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Ceramics, Glass + Fibre

Recent Acquisitions – Nyanu Watson – ACU Collection

Congratulations to Nyanu Watson from Ninuku Arts, for the recent acquisition into the ACU Collection in Melbourne with Tjulpu – Nyanu II, 2022, painted and hand blown glass, 280 h x 175mm d Ninuku Arts has been working closely with the … Continue reading

Recent Acquisition – Cobi Cockburn – ACU Collection

Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn, for the recent acquisition into the ACU Collection in Melbourne with Silhouette # 1, 2022, kiln formed and cold worked glass – wall panel, 1150 h x 1150 w x 30mm d This is a great … Continue reading

Cathy Franzi – Finalist in the Clunes Ceramics Award

Cathy Franzi was a finalist in the Clunes Ceramics Award, Victoria (1 – 23 October 2022) This is an important award for ceramics and is highly regarded, running biennially since 2009 and in 2022 featured over 70 finalists working in … Continue reading

Cathy Franzi in Albany WA – Artist Residency

Cathy Franzi embarked on an artist residency in a beautiful and environmentally diverse part of Australia. Cathy was artist in residence at Vancouver Arts Centre in Albany Western Australia for six weeks early in 2023. During her residency she researched … Continue reading

Clare Belfrage at Soneva Fushi – Artist Residency in the Maldives

Artistic residencies are an important part of an artist’s practice. Being able to immerse yourself within another culture or environment almost always leads to an exciting new and expansive direction for an artist. Many of Sabbia’s artists have found themselves … Continue reading

Jessica Loughlin ‘of light’ at UNSW Galleries, Sydney

The outstanding touring exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist @jessloughlin has come to Sydney, showing at the @unswgalleries in Paddington until 19 March. This is a @jamfactoryau exhibition curated by Caitlin Eyre, and  it is truly one of their best. The show … Continue reading

Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2022 to 17 January 2023

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS OVER THE PAST YEAR. WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN … Continue reading

Commission – Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of South Australia has commissioned Jeffery Mincham AM for – Oribe Revisited, 2022. Congratulations Jeffrey.

New Public Collection – Tjunkaya Tapaya AM

Tjunkaya Tapaya AM with – Kungkarangkalpa / Seven Sisters III, 2021, from her recent solo exhibition at Sabbia into the Geelong Art Gallery collection We will be announcing more museum and gallery acquisitions in the coming months

New Public Collection – Mel Douglas

Congratulations Mel on the acquisition of – Transition, 2022, from her solo exhibition at Sabbia this year into the Powerhouse Sydney collection.