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| Suvira McDonald |
 Suvira McDonald, Ceramic & Mixed Media Artist, Goonengerry Australia
Multi facetted Suvira McDonald is an award-winning Australian artist who may be found working in the forested hinterland of Byron Bay in northern NSW, Australia. His contemporary ceramic art constantly seeks new modes of expression; in his hands clay takes myriad forms. The large elemental constructed forms that find placement as garden sculpture, his unique ceramic landscapes, functional ceramics such as urns, platters, vases and the everyday coffee mug find uncommon form and excellence in his ceramic studio.
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| ARCHIVES 2001 | ||
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Winner of the Thursday Plantation Acquisition Award "My work is inspired by nature and earthly cycles." Biography: Lives and works in Brisbane and Dayboro, South East Queensland. |
Jury Prize for Artistic Excellence "When I saw two figures stretch out to kiss one another across a crowded oblivious city street, the miraculous nature of the moment focussed my attention. My sculpture creates a space between such a moment. I hope the engendered feeling is infectious as the viewer passes through the carvings." Biography: I have formally studied sculpture to Masters level during a 22 year career. For most of that time my interest has focussed on the body, both its enduring and changing presence in contemporary society. |
Recommended for Acquisition "The inner frame of the car bonnet is an object that is as random in its structure as different models of cars themselves. Here they are welded together to form an impressive sized globe that is hollow and see-through, and highlights a little known beauty. Have you ever looked at the underside of your bonnet and the glorious forms it presents?" Biography: Learned to walk in a panel beater's shop. At school, he chose steel as a major medium for art. His degree in fine art majored, of course, in steel sculpture. Daniel was the joint winner of the 1997-1998 Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show Acquisition Award. Daniel has recently returned from a residency at the Montgomery Sculpture Trust in Buckinghamshire, UK, gained as a result of his previous work at Thursday Plantation. He is a graduate in sculpture from the Visual Arts Department of Southern Cross University. |
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Highly Commended "Copper is the oldest metal worked by humans. It's malleable, durable and assists us with water, gas and electricity as a conductor transporter." Biography: A graduate of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. Awarded Fulbright Scholarship 1986. Peter has worked on many events around Australia, most recently returned from Wirrumanu, Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia, where he was a teacher, to live in Clunes. Peter has exhibited internationally and works on private commissions. |
Highly Commended "I make my art from plastics found on the beaches along the North Coast of New South Wales. My work has a purely aesthetic concern as well as a strong environmental one. I want to show the value of beauty, the need for environmental awareness and the amazing capacity we have to experience deep shifts in our perceptions." Biography: John Dahlsen is the 2000 Winner of the prestigious Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. He is the official artist for the environmental organizations Clean Up Australia and Clean Up The World. He exhibits his work regularly in Australia and overseas. Website Link: http://www.johndahlsen.com |
Highly Commended "This work is about the texture and surface qualities of architectural environments, how light, colour and medium create meaning and feeling to individual architectural forms and the relationship between them. I want to show the diversity in architectural materials, revealing 'art in the everyday'. The layout is very important and I am also very interested in how the architectural environment engulfs the viewer, thus causing a forced interaction between the two." Biography: I was born in the forest at Terania Creek, NSW. My whole life has revolved around art making and viewing and I have created both commercial art and sculptural works. I am currently in the last year of my B.A. in sculpture at Southern Cross University, Lismore, and have now made a clear decision on what I want to do with the rest of my life-Live Art! |
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Chairman's Prize "This is a work of conscience; to provoke the viewer and to exorcise my own shame regarding Australia's treatment of its illegal immigrants/asylum seekers." Biography: Graduated Visual Arts, S.C.U. Lismore, 1999. Increasingly, my art practice focuses on social justice issues and environmental concerns |
TEN Television Acquisition Prize "I feel that metals are so important to humanity and yet are so quickly discarded. These works collaborate new and abandoned metals to bring energy and form to an often underestimated art material." Biography: Farming and steel fabrication skills allow Keith to pursue his passion for sculpture both abstract and functional. Drawing and painting also play an important part in his artistic endeavours. |
 Inaugural TAFE Arts Prize Artist: Sue Fraser Title: Rosa, a Horse Drama Medium: Earthenware glazed at 1100° Size: 73 x 25 x 37 cm Year: 2001 "Depictions of the horse throughout history can be seen to symbolise power and passion. This work is inspired by my lifetime love of horses and an interest in the opera 'Rosa, a Horse Drama' by Louis Andriessen and Peter Greenaway." Biography: Second year Diploma of Ceramics student Lismore TAFE exploring the potential of sculpture in clay. |
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