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Yvonne George
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BA Ceramics, Grad Dip, Post Dip. Public Art



Receiving a BA in ceramics in 1986, I began Working as a production potter before establishing my own ceramic business two years later. In 1997 I changed mediums to metals completing a diploma of welding, as well as forging workshops. These days my main mediums are Steel, Bronze, and copper.

Since this time I have been developing a range of commercial products that I distribute around Australia and Export to Italy. I have and still do, produce  a significant amount of private and commercial commissions per year.

My passion  and inspiration  comes from an observation and  respect  in capturing the qualities that define our landscape, manipulating both scale, texture, and subject. Re constructing elements of nature.

I have my own gallery workshop within the tourist complex at the Bendigo pottery, After working for many years in isolation I find the public reaction to my work helps keep my work accessible and grounded.

I have significant experience in creating sculptural works of art  for the private and public realm, and am skilled at working with  land developers and government bodies to project briefs have a good working relationship with  engineers, foundries, engineers workshops and all relevant industries.  
                                     


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Curriculum Vitae

Education


1983- 86           Bachelor of Arts Bendigo                                      

1992                 Diploma of Welding Bendigo                                  

2003-04            Post Graduate Diploma RMIT Public Art Melbourne   



Solo Exhibitions

2011                 Artizen Gallery

2010                 Artizen Gallery

2003                 Nature Contained PIT space, RMIT, Melbourne


Solo Exhibition Torquay               

1999                 Solo Exhibition    Artists Garden Brunswick St Fitzroy Vic

                         Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS)

1995                 Stone and Steel  Sculptural Exhibition. National Bank Gallery Vic MIFGS

                       

Group Exhibitions 2013        

                         Artanica Sculpture Show

2012                 Muse Gallery Out door Sculpture Exhibition

                         Dahlia Arts Festival

                         Queer Film Festival Exhibition

2011                 Redesdale Art Show

                         Dahlia Arts Festival

                         Artanica Mt Macedon Sculpture Exhibition

                         Queer Film Festival Exhibition

2010                 Dahlia Arts Festival

                         Queer Film Festival

2009                 Queer Film Festival

2008                 MIFGS

2005                 Solo site at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) - Silver award winner 
                       
                         Bendigo Easter Art Exhibition

                         Colac Gardens Exhibition

                         Melbourne Home Show Exhibition Centre

2003                 Outer Site  Pit space gallery, RMIT, Melbourne

                         MIFGS

                         Metamorphosis Artist Garden, Fitzroy

                         Fringe Furniture Fringe Festival, Melbourne Museum

2002                 Sydney Garden Expo Sydney

                         MIFGS

                         Melbourne Home Show Exhibition Centre

2001                 Sydney Garden Expo Sydney

                         Gold, Bronze and Beyond Artizen Gallery Bendigo

                         Hard Hat Exhibition Gold Fiesta Bendigo

2000                 MIFGS Bendigo and Ballarat Tourism

                         Melbourne Home Show with Urban Ponds

1998                 Metal Corroboree Exhibition Braidwood NSW

                         MIFGS

                         Up the Garden Path Nicholson St Gallery Bairnsdale

1997                 MIFGS

1996                 Bendigo Arts Centre Exhibition Bendigo

1992                 Wallace Brothers Gallery Castlemaine

1990                 Shepparton Art Gallery Shepparton

                         Art space Sponsored Award Bendigo

1989                 Five Women, Five Ways Bendigo

                         Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival Eaglehawk Beautiful Things Bendigo

1989                 Castlemaine State Festival Castlemaine

1987                 Back to the Future Travelling Exhibition

1986                 WestPac Gallery Melbourne



Awards

2011                 Redesdale Art Show - Best sculpture Award

                         Dahlia Arts Festival Award -Short Listed

                         Queer Film Festival Exhibition

2010                 Dahlia Arts Festival- Best Sculpture Award

                         Peoples Choice award

                         Queer Film Festival Exhibition

2008                 National Association of Women in Construction

                         Award of Excellence, Practicing Trades Person

2005                 MIFGS medal winner Gold

2005                 MIFGS medal winner Silver

2004                 MIFGS Medal winner Silver

2003                 MIFGS medal winner Bronze



Media Coverage

2005                 Oasis Garden Magazine October

2005                 Garden &Outdoor Living feb issue

2003                 House and Garden September

                         Backyard Design Ideas Issue 2

                         Out door Design and Living 6th edition

                         The Age September

2002                 Your Garden Magazine January

                         Outdoor Design and Living – 5th edition

                         Your Garden Magazine February

                         House and Garden February

                         Burke’s Backyard Magazine February

                         MPG Good Living Magazine

                         Burke’s Backyard Television August

                         Inside Out Magazine September

                         ABC radio interview September

2001                 Unmag magazine #10 December

1999                 Country Style Magazine Wallace Brothers Feature Article September

                         Weekly Times Newspaper Country Artists Feature June

                         Bendigo Advertiser Newspaper Homes Feature Article October

1998                 Country Style Magazine May

                         Your Garden Magazine June

                         Burke's Backyard Magazine April

                         3LO Gardening Show radio

                         The Age Extra Gardening Feature

1997                 Country Looks Magazine Dec

1996                 Craft Arts International No 38



Public Commissions


2013                  Shire of Huntly 4mtr Whirrakee Wattle

2011                  Bath lane Bendigo Steel Concrete Bendigo Council

2010                  Private Land Developer- Series of 32 three meter steel grass blades.

2010                  Private Land Developer- Steel Maple Leaf entry sculpture

2010                  Artist in Residence Eaglehawk Secondary College Copper Eagle on three meter Plinth

2009                  Sierra Development Stockland “Paying Homage” Cast SG iron 3.8 mtrs x 2.5

2009                  Private Land Developer- Sail.  Set of five perforated sails colored in autumn toning.

2008                  Villa Wood Developers foyer Entrance Sculpture Copper/Steel/Lead/Concrete

                          Altona Council “Requiem To a Champion” Steel /Bronze/stainless 4mtrs

2007                  Aurora Estate – Vic Urban-“ Nesting”-Three large scale bronze sculptures as entrance pieces to new development.

2005                  Private Land Developer “Journey”, one of three steel and galvanised steel sculptures 7 metre high for new housing                                          development. Wodonga. Two under construction in 2006

2005                  Bendigo Tafe College ”Course set”- 3 metre steel sculpture, based on art within science. 

2005                  Private Land Developer - Series of sculptures for land parcel development consisting of three 8-metre stainless steel
                          birds with wingspan of 3 metres on galvanised steel poles.  Three 6-metre steel and copper leaf sculptures for
                          entrance to new estate Doreen

2004                  Private Land Developer -Series of six 4 metre steel sculptures and Three 6 metre steel and copper sculptures
                          for land parcel development Bendigo

2003                  Commissioned by Levis Winery Chembra Italy, ‘’Birth of the Valley,’’ 3 metre steel Pod sculpture

2002                  Copper vines for café area of Balgownie Estate Winery - Bendigo.

2001                  Celebrating Women- Three 3 metre steel sculptures commissioned by City of Greater Bendigo and
                          150 years of Gold committee.

1999                  Mosaic p
athways and pavers. Artist in Residence Long Gully and Comet Hill Schools

1998                  Sculptural Mosaic Seat. Artist in Residence, Kennington Primary School

                          Decorative fence. Shopping Centre Food Court, Brimbank Park Melbourne

1977                  Plantusforsalas Nursery Fence St Kilda



EXPORTING     

Works are currently exported to New Zealand and Italy

Private Commissions

Since 1997 a large part of my business is producing work for private and commercial commissions.