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Bethany Harrison Wheeler
29 . 4 . 1979
Education::
2001 - 2003, Master of Fine Art - by Research - Glass, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University
2000, Bachelor of Art, Ceramic Design - Glass - 1st class Honours, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University
1997 - 1999, Bachelor of Art, Ceramic Design - Glass, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University
Selected Exhibitions:: April 2010, Miscellany, Frankston Arts Center, Frankston, vic
2009, Encore Encore, Vienna, Austria 2009, MM09, Kirra Gallery, Federation Square, Vic 2009, Design :: Made :: Trade, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Vic 2009, Art Melbourne represented by Glass Plus Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2009, Encore, Glass Artists Gallery, Glebe, NSW
2008, SOFA Chicago, represented by Kirra Gallery, USA
2008, Entanglement, Manningham Gallery, Vic
2008, Ranamok Glass Prize - Finalist, Touring Nationally
2008, Glass Now Weekend, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, USA
2008, Some Like it Hot, Glass Plus Gallery, South Melbourne, Vic
2008, Art Melbourne represented by Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
2008, Bethany Wheeler, Les Baxter & Elizabeth Mavrick, Kirra Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne, Vic
2007, Ranamok Glass Prize - Finalist, Touring Nationally
2007, Generation M, Kirra Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne, Vic
2006, Glass Plus Five, Glass Plus Gallery, South Melbourne, Vic
2006, Ranamok Glass Prize - Finalist, Touring Nationally
2006, Synthesis: Fusing + Kiln Forming, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA
2006, Worn, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Nsw
2006, Fire, Australian Wildlife Gallery, Bairnsdale, Vic
2005, Artworks Gallery, Southport, Qld
2005, Element, 1000C, Avalon, Nsw
2005, Monash Glass 25 Years, Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Vic
2005, Journey Through the Flame, Kirra Gallery, Southbank, Vic
2005, Southern Lights, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, Sa
2005, Summer Heat, Object, Sydney, Nsw
2005, Coastline, 1000C, Avalon, Nsw
2004, Nine Glass Steps, Steps Gallery, Carlton, Vic
2004, To be or not to be....jewelled, Fusions Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Qld
2004, Eye 4 Design: the new frontier of Australian Industry, Daley Gallery, Kew, Vic
2004, Harvest II, New Talents in Glass and Ceramics, Quadrivium, Sydney, Nsw
2004, Artworks Gallery, Southport, Qld
2003, Palette Contemporary Art & Craft, Albquerque, NM, USA
2003, The Annexe, Quadrivium, Sydney, Nsw
2003, An Investigation into the Dialogue between Natural and Constructed Environments, Master of Fine Art Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery, Monash University, Vic
2003, City of Hobart Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas
2003, Forte, New Contemporaries Gallery, Sydney, Nsw
2002, The Shin Kong Mitsukoshi International Glass Art Festival, Taiwan
2002, In3door / Out3door, Mira Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2002, Clearing, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, Vic
2002, Texture, Glass Artists Gallery, Glebe, Nsw
2001, Ausglass Glass Walk, A.R.T. Gallery Eden, Melbourne, Vic
2000, Spark Combined Honours Exhibition, The Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Vic
2000, Insert, Graduating Exhibition, Monash University, Vic
2000, Emerging Artist Program, Bulle Galleries, Melbourne, Vic
1999, @ninety9, Graduating Exhibition, Monash University, Vic
1999, Association of Sculptors of Victoria, Tina Wencher Prize, Telstra Centre, Melbourne, Vic
Awards::
1999, Glass Studio Award for Outstanding 3rd Year In Glass, Monash University
1999, Yarra Valley Grammar School Aquisitive Prize
Publications::
SOFA Chicago, Craft Arts International, p., 72, #75, 2009
Ranamok Glass Prize 2008, Dan Klein, Craft Arts International, p., 98, # 75, 2009
Ranamok Glass Prize 2007, Dr Norris Ioannou, Craft Arts International, p., 102. #72, 2008
25 Years Monash Glass, Stephan Crafti, The Age Newspaper, May 16, 2005
A Touch of Glass, Hearld Sun Newpaper, September 25, 2004
2002 Shin Kong Mitsukoshi International Glass Arts Festival, Dr. jerry King, Craft Arts International, p., 88-90, # 56, 2002-03
Balgo Glass, Kristin McFarlane, Craft Culture, Craft Victoria, Vol.3, No.245, Summer, 3/2003 Balgo Glass, This Side Up, p., 14, 4/2002
The Next Generation, young designers get noisy, shine a light, Monument Architecture & Design, #44, p., 44, October/November, 2001
Empty Vessels Make the Most Meaningful Sound, Robert Nelson, Today Review, The Age Newspaper, January 31, 2001
Collections::
National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Collection, NSW
Yarra Valley Grammar School Collection, Vic
Various private collections in Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, France, USA, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand & Japan
Teaching Experience::
2008 - 2010 Sessional Lecturer, Glass Studio, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Vic
2001 - 2008 Research Associate, Glass Studio, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Deign, Monash University, Vic
2002 - 2003 Sessional Lecturer, Glass Studio, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Vic
2001 - 2009 Warm Glass Short Course Instructor, Glass Studio, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Vic
2001 - 2008 Instructor of various glass fusing, slumping & casting short courses including Crystal Stubbs Glass Studio, The Stained Glass Shed, AEV, The Salvation Army Crisis Services - Young Womens' Project
Professional Experience::
2010, Associate Member, EOS Cluster, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University, Vic
2002 - 2010 Various private and corporate commissions including, Bathurst 1000 Trophies, Governor of Victoria Export Awards 2002-2009, Yellow Pages Business Ideas Grants 05, State of Design Festival - The Melbourne Prize, Toyota Australia & The Victorian Government, Victorian Racing Commission, World Education Program International, Panpa, Savewater! Awards, Monash University Networking Groups, Monash University Distinguished Alumni Awards, Monash Marketing Awards, MBA Leadership Forums & Monash Research Awards
2008-2010, Ausglass Co-State Rep
2002, Recipient of Ian Potter Foundation Cultural Grant for the purchase of new equipment to create a new body of work
2002, Workshop assistant, Waryliti Artists, working with indigenous artists to create glass coolamons and panels, Balgo Hills, Wa
2002, Established 1000 Degrees glass forming studio, Melbourne, Vic
2001, Choosen to represent Monash University to speak at the Ausglass Student Seminar / Forum at the 12th Biennial Ausglass Confrence, Melbourne
1998, Finalist in the Thomas Foundation Pilchuck Scholarship Competition, representing Monash University