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ARTIST NEWS – Kirstie Rea on exhibition – Canberra Art Biennial 2024

Canberra Art Biennial returns this year for the 5th edition. The Biennial presents contemporary mixed media artworks in the designed landscape of Canberra – presenting public art on the lands of the Ngambri people. At the core of Kirstie’s installation … Continue reading

Sabbia Gallery at Melbourne Art Fair – February 2025

From 20 -23 February 2025 Sabbia is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting as part of Melbourne Art Fair at The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Melbourne Art Fair is a seminal fixture on the Australasian cultural calendar, stimulating … Continue reading

FUSE Glass Prize – on exhibition – Australian Design Centre (ADC) Sydney

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 were Grace Lai, Curator … 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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