JOHN STEWART

I have worked as a ceramicist for more than 35 years during which time I have explored and developed a wide range of ceramic practices and techniques – from wheel thrown vessels through to sculptural and architectural forms. My current work continues to investigate form and surface which suggest both the footprint of civilization and the patinas of a drought dominated continent.
I have taught ceramics at a tertiary level for the past 25 years and am currently Head Teacher of the Arts & Media Faculty at Lismore TAFE managing programs in Ceramics, Visual Art and Film Making.

Education

1988 - 1989 Diploma of Teaching, Sydney CAE 1975 - 1976 Certificate of Ceramics, East Sydney Technical College 1972 - 1973 HSC Ceramics Major, Richmond River High School

Academic Positions

1994 - present Head Teacher, Arts & Media Faculty, Lismore Campus, TAFE NSW 1994 - present Head Teacher, Arts & Media Faculty, Lismore Campus, TAFE NSW 1993 Teacher of Ceramics, Lismore TAFE NSW (Dubbo, 1988-89) 1977 Teacher of Ceramics, Liverpool Technical College

Exhibitions

2009 Group exhibition, Fusions Gallery, Brisbane 2008 Ceramico, Group Exhibition, Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay 2007 Staff Show, Space Gallery, Lismore TAFE 2006 x25, Group show, Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby 2006 25th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 2006 Converge, Touring exhibition 2006 – 2008, featuring ceramicists from the North Coast Region of NSW, opened at The Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane 2005 Staff Show, Space Gallery, Lismore TAFE 2004 23rd Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 2003 Sculpture – Group Exhibition, Lismore Regional Gallery 2003 25 – A Survey, Lismore Regional Gallery 2003 Legs Eleven, Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney 2003 Ceramics – The Australian and New Zealand Context, Campbelltown City Art Gallery 2002 21st Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 2001 Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show 2000 TAFE Art Teachers, Group Show, Lismore Regional Gallery 2000 19th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 2000 Ceramics – The Australian and New Zealand Context, Campbelltown City Art Gallery 2000 The Millennium Platter Show, Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney 1999 18th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 1998 Northern Resonance, Group Show, “Hyperclay”, Gulgong 1997 Short Listed, Magellan Street Public Art Project, Lismore Regional Art Gallery 1997 16th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 1996 Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show 1995 14th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition 1977 - 1995 Marketed and exhibited work in Sydney, The Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW. Represented in “Crafted North”, a 1984 Lismore Regional Art Gallery curated traveling exhibition.

Awards

2000 Merit Award - Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award 1996 Highly Commended - Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show 1995 Honorable Mention - Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award

Publications

2008 500 Plates, Platters and Charges, Lark Books, Asheville, USA 2000 Wood-fired Ceramics, Contemporary Practices   Ceramics Art & Perception – Issues 54 and 52   Ceramics Technical Issues 9 and 24   Pottery in Australia – Volumes 30/3 and 38/2