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