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My work is an investigation of the dynamics and transformations in cultural identity and affinities in the process of uprooting and transplanting oneself in a new land. It is also a study of the gains and losses in the transition from tradition to modern day life.
Investigating my Middle Eastern and Jewish heritage through my love of the landscape, architecture, languages and wisdom of the complex and intertwined cultures of that part of the world informs my work. I am interested in the frayed edges of cultures and mythologies, where conversation, interaction and cross-fertilisation with other cultures occur.
I am challenged and fascinated by the materiality and discipline of clay and at once the mysteriousness and unpredictability of its nature. The process of making is a constant negotiation between creating a new entity and uncovering that which already exists, hidden within the folds of the material, governed by principles of earth fire and time.
My endeavour is to reveal forms and surfaces that evoke a sense of history, while carrying narratives that transcend time. I make vessels the relevance and aesthetics of which lie with the grounding of the contemporary and the personal in cultural continuum. |
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2004 |
Diploma in Ceramics, TAFE, Lismore NSW |
1989 |
Diploma in Classical Homeopathy, Israel |
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1988 - 1993 |
Practitioner of Classical Homeopathy – Israel / Australia |
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1988 - 1990 |
Architecture design, town planning and landscape design –
Clil Cooperative for Settlement and Development
Western Galilee Israel |
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1980 - 1985 |
Fashion design and manufacturing – Israel |
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1980 -1989 |
New Faces 05, Perth Galleries, Mar – Apr 2005
Straight Talk, Indigenart Melbourne, Sep – Oct 2005
Gallery Artists, Perth Galleries, Oct 2005
Gallery Artists, Perth Galleries, Dec 2005 |
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2007 |
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery – Santa –Fe, New Mexico |
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2006 |
Salmon Galleries – Sydney
2006 Lismore Regional Art Gallery |
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2005 |
Beaver Galleries – Canberra |
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2004 |
Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
2004 Mura Clay Gallery – Sydney |
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2007 |
Palm - Beach 3 – Presented by Thomas Riley galleries – Cleveland , Ohio |
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2006 |
Chrysalis – Lismore Regional Art Gallery
ConVerge – Victor Mace Fine Art Gallery – Brisbane
SOFA New York – Presented by Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery –
Santa –Fe. New Mexico
Hand Made – J. Johnson Gallery – Jacksonville Beach , Florida
Australia council – New work grant
Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award
SOFA Chicago – Presented by Beaver Galleries |
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2005 |
The 3 rd International Competition – World Ceramic Biennale – Korea
Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award – Acquisition award
SOFA Chicago – Presented by Beaver Galleries
Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award |
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2004 |
Fusions 2004 Graduate Award Exhibition – Brisbane
Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award Graduating Students Award Exhibition – Inner City Clayworks Sydney, NSW
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2003 |
Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award |
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1999 |
Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show – Special Mention – Ballina NSW |
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