Grant Vaughan
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b. 1954, Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Australian National Gallery
Robert M. Bohlen Collection, Detroit, MI
Alice Craft Acquisition, Craft Council of the Northern Territory, Australia
Henry Kendall Collection, Forestry Commission, NSW, Australia
Ed Moulthrop Collection, Atlanta, GA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007 Pacific Connections, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shy Boy, She Devil and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft, Selections from
the Wornick Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Masterpieces In Wood II, Narek Galleries, Tanja, NSW, Australia
Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Australia – Art & About, Hong Kong
ARTScottsdale, WestWorld, Art & Antiques, Scottsdale, AZ
Wood Now, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, traveling
2005-07 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
2005-06 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Transformations; The Language of Craft, National Gallery of Australia
Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Masterpieces in Wood, Narek Galleries, Tanja, NSW
Red Cedar in Australia, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2004-06 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2003 One Step Back, Two Steps Forward, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002 Surface + Form, Designing Futures Forum, Craftwest, Perth, Western Australia
Tweed Wood Art Award, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2001 Presiding Officers’ Centenary Acquisitive Craft Prize, ACT
2000-02 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2000 The Fine Art of Wood at the Millennium, The Bohlen Collection, Detroit
Institute of Art, Detroit, MI
1998 Makers Mark, Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
1995 Woodworkers' Association of NSW, Craftspace, Sydney, Australia
1993 For Tomorrow, State Library, Sydney, Australia
1991 Hands On, State Library, Sydney, Australia
Furniture Next, Directions in Contemporary Australian Furniture, Meat Market
Craft Center, Melbourne, Australia
1989 Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1987 Craft Expo, Sydney, Australia
1986 Australian Contemporary Furniture, Beaver Galleries, ACT, Australia
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2006 Australian Wood Review, Issue #50. March
2005 “Interact: Contemporary Craft in a Digital Future”, Craft Australia
Australian Wood Review, Issue 47
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
In my furniture and carved works I strive for simplicity of form. Organically inspired flowing lines, soft folds and curves are elements of my work. Recent designs explore the interplay of separate forms: creating pieces which go beyond the vessel aesthetic without abandoning the style and sensuality of my previous work.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Australian National Gallery
Robert M. Bohlen Collection, Detroit, MI
Alice Craft Acquisition, Craft Council of the Northern Territory, Australia
Henry Kendall Collection, Forestry Commission, NSW, Australia
Ed Moulthrop Collection, Atlanta, GA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007 Pacific Connections, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shy Boy, She Devil and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft, Selections from
the Wornick Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Masterpieces In Wood II, Narek Galleries, Tanja, NSW, Australia
Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Australia – Art & About, Hong Kong
ARTScottsdale, WestWorld, Art & Antiques, Scottsdale, AZ
Wood Now, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, traveling
2005-07 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
2005-06 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Transformations; The Language of Craft, National Gallery of Australia
Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Masterpieces in Wood, Narek Galleries, Tanja, NSW
Red Cedar in Australia, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2004-06 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2003 One Step Back, Two Steps Forward, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002 Surface + Form, Designing Futures Forum, Craftwest, Perth, Western Australia
Tweed Wood Art Award, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2001 Presiding Officers’ Centenary Acquisitive Craft Prize, ACT
2000-02 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2000 The Fine Art of Wood at the Millennium, The Bohlen Collection, Detroit
Institute of Art, Detroit, MI
1998 Makers Mark, Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
1995 Woodworkers' Association of NSW, Craftspace, Sydney, Australia
1993 For Tomorrow, State Library, Sydney, Australia
1991 Hands On, State Library, Sydney, Australia
Furniture Next, Directions in Contemporary Australian Furniture, Meat Market
Craft Center, Melbourne, Australia
1989 Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1987 Craft Expo, Sydney, Australia
1986 Australian Contemporary Furniture, Beaver Galleries, ACT, Australia
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2006 Australian Wood Review, Issue #50. March
2005 “Interact: Contemporary Craft in a Digital Future”, Craft Australia
Australian Wood Review, Issue 47
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
In my furniture and carved works I strive for simplicity of form. Organically inspired flowing lines, soft folds and curves are elements of my work. Recent designs explore the interplay of separate forms: creating pieces which go beyond the vessel aesthetic without abandoning the style and sensuality of my previous work.