Ian Mowbray
Artwork courtesy of the artist and Dianne Tanzer Gallery
“Glass is my addiction. I have laughed, cried and bled over this material. When you see my work I hope you experience a similar sensation.”
Selected group and solo exhibitions
2008 Dead country, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
Glass miniatures, Workshop Bilk, Canberra
Australian own car, Jam Factory, with Margaret Dodd, Adelaide
2007 Shadowbox, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
City of Hobart Art Prize, Tasmania
5th Cheongju International Craft Competition, Korea
2005 Glass jewellery and objects, workshop, Bilk, NSW
Sweetcheeks, GAS Conference, Adelaide
Tom Malone Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia
2004 New Social Commentaries, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Vic.
2002 Everlasting Story / Disposable Tools, Object Gallery, Customs House, Sydney
Transparent things: Expressions in glass, Australia National Gallery (travelling
exhibition)
2001 Glass State, Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide
Sand + Fire = Glass, Aptos Cruz Galleries, Stirling, SA
Blessed be the work: Australian contemporary design in Jewish ceremony II,
Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne
Craftfeast, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide
Dame Nancy Buttfield Decorative Arts Exhibition, Ayers House Museum, Adelaide.
2000 Craftfeast, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide
National Trust Dame Nancy Buttfield Decorative Arts Exhibition, Ayers
Awards 1988 to 2007
5th Cheongju International Craft Competition, Korea, Artist in Residence at ANU School of Art Glass Workshop, Australia Council - New Work Grant, Arts SA - Quick Response Grant, Craft South – grant, RAIA (SA) - Award of Merit, RAIA (SA) – Commendation, Australia Council - Workshop Development Grant.
Collections
Ian Mowbray’s work is in the collections of GlasMuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark; Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery; Art Gallery of South Australia; Queensland Art Gallery; Powerhouse Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney; Victorian State Craft Collection, Melbourne; Diamond Valley Art Award Collection, Melbourne.