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Rod Butler
Biographical Statement
At the moment I am a
practising artist and educator in the TAFE system.
My focus at the moment is
the “values” and influences of the celebrities, pop stars
and models on the youth of today.
I work primarily in
ceramic, marble and mixed media.
Qualifications
1963 - 1970 Nairn Academy,
Nairn Scotland
1970 - 1974 Aberdeen Art
College, Scotland (Graduated)
1975 Glasgow Art College,
Scotland (Post Graduate)
Current
Employment
Full time teacher in sculptural
and architectural ceramics, drawing and painting - Brisbane
North Institute of TAFE, Ithaca Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Exhibitions
2011 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards Finalist
2011 Manning Art Prize Finalist
2011 Watermark Fusions Members Exhibition, Brisbane Institute of Art
2011 The Moreton Art Award Finalist
2011 Fire Lane Gallery, Staff Exhibition
2010 The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize Finalist
2010 Ergon Energy Ceramic Award Finalist
2010 Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards Finalist
2010 Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Finalist
2010
Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition Finalist
2010
The Moreton Art Award Finalist
2010
The Stanthorpe Art Festival Finalist
2009
Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards Finalist
2009 The Blake Prize
(Director’s Cut) Finalist
2009
Firelane Gallery Brisbane North Institute of TAFE (Group)
2009
Prometheus Visual Arts Award Finalist
2009 The Moreton Bay Region
Art Awards Finalist
2008 Ergon Energy Award
2008 Finalist - Purchased by the Rockhampton City Art Gallery
2007 The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold
Coast Art Prize (formerly The Conrad Jupiters Art Prize) -
purchased by the Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2007 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Finalist
2006 Warwick
Art Prize Finalist
2006 Support - Ceramic Educators
South
East Queensland
2006 Brisbane North Institute of
TAFE (Group)
2005 Brisbane North Institute of
TAFE (Group)
2004 Pollock Galleries,
Melbourne
(four man show)
2004 Maria Perides Gallery,
Brisbane
(Annual Sculpture Exhibition)
2004
Warwick
Art Prize Finalist
2004 Fox Galleries, Brisbane (Group
- Teacher and Student)
2003
Warwick
Art Prize Finalist
2003 Windows on Church Galleries,
Melbourne (Group)
2002
Warwick
Art Prize Finalist
2001 Gold Coast International
Ceramic Art Award Finalist
2000
Warwick
Art Prize Finalist
2000 Gold Coast International
Ceramic Art Award Finalist
2000 Fusions Gallery, Brisbane
(Group)
1998 Gold Coast International
Ceramic Art Award Finalist - purchased by the Gold Coast
City Art Gallery
1998 Michel Sourgnes Fine Art (one man show)
1998 Michel Sourgnes Fine Art (Group Exhibition)
1993 Fushions Gallery,
Brisbane
(one man show)
1981 Craft Council of Queensland (group)
1980 Cintra House.
Brisbane
(one man show)
1980 Imagery Gallery, Brisbane (group)
1980 Blackfriars Gallery,
Sydney
(one man show)
1980 Gregory Terrace Gallery, Brisbane (group)
1980 Craft Council of Queensland (one man show)
1976 Edinburgh Festival,
Scotland
(group)
1976 - 1977 Touring exhibition, Japan/Australia (group)
1975 Edinburgh Festival,
Scotland
(group)
Judge
Royal Queensland Art
Society - Gold Coast (current)
Memberships
Member of Board of Directors Queensland
Potters Association
(1999)
Publications
  2009
Craft Arts International
2007
Fusions: Australian Network of Clay + Glass Artists
 2004
Alchemy - Exploring the dynamic between professional and
emerging ceramic artists.
 2003
Craft Arts International - read the full 
March 2003
Article (1218k).
 1999 Craft Arts International
 1994 Ceramics Art and Perception
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