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Benjamin Edols has been blowing glass since 1987. He received his BA from Sydney College of the Arts and went on to successfully complete a post graduate diploma at Canberra School of Art in 1992. Since that time Ben has travelled to work alongside colleagues in America, Italy and Japan. Ben has given glassblowing workshops at Pilchuck Glass School, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Niijima Glass Centre, The Jam Factory and Sydney College of the Arts.
Kathy Elliott has been working with glass since 1988. Kathy received her BA from Canberra School of Art in 1992 .She has specialised in cold working techniques and has given workshops at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Toyama Institute of Glass Art, South Australian University at Underdale and Canberra School of Art. Recently Kathy and Ben were invited to be artist's-in-residence at Bullseye Glass Co., in Portland and Illinois State University.
Ben and Kathy have been working together since 1993 when they had the first exhibition of their collaborative work at de Vera in San Francisco. At that time they were on a two-year journey of travelling and working in different studios across America. They now live and work in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. In early 2001 they completed work on their glassblowing and cold working studio where they continue their studio practise with their assistants Tom Rowney and Masahiro Asaka. Their work has been exhibited in Australia, Japan, the United States, Germany, England and Italy.
BENJAMIN EDOLS
Collections
Victoria and Albert Museum ~ Auckland Museum ~ Toyama Art Museum ~ American Craft Museum ~ Corning Museum of Glass ~ Chrysler Museum of Art ~ Devonport Art Gallery, Tasmania ~ Powerhouse Museum ~ Queensland Art Gallery ~ National Gallery of Australia ~ American Glass Museum ~ Wagga Wagga National Glass Collection ~ Art Gallery of South Australia ~ National Gallery of Victoria ~ Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld Lette, Germany ~ Parliament House Collection ~ Government House Collection, Sydney, NSW ~ The Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI, US ~ The Denver Art Museum ~ The Carnegie Museum of Art, PA, US ~ Glasmuseum Hentrich, Duesseldorf, Germany
Education
1992
Post Graduate Diploma of Art, Canberra School of Art.Workshop Head: Klaus Moje
Bachelor of Arts (Visual), Sydney College of the Arts, Workshop Head: Maureen Cahill
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005
Autumn, William Traver Gallery, Seattle WA
2004
Recent Work, deVera New York, NY, US
2003
Cultivate II, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
2002
Cultivate, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
2001
Botanicals, de Vera, San Francisco, US
Blaze, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
Benjamin Edols and Kathy Elliott New GLass, Distelfink at Nellie Castan, Melbourne, Vic.
2000
Light Erosion, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY, US
Dissolve, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, US
Flux, Bullseye Gallery, Portland OR, US
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006
Collect, (Raglan Gallery) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
New Masters: New Glass, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney
2005
Collect, (Raglan Gallery) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Sabbia: the next chapter, Sabbia Gallery , Sydney
World Glass, William Traver Gallery Tacoma, WA
Glass Lovers Weekend; Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Millville NJ
Seeds of Light, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2004
Sydney Style, Sydney Opera House
Marioni, Edols, Elliott. New Work. Masterworks Gallery , Auckland
2003
Hot Glass 2003, Axia Modern art, Melbourne
Canberra Glass 2003, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
The Glass Vessel, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design, Lousville KY, USA
20/20 Vision, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ, USA
2002
Benjamin Edols Kathy Elliott and Tom Rowney: Studio Glass, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Global Glass, Marx - Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Niijima Glass Exhibition, TEPCO Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.
William Traver Gallery: 25 Years, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA. USA.
Australian Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
Lino Tagliapietro e amici, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA, USA
Transparent Things, ANG touring exhibition, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2000
International Craft Triennale, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
At the Edge, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany; National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
Desire, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2003 Australia Council Grant
1998 Resource Finance Corporation Glass Prize
1996 Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship
1995 Australia Council Grant and Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship
KATHY ELLIOTT
Collections
Victoria and Albert Museum ~ Auckland Museum ~ Toyama Art Museum ~ American Craft Museum ~ Chrysler Museum of Art ~ Devonport Art Gallery, Tasmania ~ Powerhouse Museum ~ Queensland Art Gallery ~ National Gallery of Australia ~ American Glass Museum ~ Wagga Wagga National Glass Collection ~ Art Gallery of South Australia ~ National Gallery of Victoria ~ Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld Lette, Germany ~ Parliament House Collection ~ Government House Collection, Sydney, NSW ~ Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery ~ The Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI, US ~ The Denver Art Museum ~ The Carnegie Museum of Art, PA, US ~ Glasmuseum Hentrich, Duesseldorf, Germany
Education
1992
Bachelor of Art, Canberra School of Art.Workshop Head: Klaus Moje
Bachelor of Arts (Visual), Sydney College of the Arts, Workshop Head: Maureen Cahill
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005
Autumn, William Traver Gallery, Seattle WA
2004
Recent Work, deVera New York, NY, US
2003
Cultivate II, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
2002
Cultivate, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
2001
Botanicals, de Vera, San Francisco, US
Blaze, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
Benjamin Edols and Kathy Elliott New GLass, Distelfink at Nellie Castan, Melbourne, Vic.
2000
Light Erosion, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY, US
Dissolve, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, US
Flux, Bullseye Gallery, Portland OR, US
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006
Collect, (Raglan Gallery) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
New Masters: New Glass, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney
2005
Collect, (Raglan Gallery) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Sabbia: the next chapter, Sabbia Gallery , Sydney
World Glass, William Traver Gallery Tacoma, WA
Glass Lovers Weekend; Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Millville NJ
Seeds of Light, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
2004
Sydney Style, Sydney Opera House
Marioni, Edols, Elliott. New Work. Masterworks Gallery , Auckland
2003
Hot Glass 2003, Axia Modern art, Melbourne
Canberra Glass 2003, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
The Glass Vessel, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design, Lousville KY, USA
20/20 Vision, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ, USA
2002
Benjamin Edols Kathy Elliott and Tom Rowney: Studio Glass, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Global Glass, Marx - Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Niijima Glass Exhibition, TEPCO Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.
William Traver Gallery: 25 Years, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA. USA.
Australian Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
Lino Tagliapietro e amici, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA, USA
Transparent Things, ANG touring exhibition, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2000
International Craft Triennale, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
At the Edge, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany; National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
Desire, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2003 Australia Council Grant
1998 Resource Finance Corporation Glass Prize
1995 Australia Council Grant and Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship
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