National Still Life Award, (The Bund Project) Coffs Harbour RG, Coffs Harbour NSW
Numero Uno, M-Arts gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
Salaam Exhibition, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW
The Rapture #2 Moira Finucane Berlin, Prague, China, Melbourne
2018 The Linden Postcard Show, (The Bund Project), Linden Gallery, Melbourne
Shaping Earth, M-Arts Gallery, Murwillumbah
The Empathist, Gaya Ceramic Art Centre, Bali
Postcards of the End, Hill End artist’ exhibition, Hill End (The Bund Project)
2017 The Rapture – Moira Finucane, 45 downstairs Melbourne
Birds of the Shire, Heritage House, Bangalow
2016 Lorne Sculpture Exhibition, (The Bund Project) Victoria
2015 Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk, NSW (The Bund Project)
SWELL sculpture Show, Currumbin Beach, Queensland
BeLonging,CeramicsAssociation members exhibition ANU
Sculpture at Scenic World, Katoomba (The Bund Project)
2014/15 Woodford Folk Festival, Montville, Queensland (The Bund Project)
2014 Swell Sculpture Exhibition, Currumbin Queensland (The Bund Project)
2013 RioTinto Alcan Martin Hansen memorial Art Awards, Gladstone RAG, Qld
2012 The Townsville Ceramic Award, Major Award winner $10,000. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville (judge:Janet Mansfield)
The Wilson Visual Arts Award, Lismore NSW, Australia
Santorini Biennale of Arts, Santorini, Greece
2011 Hortus Conclusus, Gaya Ceramic Art Centre, Bali Indonesia
2010 Stanthorpe Art Prize RAG, Stanthorpe, Qld, Australia
2009 5th International Ceramic Biennale (Honourable mention), Icheon World Ceramic Centre, South Korea
Heated Words, Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Easterly Edge, Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
2008 Gold Coast International Ceramic Award, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Qld,
Ceramicos, Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW Australia
2007 Inaugural Lorne Sculpture Exhibition, curated by Ken Scarlett, Victoria,
2006 – 2008 Converge Northern Rivers Touring Ceramic Exhibition, Arts Northern Rivers, NSW , Victor Mace Gallery, ,Qld, Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Qld, Tweed River Art Gallery, Toowoomba RAG, Qld, Grafton RAG, Hastings Regional Gallery NSW, Coffs Harbour City gallery, New England RAG, Outback Regional gallery Winton Qld, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Qld, Lismore Regional gallery, NSW, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Qld, Bundaberg Arts Centre, Qld
2006 11th Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show (local Artists Award), NSW
2004 Casuarina Beach Sculpture Walk, Gold Coast, Australia
2003 The Rye Crop, Mura Gallery, Sydney Australia
2002 Gold Coast international Ceramics Award, Gold Coast City AG
2000 Munich International Gift Fair, Germany
1999 Munich International Gift Fair, Germany
Gold Coast International Ceramics Award, Gold Coast City AG
Out of the Blue, Territory Craft, Darwin, NT,
Secret Garden, Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
ACT The Australian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
1998 Ogata Kenzan Memorial Tea Ceremony, Kyoto, Japan
Northern Resonances, Part of hyperclay, Gulgong, NSW Australia
Intimate Connections, Southern University Artspace, Lismore, NSW
1997 World Triennial Exhibition of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Croatia
1996 15th National Ceramics Award (Merit) Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Qld
1995 SOFA Chicago, Miami, USA represented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1994 The Bowled and the Beautiful, The Door exhibition Space, Freemantle, WA
The Secret Garden, The Contemporary Art and Design gallery, Brisbane,
Scratch the Surface, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW Australia
Framed Bougainvillea Festival Art Exhibition, Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT
1993 From Funk to Functional, McWhirter’s Artspace, Brisbane Australia
1992 The Decorated Vessel Revisited, McWhirter’s Artspace, Brisbane, Qld
Off the Edge, Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
1991 Surface Paradise, Manly Art gallery and Museum, Sydney, Australia
A Pageant of Colour, Royal Botanic gardens, Sydney, NSW
An Australian Willow Pattern, Jam Factory, Adelaide, South Australia
On Fertile Ground, Art and Frame International, Double Bay, Sydney, NSW
1987 Binro Gallery, Mashiko, Japan
Birds Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Collections
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Santorini Biennale Collection, Santorini, Greece
Icheon World ceramic Centre, Icheon, South Korea
Gifu Prefectural Museum, Seiki City, Gifu, Japan
Taiwan Cultural Centre, Taipei , People’s Republic of China
Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW Australia
Selected Commissions
2019 Birdbath – New Brighton, NSW
2017 -19 Finucane and Smith – Intimate 8,NGV, The Rapture, The Rapture #2 national and international
2017 Bespoke works for Rae’s at Watego’s, Byron Bay NSW
2014 Finucane and Smith, Burlesque Caravan, Melbourne Victoria
Orchid wall Byron Bay, NSW Australia
2009 Commissioned works for Tweed Shire Council, Murwillumbah, NSW
1997 James Boag and Sons for the Wolfgang Puck Café, Southbank, Melbourne,
1996 – 84 Tile mural Maggi Eckhardt, Australia
1994 Van Gogh, custom works AGNSW, NGV, QAG
Renoir: His work and His Influence, custom works AGNSW, NGV, QAG
1993 Surrealism: A Revolution by Night, custom works AGNSW, NGV,QAG,
1992 Works for the Park Hyatt, Sydney Australia
1988 Works for Swedish designer Arne Klingborg
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