Gillian Smith
Artist and Potter
Phone:
0407 089 033
Email:
Address:
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Education:
2026
Further glazing courses with Marc Sauvage (May - June)
Glaze workshop with Janet De Boos (July)
Alternative firing workshops with Kerry at Hartfire Designs
2025
Beginners glazing course (10 weeks) - Marc Sauvage, Cooroy Butter Factory.
Intermediate glazing course (10 weeks) - Marc Sauvage, Cooroy Butter Factory
Beginners wheel throwing course (10 weeks) - Greg Hamilton, Cooroy Butter Factory
Intermediate wheel throwing course (10 weeks) - Greg Hamilton, Cooroy Butter Factory
2024
Diploma in Visual Arts, Nambour TAFE
Exhibitions:
2026
Cooroy Butter Factory, Cooroy. - "Between Home to Horizon"
July 2nd - 16th August, 2026.
Cooroy Butter Factory, Cooroy. - "Combustion" Pottery Exhibition
February 17th - March 29th 2026.
2025
2nd December 2025 - 30th January 2026
Earth Connections exhibition – A collaboration with Lara-Jane Stewart
Dianne Mcinerney Gallery Noosaville
LaBonne Gallery, Cooroy (ongoing)
Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, Members Gallery (ongoing)
Residencies and Professional Experience:
2026
August - September
Art Jam – artist residency Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre
July
Participating in Open Studios Sunshine Coast
2025
Residency/retreat – Connie Solera, Puglia, Italy
Art Jam – artist residency Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre
Supervisor for Cooroy Butter Factory Pottery Studio
Spring Fever pottery festival, Maleny
2024
Facilitating a mixed-media workshop, Frame Tree Gallery, Cooroy.