February 2010
Date of Birth |
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| 1979 | Canberra |
Studio Practice |
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| 2008- | Studio MG1 with Katheryn Leopoldseder, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne |
| 05-08 | Studio Hacienda with Blanche Tilden, Abbotsford Melbourne |
Training |
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| 2005 | Emerging Artist Mentorship with Blanche Tilden, Melbourne |
| 98-01 | Bachelor of Visual Arts – Gold and Silversmithing – First Class Honours School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra |
Grants and Awards |
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| 2010 | Australia Council New Work Grant – Established Category |
| Copyright Agency Limited – Creative Industries’ Career Fund – Travel Grant | |
| 2008 | Victorian Premier’s Design Mark for General Assembly with Blanche Tilden |
| 2007 | Arts Victoria – Arts Development Creation Funding for Location Devices |
| 2006 | City of Melbourne Arts Grant for General Assembly with Blanche Tilden |
| 2005 | Australia Council Emerging Artist Mentorship Grant from CraftACT |
| Australia Council New Work Grant – Emerging Category | |
| 2003 | Graduate Residency Gold and Silversmithing Workshop, Canberra School of Art |
| 2001 | Canberra School of Art Alumni Award |
One and Two Person Exhibitions |
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| 2009 | Location Devices solo exhibition, Metalab, Sydney |
| General Assembly Open Studio 09 Phoebe Porter and Blanche Tilden, State of Design Festival, Melbourne | |
| 2008 | Location Devices solo exhibition as part of the Melbourne Design Festival, e.g.etal, Melbourne |
| 2005 | General Assembly Open House 08 Phoebe Porter and Blanche Tilden, Canberra Glassworks |
| 2007 | General Assembly Canberra Phoebe Porter and Blanche Tilden, Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan |
| 2006 | Est.2005 Phoebe Porter and Blanche Tilden, Craft ACT, Canberra |
| 2004 | Wings 2004 Phoebe Porter, in the series Elements of Canberra (Metal) CraftACT, Canberra |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Artisan, Brisbane |
| Uncontained Craft ACT, Canberra | |
| The First Show Pin-up – Architecture & Design Project Space, Melbourne | |
| Contemporary Wearables 11 Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba | |
| Winter Neckpieces Studio 20/17, Sydney | |
| For Your Ears Only oneofftwo Contemporary Jewellery, Nungurner, Victoria | |
| 2010 | By Example Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan |
| Clean Lines Mercator Studios, as part of State of Design Festival, Melbourne | |
| National Contemporary Jewellery Award Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith | |
| 2009 | Art Work School of Art Gallery ANU School of Art, Canberra |
| Contemporary Wearables Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba | |
| Alumina graduates from gold and silversmithing, Foyer gallery, ANU School of Art, Canberra | |
| 2008 | Designersblock as part of the London Design Festival, represented by Fossick, London |
| In the Making member’s exhibition at Craft Victoria, Melbourne | |
| Convent Salon c3 Gallery, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne | |
| National Contemporary Jewellery Award Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith | |
| 2007 | Smart Works: Design and the Handmade Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
| Moving Parts e.g.etal, as part of Pop-ups for Melbourne Design Festival, Melbourne | |
| Glass Jewellery 07 Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan | |
| General Assembly as part of Solutions for Better Living curated by Kate Rhodes, Craft Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 50 Brooches Craft Queensland, Brisbane | |
| New Under the Sun: Australian Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony 3, Jewish Museum of Australia | |
| 2006 | Catch on SALA festival, Zu Design, Adelaide |
| 2005 | Workshopped 2005 Sydney Design Festival, Strand Arcade, Sydney |
| Candela ‘05 Metalab, Sydney and Workshop Bilk, Canberra | |
| Contemporary Wearables Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba | |
| 2002 | Talente 2002 International Competition in Craft, Design and Technology, Munich,Germany |
| 2000 | 31@20 Graduates from Canberra School of Art Gold and Silversmithing Workshop Goldschmeidehaus, Hanau, toured to Taiwan, Perth and Canberra |
Public Collections |
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| 2009 | Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
| Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra | |
| 2003 | Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Queensland |
Professional Experience |
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| 2009 | Lecturer terms 1and 3 Gold and Silversmithing Workshop School of Art, Australian National University |
| 06-09 | Communications coordinator part-time role at e.g.etal Contemporary Jewellery and Objects, Melbourne |
| 2008 | Advisor Craft Victoria exhibition selection panel |
| 2007 | Speaker Smart Works: Design and the Handmade Symposium “Industry as Inspiration: Making, Mentorship, Collaboration” Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
| Speaker Art Forum “General Assembly” Canberra School of Art, Canberra | |
| Sessional teacher Product Design, NMIT, Melbourne | |
| 2006 | Mentor youth@craft.design “Creating and making a living in the Arts today” Online Forum, Craft Australia |
| Speaker Art Forum “Est.2005” Canberra School of Art, Canberra | |
| 03-05 | Project co-ordinator Thylacine Design and Project Management, Queanbeyan, NSW |
Selected Publications |
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| 2010 | Audio Design Museum edited by Kate Rhodes and Viviane Stappmanns, Object and Alphabet Press |
| The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques by Anastasia Young, Quarto Publishing, London | |
| 500 Judaica edited by Ray Hemachandra, Lark Books, New York | |
| 2009 | The Melbourne Design Guide edited by Viviane Stappmanns, Alphabet Press, Melbourne |
| 2008 | The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers edited by Any Lim, Darling Publications, Cologne and New York |
| 2007 | Smart Works: Design and the Handmade edited by Grace Cochrane, Powerhouse Publishing, Sydney |
Selected Press |
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| 2009 | Top Ten: Forces and Faces in Australian Design DQ magazine issue 33 autumn 09 |
| Studio Hacienda by Melanie Joosten, Artichoke magazine issue 26 | |
| 2008 | Four ways to go from A to B Location Devices essay by Merryn Gates, Craft Culture Online magazine |
| New and Proven by Justine Costigan “M” The Sunday Age 1 April | |
| General Assembly: A review in Parts by Merryn Gates, Craft Culture Online magazine | |
| 2007 | General Assembly review by Meredith Hinchliffe, “Times 2” The Canberra Times 1 Oct |
| Victoria’s Secret by Stephen Crafti, “Essential Style” The Sydney Morning Herald 2 Aug | |
| Open Sesame by Clare Kermond “Metro” The Age 5 July | |
| Brooch the Subject by Claire Halliday “M” The Sunday Age 1 April | |
| 2006 | Designs on Jewellery by Meredith Hinchliffe, “Times 2” The Canberra Times 5 April |
| Est. 2005 review by Kerry-Anne Cousins, “Times 2” The Canberra Times 20 April | |
| 2005 | Illuminating Art by Kathleen Fisher Artlook magazine issue 16 |
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<td align=”left” valign=”top”>The Melbourne Design Guide, edited by Viviane Stappmanns, Alphabet Press, Melbourne</td>
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<td align=”left” valign=”top”>The Melbourne Design Guide, edited by Viviane Stappmanns, Alphabet Press, Melbourne</td>
Phoebe Porter is an Australian contemporary jeweller whose work explores industrial processes and mechanical parts. Each of her designs is refined to its necessary elements, often using a mechanism as a starting point which then becomes integral to the design….more
Phoebe Porter at Studio MG1, 2011
Image: Matthew Butler
e.g.etal
Downstairs, 167 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
03 9639 5111
www.egetal.com.au
Pieces of Eight
28 Russell Place, Melbourne
03 9497 8121
www.piecesofeight.com.au
Metalab
10B Fitzroy Place Surry Hills Sydney
02 8354 1398
www.metalab.com.au
COTA
Level 2, Shop 124, The Strand Arcade, Sydney
02 9380 9499
www.metalabgallery.blogspot.com
National Gallery Shop
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Canberra
02 6240 6420
www.nga.gov.au
Craft ACT
Level 1 North Building 180 London Circuit Canberra City
02 6262 9333
www.craftact.org.au
Craft Victoria
31 Flinders Lane Melbourne
03 9650 7775
www.craftvic.org.au
Ziggurat Design
Shop 48, Royal Arcade, 335 Bourke Street, Melbourne
03 9639 9551
Transit Necklaces
Aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, from the project Location Devices
Image: Andrew Sikorski
Folded bracelets
Connected and Express Necklaces
Titanium, stainless steel, 750 gold, 925 silver, monel, from the project Location Devices
Image: Andrew Sikorski
Transit Necklace
Aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, from the project Location Devices
Image: Frances Mocnik
Transit Necklaces
Aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, from the project Location Devices
Image: Andrew Sikorski
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