Ben Sewell | 291687 | Page 1
Ben Sewell
(Australian, b. 1972)
Specialities:
Contemporary
BENJAMIN SEWELL
1972 Born, Australia
EDUCATION
1999 Graduate Diploma, National Institute of the Arts, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
1997 Diploma of Visual Arts, National Institute of the Arts, ANU Canberra, Australia
1996 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Curtin University, Western Australia.
WORKSHOPS
2002 The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Edols and Elliot (teaching assistant)
The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Harcuba and Rosol
1999 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA, Czech Glass, Petr Novotny and Borek Sipek
Canberra School of Art, ACT, Australia, Michael Scheiner Workshop
1997 Canberra School of Art, ACT, Australia, Latitudes, Bullseye workshop (assistant)
1996 Jam Factory, Adelaide, Australia, Lino Tagliapietra, Dante Marioni/ Ben Edols.
EXHIBITIONS
2006 Chappell Gallery, New York "Synbiosis" (solo)
2005 ANU School of Art Gallery, Australia "Seeds of Light"
2004 Chappell Gallery, New York, NY On the Edge
SOFA Chicago, Australian Crafts Council
2003 SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery
Beaver Gallery Canberra, Canberra Glass
Anna Bibby Gallery Auckland, New Zealand, Australian Glass
Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra, Ranamok Glass Prize
Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, Hot Glass 2003.
City of Hobart Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart.
2002 Craft West Gallery, Perth, City of Perth Craft Award
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Liquidity, Emerging Artists
Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane, Less is More/ Less is a Bore
Chappell Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney , Australia, Dialogue, Stephen Procter Traveling Fellowship
Chappell Gallery, Boston MA, USA , Cross roads - Australian and New Zealand glass
2001 SOFA, Chappell Gallery, Chicago, USA.
Object Gallery, Australian Center for Craft and Design, Sydney, Australia, Interiors
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Australian Glass
Chappell Gallery, New York, USA, Resonance Within
Object Gallery, Australian Center for Craft and Design, Sydney, Australia, Formal Qualities
2000 Chappell Gallery, Boston Massachusetts, USA, Global Village
Hsinchu Glass Festival, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, Taiwan, Essentially Canberra
Earl Lu Gallery, La Salle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore.
1999 Resource Finance Corporation, Sydney, Australia, Touring Exhibition
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia, New Directions
SOFA, Chappell Gallery, New York, USA.
Beaver Gallery, ACT, Australia, Canberra Glass
National Institute of the Arts, Australian National University, Graduate Exhibition
1998 Venezia Aperto Vetro, Istituto Statale Del' Arte, Venice, Italy, Essentially Canberra
SOFA, Chicago, USA, Chappell Gallery
Craft Fair Munich, Germany, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, Talente Australian Representative
AWARDS
2006 Tom Malone Award, Western Australia, First Prize
2004 Tom Malone Award, Western Australia, Finalist
2003 Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra, Ranamok Glass Prize Finalist
2002 City of Perth Craft Award, Western Australia, Excellence Award
Visual Arts and Craft Board of the Australia Council, Skills and Arts Development Award
1996 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA, Scholarship
SOFA Chicago, IL, USA, Absolute Au Kurant, Juried Invitational of Emerging Talent
COLLECTIONS
La Salle SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Fort James Paper, Chicago USA
Art Gallery of Western Australia,
Tom Malone Acquisitioned Collection, Perth.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2002 Object Magazine, The one that grabs the eye, Ann Schilo.
Craft Culture, Less is More/ Less is a Bore, Peter Gomes.
2001 Object Magazine, Collectors Article Canberra, Meridith Hinchcliffe
1999 Object Magazine, Collectors Article Canberra, Meridith Hinchcliffe.
The Sydney Morning Herald, Domain Article Shattered, George Epaminonda
1998 Kunsthandwerk and Design Magazine, Munich Talente Exhibition, Dr Angela Bock
1972 Born, Australia
EDUCATION
1999 Graduate Diploma, National Institute of the Arts, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
1997 Diploma of Visual Arts, National Institute of the Arts, ANU Canberra, Australia
1996 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Curtin University, Western Australia.
WORKSHOPS
2002 The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Edols and Elliot (teaching assistant)
The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Harcuba and Rosol
1999 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA, Czech Glass, Petr Novotny and Borek Sipek
Canberra School of Art, ACT, Australia, Michael Scheiner Workshop
1997 Canberra School of Art, ACT, Australia, Latitudes, Bullseye workshop (assistant)
1996 Jam Factory, Adelaide, Australia, Lino Tagliapietra, Dante Marioni/ Ben Edols.
EXHIBITIONS
2006 Chappell Gallery, New York "Synbiosis" (solo)
2005 ANU School of Art Gallery, Australia "Seeds of Light"
2004 Chappell Gallery, New York, NY On the Edge
SOFA Chicago, Australian Crafts Council
2003 SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery
Beaver Gallery Canberra, Canberra Glass
Anna Bibby Gallery Auckland, New Zealand, Australian Glass
Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra, Ranamok Glass Prize
Axia Modern Art, Melbourne, Hot Glass 2003.
City of Hobart Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart.
2002 Craft West Gallery, Perth, City of Perth Craft Award
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Liquidity, Emerging Artists
Brisbane City Gallery, Brisbane, Less is More/ Less is a Bore
Chappell Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney , Australia, Dialogue, Stephen Procter Traveling Fellowship
Chappell Gallery, Boston MA, USA , Cross roads - Australian and New Zealand glass
2001 SOFA, Chappell Gallery, Chicago, USA.
Object Gallery, Australian Center for Craft and Design, Sydney, Australia, Interiors
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Australian Glass
Chappell Gallery, New York, USA, Resonance Within
Object Gallery, Australian Center for Craft and Design, Sydney, Australia, Formal Qualities
2000 Chappell Gallery, Boston Massachusetts, USA, Global Village
Hsinchu Glass Festival, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, Taiwan, Essentially Canberra
Earl Lu Gallery, La Salle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore.
1999 Resource Finance Corporation, Sydney, Australia, Touring Exhibition
Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia, New Directions
SOFA, Chappell Gallery, New York, USA.
Beaver Gallery, ACT, Australia, Canberra Glass
National Institute of the Arts, Australian National University, Graduate Exhibition
1998 Venezia Aperto Vetro, Istituto Statale Del' Arte, Venice, Italy, Essentially Canberra
SOFA, Chicago, USA, Chappell Gallery
Craft Fair Munich, Germany, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, Talente Australian Representative
AWARDS
2006 Tom Malone Award, Western Australia, First Prize
2004 Tom Malone Award, Western Australia, Finalist
2003 Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra, Ranamok Glass Prize Finalist
2002 City of Perth Craft Award, Western Australia, Excellence Award
Visual Arts and Craft Board of the Australia Council, Skills and Arts Development Award
1996 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA, Scholarship
SOFA Chicago, IL, USA, Absolute Au Kurant, Juried Invitational of Emerging Talent
COLLECTIONS
La Salle SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
Fort James Paper, Chicago USA
Art Gallery of Western Australia,
Tom Malone Acquisitioned Collection, Perth.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2002 Object Magazine, The one that grabs the eye, Ann Schilo.
Craft Culture, Less is More/ Less is a Bore, Peter Gomes.
2001 Object Magazine, Collectors Article Canberra, Meridith Hinchcliffe
1999 Object Magazine, Collectors Article Canberra, Meridith Hinchcliffe.
The Sydney Morning Herald, Domain Article Shattered, George Epaminonda
1998 Kunsthandwerk and Design Magazine, Munich Talente Exhibition, Dr Angela Bock