Sarjeant Happenings: A wonderland of glass
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- 03 Feb 2023
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A wonderful exhibition of glass works at the Sarjeant’s i-Site gallery showcases the variety and talent of 59 glass artists from around New Zealand until January 29.
The New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass (NZSAG), in collaboration with New Zealand Glassworks and the Sarjeant Gallery, mounted the exhibition of emerging and established members’ work as part of the International Year of Glass 2022.
Three judges - Justine Olsen, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa curator of decorative art and design; Grace Lai, Tamaki Paenga Auckland War Memorial Museum curator of applied arts and design; and Greg Donson, Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua curator and public programmes manager - evaluated the works and made three awards.
Mike Crawford won the Lazelle Supreme Award with Kāhu, cast glass; Vicki Fanning the Innovation Award with fairgroundunicorn, Glass Crown, flame-worked glass and silicon, and Lisa Bate the Merit Award with The Pack IV cast glass.
Crawford’s Kāhu (swamp harrier) demonstrated “a beautiful mastery of form and composition … simple lines that captured the majestic nature of the bird”, Lai said, while Lisa Bate’s detailed casting of small dogs’ heads showed a high level of skill. Vicki Fanning’s innovative use of silicon and glass “looked lovely in the light and was surprisingly quite soft and malleable to touch”, Lai said. Read More…
