Shona Wilson
   



Faultline, 2006
Twigs & coral
85 x 85 x 5 cm



Fossilization series no.1, 2006
Diatom, Norfolk Island pine & seed pods (available in bronze)
300 x 160 x 15 cm



Ley - lined, 2006
Twigs & coral
85 x 85 x 5 cm



Patternation No.10, 2006

67 x 67 x 7.5 cm (framed)



Patternation No.8, 2006

67 x 67 x 7.5 cm (framed)



Patternation No.1, 2006
Twigs, wings & seedpods
65 x 65 x 7.5 cm (framed)



Patternation No.9, 2006
Twigs, wings, feather & bluebottle
67 x 67 x 7.5 cm



Patternation No.2, 2006
Twigs, bluebottle & feather
65 x 65 x 7.5 cm (framed)



Patternation No.2 (detail), 2006
Twigs, sea-urchin & bluebottle
67 x 67 x 7.5 cm (framed)



Sea-quilt, 2005
Fish scales, copper wire, fish egg
70 x 150 x 10 cm (framed)



Sea-quilt (detail), 2005
Fish scales, copper wire, fish egg
70 x 150 x 10 cm (framed)



Streamline no.3, 2005
Twigs & coral
112 x 122 x 5 cm



Streamline No.2, 2005
Twigs, lichen
126 x 126 x 5cm, Detail



Net no.2 2005 - detail
Kelp holdfasts & cicada
38 x 38 cm



Streamline No.1, 2004
Twigs and banksia
Detail of a dyptich: 91 x 315 x 6cm



Surface Tension Wall No. 1, 2004
Bluebottles and natural materials
78 x 74 cm



Wall no 2, 2004, Filtering
Feathers
120 x 80 cm



Leaf Keep, 2003
Various natural materials
30 x 15 x 3 cm



En-trance, 2003
Sea urchin on board
52 x 30 x 10 cm



Fortress no.7, 2006
Ceramic & twigs
50 x 45 x 25 cm



Fortress no.4, 2006
Ceramic & twigs
15 x 16 x 13 cm



Fortress no.4 (detail), 2006
Ceramic & twigs
15 x 16 x 13 cm



Fortress no.5, 2006
Ceramic & banksia
27 x 19 x 10 cm



Fortress no.6, 2006
Ceramic, fern & seedpods
24 x 18 x 11 cm



Fortress no.8, 2006
Ceramic, coral, copper wire & seedpods
58 x 29 x 13 cm



Fortress no.9, 2006
Ceramic, twigs & crab claws
64 x 10 x 12 cm



Fortress no.10, 2006
Ceramic & twigs
36 x 21 x 14 cm



Fortress No.2, 2005
Detail



Fortress No.1, 2005
Detail



Flotilla series, 2003
Ceramic and natural materials
x x cm



Mother & Child, 2003
Ceramic and natural materials
65 x 80 x 7 cm



Elevated Vessel, 2000
Ceramic
20 x 32 x 10 cm
$2,500



Wintering, 2000
Ceramic & twigs
18 x 8 x 1.5 cm - 9 x 7 x 1.5 cm

      

BIOGRAPHY

“Nature is not the subject of my work, but the source of it.“ *1

The repetitive use of nature's detritus brings me closer to understanding the world I share. Forms and structures within nature inform all man made architectures. The materials themselves are storehouses of knowledge and information. They act as 'keys', unlocking doors to memory, history and imagination.

“At moments of wonder it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture the thunder and the tinkle, …the near and the far.“ *2

*1 Unknown
*2 Life of Pi, Yann Martel

Education

1987 -
 Part- time studies in Sculpture, Printmaking and Life-drawing, National Art School, East Sydney.
1988–1990 -
 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sculpture Major, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney University.
1998 -
 Part-time study in jewellery/metalwork, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle, Sydney
1991- 2000 -
 Part-time studies in ceramics. Bondi Community Centre, Randwick TAFE, National Art School, East Sydney.
2002- 2003 -
 Surface Treatment- Ceramics Training Programme, Northern Beaches TAFE, Sydney

Solo Exhibitions

1996 -
Federation Zen Artefact Gallery, Sydney
1997 -
Federation Zen Artefact Gallery, Sydney
1998 -
Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
2000 -
Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
2002 -
New Work, Gallery 101, Melbourne
2003 -
New Work, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
2005 -
“Re – Kindle” – survey show, Manly Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney
2006 -
"Align", Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne

Group Exhibitions

1991 -
Osmosis, Airspace Gallery, Sydney
1992 -
Socket, First Draft West Gallery, Sydney
1993 -
Batmania, The Water City of Wax. Fifth Australian Sculpture Triennial, Yarra River, Melbourne
Batmania, Cities. First Draft West Gallery, Sydney
1994 -
Air-pocket. Entis Eidos, Eco- Design Foundation, Sydney
The Solar Powered Bat-Pack, Festival of the Winds, Sydney
1995 -
Prints, Sydney Fringe Festival, Sydney
1997 -
Cluster, Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney
1998 -
Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney
2000 -
Olympic Arts Festival, Sydney Scene, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
2001 -
"Extinction Denied", Volvo Gallery, Sydney
2003 -
"Second Life - New Life", Manly Regional Gallery, Sydney
2003 -
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, "Interlace", Selected Group Exhibition - Finalist
2005 -
NOW – contemporary Australian artists, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, Selected Group Exhibition
2005 -
Inaugural Exhibition – “Stable Launch”, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne

Awards

2003 -
Selected, Natural History Art Prize – South Australia
2004 -
Selected, Blake Prize

Publications

 Object Magazine, no.1 1998, "Profile-Shona Wilson"
Belle Magazine, Oct / Nov 2000, "Generation Next - Shona Wilson"
Art In Australia, Vol 38 No. 4 2001, "Gallery" p.602
ABC TV - Sunday Program, 24 June 2001, Profile - Shona Wilson, Produced by Wendy Boynton
Ceramics; Art and Perception No. 47 2002, Shona Wilson's Other Pathways, Karen Weiss
Vogue Living, May / June 2004
Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum – Visual Arts, Aug 2005, John McDonald - review
ABC Radio 702, Aug 2005, Henry Mullholland – review
Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum - “The Hot Seat”, Jan 2006, Cath Keenan - profile
Australian Art Collector magazine, Jan 2006, "Most Collectable Artists List"
Salvage and Detrius, Craft Arts International No. 66, 2006
Art Around the Galleries, A2 Culture and Life, The Age – Megan Backhouse, 2006
My Art, ABC Sunday Arts 2006, Shelley Hornton, Producer, 2006

Commissions / Collections

 "Art Houses", Public, permanent installation, Arthouse Hotel, Sydney, Sept 2001
Smorgan Family Collection, Melbourne, Nov 2002
Shepparton Regional Gallery, Ceramics Collection, Victoria, Nov 2002
Macquarie Bank Acquisition, Nov 2004
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Ceramic Collection, Sydney, Sept 2005
Macquarie Bank Acquisition, Dec 2005