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Personal interests
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Hobbies:
Day Job as a PA
Artists:
Giorgio Morandi, Dale Chihuly, Bertil Vallien, Cezanne and Egon Schiele
Music:
Talking Heads,
Food:
Italian, French Chinese
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My statement
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Linda R Fraser - Artist's Statement
RISD opened my mind to a broad expression of ideas. I became committed to representing my thoughts in 3 dimensions. I have executed artwork in drawing and sculpture in bronze, cement and glass. The majority of my work over the past 20 years is in glass sculpture - capturing emotional notations of people and feelings in glass.
I have been inspired by Giorgio Morandi, Dale Chihuly, Bertil Vallien, Cezanne and Egon Schiele. This eclectic influence has helped me to create a unique slice of images throughout my life.
I use sandcasting techniques in my glass making. I believe the glass has a magical quality and can only be controlled to a degree. I take time and great care in the planning the shape the final glass sculpture will take. When designing the interior of my castings I combine a pallet of possibilities and guide the surface color of the glass. As I pour the glass and introduce the inclusions I let the hot glass move and manipulate the shards of glass or bits of glass and metal ‘jewelry’ that I have placed within the piece.
I enjoy the process in the making – from the planning and forming of the templates, to the excitement of the hot glass pour!
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Professional history
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EDUCATION:
1980 B.F.A.-Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I., U.S.A.
EXPERIENCE:
1995 Instructor, Sandcast Glass Workshop
Sydney College of the Arts, Glass Department
1991 Instructor, Sandcast Glass Workshop
Sydney College of the Arts, Glass Department
1990 Teaching Assistant, at Pilchuck Glass Centre, U.S.A.
Sandcast Glass & Mould-blowing Instructor: Bob Carlson
1989 Student, Pilchuck Glass Centre, U.S.A.
Cast Glass Instructors: Bob Carlson & Bertil Vallien
1988 Assistant to the Artist, Richard Goodwin, sculptor, Sydney
Finishing & polishing concrete relief castings
1986 Staff member, Pilchuck Glass Centre, U.S.A.
1985 Assistant to the Artist in Residence, Bertil Vallien
Pilchuck Glass Centre, U.S.A.
Student Hot Glass Instructors:
Amy Roberts, Sonja Blomdahl & Jan Erik Ritzman
Cast Glass Instructor: Clifford Rainey
1984 Instructor of Sculpture Class at the Providence Art Club, U.S.A.
Stone Carving & Direct Cement techniques
1980-81 Assistant to the Artist in Residence, Arnold Prince
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
Execution of various wood & concrete sculptures.
1980 Teaching Assistant, Professional Practices Course,
Rhode Island School of Design, U.S.A.
Instructor: Professor Dale Chihuly
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS:
2007, National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia)
1998- present, Member of G.A.S., Glass Artists Society International
2003 - Pratt Institute, Artist Member
1994-present, Member of Ausglass, Australian Association of Glass Artists
1995 - President of Ausglass
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI,
National Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Australia *(donated by ABN-AMRO Bank, Sydney)
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Examples of my work are in private collections in:
East Greenwich & Providence, R.I.,
Williamstown, MA., Santa Paula, CA.,
New York, N.Y., Hernando, F
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Disciplines
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AusGlass - Australian Glass Artists Society
GAS - Glass Artists Society
NAVA - National Association of Visual Artists (Australia)
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Collections
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI,
National Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Australia *(donated by ABN-AMRO Bank, Sydney)
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Examples of my work are in private collections in:
East Greenwich & Providence, R.I.,
Williamstown, MA., Santa Paula, CA.,
New York, N.Y., Hernando, FL.,
Seattle, WA., in the U.S.A.
Toronto, ON; Windsor, ON,
Calgary AB, Canada,
Sydney, Australia & Afors, Sweden
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Latest activities
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Shows:
February 2008, Frankston Art Centre, Frankston VIC
"Linda R Fraser - Recent Works" solo exhibition
February 2007, Glass Plus Gallery, Melbourne VIC
"Sculptural Abstractions" invitational group exhibition
June 2006, Barucci Gallery, St. Louis MO.
"GAS Artists at GAS" invitational group exhibition
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