Professional Profile

Angela Griffiths is a passionate artist, designer and marketer of the arts specialising in furniture design and sculpture. A former media professional (print and documentary film) with experience in Australia and Hong Kong, Angela brings a global perspective to her work in Sydney.

Career

2009
Artists collective seminar, Waverton Shipyards, North Sydney
2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art, Hobart
2004-2006
Arts Marketing and curating
2000-2003
Arts Marketing - Ten Days on the Island, Despard Gallery, Hobart
2000
Director, 'Australian Gown of the Year' documentary film
1995-1997
Journalist, Tasmania, Hong Kong, Europe
1989-1993
Advertising & Marketing Consultant

Solo Exhibitions

2009
Vanishing Point, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
2008
Vanishing Point, Kelly's Garden, Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania
Vanishing Point, Wrest Point Casino, Hobart, Tasmania
2006
69er Furniture Collection, Colville Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2005
Semiotica, Entrepot Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2005
Tasmanian Living Artists Week, Interlink Furniture, Hobart, Tasmania

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009
Animals Asia Fundraiser, Red Lips Studio, Sydney
2007
Group Exhibition, Cast Gallery, Hobart
Finalist Clarence Council Furniture Prize, Hobart
Christmas show, Colville Gallery, Battery Point, Hobart
Outburst, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
Solutions, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
Melbourne Art Fair, Colville Collection, Melbourne
Free Range Design Exhibition, Mawsons Pavilion, Hobart
The Edge - Design and Innovation Showcase and Design Competition, Sydney
2006
Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
Hung Up, Entrepot Gallery, Hobart
Inside Out, Waterside Pavilion, Hobart
Monumentum, Fine Arts Gallery, Hobart
2005
Fat and Flat, Long Gallery, Hobart
Smalls, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart
Dogged, Fine Arts Gallery, Hobart
To Be Advised, Entrepot Gallery, Hobart
2003
Not Yet Famous exhibition, Long Gallery, Hobart

Awards & Commissions

Boardroom table, commissioned by Australian IT company, 2008

Window display (Sculpture), Paddy Palin, Hobart, Tasmania, 2006

Runner-up, "Smalls", Tasmanian University Union Painting Society miniature exhibition, Hobart, Tasmania, 2005

Winner, sculpture prize, "Not Yet Famous Exhibition", 2004

Human Rights Media award, Amnesty International and Hong Kong Press Club, 1997

Reviews & Publications

Cica Natasha, Fragile Mapping, Art Monthly Australia. No 221, July, 2009

Mathew Newton, Ice Cold Art, Vol.4. No.5, Sep/Oct, 2008

ABC Radio, interview with Christopher Lawrence, July, 2007

ABC TV, Stateline, July, 2007

Andersch, Joerg, Clarence Prize for excellence in Furniture, The Mercury, 12 July 2007

Andersch, Joerg, 69er Collection, The Mercury, 16 June 2007

Kennedy, Wendy, Exhibition exuberance, The Mercury, 11 June 2007

Tasmanian Life, Designer State, May 2007

Nourish, A guide to craft and design practitioners in Tasmania, published by CAST, April, 2007

Hohnboken, Angus, Sassy Little number wows design judges, The Mercury, 5 February 2007

Gora, Bronwen, At the cutting edge of design, Sunday Telegraph, 28 January 2007

Andersch, Joerg, Semiotica, The Mercury, 16 July 2005

Other relevant experience

Creative Volunteering - Arts Marketing, business planning, funds and resources development, planning and program events, working with collections. A Regional Arts Australia Initiative, 2003

Committee member - Furniture Designers Association, Tasmania, 2008

Member, Designed Objects Tasmania, 2006-08

The Art of Promotion workshop with Vanessa Stevenson, 2008

Curatorial Forum and Workshop, Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, 2007

Design Workshops 1 and 2 with Christopher Wells, Arts Tasmania, 2007