Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock

Our glass practice is in itself shifting puzzle, at times a raucous family affair with contributions from our two lovely teenage boys. At other moments it is a quiet distillation of material: allowing for the contemplation and placement of components and forms to create sculptural works.

​We run our studio from our warehouse situated in our backyard in Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia. Where we melt our own colour in the furnace, blowing and casting glass and producing sculptural objects for exhibitions and commissions.

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Matthew's recent work

Matthew Curtis 2021 Periphery #2115 Cherry Red Clear Grey h 47 cm Photo Hilary Wardaugh

Curtis 2021 Margin #2121 Tangerine Clear Grey h 73 photo Hilary Wardaugh

Curtis 2021 Periphery #2118 AquaGreenGrey h53 Photo Hilary Wardaugh

Matthew Curtis Photo Hilary Wardaugh 2021 studio development of work for Sabbia exhibition Luminous Margin

Section Pair, Matthew Curtis, blown and carved tinted glass, 2018 photo Rob Little

Matthew Curtis, Contour Pair Neo Blue Amber Blown and fused glass, stainless frame 24 x 32 x 6" photo Rob Little

Matthew Curtis Section Pair Neo and Ruby 2017 Blown glass, stainless frame 14 x 32 x 5" Photo Rob Little

Matthew Curtis Red Contour 2017 photo Harry

Matthew Curtis 2017 Ediface, Grey and Red Pair, 2017, blown and fused glass, stainless steel rim, 62h x 44 w x 18cm Photo Rob Little

Matthew Curtis 2017 Incline Red Grid Blown fused glass, stainless rim. 39h x 42 x 10 cm Photo Rob Little

Matthew Curtis 2017 Amber and Cherry Section Pair Blown and fused glass, stainless steel. 32h x 83 x 15 cm Photo Rob Little

Matthew Curtis Ice Blue Section Pair 2015 Blown and fused glass, stainless steel. Photo Rob Little

Harry's recent work

Detail 2021 spaces between stillness and movement National Portrait Gallery Photo NPG Mark Mohell

Harry in the studio Photo 2021 Hilary Wardaugh

Murmuration 2020 Public Artwork with Canberra Glassworks and DJAS. Awarded the 2021 Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture in the ACT. Photo Ross Caddaye

Asia Link Residency. Toyama Museum exhibition 2018 Chisa Kobayashi.

between movement and stillness Interactive blown glass plasma photo Suki and Hugh Gallery exhibited @ Canberra Glassworks 2018 in 'Hearts and Minds' exhibition with Penny Byrne and Brian McNamara.

between movement and stillness Interactive blown glass plasma photo Suki and Hugh Gallery exhibited @ Canberra Glassworks 2018 in 'Hearts and Minds' exhibition with Penny Byrne and Brian McNamara.

interactive plasma heart form Harriet Schwarzrock 2018 20 x 12 x 8 cm photo Beth Hirsch

interactive plasma heart form Harriet Schwarzrock 2018 20 x 12 x 8 cm photo Beth Hirsch

Filament Photo Sam Cooper

Harriet Schwarzrock, liminal 2017 Blown tinted mirrored glass, metal base, photo @Suki&hugh_gallery

Harriet Schwarzrock, dusk between 2017 Blown glass, metal base, photo @Suki&hugh_gallery

Harriet Schwarzrock 2017 drift blown glass, powder coated steel base 57 x 80 x 18 cm Photo @suki&hugh_gallery

Harriet Schwarzrock bloom 2017 Blown glass, stainless steel. 40 h x 40 x 16cm Photo @suki&hugh_gallery

Harriet Schwarzrock detail installed at Canberra Glassworks 2017 Defining Moments Exhibition Blue Divide 2016 Blown glass, stainless armature Photo Wendy Dawes

LINKS & Press

• www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/harriet-schwarzrock-2021
• https://amp.smh.com.au/national/act/a-canberra-glassworks-exhibition-you-can-get-your-hands-on-20180124-h0nq8o.html Review in Sydney Morning Herald of Hearts and Minds Exhibition at Canberra Glassworks 2018.
• Canberra Times article on Art Group Fellowship at Canberra Glassworks www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/harriet-schwarzrock-earns-art-group-creative-fellowship-at-canberra-glassworks-20170717-gxcu3z.html
• ​asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/exchanges/2018-exchanges/past-residencies/japan/japan2/japan
• A video interview with ABC Australia Wide for Defining Moments with Andrew Bell [23 mins into episode] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-03/australia-wide-march-4/8323418
• Art review: defining moments by Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock – Canberra Glassworks (The Canberra Times, March 7, 2017)
• Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock: Defining Moments (Art Almanac, January 30, 2017)​
• Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock's Defining Moments (The Canberra Times, January 20, 2017)
• Art review: Interconnected at Form Studio and Gallery, Queanbeyan (The Canberra Times, February 26. 2016)
• Glass artist Matthew Curtis in demand from Wagga Wagga to overseas (The Australian, November 28, 2015)
• Glass artists Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock transform old home (The Canberra Times, November 1, 2014)
• Glass artists Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock find Queanbeyan fits the bill (The Canberra Times, October 10, 2014)