sabbia gallery

Ceramics, Glass + Fibre

Main Gallery   5 - 29 July 2023

Cathy Franzi – Coast to Coast

Sabbia Gallery is please to present this solo exhibition in ceramics by Cathy Franzi. 'For this exhibition I explore the similarities and differences between the coast and flora of Sydney and that of Albany in the south-west of Western Australia. An artist residency in Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany in summer 2023, assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, provided the opportunity to immerse myself in this biodiversity hotspot. Respect for First Nation custodians underpins my research in nature reserves and the surrounding landscape. My interest in botanical history is sparked by these two locations, one on the east and one on the west, where early European exploration led to scientific discoveries and documentation. The extensive bays and coastline of both harbours and the endemic and extraordinary flora give ample inspiration for this new body of work.' Cathy Franzi, 2023

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Gallery Two   5 - 29 July 2023

Hannah Gason – To Gather a View

Hannah Gason is a highly committed and passionate artist with a growing reputation for her innovative approach to glass. Her work is characterised by a strong sense of material exploration and play with light and she constantly challenges and pushes materials in exciting ways. Since graduating from the ANU School of Art in 2015, with a Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours and a University Medal, Gason has been active within the Canberra arts community, working from her studio at the Canberra Glassworks.

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Main Gallery   5 - 26 August 2023

Pippin Drysdale

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Gallery Two   5 - 26 August 2023

Ben Edols & Kathy Elliott – Relate / Animate

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Main Gallery   2 - 23 September 2023

Wendy Fairclough

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Gallery Two   2 - 23 September 2023

Michele Edinger

Solo exhibition by Michele Edinger, awarded the 2020 Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Prize for National Art School Graduates in Ceramics.

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Main Gallery   6 - 10 September 2023

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY – quint essence . an exhibition of five outstanding female artists

Sabbia Gallery is pleased to present quint essence, an exhibition of five outstanding female artists. This distinctive exhibition curated for Sydney Contemporary 2023 highlights the diversity in the contemporary art fields of ceramics, glass and fibre by five important artists who each weave their unique cultural background into their artworks. Each artist is united in their relationship to their material, their sense of place and their place within the Australian landscape.

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Main Gallery and Gallery Two   4 - 28 October 2023

NganampaTjukurpa Nganampa Ara : Our Story Our Way

A major exhibition, presented over two floors of the gallery, celebrating twenty wonderful years of Pukatja ceramics at Ernabella in the APY Lands. In collaboration with the JamFactory Adelaide's Tarnanthi Ernabella ceramics exhibition and book launch we will be presenting a series of new artworks by both senior and emerging makers from Ernabella. Stay tuned.

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Main Gallery   4 - 25 November 2023

Jessica Loughlin

Solo exhibition of new work in glass

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Gallery Two   4 - 25 November 2023

Susie Choi

Susie Choi is an Australian-born artist who lives and works on Gadigal and Wangal Land in Sydney. Her practice spans ceramics, sculpture and installation, and she is guided by ideas that confound and amuse her. The sources of inspiration for her work stem mainly from childhood memories including toys and playgrounds, the material culture of South Korea, and elements of Australian popular culture. Each body of work unfolds in a series of stages: mould-making, slip-casting, glazing and multiple firings. These processes provide opportunities for continual experimentation and refinement, and elements are kept modular where possible, in order to allow for ongoing building, rearranging and play. The resulting forms and artworks in their soft palette of pastel colours evoke a sense of nostalgia and invite audiences to reconnect with their own childhood memories and experiences. Susie Choi is the recipient of the 2021 Sabbia Gallery Mentorship and Solo Exhibition Award which is offered to a graduate in the ceramics department at the National Art School Sydney annually.

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Main Gallery and Gallery Two   6 - 22 December 2023

Together we tell our stories 2023 : Indigenous Glass, Ceramics, Fibre + Sculpture

Sabbia Gallery is pleased to present the newest addition to its schedule, the biannual Indigenous exhibition series TOGETHER.

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Main Gallery   6 - 30 March 2024

Giles Bettison

Solo exhibition of new work in glass

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Main Gallery   4 - 28 September 2024

Christine Cathie

Solo exhibition of new work in glass

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