Grant Vaughan - Designs in Wood

THE ARTIST • THE WORK • CURRICULUM VITAE

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EXPERIENCE • SELECTED EXHIBITIONS • COLLECTIONS • AWARDS • COMMISSIONS • PUBLICATIONS

Born	1954 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Art Form	Wood sculpture, carving and furniture design


EXPERIENCE
1981-2006 1996-2005 1996 1980 1978-1979	Designer/maker of furniture and carved, sculptural work for exhibition and commission Taught woodcarving and furniture design from workshop Guest lecturer at Australian National University (ANU) Canberra Established Rock Valley Workshop Studied BSc Architecture University of NSW

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 2006 2005/06 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 2002 2002 2001 2000,01,02 2000 1998 1995 1993 1991 1991 1989 1986 1985,87 1984 1983,85,87	Australia – Art & About. Hong Kong Wood Now. Craft Alliance, St.Louis MO &The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, USA Transformations: the Language of Craft. National Gallery of Australia SOFA New York & SOFA Chicago. del Mano Gallery Los Angeles, USA Masterpieces in Wood. Narek Galleries, Tanja, NSW SOFA Chicago represented by del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, USA Red Cedar in Australia, Museum of Sydney One Step Back, Two Steps Forward. Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, USA Surface + Form, Designing Futures Forum. Craftwest. Perth, WA Tweed Wood Art Award: Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, NSW Presiding Officers’ Centenary Acquisitive Craft Prize, Parliament House, ACT SOFA (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art) Chicago, USA. Represented by Narek Galleries, Queanbeyan, NSW The Fine Art of Wood at the Millennium, Bohlen Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, USA Maker’s Mark, Sydney & Melbourne Woodworkers’ Association of NSW. Craftspace, Sydney For Tomorrow, State Library, Sydney Hands On, State Library, Sydney Furniture Next, Directions in Contemporary Australian Furniture. Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne Blaxland Gallery, Sydney Australian Contemporary Furniture, Beaver Galleries, ACT Woodcraft goes to the Opera, Sydney Opera House Australian Portfolio, Beaver Galleries, ACT Craft Expo, Sydney

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COLLECTIONS
2005 1999–2006 2000 2001 1993 1985 1985 1985	National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT Private collections in Australia, USA & Hong Kong Detroit Institute of Arts, Robert M Bohlen Collection, Detroit, USA Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australia Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia Alice Craft Acquisition, Craft Council of the Northern Territory, Australia Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia Henry Kendall Collection, Forestry Commission NSW, Australia

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AWARDS
2001 2000 1996 1993 1989 1989 1985 1984	The Parliamentarians’ Award for Excellence. Presiding Officers’ Centenary Craft Prizes. Parliament House, Canberra Ellis & Baxter Prize, Tweed Wood Art Award Tweed Valley Art Prize. Tweed River Regional Art Gallery Emrys Prize, For Tomorrow Exhibition, Sydney Best Exhibit, Off the Lathe, Melbourne Design Excellence Award. Australian Furniture Design Awards Melbourne Development Grant, Crafts Board of the Australia Council Best Exhibit, Woodcraft ‘84 Exhibition, Australian Forest Development Institute.

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COMMISSIONS
2000 1997 1993 1992 1988	Sculpture. Rail Services Australia Gift to Sister City, Japan. Lismore City Council Mural, U.N. Conference Centre. Bangkok. Department of Foreign Affairs. A.C.T Carved Mirror. The Lodge, Prime Ministers Residence, Canberra. The Australiana Fund. Display Cabinets, Senate Office Entry, Parliament House, Canberra

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PUBLICATIONS
2006 2005 2005 2005 2003 2004 2004 2004 2003 2001 2001 1998 1994 1992 1991 1990 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1985 1984 1984 1982	Australian Wood Review #50. March 2006 Transformations: the language of craft. National Gallery of Australia Australian Wood Review #47. June 2005 interact. contemporary craft in a digital future. Craft Australia 500 Wood Bowls. Bold & Original Designs Blending Tradition & Innovation. Lark Books, USA Red Cedar in Australia. Historic Houses Trust of NSW Sydney Morning Herald. “domain” (June 3). “good weekend” (May 8) crart craft magazine. 11.12 South Korea Shifting Foundations. Craftwest Dances with Woods. craft arts International. Issue 52 “Searching for Simplicity” Australian Wood Review, Issue 33 Timber Living 10 Australian House & Garden, January Making Fine Furniture-Designer/Makers and their Projects. Tom Darby Woodturning, Guild of Master Craftsmen. UK (Autumn) Australian House & Garden, April The Australian Woodworker (January/February) Modern Australian Furniture. Michael Bogle and Peta Landman Jolz and Elfenbein 1/88 West Germany Fine Woodworking Design Book 4, USA Craft Australia Yearbook The Australian Woodworker (September/October) Craft Arts 4 Woodworker. UK (December) Craft Australia Yearbook Craft Australia (Summer)

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