Exhibitions and Awards
2009
Untouchable, work by staff of the Object Art & Design Studios, Sydney College of the Arts, SCA Galleries, Rozelle - Australia
Cutler Rustler for Eat Green Design, sustainable design exhibition, restaurant/café and theatrette presented as a key element of Sydney Design 09 Festival, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney - Australia
Springboard Exhibition, Design:Made:Trade, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne - Australia
10th Ernest Leviny Commemorative Silver Exhibition 2009, Buda Historic Home & Garden, Castlemaine, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Arts Centre, Melbourne, Geelong ArtGallery, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery, Mornington -Australia
Alumina, recent work by Gold & Silversmithing Workshop Alumni, School of Art Foyer Gallery, Canberra - Australia
2008
Exquisite, accredited professional members’ exhibition, Craft ACT,Canberra – Australia
Essential, a collection of objects that unite practicality and beauty in original ways, ACT Heritage Library, Canberra – Australia
Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award, exhibition of top 10 finalists for Australia’s mostprestigious design prize, Object Gallery, Sydney, Redland Art Gallery,Cleveland, Museum Victoria, Melbourne - Australia,
F!NK Fostering Design, Australian aluminium design, exhibition featuring products designed by Robert Foster and the many talented designers he has worked with under the F!NK brand, Craft ACT, Canberra –Australia, Australian Embassy, Washington – USA, Gold Coast City ArtGallery, Surfers Paradise, Object Gallery, Sydney, Wagga Wagga National GlassCentre, Wagga Wagga – Australia
there’s a hole in my bucket, website/event presenting sustainable design challenges as part of Sydney Design Week, Ambiguous Horse, Sydney – Australia
Friedrich Becker Prize 2008, contemporary jewellery and metalsmithing competition: 23 selected works from the 131 entries from 18 countries, Goethe Museum – Schloss Jagerhof, Dusseldorf, DeutschesGoldschmiedehaus, Hanau – Germany
COLLECT Collections, exhibition of selected participants previewed at the international art fair for contemporary objects, Lesley Craze Gallery, London - England
Small Beautiful Objects Award, exhibition of metalsmithing sponsored by IeatIdrinkIwork as part of theMelbourne Food & Wine Festival, Self Preservation, Melbourne - Australia
Profile, the 1st JMGA-NSW award exhibition for jewellery, objects and metalsmithing, National Wine Centre, Adelaide – Australia
Collect 2008 Australian Contemporary: Teaware, the international art fair for contemporary objects, Victoria & Albert Museum, London - England
2007
Cracker!, metalab’s annual Christmas show, metalab {studio + gallery}, Surry Hills - Australia
Local Hands, accredited professional members’ exhibition, Craft ACT, Canberra - Australia
Home Beautiful Product of the Year Awards, exhibition showcasing the best new products, Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo - Australia
Workshopped 07, exhibiting Australian design excellence, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney - Australia
Diverse Metal - Dusseldorf Bilk Queanbeyan, showcasing the artistic diversity of Canberra’s metalsmiths- also featuring Ursula and Herbert Schulze, Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan -Australia
Once Upon a Time... , a collaborative project between students and staff of the jewellery studios a tSydney College of the Arts and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, SCA Gallery, Rozelle - Australia, CAFA Gallery, Beijing - China
Young Blood Designers Market, showcase of original design from fashion to furniture, graphic, product,landscape and lighting, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney - Australia
Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Award, Buda 2007: 9th Ernest Leviny Commemorative Exhibition, Buda Historic Home & Garden, Castlemaine, Hamilton Art Gallery,Hamilton, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, McClelland Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Gold Treasury Museum, Melbourne - Australia
smart works: design and the handmade, survey exhibition of 40 craftspeople and designers, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney - Australia
2006
F!NK & Friends, an exhibition showcasing the work of artists who have collaborated with F!NK, metalab {studio+ gallery}, Surry Hills - Australia
Local Hands, accredited professional members’ exhibition, Craft ACT, Canberra - Australia
Freestyle: new Australian design for living, survey exhibition of 40 outstanding Australian designers by Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design and Museum Victoria, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Object Gallery, Sydney, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, ArtGallery of South Australia, Adelaide - Australia, Triennale di Milano, Milan -Italy
Process, exhibition by tenants of the ANCA Studios, ANCA Gallery, Canberra, Booroondara Gallery, Victoria - Australia
MMM launch, Australia Council of the Arts ‘maker to manufacturer to market’ creative design initiative launch, Object Gallery, Sydney - Australia
oliver smith products - generation II, preview of stainless steel production cutlery designs, metalab {studio + gallery}, Surry Hills - Australia
going BIG, exhibition in window space of large-scale metalsmithing with Sean Booth and Eric Hu, Object Gallery, Sydney - Australia
Drawer 1, an installation presenting a contemporary interpretation of the cutlery drawer, Craft ACT,Canberra - Australia
VOLUME, an exhibition presenting innovative and creative approaches to contemporary metalsmithing: oliver smith, Rohan Nicol, Eric Hu, Robert Foster, Sean Booth, metalab {studio + gallery}, Surry Hills -Australia
in the can, an exhibition from students and staff of the Gold & Silversmithing Workshop, ANU, GIG Gallery, Glebe - Australia
2005
F!NK Fatware, launch of new product designed by Oliver Smith and Robert Foster for the F!NK range, National Gallery of Australia Shop, Canberra - Australia
Craft for Xmas, the annual Craft ACT members’ Christmas exhibition, Craft ACT, Canberra - Australia
CAPO Party Auction, capital arts patrons organisation inc. fundraising auction and party, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra - Australia
Australian Silver 2005, contemporary silversmithing exhibition, Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine - Australia
designed, School of Art showcase exhibition,School of Art Gallery, Canberra - Australia
SUM [+] =, contemporary jewellery and objects, metalab {studio + gallery}, Surry Hills - Australia
banquet: a collaboration, interactive installation of craft and gastronomy - chef: Tim Pak Poy, ceramists: Patsy Hely, Anders Ousback, wood artisan: Peter Giles, silversmith: Oliver Smith, presented as part of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s fund-raising dinner ‘AnArtful Feast’, AGSA, Adelaide - Australia
29th Alice Craft Acquisition, Territory Craft exhibition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs - Australia
Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Award, Buda 2005: 8th Ernest Leviny Commemorative Exhibition, Buda Historic Home & Garden, Castlemaine - Australia
Art Aid - ANCA Tsunami Appeal, exhibition and auction, ANCA Gallery, Canberra - Australia
2004
oliver smith product launch: the best of craft and industry, release of first production cutlery range, Craft ACT, Canberra - Australia
Craft for Xmas, the annual Craft ACT members’ Christmas exhibition, Craft ACT, Canberra - Australia
Cofa Fund-raising Exhibition, art and design by COFA staff and postgraduate students to raise funds for campus redevelopment, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney - Australia
Pursuing Synergy: from hand tools to digital solutions, exhibition of craft and design examining the dialogue between new technologies and traditional craft skills, COFA Gallery,Sydney - Australia
forty, 40th anniversary exhibition for object: australian centre for craft & design, Object Gallery, Sydney - Australia
Containers, exhibition of contemporary silversmithing,Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan - Australia
Making Insights, exhibition of Master of Philosophy process work, Finishing Room Gallery, Wood Workshop, Canberra - Australia
Graduate Metal, exhibition of metalsmithing by recent tertiary level graduates, first Site RMIT Union Gallery, Melbourne -Australia
Still Lives, exhibition and films exploring the role of objects in shaping and revealing identity, CraftACT, Canberra - Australia
horizons, showcase of graduate students, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra - Australia
Box, exhibition by tenants of the ANCA Studios, ANCA Gallery, Canberra - Australia
14th Silver Triennial, international silversmithing exhibition held by the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau,Hanau/Solingen/Chemnitz/Gottingen - Germany, Kolding - Denmark, Schoonhoven - Netherlands, Antwerpen - Belgium
2003
Artisans in the Gardens, exhibition of craft held by the Friends of the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney -Australia
H20-03 Ceremonial Vessels for the Drinking of Water, exhibition of functional and symbolic vessels, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra - Australia
Exhibition Home, craft/art/design in a domestic environment, Apartment 12 Karuah St. Dickson, Craft ACT, Canberra -Australia
The Ernest Leviny Commemorative Silver Exhibition, exhibition of contemporary Australian silversmithing and jewellery, Buda Historic Home & Garden, Castlemaine - Australia
2002
Ritual of Tea, exhibition of tea related objects, Jamfactory Gallery, Adelaide - Australia, ObjectGalleries, Sydney - Australia
Defining the Object IV, exhibition of Australian furniture and object design, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney - Australia
2001
Metal Movement, exhibition of emerging metalsmiths, Jamfactory Gallery, Adelaide - Australia
Talente 2001, international contemporary craft exhibition, Munich - Germany
New Design 2001, exhibition of selected design graduates, Object Galleries, Sydney - Australia
2000
31@20, exhibition of the National Institute of the Arts Gold & Silversmithing Workshop, Hanua - Germany, Nantou - Taiwan,Canberra/Perth/Melbourne - Australia
