SALLIE PORTNOY CV

Education

1998 College of Holistic Counseling, Certificate in Counseling, Sydney , Australia

1995,91,90, 87 Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Wa (summer workshops)

1988-89 City Art Institute, Sydney, Australia. Bachelor of Fine Arts / Ceramics.

1984 Parsons School of Design, New York, Ceramics with Dorothy Hafner.

1981 Ceramic workshops with Gwynn Hansen-Piggot and Joan Campbell, Australia

1979-80 Nova Scotia Collage of Art & Design, Canada. Ceramics with J. Reeve & W. Ostrom.

1978-79 University of Manitoba, Canada. Ceramics with Robert Archembeau.

Work Experience

2001-1987 Teach and work from Northern Beaches studio Sydney Australia (Mosaic, Cast & Fused glass workshops)

1998 Guest lecturer, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW

1997 Guest lecturer, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem

1994 Lecturer, Niki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1993 Guest lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts

1991 Bildwerk School, Frauenau, Germany. Taught fusing workshop.

1990 Experimental Glass Workshop, New York. Taught fusing/slumping workshop

2001 Guest lecturer Architecture Society of Australia

Solo Glass Exhibitions

2004SOHO Galleries

2003SOHO Galleries

2002SOHO Galleries

2000 Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney "Speaking Figuratively"

1997 Distilfink Gallery, Melbourne "All Figured Out"

1995 Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney "All Fired Up"

1993 -94 Craftspace, Sydney "All Wrapped up" Glass & Mixed media jewel Boxes

1991 David Jones Gallery, Sydney Australia. Craft Show.

1989 Vincent Art Gallery, Adelaide. Craft Showcase, in conjunction with Macquarie Art Gallery .

1988 Hamilton Glass gallery, Sydney, Australia

1987 Access Art Gallery, "Mad Platters" Sydney.

Juried, Acquisitive, & Group Exhibitions

2001 Kirra Australia Melbourne - curated & exhibited in "Figuratively Speaking" 8 artists working

figuratively in glass using 8 different processes

2000 Manly Art Gallery & Museum "Reclaimed" exhibition (Part of Sydney Biennale)

ORFC Glass Prize 2000, Sydney

"Sculpture By the Sea" Bondi, Sydney

Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show, Byron Bay

1999/01 Ausglass Members Show, Wagga Wagga, Caulfield Uni, Melbourne.

1997 Bellvetro Gallery, Miami, U.S.A.

Mary Place Gallery Paddington, Sydney, Australia

Michael Nagy Gallery, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia

1996 Centre for Contemporary Craft, ‘Souvenir Show", Sydney, Australia

Distilfink Gallery, "Directors Choice", Melbourne, Australia

1995 International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Japan

ORFC Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney. Australia

Mornington Peninsula Craft Event, Victoria, Australia

Museums & Art Gallery of N.T. 15th Craft Award

1994 Wagga Wagga, "The Cutting Edge"

Gallery Niki, Tokyo, Japan. Australian Glass Exhibition

Meat Market, Melbourne. "Australia Revisited"

Wagga Wagga "Limited Edition Series" Exhibition

1993 ACI Glass Exhibition

Archetype Gallery, New York, "Evolving Archetypes"

1991 Archetype Gallery, New York, "Artists Show"

Distilfink Gallery, Melbourne. "The Glass Bowl"

Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne. "Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony"

Museum of Northern Territory, Darwin, 11th National Craft Acquisition Award.

1990 Bloomingdale’s Dept Store, New York. "Art and Design of Perfume Bottles"

New York Experimental Studio Artists Show, Archetype Gallery, "New Romantics"

1989 Primavera Gallery, Virginia U.S.A. "Australia Review"

3rd Invitational Exhibition, Sydney, Australia. "Of The Earth"

8th Gold Coast National Ceramic Award.

Distilfink Gallery, Melbourne. "Australian Glass 1989"

Craft Council of N.T. Darwin. "National Craft Acquisition Award"

The Works Gallery, N.S.W., Australia. "NSW Traveling Art Scholarship"

1988 Metro Arts Glass Show, Brisbane

Glass Artists Gallery. Sydney. "ANZ Glass Prize"

Craft Council of ACT, Canberra. "International Kiln-formed Glass"

1987-86 Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney. Australia.

1980-85 Exhibited ceramics in group shows, NSW and SA, Australia.

Commissions

1998/9 Warringah Council &Know & Partners - 3 Sculptured and mosaic seat forms, Westpac corner, Narrabeen, NSW

1995-96 Warringah Shire Council & Integrated site design -18 sqr. meters of glass mosaic artwork at Berry Reserve, Narrabeen. NSW

1994 Queensland Art Gallery, Renoir Exhibition "Rose Bowls"

1993 Observatory Hotel; 20 Glass Face Masks

1992 Art Gallery of N.S.W., Sydney. "Secret Treasure of Russia", "Royale Series"

Community Projects

1999"Happy Stop" Mosaic bus stop seat project with community group ages 6-65.

1998Harbord Public School Project -ceramic tile wall mural with 6th grade

1997Harbord Public School Project -ceramic tile wall mural with 6th grade

Awards

1997 Warringah Council Glass Mosaic Bench (with children participants)

1996 Warringah Council Ceramic Relief at Harbord Public School (kid participants)

1994 Quick Response Grant VACB ($2000)

1991 Scholarship Pilchuck Glass School

1990 Scholarship Pilchuck Glass School

1987 Craft Board Development Grant ($4000)

Permanent Collections

Queensland Regional Art Gallery, Brisbane.

Museum of Northern Territory, Darwin

Private Collections

Australia, USA, Japan, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Czech Republic

Alberto Allessi - Milan, Italy; Lucio Bubaca, Venice, Italy.

Publications /Press

Northern Beaches Journal # Autumn 2000

Object Magazine Vol 1, 1997 Crafts Art International, volume 38, 1996. Australian Studio Glass

"It’s Movement, It’s Makers and Their Art". Noris Ioannou ‘Craftsman House" 1995, Artfile 1992 Craft Arts International. Sydney.

Crafts Arts, Craft Australia, Craft Australia Yearbook 1986, Object,

Ausglass Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, Manly Daily, Mosman Chronicle,

Art Text, Canberra Times, Stiletro Magazine, Ragtrader.

Who’s who in Australia Visual, DW Thorpe, 1995