Simon Pankhurst Artist CurriculumVitae 2018

 

Contact information:

email adress: simonpankhurst7@yahoo.com.au

postal adress: 21 Brooks St, Bright VIC 3741, Australia

phone: +61 408 057 379

website: www.simonpankhurst.com

facebook: Simon.Pankhurst.Artist.Blacksmith

 

Education Employment and Travel:

2007 on Employed full time as working Artist Blacksmith

2000-2007: Work and travel Australia wide and within the UK

1997-2000: Professional Practise, Landcape Architecture in Adelaide, SA

1992-1996: Graduated from University of Canberra, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

 

Selected Exhibition Participation:

2018:

Sculpture on Clyde

A taste of arts Rutherglen

Lake Light Sculpture exhibition

Sculpture in an Orange Garden

Sculpture at Hillview

2017:

World Polo Championship exhibition

Sculptures in the Garden (Council Acquisition Award)

Sculpture in the Paddock

Sculpture on Clyde

Sculpture in the Valley

Sculpture Bermagui (Council Acquisition Award)

2016:

Sculpture in the Garden

Sculpture in the Vineyard

2009-15:

Benchmarking Birchs Bay Sculpture Trail, Art from Trash, Weld Echo, CRAG

 

Awards & Acquisition:

2018: First prize for sculpture (indoor) Taste of Arts Rutherglen

2017: Sculptures in the Garden, Mid-Western Regional Council       Acquisition Award

Sculpture Bermagui, Bega Valley Shire Council Acquisition Award

2016: Arts Rutherglen, First prize outdoor sculpture

2013: First Prize, Dorset County Show Blacksmiths Comp. Outdoor work

2012: Peoples Choice Award, Benchmarking Birchs Bay

2011: Art From Trash people's choice award

Joint winner Premiers Artist Award, Benchmarking Birchs Bay

Benchmarking Birchs Bay aquisition award

Kingborough Coucil aquisition

People's choice award CRAG Spring Exhibition

2008: Art From Trash people's choice award

 

Commissioned Public work:

• Bellerieve Community Arts Centre: Decorative Gates, Clarence City Council 2015

• Part of collaborative team selected by Hobart City Council to undertake Public Art Project for Newtown Rivulet Linear Park, Hobart 2014

 

Curatorial/Coordination Roles:

• Bent Twisted and Upset, an experimental sound and live forging performance Mona Foma

• Metal That Moves, an exhibition of Contemporary Tasmanian Artist Blacksmiths, Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre

• Tasmanian Craft Fair, Tasmanian Artist Blacksmiths Association Inc. Working Demo