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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading
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SABBIA GALLERY CLOSED THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024
Sabbia will be closed Thursday 25 April 2024 and will re-open Friday 26th from 11am.
VALE GERRY KING (1945 – 2024)
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr Gerry King. Our condolences are with Kate and his family at this time. Gerry was a highly intelligent, generous and beautiful man whose love of the Australian landscape … Continue reading
FUSE Glass Prize – Finalists announced
Congratulations to the finalists of the biennial FUSE Glass Prize. Established in 2016, this years finalists were selected from 101 high quality and diverse entries received from artists across Australia and New Zealand. The 2024 judges are Grace Lai, Curator … Continue reading
Last day of Current exhibitions & Easter Long Weekend Gallery Hours
Alfred Lowe and Giles Bettison solo exhibitions will wrap up this Saturday (30th March). Our Easter long weekend hours are as follow: Good Friday (closed) Saturday 11-4pm Sunday (closed) Monday (closed)
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2024 – Finalists’ Announced
Jeffery Mincham and Nick Mount have just been announced as finalists for The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in South Australia. Since 2002 this biennial prize recognizes the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators … Continue reading
Ernabella Arts – New Monograph Available
We were delighted to receive a copy of the freshly released Ernabella Arts monograph ‘Ceramic warka wiru 20 years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)’ This publication looks at the impressive 20 year history of ceramics at Ernabella Art Ceramics Studio. … Continue reading
TOM MALONE GLASS PRIZE – Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 23 artists that have been shortlisted for this year’s Tom Malone Glass Prize. The Prize is being held at Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth and will run from March 21, 2024 – April 28, 2024 Sabbia … Continue reading
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe – The Gathering – Solo Exhibition – SOLD OUT
Sabbia is so pleased to present Alfred Lowe’s first Sydney solo exhibition with an extraordinary body of work by this wonderful new talent. With a strong and quick response, Alfred’s exhibition has sold out with works acquired by both public … Continue reading
Artist News – Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – 2024 Residency at The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello has been awarded a Synapse 2024 residency at The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT). She will work with Prof. Simon Haberle to discover the palaeoecological substrata of her Aboriginal and Chinese ancestors’ lands, exploring the … Continue reading
Artist News – Emma Varga Major Exhibition – National Glass Gallery – Wagga Wagga
Emma Varga has a major exhibition on at the National Glass Collection at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery – this exhibition celebrates the career, virtuosity and skill that Emma has with this material. It is reflective of her last 12 years … Continue reading
Artist News – Clare Belfrage receives People’s Choice Award 2023
Clare Belfrage received the People’s Choice Award at the recent Still Prize held at Yarrila Arts & Museum, Coffs Harbour. The Still Prize is an important prize in the calendar and highly competitive – Congratulations Clare!
ARTIST NEWS / SUSIE CHOI JOINS SABBIA
Sabbia Gallery is delighted to announce its representation of Australian artist Susie Choi. 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 … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2023 to 16 January 2024
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
MAKE AWARD – Finalists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Lisa Cahill, Cobi Cockburn, Hannah Gason and Nick Mount who are among the 30 finalists in the MAKE Award. This is a new national award for Australian design makers and is the richest non-acquisitive prize for … Continue reading
The Mezzanine: Now open
Sabbia is pleased to announce The Mezzanine is now open and ready to be viewed. This space, adjacent to Gallery Two, allows us to create small showings of new works from our stable of artists, previews of upcoming exhibitions, works … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello – Winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello on being announced as a finalist and winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2023. This prize challenges artists to respond to a theme around sustainability – this year being ‘Wasteland or Wonderland’. … Continue reading
SABBIA AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2023 – Quint Essence : An Exhibition of Five Outstanding Female Artists
Jessica Loughlin, Maricelle Olivier and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, Helen Ganalmirriwuy Garrawurra + Mandy Batjula Gaykamangu Collaboration Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be once again part of Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s Premier Art Fair. In partnership with MA Financial Group, running from … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Liam Fleming
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Liam Fleming’s artwork Transitory Form # 4, 2023, mould blown glass, cold worked, fused and slumped, 300 h x 360 w x … Continue reading
PUBLIC GALLERY ACQUISITIONS – Pippin Drysdale
2023 continues to be a successful year, with artworks by Sabbia’s artists acquired for some important Australian public collections. Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale on the important acquisition of her work – The Patterning of Light – Breakaway Series II – Bush … Continue reading
King’s School Art Prize Finalists – Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson
Congratulations to Sabbia artists Judi Elliott, Honor Freeman, Jessica Loughlin and Carlene Thompson on being selected as finalists in this years TKS Art Prize. Since 1994 The King’s School Sydney has, through its prestigious Art Prize, acquired the works of … Continue reading
Alfred Lowe – Finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize
Congratulations also to Sabbia artist Alfred Lowe on being announced as a finalist for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize, an $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under forty. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia and supported in … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pippin Drysdale – Wynne Prize Finalist 2023
An enormous congratulations to Sabbia’s own Pippin Drysdale, who is a finalist in the one of Australia’s most acclaimed award, the prestigious Wynne Prize 2023, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney. Pippin is one of only 41 … Continue reading
EXCITING NEWS: The Mezzanine coming late-May
Sabbia is pleased to offer a unique and personalised client service experience; over the next month we will be creating an exciting new space at the gallery, which we will simply call The Mezzanine. It will be an intimate quiet … Continue reading
Ausglass and the Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award Winner – Rita Kellaway
The Australian Glass Artists Association (Ausglass) is a not-for-profit membership organisation, encouraging diversity, dialogue and excellence in Australian contemporary glass. It is a wonderful association which has been instrumental in the support and success of many glass artists in this country … Continue reading
Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
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.
Acquisition – Humboldt Museum collection in Berlin
Humboldt Museum in Berlin has recently acquired Alison Milyika Carroll’s Ngayuku Walka V, 2017. Congratulations Alison.
New Public Collection – Clare Belfrage
Congratulations Clare Belfrage on the acquisition of Warm Air, 2021, by the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art to be included in their collection.
Jessica Loughlin : JamFactory ICON artist for 2022
The launch of the exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin was launched last month at the JamFactory in Adelaide. 15 July – 18 September 2022 Jessica has been honoured with being the 2022 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) … Continue reading
Gerry King featured in Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition
Gerry King will be included in the upcoming Qingdao International Glass Art Exhibition at the Qingdao Art Museum from August 2nd – September 4th with his piece ‘Zephyr, 2011’, kiln cast glass, 285 h x 400 w x 80mm d, … Continue reading
Sabbia artists finalists of the SAM Indigenous Ceramic Award
Congratulations to Alfred Lowe, Arrente (NT), Ernabella artists (Pukatja/ Pitjantjatjara, NT) Alison Milyika Carroll, Carlene Thompson, Elizabeth Dunn, Rupert Jack, Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM, Hermannsburg artists (Ntaria Western Aranda, NT) Hayley Coulthard Panangka, & Beth Inkamala Mbitjana & Tiwi artist Jock Puautjimi, … Continue reading
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello honoured with OAM
Congratulations to Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to the creative and visual arts. This is fantastic recognition for Jenni who has worked tirelessly in her arts … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Tim Edwards who was announced as the winner of the prestigious Tom Malone Prize 2022 for his work Ellipse #8 2021. Ellipse #8 was selected as the winning piece from a competitive short list of fifteen works by Australian … Continue reading
Congratulations to glass artist Matthew Curtis who has won the 2022 FUSE glass prize
Matthew Curtis’ work ‘Margin’, 2022 was considered by Judge Cobi Cockburn as a “totemic sculptural work”, which “exudes a deep understanding of the material properties of glass and incorporates a variety of techniques. The piece holds light within while the … Continue reading
Congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Mel Douglas, who has been named as one of the thirty finalists shortlisted in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2022. Mel is only the third Australian to be selected … Continue reading
SEASON’S GREETINGS AND FAREWELL 2021
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
Sabbia Artists at Smithsonian American Art Museum
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artists Matthew Curtis, Mel Douglas, Judi Elliot, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello and Kirstie Rea have been included in the New Glass Now‘s touring exhibition in the USA. New Glass Now is the third iteration … Continue reading
New Giles Bettison artworks arrive at Sabbia
We are so pleased to have had some beautiful Giles Bettison pieces delivered to the gallery this week. Giles Bettison has become one of Australia’s most dominant and recognised glass artists. This acclaim can be attributed to his unique & … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Maricelle Olivier to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Maricelle Olivier to Sabbia Gallery. Maricelle is an early career artist who is a comprehensive hand builder, and has worked for the last few years at Ernabella assisting in the ceramic studio. She is … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery welcomes Ninuku Arts to our stable of artists.
We are extremely pleased to welcome Ninuku Arts to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Ninuku Arts quite closely over the past year, most recently with their very successful exhibition ‘Yaltji Ngurru Ngana munu Yaljti kutu ngana ananyi: Where we … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings and Goodbye 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIAM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN 2021 SABBIA GALLERY WILL … Continue reading
Congratulations to Pepai Jangala Carroll – The King’s School Art Prize 2020 Winner
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 King’s School Art Prize is Sabbia Gallery artist Pepai Jangala Carroll. This is an annual $20,000 Acquisitive Award presented to an Australian contemporary artist, this year judged by Maud … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn The 2020 FUSE Glass Prize Winner
Cobi Cockburn has been announced as the winner of the prestigious FUSE Glass Prize for her work Murmuration – Light, 2019. The FUSE Glass Prize presented by JamFactory is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists. The … Continue reading
Alison Milyika Carroll Winner of the Red Ochre Award
Congratulations to Sabbia Gallery artist, Alison Milyika Carroll, as the recipient of the Red Ochre Award 2020. Alison is an Ernabella artist, chairperson and champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Alison has been awarded the prestigious Red Ochre … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected as finalists for The Kings School Art Prize 2020
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Lisa Cahill, Pepai Jangala Carroll and Kirstie Rea for being shortlisted as finalists for The King’s School Art Prize 2020. The King’s School Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive award presented to the artists … Continue reading
Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist Mel Douglas is the winner of the 2020 Tom Malone Prize for Australian glass artistsfor her work Tonal Value 2019. As an acquisitive prize, each year’s winning entrant is awarded $15,000 and their work … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University
We are delighted to announce that Sabbia artist, widely acclaimed international ceramic artist and Western Australian Living Treasure, Pippin Drysdale, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Curtin University. Over a career spanning four decades, Pippin has established … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin Finalist in the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020
An enormous honour and a huge congratulations to Sabbia artist Jessica Loughlin who has been named as one of the thirty finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2020. Jessica is the first Australian to be selected in this … Continue reading
Honor Freeman GHOST OBJECTS at the AGSA
We were thrilled for Honor Freeman, who opened her outstanding exhibition G H O S T O B J E C T S at the Art Gallery of South Australia last week. Presented during the 2019 SALA Festival and facilitated … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Finalist in Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
Honor Freeman has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award with her piece Everyday Luxury, 2019. This is the 10th Anniversary of the Award and the exhibition runs until 12th July at the … Continue reading
Sabbia artists selected for New Glass Now at the Corning Museum NY
Sabbia Gallery’s artists have been selected for the prestigious New Glass Now at The Corning Museum in Corning New York. This is a global survey of contemporary glass which includes 100 artworks exemplifying the innovation and experimentation of artists working … Continue reading
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew – Finalists in the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award
We are thrilled to announce that Sabbia artists Greg Daly and Dr Julie Bartholomew are two of the six finalists in the prestigious 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum SAM. The other finalists are Stephen … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage’s SALA 2018 Feature Artist and Short Film ‘A Measure of Time’
The SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival opens late July 2018 and the feature artist for 2018 is one of Sabbia Gallery’s artists Clare Belfrage. Celebrating its 21st year and featuring over 9000 artists the wide range of SALA events … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists acknowledged in print and digital media
Sabbia Gallery’s artists and exhibitions have had a busy time in both the digital and print media recently. Clay Stories received a full page review by Kerry-Anne Cousins in the Canberra Times, and well as online in the Sydney Morning Herald, … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill – Rising Sun commission for Sir John Monash Centre, Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France
Sabbia Gallery artist Lisa Cahill has just returned home to Australia after installing the ‘Rising Sun’ Sculpture. It was launched at the Sir John Monash Centre at the Australian War Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux France on Anzac Day. Tim Williams (one of … Continue reading
Clay Stories travels to Alice Springs
Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communties Ceramic Network are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the touring exhibition Clay Stories : Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs. The exhibition runs from 3 … Continue reading
CLAY STORIES – Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition 2017-2019 We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the Clay Stories touring exhibition at the JamFactory at Seppeltsfield that took place on Sunday 15th October 2017 in conjunction with the Tarnanthi Arts Festival. Clay Stories is a significant … Continue reading
SABBIA GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2017
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to be exhibiting at Sydney Contemporary art fair for 2017. We will be exhibiting new works from Australian artists Mel Douglas, Pippin Drysdale, Honor Freeman and Kirstie Rea. Booth G08 Taking place from the 7-10 September … Continue reading
The Land : A 20 Year Survey Exhibition by Kirstie Rea opens
Congratulations to Kirstie Rea on the major survey exhibition ‘The Land’ at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery. We cannot think of an artist that deserves this acknowledgment more than Kirstie. The exhibition opened 12 May and runs until 20 … Continue reading
Tim Edwards joins Sabbia Gallery
We are extremely pleased to welcome Tim Edwards to Sabbia Gallery. We have worked with Tim a few times over the last ten years, most recently with his very successful solo exhibition ‘A Journal’ in October 2017. Tim came to glass … Continue reading
Clay Stories ‘In Conversation’ and Artist Demonstration
We had a great opening launch for Clay Stories on Thursday 9 March. Then followed it up with a very busy, and well attended Exhibition talk and Artist Demonstration on Saturday 11 March 2017, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney. … Continue reading
Clay Stories is up
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia has just been launched at Sabbia Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition has come about after two years of conversations between the director Anna Grigson and Ruth McMillan, Janet DeBoos, Hannah Kothe and … Continue reading
Sabbia Artists on Exhibition at Incinerator Art Space
Incinerator Art Space in collaboration with Sabbia Gallery presents an exhibition of glass and ceramic artworks exploring the notion of the home-maker. The exhibition titled ‘Domestic Goddess’ gives the ten artists a voice to this often female-role through exquisitely crafted objects … Continue reading
Ulrica Trulsson joins Sabbia
We are pleased to announce that Ulrica Trulsson has joined Sabbia Gallery’s stable of artists. We are hinoured to have this energetuc and talented young artist on board. Ulrica had a sell-out exhibition with Sabbia Gallery in November 2016, and … Continue reading
Vale Jenie Thomas
Vale Jenie Thomas, co-founder of Craft Arts International magazine, who passed away late 2016. Jenie was a brilliant women, and one that everyone at Sabbia called a good friend. You could only be humbled by her tenacity and passion for the … Continue reading
Public acquisitions, Cathy Franzi joins Sabbia & Masters of Glass launches 2017
2016 has been a busy year for Sabbia Gallery and many of our artists. Our exhibition schedule this year has seen some extraordinary developments in the artistic practice of the exhibiting artists, resulting in beautiful solo exhibitions for all to … Continue reading
Recent public acquisitions for Sabbia’s artists – Mount, Rea and Thompson
We would like to congratulate three of Sabbia Gallery’s artists on the recent acquisitions of their work from their 2016 exhibitions into two of Australia’s public collections. Nick Mount held his solo show titled Hard and Soft Geometry at Sabbia … Continue reading
Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan hosts ‘Light Marks’ by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott
Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott have been honoured with a beautiful solo exhibition of their work at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. The exhibition titled ‘Light Marks’ was curated by Haruka Nakashima from the Museum and has been … Continue reading
CERAMIC WORKS FROM BEN SMITH
Sabbia is pleased to be presenting new works from ceramic artist Ben Smith. Born in the UK, Ben travelled to Sydney to further his development in ceramics. The beautifully glazed forms are available to view in Sabbia’s stockroom. For more … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage winner of inaugural 2016 Fuse Glass Prize
We would like to congratulate Clare Belfrage for being awarded the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize. The $20,000 non-acquisitive award was announced in Adelaide on the 12th May. The exhibition which includes many of Sabbia Gallery’s artists is currently on exhibition … Continue reading
Sabbia’s artists prominent in the inaugural Fuse Glass Prize
From the Fuse Glass Prize website, posted March 2016: JamFactory is thrilled to announce 15 outstanding finalists have been selected for the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize. The judges reviewed 83 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New … Continue reading
Jeffery Mincham AM winner of the $10,000 North Queensland Ceramic Award 2016
We would like to congratulate our artist, the wonderful and inspiring Jeffery Mincham AM on receiving the $10,000 2016 North Queensland Acquisitive Ceramic Award. Published on their site 14 March 2016: Pinnacles Gallery at Riverway Art Centre was a scene … Continue reading
Belfrage, Grace and Mincham – Fluerieu Art Prize 2016 Finalists
The shortlisted artists for the Fleurieu Art Prize for Landscape have been announced! We would like to congratulate Sabbia Gallery’s artists CLARE BELFRAGE, HOLLY GRACE and JEFFERY MINCHAM AM as being three of the select group of finalists. The Prize … Continue reading
Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace at the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark
Sabbia Gallery artists Lisa Cahill and Holly Grace will be exhibiting in a two person exhibition titled ‘Light Translations’ at the prestigious Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark. The exhibition opens 15 January 2016, running until 10 April. These two incredible glass … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis Interview in The Australian
Matthew Curtis is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most dynamic and hard working glass artists. His large scale sculptural forms have found their way into some of the world’s premier contemporary art collections. Bronwyn Watson speaks with him, with the article … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale in Artist Profile by Maggie Baxter
Maggie Baxter has written a wonderful article on Pippin Drysdale in the November 2015 issue of Artist Profile. To call ceramicist Pippin Drysdale a distinctly Western Australian artist is not a parochial statement. She has after all travelled frequently and … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery joins Art Money
We are pleased to announce that Sabbia Gallery has joined Art Money. A great initiative further encouraging the accessibility of owning art by Australia’s talented artists. What is Art Money? Money for art’s sake. Interest free loans to buy art. … Continue reading
Neues Glas Article – Moje and Whiteley
Major article titled COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOURS – KLAUS MOJE & RICHARD WHITELEY in the prestigious magazine NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS: art & architecture Issue No.4 / 2015. Article written by Nola Anderson, 2015 On Klaus Moje and Collaborative Endeavours – … Continue reading
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley showing in Berlin
Klaus Moje AO and Richard Whiteley are exhibiting in a two person exhibition together at Lorch Seidel Contemporary in Berlin. The Vernissage opened Friday 18 September 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Distant Reflections’ and runs until 14 November. They are also in an exhibition with previous recipients … Continue reading
Congratulations Janet DeBoos
Janet DeBoos is currently showing her second solo exhibition with Sabbia Gallery. Closing 24 October. As with her 2012 exhibition ‘ Hybrid Places’ this 2015 chapter ‘F1 Hybrids – no guarantees’ is also a near sell out. It is an … Continue reading
Klaus Moje and Janet DeBoos Upcoming Exhibitions to finish off 2015
2015 has been a very busy and successful year for Sabbia Gallery and many of its artists. We are pleased to be presenting two of Australia’s most iconic artists to complete the busy year. Ceramic artist Janet DeBoos will be … Continue reading
Hobart Art Prize Finalists – Bartholomew and Mincham
The City of Hobart Art Prize is an acquisitive award open to artists, designers and craftspeople Australia-wide. Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate their ceramic artists Julie Bartholomew and Jeffery Mincham AM on being 2015 finalists. The winner of the … Continue reading
Book Launch & Signing / Wed 12 August / Giles Bettison / Pattern and Perception
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST 6 TO 8PM We are pleased to have Grace Cochrane, independent curator and writer, as our special guest and to launch this beautiful Monograph Please join one of Australia’s foremost glass artists Giles Bettison and Sabbia … Continue reading
Kirstie Rea – Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our incredible glass artists, Kirstie Rea on her appointment as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow for 2016. Rea will develop a new body of work during her fellowship in the lead up to … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Sabbia Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations! On Saturday 14th March, Sabbia Gallery celebrated their 10th anniversary. It was a lovely afternoon of Champagne, Canapes and Conversations with some of Sabbia’s incredible stable of glass and ceramic artists present, as well as … Continue reading
Nick Mount feature artist in American Art Collector magazine
Nick Mount has been selected as the feature artist in the January 2015 Issue 111 of the American Art Collector magazine. Please click on the link below to view the article. American Art Collector – Jan 2015 Issue 111 – Nick … Continue reading
The National Museum of Australia’s Derek Thompson Acquisition
The National Museum of Australia has recently acquired Ernabella’s Derek Thompson pot ‘Kungkarangkalpa Attila’ for inclusion in the Museum’s Songlines collection and also adds to the Ernabella Arts collection that tells aspects of the stories of the community’s art and cultural … Continue reading
Tom Malone Glass Prize 2013 Catalogue
Tom Malone Prize 2013 catalogue
Palette – Masters of Glass 2015 – 4 February Launch by Preston Singletary
We are pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ‘Masters of Glass’ exhibition series held every January. Sabbia Gallery’s codirector Anna Grigson originally developed this series in 1996 when holding the position of curator at Sydney’s prestigious Quadrivium … Continue reading
Powerhouse Museum acquires major ceramic work from Ernabella
Sabbia Gallery would like to announce the very important acquisition by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney of a major ceramic work by the indigenous artist from Ernabella Australia Derek Jungarrayi Thompson. The work titled ‘Wanampi Munu Nignt…aka’, 2013 which was … Continue reading
Les Blakebrough AM speaks about his ceramics in the lead up to his upcoming show
In the lead up to Les Blakebrough’s solo exhibition A Fine White Line at Sabbia Gallery opening 19 November 2014 he speaks casually with Paul Raffety from his Coledale studio in July 2014. Click the link below: https://vimeo.com/103297540
Congratulations to Sabbia’s artists in Ranamok Glass Prize
Congratulations to the following Sabbia Gallery artists on being finalists in the 2014 Ranamok Glass Prize: Judi Elliott, Holly Grace, Emma Varga, Richard Whiteley and Nick Wirdnam. The works will be on exhibition in Canberra from the 13th August and … Continue reading
Pippin Drysdale – Major Acquisition for National Gallery of Australia
Pippin Drysdale held a very successful solo exhibition at Sabbia Gallery in May 2014 titled ‘Tanami Mapping III’. This exhibition saw a return to Sydney for this iconic artist and the response was extraordinary. One of the installations within the … Continue reading
Ted Secombe pots arrive at Sabbia
We are thrilled to have received a small grouping of ceramic pots by the Victorian master potter and sculptor Ted Secombe in the lead up to his solo exhibition ‘Of Form and Glaze’ in Gallery Two in September 2014. Sabbia’s … Continue reading
Continuing success for Ernabella ceramic artists
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate Alison Milyika Carroll on her $10,000 second placing in the prestigious 2014 Indigenous Ceramics Art Award announced 27 May 2014 at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM). Her work, Ngayuku Walka (My Mark) was selected as … Continue reading
Simone Fraser in Artist Profile Issue 27
Leading into her solo exhibition, Articulations: Aspects of Form opening at Sabbia Gallery 23 July 2014 Merran Esson has written a lovely article on this inspiring Australian ceramic maker. To read the full article click the attachment here Sabbia Gallery … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – June/July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – June July 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – May 2014 Newsletter
Recent Public Acquisitions
Sabbia Gallery is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of a number of extraordinary artworks into some of Australia’s premier public collections. One of Matthew Curtis’ most important major sculptures in recent years, ‘Red Carapace’ has been acquired for inclusion in … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – April 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – April May 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – March 2014 Newsletter
Sat 8 March 2pm – Sabbia Gallery presents 2 unique events as part of Art Month Sydney 2014
In conjunction with Art Month Sydney please join Sabbia Gallery’s directors Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi on Saturday 8 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm for two wonderful events as part of the Tjungu Warkarintja, Fifteen Years Ernabella ceramics exhibition. The … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – January/February 2014 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – Jan Feb 2014 Newsletter
Seasons Greetings from Sabbia Gallery. Gallery Closure 22 Dec 2013 to 13 Jan 2014
Merry Christmas and our best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2014. From Anna, Maria and Sarah, and all of Sabbia Gallery’s wonderfully talented and inspiring artists. We would like to thank you for your wonderful enthusiasm and support of … Continue reading
Gerry King’s Red Centre
Gerry King’s wall-form diptych ‘Red Centre’ has been selected for the Modern Art Project Collection. MAP is based in Pretoria, South Africa with galleries in various centres. Gerry was Visiting Artist at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria July to September 2013. His … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery – November/December 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – November 2013 Newsletter
Ernabella Arts coming to Sabbia Gallery, in conjunction with Art Month Sydney 2014
Sabbia Gallery Sydney is Australia’s foremost commercial gallery specialising in the representation and exhibition of our finest artists working in ceramics and glass. As part of our ongoing commitment to the promotion of the Australian contemporary studio practices of ceramics … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery October 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – October 2013 Newsletter
Jeffery Mincham AM – Fleurieu Art Prize 2013 finalist
We would like to congratulate Jeffery Mincham AM, one of Australia’s finest, and Sabbia Gallery’s most highly sought after ceramic artists, on being named as one of this year’s Fleurieu Art Prize finalists. This art prize proudly boasts its…elf as … Continue reading
Matthew Curtis is AACG’s Artist of the Month
Exciting news! Matthew Curtis is featured as Artist of the Month for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. This is quite an honour and places Matthew firmly amongst the finest artists around the world. Congratulations. Visit www.contempglass.org for more information. This coincides … Continue reading
Sabbia Gallery September 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – September 2013 Newsletter
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize 2013 – Nick Mount winner of Sculpture & Objects
Sabbia Gallery would like to congratulate one of our glass artists Nick Mount on being awarded as the Sculpture & Objects winner of the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize for 2013, with this beautiful piece ‘Fruit Salad #090312’.
Sabbia Gallery August 2013 Newsletter
Sabbia Gallery – August 2013 Newsletter
Les Blakebrough awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
One of Australia’s iconic figures, Les Blakebrough, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday Honours (June 2013), for significant service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and educator and through professional associations. … Continue reading
Pilchuck Honours Glass Artist Klaus Moje
On May 14 2013 the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School presented Klaus Moje with its Libensky/Brychtova Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of contemporary glass. The award was presented at the’Pilchuck Celebrates’ event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass … Continue reading
Sabbia’s Waterhouse Prize finalists
The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious and diverse art awards. It aims to explore the natural world through artistic creativity. It is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a … Continue reading
Cahill and Douglas in New Glass Review 34
The work of Australian glass artists Lisa Cahill and Mel Douglas has been selected for the New Glass Review 34. Published by The Corning Museum of Glass, USA New Glass Review is an annual survey of glass in contemporary art, … Continue reading