B Jane Cowie  


Curriculum Vitea



Born

1962 Wollongong, NSW



Biography

2005

Artist and Designer, Synergraphic Design, architectural glass design company, Singapore

Instructor, Hot Glass Course, Glass Furnace, Turkey

2004

Masters of Visual Arts, A Glassmakers Perspective: history and practice of glassmaking in SA, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA.

Glass Artist and Designer, Synergraphic Design, an architectural glass and design company, Singapore

Invited Artist, 2nd International Bosphorus Glass Festival, Isatanbul, Turkey

Part-time Lecturer, Contemporary Glass Course, National University of Singapore

Instructor, Hot Glass Course, Glass Furnace, Turkey

2003

Founder, East Coast Studio Glass workshop, Singapore

Glass Lecturer, Lasalle-SIA, College of the Arts, Singapore

Applied Ideas, Craftsouth, a collaborative design project with manufacturers and designer/makers, SA

Board Member, (President) Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd, Isolation: Collaboration Conference 2003

2002

Board member, (President), Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd, Isolation: Collaboration Conference 2003

Instructor, The Basic Bubble, Glass Furnace, Turkey

Self-employed glass artist and designer/maker
(since 1990)

Consultant, Eisch Factory Project, Frauenau, Germany

2001

Board Member, JamFactory: Contemporary Craft and Design, SA (since 1995)

Board Member, (Vice-President) Craftsouth: Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design, SA (since 1993)

2000

Board Member, (Secretary) Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artist Ltd, Uncharted Waters Conference 2001

Sessional Lecturer, University of South Australia

1999

Sessional Lecturer, University of South Australia, SA

1998

Curator, locate/relocate, exhibition touring to regional galleries in SA and NSW

Sessional Lecturer, South Australian School of Art, SA

1997

Curator, locate/relocate,, exhibition touring to regional galleries in WA

Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA

Founding member, blue pony, glassmakers studio, Adelaide, SA

1995 - 1996

Studio tenant, Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide, SA

Board Member, Craft Council of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

1993 - 1995

Board Member, (Secretary), Ausglass: The National Association of Glass Artist, Heart of Glass Conference 1995

Student, Pino Signoretto's class, Pilchuck Glass School, USA

Toured Japan giving Slide Lectures

1994

Teachers Assistant, Ruth King's class, Pilchuck Glass School, USA

Student, Josiah McElheny's class, Pilchuck Glass School, USA

1993

Student, Martin Blank's class, Pilchuck Glass School, USA

1992 - 1995

Self employed glass maker and designer

Built and operated the Spinifex Glass Studio, Woodside, SA

1991 - 1992

One year working in glass studios and factories in Japan

1990

Self-employed glassmaker, Adelaide, SA

1989 - 1990

Trainee at the Jam Factory Workshops, Adelaide, SA

1988 - 1989

Assistant for glass designer, Iestyn Davis, England

1988

Assistant for glass artist, Ursula Huth, Germany

Assistant for glass blowers, Claude and Nicolas Morin, France

1983- 1988

Travelled and worked in England, Europe and America. Visited studios, galleries and glassmaking factories

Attended British Artists in Glass Conference, England

1981 - 1983

Degree in Visual Arts, (Glass and Sculpture) Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW




Solo Exhibitions

2005

obedience…. Artyfakt Gallery, Singapore

Memento: objects of connectivity, Prospect Gallery, SA

2004

Displaced: objects of nostalgia and other souvenirs, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Singapore

2003

chenille2, Zu Design Gallery, Adelaide, SA

Visual Display of Research Findings, as partial fulfillment of the requirements for a degree Masters of Visual Arts, J111 Gallery, University of South Australia, SA

1999

luggage: collected and carried, Object Galleries, Sydney, NSW

1996

Collections and Collectables, Urban Cow Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1995

Inflorescence, Gallery 2, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA

Foliage, Glass Artist Gallery, Sydney, NSW

1992

Floating Dreams, Nakamori Gallery, Sapporo, Japan

Dolphins & Driftnets, Gallery COM, Tokyo, Japan

1991

Carnevale, Asato Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Flight of Fancy, Shotoko Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1985

Thorns and Feelings, Performing Shark Centre, Wollongong, NSW



Two Person Exhibitions

2003

chenille, Gallows Gallery, Perth, WA

1995

An incongruous conception of the fancy, Sym Choon Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1994

Canopy, Craftspace Gallery, Sydney, NSW

1993

Entice, Craftspace Gallery, Sydney, NSW



Selected Group Exhibitions

2005

Contemporoary Australian Studio Glass Exhibition, Gaffer Gallery, Hong Kong and The Arts House, Singapore

CoolWomen – HotGlass / HotWomen – CoolGlass, Ariana Gallery, USA

Heykel: cam ocagi sanatcilari
Artisan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

Wishlist, SALA Festival Exhibition, Craftsouth, SA

Ausglass Members Exhibition, Central Gallery, SA

2004

HOTWORKS, Synerg, Singapore

Glass Art, The Touch, Singapore

2003

Australian Glass Exhibition, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

The Visible Man, Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark

infatuated, Sunjin Gallery, Singapore

Ausglass Members Exhibition, Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA

Artisians in the Gardens, Lions Gate Lodge Gallery, Sydney, NSW

2002

A Female Perspective, Kirra Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

Mitsukoshi Ausglass Exhibition, touring exhibition, Taiwan

Flair, Ausglass Members' Exhibition, Perth, WA

2001

GlassState 2001, JamFactory Gallery, Adelaide, SA

Ausglass Members' Exhibition, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

Figuratively Speaking, Kirra Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

Bombay Sapphire Martini Glass Collection, Western Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

2000

House, J111 Gallery, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Sand + Fire = Glass, Aptos Cruz Gallery, Adelaide, SA

9”x12”, National Touring Exhibition of Paintings, Australia

Australian Glass 2000, Masterworks Gallery, New Zealand

1999

Off-White, Gallery 2, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA

Art, Design, the Process, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW

Relocated, Artspace Gallery, Adelaide, SA

Ausglass Members' Exhibition, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW

9"x12", National Touring Exhibition of Paintings, Australia

Australian Glass 2000, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

1998

locate/relocate, touring exhibition to regional galleries in WA, SA and NSW

SOFA, Chicago, USA

Alice Springs Acquisition Prize, Crafts Council of NT, Alice Springs, NT

1997

On the Tide, SA Maritime Museum, Port Adelaide, SA

Ausglass Members' Exhibition, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW

1996

Australian Glass: A recent View, Belvetro Glass Gallery, California, USA

A Matter of Weight, touring regional galleries in NSW

Studio Glass, Art and Design Gallery, Brisbane, QLD

1995

Ausglass Members' Exhibition, Jam Factory Galleries, Adelaide, SA

1994

Four Women and a Furnace, touring exhibition to regional galleries in SA

1993

Studio Glass Design, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW

1991

10th Anniversary Australian Glass Triennial, National Touring Exhibition, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW

100 Goblets, Nakama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1990

Masterworks, Parnell Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand


Awards

2002

Arts SA, Arts Project Assistance, to develop a new body of work for the chenille exhibition

1998

Istituto Europeo di Design, Scholarship for the Advanced Glass Design Study Program, Italy

1997

Australia Council, Visual Arts and Crafts Fund, Presentation and Promotions Grant to curate the exhibition locate/relocate

1996

Australia Council, Visual Arts and Crafts Fund, Projects Grant to develop new exhibition work, luggage: collected and carried

1995

Department for the Arts and Cultural Development, Arts Projects Assistance Scheme, to develop new production work

1993

South Australian Government Quick Response Grant to present the Entice exhibition

1984

ANZ Glass Prize, Highly Recommended, Sydney, NSW

1983

Hot Glass Achievement Award, Sydney, NSW

Collections

Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW

Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark

National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Marzel Heider Private Collection, Switzerland

Alice Springs Acquisition Collection, Crafts Council of NT

Diamond Valley Art Acquisition, VIC


Selected Bibliography

2005

Glass arts, The Advertiser,  9 May, p.16
Thoughts of home – and its rituals, The Adelaide Review, May 13-26, p. 28

New glass order,  ARTS, The Advertiser, May 25, p.78
Looking through glass, UniSA News, September 2005, p. 8

Glass of their own, Sunday Morning Post, The Review, HK, May 8, p. 9

Memento: objects of connectivity, Exhibition Catalgue, SA

www.eos.sunderland.ac.uk:
8080/ gateway_to_glass/
htmlsite/h_journal_
nonrefereed_cowie.htm

2004

The Art of (Hot) Glass, South East Asia Building, Nov-Dec, p.52

Displaced:Objects of Nostaligia and Other Souvenirs, Alliance Francoise De Singapour Newsletter, Vol 3, Issue 6, June p. 2

Displaced:Objects of Nostaligia and Other Souvenirs, Alliance Francoise De Singapour Newsletter, Vol 3, Issue 7/8, July/August p. 2

Glass Act, Streets, Friday, July 23, p. 8

The Glass Artist, The Straits Times, The Sunday Times, August 29, p. 27

Icinde Birikenleri, dokuyor, Askam Pazar, Istanbul August 1, p. 16

2003

chenille, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

New Glass School opens in Istanbul, Craft Arts International, No 57. p.115

www.artseeninwa.com/
chenille.html

Jane recreates French in glass, Messenger Newspaper, April 9, p. 14

New Solo Exhibition at Zu Design, On Rundle, Autumn, p. 6 and p. 17

Shards of Memory, The Advertiser, April 6, p. 115

Deconstructing the 50's, Adelaide Matters, Issue 35, April, p. 18

Tufty, The Adelaide Review, May, p. 15

1999

luggage: collected and carried, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

www.bjanecowie.on.net

 

1998

Arts Review, The Weekend Australian, 17-18 April, p. 23

Exhibition Review, locate/relocate, Object, No. 3, pp. 17-19

locate/relocate, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

1997

Masters of their Craft, Dr Noris Ioannou

Voyage of Discovery, the Advertiser, May 9, p. 26

Jane dances with Glass, Sunday Mail, June 11, p. 11

1996

A Matter of Weight, Exhibition Catalogue, NSW

Australian Glass Strikes resonance in Singapore, Craft Arts International, No. 38, p. 108

W'gong gallery to feel the Weight, The Advertiser, July 10, p. 8

1995

Memory and the carnivore, Adelaide Review, July, pp. 31-32

Australian Studio Glass, The Movement, Its Makers and Their Art, Dr Noris Ioannou

The Ruling Passion, Craft Arts International, No. 33, pp. 60-63

Inflorescence, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

B.J.Cowie, Art Pictorial, Vol. 5, p. 10

Flower power shows blooming artisty of life, The Advertiser, June 8, p. 24

Australian Studio Glass, Redgum, No. 2, p. 39

Profile: Inflorescence, SA Crafts, No. 2, pp. 10-11

Seductive Power of Glass, The Advertiser, Feb 1

Heart of Glass, The Adelaide Review, Feb, p. 25

The Looking Glass, The Advertiser, Jan 29, p. 14

Outrageous but appropriate, the Advertiser, April 29,
p. 30

1994

Deep Blue Sea, The Courier, April 20, p. 20

Jane’s work ready to sparkle in Japan, TheAdvertiser, April 30, p. 3

SA work dominates showcase glass event, The Advertiser, September 21, p. 30

The Cutting Edge: Attitude and Metaphor, Periphery, Issue No. 21, November, pp. 25-27

The Cutting Edge, Neusglas, pp. 41-45

The Cutting Edge, Craft Arts, Issue 32, pp. 93-95

Ready to Sparkle, The Advertiser, April 30, p. 4

1993

Dolphines in Light, Object, Spring, pp. 4-5

1992

Portfolio, Glasswork, No. 11, p. 35

B.J.Cowie, Otaru Yumiuri, No. 70, p. 1

A new studio for Adelaide, SA Crafts, No. 4

Publications

2004

Singapore Correspondent, for Glashaus Magazine, Germany

2003

chenille, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

Australian Correspondent, for Glashaus Magazine, Germany

2002

Australian Correspondent, for Glashaus Magazine, Germany

Feeling isolated, then collaborate, Craft Arts International, No. 56, pp. 105-106

2001

Australian Correspondent, for Glashaus Magazine, Germany

2000

New Opportunities: artists working with manufacturers, Ausglass Newsletter, Winter, 2000

1999

luggage: collected and carried, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

1998

locate/relocate, Exhibition Catalogue, SA

1992

Translated from the Japanese, SA Crafts, Issue 1-2, pp. 2-3

1991

Haruna Glass Experience, SA Crafts, Issue No 3, p. 12

       

Professional Associations

2004

Founding Member, Glass Artist Association of Singapore, Singapore

Board Member, Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd (since 1999)

2003

Board Member, Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd (since 1999)

Member, Object: Centre for Contemporary Craft, NSW (since 1993)

Member, Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd (since 1983)

Member, Craftsouth: Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design (since 1989)

2002

Board Member (President) Ausglass: National Association of Glass Artists Ltd, (since 1999)

Board Member, (Vice-President) Craftsouth, Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design, SA
(since 1993)

2001

Board Member, JamFactory: Contemporary Craft and Design, SA (since 1995)

Board Member (Vice-President) Craftsouth, Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design, SA, (since 1993)

1998-2000

Board Member, (Secretary) Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd

1995-98

State Representative for SA, Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd

1993-95

Board Member, (Secretary) Ausglass: the National Association of Glass Artists Ltd

Committee Member, Ausglass Workshop Co-ordinating Committee

1992

Treasurer, Onkaparinga Valley Tourist Association, SA

Lecturing, Teaching, Training

2005

Workshop teacher, Hot Glass, Glass Furnace, Turkey

Private Instructor, private students, Singapore

2004

Workshop Teacher, Hot Glass Course, Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey

Part-time Lecturer, Contemporary Glass Course, National University of Singapore

Instructor, Kiln Glass Courses, East Coast Studio Glass Workshops, Singapore

2003

Glass Lecturer, Lasalle-SIA, College of the Arts, Singapore

Private Glassmaking Instructor, private students, Adelaide

2002

Workshop Teacher, The Basic Bubble, Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey

Workshop Teacher, Glass Bubbles, Edith Cowan University Glass Studio, Perth, WA

Glass Blowing Instructor, private students, SA
(since 1995)

2001

Workshop Teacher, Hot Glass, Bild-Werk Summer School, Frauenau, Germany

2000

Sessional Lecturer, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Workshop Co-ordinator, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Artist in Residence Co-ordinator, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

 

1999

Lecturer, kiln working, hot working and cold working South Australian School of Art

Workshop teacher, Kiln Working: slumping and fusing, South Australian Country Arts Trust, regional South Australia

Workshop teacher, Kiln Working: pate-de-verre, South Australian Country Arts Trust, regional South Australia

Sessional Lecturer, University of South Australia, SA

Workshop Teacher, SA Country Arts Trust, regional SA

1998

Sessional Lecturer, University of South Australia, SA

Workshop Teacher, Canes and Murrinis, Eumundi Winter School, Eumundi, QLD

1996

Workshop Teacher, Glass Blowing, Eumundi Winter School, Eumundi, QLD

1994

Guest Lecturer, University of South Australia, SA

Teachers Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School, USA

Slide Lectures in Glass Schools, Japan

One Day Glass Blowing Demonstration, University of South Australia, SA

1992-94

Trainer, individual glassblowers at the Spinifex Glass Studio, SA

1992

Guest Lecturer, North Adelaide School of Art, Adelaide, SA

1991

Guest Lecturer, Tokyo Glass Institute, Japan

1986

Painting and Drawing Teacher, Summer Camp New York, USA