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
- 2011
- Student Educator, Education Unit, Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW
- 2011
- Foundation Guest Artist, Sustainability Centre, Balls Head, Waverton, NSW
- 2010
- Tutor, Sculpture Master Class, Ernst & Young, Hunter Valley, NSW
- 2010
- Artist in residence, Primrose Park Studio Programme, North Sydney Council
- 2009
- Artists collective seminar, Waverton Shipyards, North Sydney, NSW
- 2007
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Art, Hobart, TAS
- CAST (Contemporary Art Services Tasmania) Curatorial Forum and Workshop, Hobart, Tas,
- 2004-2006
- Arts Marketing and Curating, TAS
- 2000-2003
- Arts Marketing - Ten Days on the Island, Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS
- 2000
- Director, ‘Australian Gown of the Year’ documentary film, TAS & VIC
- 1995-1997
- Journalist, Tasmania, Hong Kong, Europe
- 1989-1993
- Advertising & Marketing Consultant, TAS
Solo Exhibitions
- 2009
- Vanishing Point, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, VIC
- 2008
- Vanishing Point, Kelly’s Garden, Salamanca Place, Hobart, TAS
- Vanishing Point, Wrest Point Casino, Hobart, TAS
- 2006
- 69er Furniture Collection, Colville Gallery, Hobart, TAS
- 2005
- Semiotica, Entrepot Gallery, Hobart, TAS
- 2005
- Tasmanian Living Artists Week, Interlink Furniture, Hobart, TAS
Recent Group Exhibitions
- 2011
- Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, NSW
- 2011
- KASPE (Kooindah Acquisitive Sculpture Prize Exhibition), Wyong, NSW
- 2010
- Sculpture in the Vineyards, Hunter Valley, NSW
- 2010
- Spirit of Place, Primrose Park, Sydney, NSW
- 2010
- Plate Up, National Art School, Sydney, NSW
- 2009
- Art for Art’s sake, Addison Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
- 2009
- Animals Asia Fundraiser, Red Lips Studio, Sydney, NSW
- 2007
- Group Exhibition, Cast Gallery, Hobart, TAS
- Finalist Clarence Council Furniture Prize, Hobart, TAS
- Christmas show, Colville Gallery, Battery Point, Hobart, TAS
- Outburst, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart, TAS
- Solutions, Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart, TAS
- Melbourne Art Fair, Colville Collection, Melbourne, VIC
- Free Range Design Exhibition, Mawsons Pavilion, Hobart, TAS
- The Edge - Design and Innovation Showcase and Design Competition, Sydney, NSW
Awards & Commissions
Outdoor sculpture, for North Sydney Council, Coal Loader Site, Balls Head, Waverton, NSW Delta Award for Sculpture, KASPE (Kooindah Aquisitive Sculpture Prize Exhibition), 2011
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
Mosman Daily, Artwork Sticks Around, November, 2010.
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