Jane Cowie

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Barbara Jane Cowie (* 1962 ) is an Australian glass artist .

Life

After completing her degree in Fine Arts at the College of the Arts in Sydney , Cowie went on extensive study trips to glassworks in Australia, Europe, the United States, Singapore, India, China and Japan in the 1980s to develop her craft skills participated in exhibitions in private and public galleries. Cowie was a board member of the JamFactory Craft Center from 1995 to 2001 , of the Craftsouth, Center for Contemporary Craft and Design from 1993 to 2001 , and of the Australian Association of Glass Artists (Ausglass) from 1993 to 2002 , of which she was president for two years.

Since 1990 she has curated numerous exhibitions and taught glassmaking, including at Edith Cowan University in Perth and the University of South Australia in Adelaide . In 2003 she moved to Singapore , where she taught glass making at Lasalle College of the Arts . In Singapore, she worked as a glass artist for the Architectural Glass and Design Company , with whom she worked for four years and implemented several large-format architectural art glass installations. For her work she uses different materials such as metal, fabric, ceramics and art glass. In 2005 she received her dissertation “A Glassmakers Perspective. History and Practice of Studio Glassmaking in South Australia “the title Master of Visual Arts .

In 2006 Cowie founded her own company Art Glass Solutions in Singapore , for which she mainly works as creative director . As a consultant, designer and production manager, Cowie is involved in larger teams of glassmakers, customers, designers and architects, creating works of art, lighting elements and architectural installations for private homes, offices, hotel lobbies and public spaces in Singapore, the Philippines, Macau, Malaysia and China; this includes:

  • 2008 - Harbor Front Office Building , blown and hot modeled reflective pond, Singapore
  • 2009 - InterContinental Foshan , art architecture in the lobby entrance and all-day dining rooms, Foshan , China
  • 2010 - Mapletree Business Park , artistic design in the pond area on the first floor, Tower 1, Singapore
  • 2010 - Republic Plaza , construction elements for the lobby areas, Singapore
  • 2012 - Artist Consultant , Conrad Hotel, art architecture in the lobby entrance area, Beijing , China
  • 2013 - Resort Hotel , Zhuhai , China
  • 2013 - Coordination of the glass artists and the production of the bouquet artworks in the Enchanted Gardens of Changi Airport (Terminal 2), Singapore
  • 2013 - Ocean Financial Center , artwork on pedestrian public area, Republic Place, Singapore
  • 2013 - Coral Harmony , artist advisor for the central artwork in the Dolphin Lobby , Hengqin, Zhuhai, China
  • 2014 - Forest of Lights Ballroom Installation , artist advisor for A Million Lights , South Beach Hotel, Singapore
  • 2014 - The Boutiq , artwork by the pond in the entrance area to The Palette Condominium , Singapore

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 1995 - Inflorescence , Jam Factory Craft and Design Center Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia , Australia
  • 1996 - Collections and Collectables , Urban Cow Gallery, Adelaide
  • 1999 - Luggage: collected and carried , Object Galleries, Sydney, New South Wales
  • 2003 - Thesis Exhibition , a display of thesis research findings, J111 Gallery, University of South Australia, Adelaide
  • 2003 - Chenille2 , Zu Gallery, Adelaide
  • 2004 - Displaced, objects of nostalgia and other souvenirs , Alliance Francaise Gallery, Singapore
  • 2005 - Memento. Objects of connectivity , Prospect Gallery, South Australia
  • 2005 - Obedience… , Artyffekt Gallery, Singapore
  • 2007 - Fragile homes… , Artyffekt Gallery, Singapore
  • 2008 - Things said, things left unsaid… , Fost Gallery, Singapore
  • 2009 - Scent Away , Fost Gallery, Singapore
  • 2017 - Gauge - A matter of moisture - An installation by B. Jane Cowie. Sturt Gallery, Mittagong , New South Wales

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 1991 - 10th Anniversary Australian Glass Triennial national touring exhibition , City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga , New South Wales
  • 1993 - Studio Glass Design , City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
  • 1996 - A Matter of Weight , traveling exhibition in regional New South Wales galleries
  • 1997 - On the Tide , SA Maritime Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1998 - Locate / Relocate , traveling exhibition in regional galleries in Western Australia , South Australia and New South Wales
  • 1999 - Art, Design, the Process , Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
  • 2000 - House , Gallery JJJ, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
  • 2003 - The Visible Man , Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft , Denmark
  • 2006 - Kuo Chuan Lifestyles , Showhaus Gallery, Singapore
  • 2006 - Room for Living , Artyffekt Gallery, Singapore
  • 2007 - The Universal House , Design Festival Exhibition, Singapore
  • 2008 - Fragments , Forth Gallery, Singapore
  • 2009 - Palimpsest , Sculpture Square, Singapore
  • 2014 - Still Life , Savoy Gallery, Tilburg , Netherlands
  • 2017 - Sculpture by the Sea , Sydney, New South Wales; with Swirling Surround , consisting of 999 acrylic fish.

Publications

  • Luggage. Collected and carried. Object Galleries, Sydney 1999, 16 pp.
  • A Glassmakers Perspective. History and Practice of Studio Glassmaking in South Australia. University of South Australia , Adelaide, November 20, 2004.
  • Chenille. Comfort. Cozy. Things. Government of South Australia, Arts South Australia, Adelaide 2005

literature

  • Isabelle Lim: Memento. Objects of connectivity. Barbara Jane Cowie. Singapore, 2005.
  • Azhar T. Pangesti: B. Jane Cowie. The artist. Rumah Production, Singapore, 2005.
  • Evelyn Seow: Displaced. Objects of nostalgia and other souvenirs. SG Private Banking Gallery, Singapore 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cowie, Barbara Jane 1962- In: worldcat.org
  2. ↑ Barbara Jane Cowie: A study through text and artifacts of the major factors that have influenced the development of studio glassmaking in South Australia from a glassmaker's perspective. History and practice of studio glass blowing in South Australia. In: University of South Australia , Adelaide, November 20, 2004.
  3. ↑ About the Artist . In: bjanecowie.com
  4. ↑ B. Jane Cowie. In: artglasssolutions.com
  5. ↑ Selected Large Installations In: bjanecowie.com
  6. ↑ Solo Exhibitions . In: bjanecowie.com
  7. ^ Gauge - A matter of moisture - An installation by B Jane Cowie. ( Memento from February 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) In: sturt.nsw.edu.au
  8. ^ Selected Group Exhibitions . In: bjanecowie.com
  9. ↑ Gallery: Sculpture by the Sea 2017. "Swirling Surround" by Australian artist Jane Cowie. In: The Australian , 2017
personal data
SURNAME Cowie, Jane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cowie, Barbara Jane (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian glass artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1962