Stephen Bowers
Stephen Bowers
Icarus in the Antipodes, 2007
wheel thrown, earthenware, underglaze colours and cobalt blue, 5cm Height X 60cm Diameter
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Stephen Bowers
The Links of Charmshire (an Antipodean homage to Grayson Perry), 2007
wheel thrown, earthenware, underglaze colours, 7cm Height X 65cm Diameter
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
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Stephen Bowers
The Beady Eye of Mr Banks’s Cockatoo is upon us, 2007
wheel thrown, earthenware, underglaze colours with
on-glaze burnished gold lustre 59.5cm Diameter -
Stephen Bowers
Pair of Cockatoos – Exotic Birds and Strange Fruit, 2007
wheel thrown, earthenware, underglaze colours with on-glaze gold lustre, 6cm Height X 60.3cm Diameter
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Exhibitions
- 2009
- Small is the New Big
Solo Exhibitions
- 2008, 1997, 1994, 1989, 1987
- Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
- 1995, 1994
- Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
- 1988
- Indigenous Gallery, Melbourne
- 1986, 1983
- Jam Factory, Adelaide
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2007
- Collect, the international art fair for contemporary objects, at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- 2006
- In Your Face, contemporry graphic design exhibition, Sydney Design 06 Festival, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
- 2005
- Waterhouse Natural History Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide
- Jam Factory Biennale 2005, Jam Factory, Adelaide
- 2004
- Drawing Today Adelaide Central Gallery
- 2003
- The Vitrified Image, Hyde Gallery, El Cajon, San Diego, USA (NCECA)
- Decorative Art Survey, Lauraine Diggins Gallery, Melbourne
- 2002
- Det Dansende Vaerktoj, Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark
- 2001
- Auriferous, Bathurst Regional Gallery
- 2000
- The Plate Show, Collins Gallery Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Modern Ceramics, Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, USA
- 1999
- Mostra Della Lustro, Gubbio Italy
- 1998
- SOFA, Chicago, USA
- 1988
- Australia China Council Travelling Exhibition, China
- Studio Fifty, London
- 1987
- Eltham Art Award Exhibition
- Craft Purchase Exhibition, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania
- 1986
- Meat Market Craft Expo, Melbourne
- Museums and Galleries Acquisition Exhibition, Darwin
- Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat
- 1985
- National Teapot Exhibition, The Old Bakery Gallery, Sydney
- Australian Motif Exhibition, Craft Council Gallery, Sydney
- 1984 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
- 1983 Jam Factory, Adelaide
- 1982 Elmswood Fine Art Gallery
- 1979 Whyalla DFE College Gallery
Awards
- 2006
- Australia Council/Craftsouth Mentorship program
- Gordon Darling Foundation travel grant
- 2005
- VACB (Australia Council) Leadership grant for international research
- 2002
- Commendation, Cowra Festival Art Award, NSW
- Acquisitive Award, Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Qld
- Australia CouncilVACD Grant – Studio Residency in Italy
- Euro Chocolate, Gualdo Tadino, National Collection, Perugia, Italy
- 2001
- National Ceramics Acquisitive Award, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville
- 1997
- VACF Studio (Australia Council) Residency, Barcelona, Spain
- 1996
- National Craft Acquisition Award, Alice Springs
- 1995
- Awarded a British Council Sponsored Study Tour of Britain
- 1992
- Commendation in the RAIA (SA Chapter) Art & Architecture Awards for Regent Arcade
- 1991
- Tenth National Gold Coast Ceramic Award
- 1987
- National Teapot Exhibition, Award for Overall Excellence
- 1985
- National Teapot Exhibition, Melrose Award Winner
Collections
- Art Gallery of South Australia
- Artbank, Sydney
- Arulen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
- Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW
- City of Box Hill Collection, Victoria
- CIAK, National Collection, Perugia, Italy
- City of Whitehorse Art Collection, Victoria
- Craft Victoria Collection
- Gold Coast Council Collection, Qld
- Inglewood Ceramic Collection,South Australia
- Janet Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
- Kumagai (Australian) Collection
- Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark
- Museums and Art Galleries of NT, Darwin
- National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
- Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston
- Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
- Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
- Shepparton Regional Gallery, Shepparton, Victoria
- Sly & Weigall, Sydney
- Stanthorpe Regional Gallery, Stanthorpe, Qld
- State Crafts Council, Melbourne
- Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart
- University of NSW, Sydney
