SIMON BOWLEY

 

                                                  CURRICULUM VITAE


1978-79                      Studied Ceramics Canberra School of Art

1980-82           Established ceramics studio at Canberra, making wheel-formed stoneware.

1983-84           Certificate III Ceramics East Sydney Technical College

1985                Taught ceramics at remote schools throughout Qld. N.T. & W.A.  with Australia Council and Aboriginal Arts Council assistance.

1986-91                      Established Kinka Pottery and Gallery at Duffy’s Forrest, Sydney with four other potters,  supplying galleries and fulfilling orders. 

1991-03           Established ceramic studio at Wildes Meadow, NSW, making a range of  wheelfomed and handbuilt pottery. Built 9m anagama kiln at Wildes Meadow.             

1993                Worked for six months in Germany at Topferei Am Murmberg making salt glazed tableware and one off pieces.   

1995               Spent eight months making individual pieces at The Experimental Workshop of Ceramics, Coycoacan, Mexico.

1996-02         Producing and exhibiting from Wildes Meadow studio, including a wide range of wheel and hand-formed ceramics, decorated using texturing, wax resist and slip techniques under mid-range and stoneware glazes.

2002-15         Producing and exhibiting from Moss Vale studio using a wide variety of techniques, including wood and gas fired ceramics.

2005               Commissioned to design and produce 52sq.m.hexagonal tiles for private house at Milton Park, NSW

1998-09         Part time teacher in Ceramics at Goulburn TAFE, Arts and Media including Diploma of Fine Art, Certificate III Ceramics, Certificate I Visual Arts,    Aboriginal Arts & Cultural Practices and TVET secondary students (mainstream and special needs). Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Practices at Goulburn Correctional Centre.

1999-12         Part time teacher Moss Vale TAFE, Arts and Media. Teaching a wide range of units including Certificate I. II, III IV and Diploma of Ceramics.
2013-15              Resident and  teacher at Sturt Pottery, Mittagong Australia
 

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT

                              1999    Vital initial teaching and learning course, Goulburn TAFE

                              2002    Teaching indigenous students, one day workshop Nowra TAFE

                              2002    Tanja Woodfire, Ceramics conference.

                              2002    Attend Documenta, Kassel Germany.

                              2003    Staff training/ induction at Goulburn Correctional Centre

                              2004    Course development Seminar ( Arts and Media), Sydney TAFE

                              2008    Attend ‘Sturt Woodfire’ conference.

                              2009    Attend Australian Ceramics Triennale Sydney

                              2010    Professional Developement- Delivering OHS Units, Goulburn TAFE.

                              2011    Certificate IV TAE
                              
                              2014    Attend 'On the Edge Of The Shelf' Wood fire event Mystery Bay

                             2015    Attend the Australian Nation Ceramics Conference Canberra
                             



SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

                              1984                East Sydney Technical College Ceramics Exhibition

                              1986-90           Kinka Pottery Yearly Exhibitions

                              1989                Breewood Gallery, Katoomba

                              1990                Clay Things Gallery, Balgowlah

                              1990-91           Australian Craft Show, Solo Exhibition,Sydney

                              1993                Topferei Am Murmberg, Germany

                              1995                Taller Experimental de Ceramico, Coyoacan, Mexico

                              1996-99           Robertson Pottery

                              1996-01           Fitzroy Visitors' Centre - Annual Solo Exhibitions

                              1996-05           Gallery "J", Bowral

                              1996-05           Hume Pottery, Berrima

                              2005-12           Ongoing exhibition of work at King Studio, Milton

                              2006-7             Studio Trail, Mittagong

                               2008                Sturt Woodfire, Local Potters Exhibition

                              2009                ‘Beaker Culture’ Flinders St Gallery Sydney

                              2015                Turn, Turn, Turn: 60 years of Ceramics, National Art School, Sydney

                              2005-15           Annual Open Studio at Moss Vale

                               

                              COLLECTIONS

                              Work  held in private collections in Australia, Germany, England,

Mexico and the  U.S.