Gillian Smith

Artist Statement:

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After many years as a mixed-media artist, I discovered clay during my Diploma in Visual Arts in 2024 and immediately fell in love.  Clay's tactile and responsive nature allows me to express my creative voice and pursue my ongoing curiosity with texture.  My current ceramic work explores the connection between surface, form, and landscape, utilising the versatility of clay to convey a grounded, process-driven practice.

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Education:

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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:

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2026

Cooroy Butter Factory, Cooroy.  - "Combustion" Pottery Exhibition

February 17th, 2026 - March 29th 2026.

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2025

2nd December 2025 - 30th January 2026

Earth Connections exhibition – A collaboration with Lara-Jane Stewart

Dianne Mcinerney Gallery Noosaville  

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LaBonne Gallery, Cooroy (ongoing)

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Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, Members Gallery (ongoing)

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Residencies and Professional Experience:

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2026

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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.