PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Judge North Queensland Ceramics Award Townsville
Workshop North Queensland Potters Society
Warrandyte Pottery Expo
The Shilaroo Project, Himachal Pradesh, India Wood Firing Workshop
Judge Urunga Small Sculpture Prize
2023 Teaching term 4 Ceramics Sturt Craft Workshop
Tutor Leading Anagama Firing Sturt
Judge Urunga Small Sculpture Prize
Sturt Galleries & Studios 70th commemorative Plate making
Study Tour Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry, India
2020-2022 Guest Artist Warrandyte Pottery Expo
Guest Presenter Clay Gulgong 2022
Pãn Pottery Award ‘Potter of the Year 2022’
Kerrie Lowe Gallery Woodfire 2020-2022
2019 Makers Gallery, Brisbane, ‘The Best of the Last’
John Dix International Workshop – Sasayama Japan
Bess @ Paddington ‘Large Urns & Flower Vessels’
Kerrie Lowe Gallery ‘Woodfire 2019’
Australian Ceramics Open Studios
Makers Gallery, Brisbane ‘Bring it to the Table’
Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie ‘Two Obsessions’
Study tour New Zealand, North Island
2018 Makers Gallery, Brisbane ‘Mid North’
Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie ‘Northern Exposure 5’
Annual Open Studio
2017 Australian Woodfiring Conference ‘25 Degrees South’ Exhibition
Conference ‘Smoke on the Water’
Australian Ceramics Open Studio Australia wide
Annual Open Studio
Coordinator DNAAG
2011-2016 Coordinator, DNAAG
Australian Ceramics Open Studio Australia wide
Study Tour Vietnam, Spain, USA
Public Art Sculpture Children’s Playground, Port Macquarie
2010 Coordinator, DNAAG
Study Tour Greece & Turkey
2009 Coordinator, Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery (DNAAG)
Teaching Kempsey TAFE
Masters Student, National Art School
2008 Presentation Port Hacking Potters Group
Panel member ‘Making a Central Focus’ Woodfire at Sturt
Teaching Kempsey TAFE
2007 Presentation Ceramic Study Group, Sydney
Coastal ClayMakers, Coffs Harbour
Demonstrating Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery
Teaching Kempsey TAFE
Teachers Aid Assistant Melville High School
2006 Presentation Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery
Artist, International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname, Japan
Teaching Kempsey TAFE & MNCCC
Professional Development Camp Creative Printmaking
2005 Teaching Kempsey TAFE & Mid North Coast Correctional Centre (MNCCC)
2004 Teaching & Co-ordinating Ceramics/Visual Arts Kempsey TAFE
Reading assistant Crescent Head Public School
Harry Thompson Memorial Path, Shelly Beach with Sue Bell & Robbie Ford
2003 Teaching Ceramics Kempsey TAFE students with disabilities
2002 Workshop Muswellbrook Ceramic Group - Handbuilding
Teaching Ceramics Kempsey TAFE
2001 Port Macquarie Hastings Regional Gallery – Assistant Director
Co-ordinator Museum & Heritage International Year of the Volunteer Exhibition
Teaching Ceramics Kempsey TAFE
2000 Installation “Rockpool” Motor Inn – South West Rocks
TRAINING
1977-80 Trainee in production workshop with Bronwyn Clarke (dec’d)
1980-82 Trainee Sturt Craft Workshop under the guidance of Ian McKay (dec’d)
1982-
2024 Established own workshop at Kempsey NSW producing functional stoneware
Experience in wood firing, salt glazing, anagama firing, soda firing
EXHIBITIONS
2024 ‘Common Ground’ Indian Ceramics Triennale
2023 ‘Five Ways’ Exhibition The Meat Market, Melbourne
Annual Open Studio
“Florescence’ Sturt Galleries & Studio
‘Terra Nova’ Sturt Galleries & Studio
Lowe & Lee Gallery ‘Woodfire’ 2023
2020-2022 Kerrie Lowe Gallery ‘Woodfire 2020-2022’
Clay Gulgong Masters Exhibition
Annual Open Studio
Sturt Gallery & Studio
Warrandyte Pottery Expo
Makers Gallery, Brisbane
2019 Kerrie Lowe Gallery ‘Woodfire 2019’
Makers Gallery, Brisbane ‘Bring it to the Table’
Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie ‘Two Obsessions’
2018 Makers Gallery, Brisbane ‘Mid North’
Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie ‘Northern Exposure 5’
Annual Open Studio
2017 Australian Woodfiring Conference ‘25 Degrees South’ Exhibition
Conference ‘Smoke on the Water’
Australian Ceramics Open Studio Australia wide
Annual Open Studio
Coordinator DNAAG
2014-16 Kerrie Lowe Gallery Woodfiring Exhibition & Christmas Exhibition
Australian Ceramics Open Studio Australia wide
Annual Open Days
Public Art Sculpture Children’s Playground, Port Macquarie
2013 ‘Woodfire’ Masters of Woodfiring, Kerrie Lowe Gallery
2012 Contemporary Ceramics Jann Kesby & Nicole Lister Gladstone Gallery
International Women’s Day Exhibition, Gladstone Gallery I
Annual Open Day
2011 ‘Woodfire’ Masters of Woodfiring Kerrie Lowe Gallery
50 Stories Australian Woodfire Survey, Deleraine Tasmania
International Women’s Day Exhibition
Aqua Sculpture – Port Macquarie
Kempsey Shire Art Prize
‘Muddy Birds’ Gladstone Community Gallery
Kerri Lowe Gallery – Christmas Exhibition
Annual Open Day
2010 ‘Woodfire’ Kerrie Lowe Gallery
Kerri Lowe Gallery – Christmas Exhibition
Sturt Pottery, Mittagong
Annual Open Day
Crescent Head Art Show
GRANTS
2010 NAVA Janet Holmes a Court Marketing Grant
2006 NSW Regional Arts Board CASP Grant
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
2023 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/potters-fire-up-anagama-kiln-at-sturt/102802634
2022 Australian Ceramics Journal, Woodfire net.com
2021 Australian Ceramics Journal
2020 Australian Ceramics Journal
2018 Australian Ceramics Journal – Using Raw Materials
2011 Australian Ceramics Journal
2010 FOCUS Hastings December Issue
2008 The Log Book Issue 36, UK Publication
2008 Journal of Australian Ceramics ‘Aboriginal Education at Bellbrook’ Vol.47/3
2007 Ceramics & Pottery Magazine – Rob Dietessa
2007 The Journal of Australian Ceramics ‘Tokoname Experience’ Vol.47/1
2002 Pottery in Australia ‘Landmarks’Vol.41/1
COLLECTIONS
Public
Grafton Regional Gallery ‘Aerial Perspective’
Private Collections
Australia, Japan, UK, Belgium, USA, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico
