Date of birth:

1956        Gippsland Victoria Australia

Education:

Teaching& Positions

Guest Lectures

2008

1977-79   Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)   Monash University Gippsland Campus

Assistant to Nick Mount Glass Yinnar South Gippsland Victoria / Build Studio GIAE

1987-8     Canberra School of Art – Senior Lecturer (with Klause Moje)

Sydney College of Arts – Tutor

1980 –2   Establish Glebe Glass Studio – ( Australia Council Funded) for Derek  & Lynne Smith

SCA – Tutor Glass Art

Gems from the National  Art Glass Collection – Tweed River Art Gallery NSW

2007

Osaka University Japan

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1981

Coburg Glass Prize Symposium “Australian Glass” – Coburg Germany

Newcastle Regional Art Gallery –NSW

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery – Gymea NSW

Glass Art Society Award Presentation, Adelaide

Sydney College Of the Arts, Sydney University Aust.

Bay Area Glass Insitutute San Jose California USA

Metropolitan Contemp. GlassGroup-LeoKaplan Modern  NY

Contempo Art Gallery of NSW Society, Sydney

Wanganui Polytechnic NZ

Urban Glass – New York USA

Ausglass Conference – Wagga Wagga AUSTRALIA

Tama Art University – Tokyo JAPAN

GAS Conference – Tucson Arizona USA

Creative Glass Center of America – NJ USA

Canberra School of Art, Sydney College of Arts,

St George TAFE, UNSW AUSTRALIA

Tama University – Tokyo JAPAN

Utatuyama Craft Centre -  Kanazawa JAPAN

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art – JAPAN

Glass Workshop - Canberra Institute of the Arts

Glass Etching – Studio One – Canberra AUSTRALIA

CGCA Art Alliance for Cont.Glass Symposium–Wheaton Village – NJ USA

Artist in Residence National Ceramics Conference– QLD

Professional Development Seminar – Crafts Council NSW

Sydney College of the Arts – Glass Department

Sydney College of the Arts – Glass Department

Newcastle University School of Visual Arts

Professional Development Seminar – Crafts Council NSW

Tyler School of Art - Philadelphia USA

Reitveldt Academy – Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS

Glass Workshop – Canberra School of Art

Sydney College of the Arts – Sculpture Department

Hon. Positions:

2007

1995 –2013

1989-91,95-8

1984-1985

1982-1983

Master Of Australian Craft – Object /Craft Australia

Judge (Glass) -  Royal Agricultural Society of NSW

Member of the Executive Committee – Ausglass

Vice-President – Ausglass

Board Member – Crafts Council of NSW

Exhib. Solo Int.

2011

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2002

2001

2000

1999

1997

1995

1995

1993

Solo Aust.

2014

2012

2011

2010

2010

2007

2005

2004

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1996

1994

1993

1992

1986

1985

1982

1978

Brian Hirst – Barry Friedman Gallery New York USA

Brian Hirst  - Galerie B Baden –Baden Germany

Yamaki Art Gallery – Osaka – Japan

Dai Ichi Museum Nagoya Japan

Collect – Victorian & Albert Museum London - UK

Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass 2005 - Sweden

“Brian Hirst” – Global Art Venue Fine Art - Seattle

Sacred Surface- Silent Surface - Project Space

Nancy Hoffman Gallery New York USA

‘Brian Hirst’ – Clara Scremini Gallery  Paris FRANCE

Clara Scremini Gallery – ‘St’art’ Strasbourg FRANCE

Miller Gallery – New York USA

Gallery Nakama – Tokyo JAPAN

Glass Now 17 - The Azabu Museum of Arts & Crafts – Tokyo JAPAN

Brian Hirst - The Glass Gallery – Bethesda USA

Two Australians - The Glass Gallery – Bethesda USA

Brian Hirst Glass – Lasting Impressions Gallery Kenilworth Qld.

Brian Hirst – Vironica George Gallery Armadale Victoria

Brian Hirst – Lasting Impressions Gallery Kenilworth Qld

Brian Hirst – Veronica George Gallery Armadale Victoria

Brian Hirst – Glass Sculpture Engravings – Annadale Gallery

Form and Shadow – Narek Galleries, Tanja NSW

Astral series – Veronica george Gallery Armadale Victoria

Definition – Beaver Galleries Canberra ACT

Relationships In Form – Quadrivium QVB Bld. Sydney NSW

Surface – Beaver Galleries Canberra ACT

Reflection. Contemplation – Lake Russell Gallery NSW

Beaver Galleries – Canberra ACT

Silent Surface – Quadrivium Gallery Sydney NSW

Sacred Surface – UTS Gallery Sydney NSW

Makers Mark – Sydney NSW

Glass by Brian Hirst – Gippsland Regional Art Ctr VIC

A Celebration of Glass – Narek Galleries ACT

Object and Image Series – Blaxland Gallery Sydney

Cycladic Series – Gates Gallery Sydney NSW

Glass by Brian Hirst – Distelfink Gallery Melbourne VIC

Glass Connection – Blackfriars Gallery Sydney NSW

“Melita Juresic” (Actress) –Photography Latrobe Regional Gallery Morwell - Victoria

Group Aust.

2013

2012

2012

2010

2008

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1985

1984

Masters of Blown Glass – Kirra gallery Melbourne Vict.

Fluoro Green Series Veronica George Gallery Melb.

Director’s Choice Kirra Gallery Fed Square Melb.

Translucence: contemporary glass. Art Gallery Western Australia

Monash Momentum – Kirra Gallery  Fed, Square Melb Vic

Gems from the National Art Glass Collection – Tweed River Art Gallery NSW

Transformations: The Language of Craft – National Gallery of Australia - Canberra

Brian Hirst, Andrew Leslie, Young-Ha Park group show, Annandale Galleries

Recent Glass – Qdos Gallery Lorne , Victoria .

Brian Hirst Bungay Art House – Glen Eira City Council Gallery.

Canberra Glass 2003 – Beaver Galleries ACT

Material Culture – National Gallery of Australia , ACT.

Transparent Things – Wagga Wagga Reg. Art Gallery

Glass Art in Australia – Quadrivium - Sydney

Glass 2001 – Without Pier Gallery -  Melbourne

Quadrivium Gallery Sydney – Renwick Tour

‘Drawn in Form’ - Brisbane City Gallery QLD

Brian Hirst Studio Glass – Beaver Galleries ACT

Contemporary Australian Craft – Customs House Sydney

Masters of Australian Glass - Quadrivium Sydney NSW

Sacred Surface – UTS Gallery Sydney NSW

‘Contemplating the Bowl’ – Distelfink Gallery

Melbourne Victoria

Objects of Ideas – Ten Approaches to Cont Practise –Craft Council QLD

Natural Progression – Studio One – Canberra ACT

Director’s Choice – Distelfink Gallery Melbourne Victoria

Artworks Gallery – Nungurner Victoria

National Craft Award -National Gallery of Victoria

Art of Glass – Golden Canvas Gallery Sydney NSW

Blaxland Gallery – Sydney NSW

International Directions in Glass

Coast to Coast – Myer Perth WA

Ten Guineas Show – Blaxland Gallery Sydney

The Bowl Show – Meat Market Craft Centre Melbourne

International Directions in Glass – Art Gallery of WA Perth

3^rd Australian Contemporary Art Fair – Melbourne -

Represented by Blaxland Gallery Sydney   NSW

Challenging the Medium – Blaxland Gallery Sydney

Appreciating the Medium Glass Artists’ Gallery Sydney

Profiled Personalities – National Ceramic Conference QLD

The Glass Bowl – Distelfink Gallery Melbourne

A Touch of Glass – Bellingen River Gallery NSW

Ten Guineas Show – Blaxland Gallery Sydney

Australian Crafts ’90 – Meat Market Craft Centre Melbourne

International & Australian Glass – National Gallery Victoria

ANZ Glass Prize – Glass Artists’ Gallery – Sydney

President’s Choice – Meat Market Craft Centre Melbourne

A Free Hand – 40 Years of Cont.Aust.Craft Powerhouse Museum Sydney

Australian Crafts – New Works from the Powerhouse Collection 1989-1992

Glass Australian ’88 – Meat Market Craft Centre Melbourne

Contemporary Craft Survey – Powerhouse Museum NSW

Form & Function – Meat Market Craft Centre Melbourne

4^th National Studio Glass Exhibition – Wagga Wagga NSW

Canberra School of Art Staff Show – CSA ACT

The Bowl Show – Meat Market Craft Centre Melbourne

ACI Collection – Queensland Art Gallery

Australian Hot Glass – Art Gallery of NT Darwin

Glass Artists’ Gallery – Sydney

Australian Crafts ’84 – Meat Market Craft Centre Melb

Group Int’al

2009-11

2007

2006/7

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1994-2000

2000

1999

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995-1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1987

1984

1981

Barry Friedman Gallery NY at SOFA Chicago

Meitetsu Dept. Store Nagoya Japan

“20 Years On”  Glasmuseet Ebeltoft - Denmark

Australian Glass 2006 Toronto - Canada

Steninge Slott  - Sweden

San Francisco Art Fair  and Palm Beach Art Fair – Nancy Hoffman Gallery – NY USA

San Francisco Art Fair / Palm Beach Art Fair – Nancy Hoffman gallery – NY USA

The Next Decade–Habatat Galleries Royal Oak Michigan USA

Celebrating Thirty Years at Nancy Hoffman Gallery – Soho NY . USA

Facets of Australian Glass – Leo Kaplin Modern –N Y  USA

Contemporary Glass Exhibition – Shanghai Museum of Fine Art. China

Habatat Gall. International Glass Invitational – Royal Oak Michigan , USA

Steninge World Exhibition Of Art Glass 2002 –Marsta Sweden

Prime Verre – Musee-Atelier du Verre de Sars Poteries France

Art Singapore – Contemporary Asian Art Fair. Soho Gallery. - Singapore

Habatat Galleries International Glass Invitational Detroit USA

Clara Scremini Gallery Paris FRANCE

‘Glass’ Adam Witney Gallery – USA

Annual International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries – Michigan USA

Imago Galleries - Palm Desert California USA

‘Glass – A Celebration’ Nancy Hoffman Gallery – NY USA

‘Shattering Perceptions’ Dennos Museum Michigan USA

Museo del Vidrio Monterrey MEXICO

‘At the Edge’ Germany/England/Australia

Contemporary Australian Craft to Japan – Hokkaido/Honshu

‘Objects of Desire’ – Nancy Hoffman Gallery NY USA

‘Handmade Shifting Paradigm’ The Art Museum SINGAPORE

‘Contemporary Australian Craft’ – Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art – Sapporo JAPAN

Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection – Collection of Fine Arts Museum –San Francisco USA

SOFA – Miller Gallery - New York USA

‘The Magic of Venice ’ - Qualita Fine Art – Las Vegas USA

Documenta- ’98 – Kanazu JAPAN

Habatat Galleries International Invitational USA

Australian Glass – 10 Artists – Gallery Enomoto Osaka JAPAN

SOFA – Miller Gallery – Chicago USA

Habatat Galleries International Invitational USA

The Art of Gold – Ballerat Fine Art Gallery – Victoria AUSTRALIA

Hsinchu International -Habatat Galleries – TAIWAN

Glass Weekend CGCA – Glass Gallery - Bethesda USA

Expo Glass – GAS Tucson Arizona USA

Frozen Fire ‘Contemporary Works in Glass’ Academy of Arts Easton Marylands USA

Esponizione Internationale del Vetro Contemporaneo Venezia

Aperto Vetro – Museo Correr Venice Italy

Hsinchu International -Habatat Galleries – TAIWAN

SOFA – Chicago USA

25 at 25 – Society of Contemporary Crafts - Pittsburg USA

24^th Annual International Glass Invitational – Michigan USA

The First 10 Years -Glasmuseum – Ebeltoft Denmark

Glass from Australia 1995

Glasmuseum – Ebeltoft DENMARK

Glass from Australia 1995:  Glasmuseum – Ebeltoft DENMARK

Galerie L - Standtisches Museum & Glasmuseum – Reinbach GERMANY

Glass Weekend – The Glass Gallery   NJ USA

23^rd Annual International Invitational – Habatat Galleries USA

SOFA ’94 Chicago USA – Glass Gallery Bethesda USA

Pacific Rim Glass – GAS Conference – California USA

22^nd Annual International Invitational – Habatat Galleries USA

World Glass Now ’94 - Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art JAPAN

Winner – Grand Prize

Glass Now 16 – Tokyo JAPAN

21^st Annual International Invitational – Habatat Galleries USA

CGCA Glass Weekend – Wheaton Village NJ USA

Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition with

The Glass Gallery – Bethesda USA

Glass and Drawing Gallery - Nakama Annexe – Tokyo JAPAN

Crystalex Collection - Lemberk Castle – CZECH REPUBLIC

Chicago International New Art Forms Expo – GAG Sydney

Interglas Symposium‘91 Crystalex – Novy Bor CZECH REPUBLIC

Glass Weekend, CGCA – Wheaton USA

(Featured by The Glass Gallery – Bethesda USA )

Art Glass from Australia -Galerie Art de Verre – LUXEMBOURG

Galerie L – Hamburg GERMANY

Gallerie Rob van den Doel – HOLLAND

Galerie Gottschalk-Betz – GERMANY

The Glass Gallery – Bethesda USA

Glass ’87 in Japan – Japan Glass Artcraft Association

Glass ’84 in Japan - Tokyo and Kobe JAPAN

Glass from Australia and New Zealand -

Heissisches Landmuseum – Darmstadt Germany

Contemporary Glass - Australia , USA , Canada and Japan

National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo JAPAN

Collections:

Australia

National Gallery of Australia   - Canberra

National Gallery of Victoria – Melbourne

Art Gallery of Western Australia – Perth

Queensland Art Gallery – Brisbane

Canberra Museum - ACT

Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences – Sydney

South Australian Art Gallery – Adelaide , SA

The Australian National University - Canberra

Canberra Museum and Gallery - ACT

Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery – NSW

Gippsland Regional Art Gallery – Victoria

Victorian State Craft Collection – Melbourne

Artbank – Sydney

Bernie Regional Gallery - Tasmania

Collections:

International

Musee Des Arts Decoratifs – Paris France

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art – JAPAN

Corning Museum of Glass – NY USA

Houston Museum of Fine Arts - Texas USA

Kunstmuseum – Dusseldorf   GERMANY

Glasmuseum  - Hentrich GERMANY

Yokohama Museum – JAPAN

Musee –Atelier du Verre – Sars Poteries  FRANCE

Ebeltoft Glasmuseum – DENMARK

Museum of Modern Art – KYOTO JAPAN

Guang Dong Province _ CHINA

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco – USA

Koganazaki Glass Museum – JAPAN

Saxe Collection – USA

Evansville Museum Indiana - USA

Houston Museum of Fine Art - USA

Mobile Museum of Art - USA

Seattle Art Museum – USA

Dai Ichi Museum Nagoya - Japan

Private Collections

Awards:

2007

1999

1994

1991

1989

1988

1984

1983

Awarded - Master of Australian Crafts  / Glass by Object/Craft Aust.

Thomas Foundation Assistance Grant

Grand Prize – Hokkaido Museum Modern Art Prize

World Glass Now ’94 Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art JAPAN

Ausglass Award – Appreciating the Medium – GAG Sydney

Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australia Council –

Grant for exhibition USA – CGCA Conference

Australia Council Grant to attend Interglass Symposium – CZECH REPUBLIC

Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australia Council –

Grant to attend the Art Association Conference Melbourne

Glass Australia ’88 – Conceptual Glass Award -

Meat Market Craft Centre – Melbourne

Australia Council Grant ‘Electric Furnace Research’

Australian Council Grant to attend as Aust. representative at Glass ’84 in JAPAN

Diamond Valley Art Award – Victoria

Commissions:

2003

2000

1996

1995

1992-4

(Include)

National Glass Collection –Wagga Wagga N.S.W.

Westin Plaza Hotel – SINGAPORE

Sydney Casino – NSW AUSTRALIA

Melbourne Casino VIC AUSTRALIA

Royal Mint – Australia Prize Medallions

Australia Opera Trophy

Conferences

1979- 2013

2006

1997-2003

1978-2003

1999

1998

1997

1995

1993

1991

1987

1983

1979

Ausglass Conferences

GAS - Adelaide

GAS-  Glass Art Society USA

National Ausglass Conferences

28^th Glass Art Society USA Demonstration Seto Japan

27^th Annual GAS Conference Deonstration Tuson Ariz. USA

Glass Net ’97 Symposium – Musee Correr – Venice ITALY

Contemporary Glass – Wheaton Village – NJ USA

Glass Art Society Conference – Toledo USA

Glass Art Society Conference – Corning NY USA

CGCA – Glass Symposium & Expo – Millville NJ USA

National Ceramics Conference – Brisbane AUSTRALIA

Interglass Symposium – CZECH REPUBLIC (Australian Rep)

Glass Art Society Conference – Philadelphia USA

Attended workshop with Richard Meitner – HOLLAND

1^st Ausglass Conference – Sydney College of the Arts

Publications:

Masters Blown Glass – Major Works by Leading Artists Susan Rossi-Wilcox 2010 Lark Crafts Sterling Publ. Co.

Craft Arts No 77 – “Art Glass by Brian Hirst 2009

Transformations – The Language Of Craft NGA 2006

Australian Glass Today (2005) – Margot Osborne

AUSTRALIAN ART In The National Gallery of Australia “ NGA 2002

“Relationships In Form – Moving Between Dimensions”-Ivana Jirasek Craft Arts International  – No. 54

Artists In Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass – Dan Klein 2001

Masters of the Craft  - Noris Ioannou (1997)

Glass Art– Peter Layton (1996)

Australian Studio Glass – The Movement, Its Makers and Their Art

– Noris Ioannou (1995)

Australian Design Visions – A History  -Grace Cochrane (1992)

Decorative Arts and Design from the Powerhouse Museum – E Bilney (1991)

International Directions in Glass – Dr H Ricke

‘Glass’ Magazine – Spring 1999 – J Edwards

The Survey of Glass in the World – Tsureso Yoshimizu – Kyuryudo JAPAN Vol 6

Craft Arts – No 20 (Summer 1990)

Neues Glas – (Autumn 1990)  - Art Glass from Australia

Glass – A Contemporary Art - Dan Klein (1989) pp27, 206-28

Pottery in Australia (Vol 28 No 04 December 1989)

Victorian State Craft Collection Catalogue (1988)

Neues Glas (1/93)

Craft Arts No 11 Studio Glass Profile p55 - M Bell

Craft Arts No 9(1986) ‘Working in the Space’ – Anderson

Craft Australia Year Book – (1984-1985)

Craft Arts No 5 (1984) p94-95

Craft Australia (winter 1982) p61-62

The Art of Craft – Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection

www.nga.gov.au/material (National Gallery Of Australia – Material Culture Exhibition 2002)