Pierre Cavalan - Biography

QUALIFICATIONS

1979                Graduated from B.J.O, PARIS Jewellery School, France.

1980-85           Works for Sydney Jeweller Russel Mc Colough.

1996                Guest lecturer at San Diego State University (California, USA)

1997                Teaching at HAYSTACK SCHOOL, MAINE, USA

2001                Kent State University, USA. Master Workshop.

1999/2009       Teaching Graphic Design, Jewellery trade and Jewellery

                        Design, at Enmore School of Design TAFE (Sydney)

 

SELECTED AWARDS

2008                Awarded the Glebe Art Prize

1999                Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts.

1994                National Jewellery Contemporary Award, Griffith.

1995                Alice Craft Acquisition Award, Australia.

1992                Elected Chair for Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia

                        NSW Project Grant Australia Council for the Arts.

 

EXHIBITIONS

2010                Glass art Museum of Art and Design NYC USA

2009                Re-StArt up Chengdu, China

                        Escape Vilnius Lithuania.

2008                Gaffa Gallery. Sydney, Australia. (solo show)

                        Brisbane Art Fair, Queensland.

                        Ornament as Art: Helen Williams Drutt Collection Renwick Gallery,

                        Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington.

                        Velvet DaVinci Gallery, San Fransisco. 100 Necklaces

                        Glasswear, Toledo Museum of Art. Visconsin. USA

                        Francis Keevil Gallery. Launch exhibition Sydney, Australia

                        Vanishing point Gallery. Marrickville Contemporary Art prize.

2007                Drawing a crowd. M.A.D Gallery. Enmore (solo show)

                        Gallery Gak ,Seoul. South Korea. (solo show)

                        Ornament as Art: Helen Williams Drutt Collection.

                        Museum of fine Arts. Houston Texas.

                        Frances Keevil Gallery, Accrochage

2006                Blake Art Prize, Finalist, Touring Nationally.

                        On location, Australia Council Exhibition Sydney

                        Wollongong Regional Art Gallery, Madonna del Rosario
 

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

            Imperial War Museum London, UK

            Museum of Arts and Design New York, USA

            Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, USA.

        Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin.

            National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

            Musee des Arts Décoratifs de Montreal, Canada

            National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

            Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Australia

            National Museum of Australia, Canberra. Australia

            Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Australia

            Craft Council of the Northern.Territory, Alice Spring. Australia

            State Library of Queensland. Brisbane. Australia

            Wollongong regional Art Gallery. Australia

            Griffith regional Art Gallery.Griffith. Australia

            Toowoomba regional Art Gallery, QLD. Australia

            Northern Territory Museum of Art and Sciences, Darwin. Australia

            Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, Australian Capital Territory. Australia

            Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. Australia

            Sydney Town Hall Collection. Australia

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