curriculum vitae ....
name:
James. C. McMurtrie
date of birth:
23/3/70
place of birth:
Stawell, Vic, Australia
address:
63 Springwood Hill Rd
Pomonal
Vic 3381
Australia
phone number:
0427 949 921
AH - 03 5356 6137
fax:
03 5356 6137
email:
studies and qualifications
- 1997 Completed NEIS scheme at Wimmera Tafe, Horsham
- 1997 Established and currently running "Green Hills Glass"
- 1992 Completed Bachelor of Arts in Ceramic Design, majoring in hot-glass, Monash
- 1987 Completed V.C.E. at Ballarat and Queens Anglican Grammar School
professional development and training
- 2003 Design and construction of a purpose built hot-glass studio
- 2003 Artist in Residence, University of S.A., Underdale Campus
- 2001 Ausglass Conference, Presentation about setting up a hotglass studio
- 2000 Ararat Regional Gallery, floor talk about Green Hills Glass
- 1993/4 Worked as a glassblowers assistant for R. Morrell
- 1992 Worked as a glassblowers assistant for D.Wreford
- Experience in building with concrete and ferrocement
- Flat Glass and fusing techniques
workshops
- 2006 Lino Tagliapietra workshop, Jam Factory, Adelaide
- 2002 Hiroshi Yamano workshop, Jam Factory, Adelaide
- 1999 Richard Jolly workshop at Sydney College of the Arts
- 1995 Ruth King workshop
- 1994 Dante Marione and Richard Marquis workshop
- 1993 Richard Royal workshop
awards
- 2007 Shortlisted for Ranamok Glass Prize
- 2006 Bronze Medal for show garden, Melb International Flower and Garden Show
- 2002 Grampians Art Festival, 1st prize
- 2000 Grampians Art Festival, 1st prize
- 1992 Highly Commended, Mornington Peninsula Craft Event
collections
- Jam Factory. Adelaide
- Private Collections in Ireland, U.S.A. and Australia
publications
- 2007 Herald Sun
- 2007 Beyond The Smoke, Book
- 2006 Urbis landscapes
- 2006 Herald Sun, November
- 2006 Herald Sun, April
- 2006 The Age, April
- 2006 Gardening Gurus, channel 9
- 2006 House and Garden
- 2006 Your Garden
- 2001 Home Magazine, Herald Sun
- 2000 The Age, Domain
- 2000 Ausglass Magazine
- 1997 Vogue Living, July/August, August/September
- 1997 House and Garden
- 1996 Stawell Times News
- 1995 Stawell Times News
- 1995 Belle, Design and Decoration
- 1993 The Age, Home Monthly, Sep
- 1992 Craft Victoria Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 213
- 1992 Ballarat Courier, Thursday 18th June
- 1992 Antiques and Art in Victoria
selected exhibitions
- 2007 Ranamok Prize, Travelling Exhibition
- 2007 Castalia, Gallery O, Perth
- 2007 Beyond The Smoke, Travelling exhibition
- 2006 Ararat Regional Gallery, Our Land, Solo
- 2006 James McMurtrie Solo, Skepsi, Melbourne
- 2006 1st Annual Art/Photography Show, Ararat Regional Art Gallery
- 2006 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
- 2005 25 Years Monash Glass
- 2004 Meeting Place, Horsham
- 2004 The Gap Winery, Halls Gap
- 2004 Inner Landscape, Albert Park Gallery
- 2003 Lush, Albert Park Gallery
- 2003 Watermark, Ararat Regional Gallery, Ararat
- 2003 Conflux, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth
- 2002 Thrown and Blown, Potters Cottage, Warrandyte
- 2002 Ararat Regional Gallery
- 2001 Remote Control, Garry McEwan, St Kilda
- 2001 Auglass Glass Walk, Mahoneys Gallery, Melb
- 2001 Ausglass Members Show, Monash, Caulfield
- 2001 Ausglass Production Show, Gallery 33, Collingwood
- 2000 Liquid Forms, Fitzroy Galleries, Fitzroy
- 2000 Garry McEwan Gallery, St Kilda
- 2000 Customs House Gallery, Warnambool
- 2000 H2O Exhibition, Horsham
- 1999 Christmas Exhibition, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney
- 1999 Production Exhibition, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney
- 1997 1st Strike Gallery, Clunes Bottle Museum, Clunes
- 1997 Images United Gallery, Richmond
- 1996 Dairing Gallery, Richmond
- 1996 Seppelt's Winery, Vintage Harvest, Great Western
- 1995 Luminosity, Dairing Gallery, Richmond
- 1995 Dairing Gallery, Richmond
- 1995 Arcadian Splendour, Meat Market Craft Centre
- 1994 Blast, St Martins Theatre
- 1992 Mornington Peninsula Craft Event
- 1992 Ararat Regional Gallery
- 1991 1st National Student Art Exhibition, Exhibition Building Melbourne
