CURRENT EVENTS
PAIRED
EXHIBITION: PAIRED @ Suki&Hugh Bungendore NSW Till 15th October 2023. Just as paired elements evoke a sense of balance and contrast, the artistic practices of Curtis and Schwarzrock complement and support each other. With their shared family life and dynamic contemporary glass studio, theirs is an intrinsic partnership.
L Curtis: Paired Edge [red/gold & green, in clear/grey] Tallest 30 x 23 x 5cm
R Schwarzrock: a frenetic stillness, dimensions variable 230 x 120 cmBent glass, electrodes, ionised inert gas, electrical current, nylon thread, junction box. Photos courtesy of SUKI&HUGH gallery
R Schwarzrock: a frenetic stillness, dimensions variable 230 x 120 cmBent glass, electrodes, ionised inert gas, electrical current, nylon thread, junction box. Photos courtesy of SUKI&HUGH gallery
AGGREGATE: PERSPECTIVES IN RECYCLED GLASS
L: Matthew Curtis, TV screen glass with neon and recycled LVL, photo Waratah Lahy
15 SEPTEMBER - 28 OCTOBER, 2023
THE MIXING ROOM GALLERY AT THOR’S HAMMER
As one of the most energy-intensive and extensively utilised building and manufacturing materials, glass needs a circular solution.
Aggregate: Perspectives in Recycled Glass explores material reuse innovations, showcasing a collection of works by local artists and makers that utilise recycled glass in both utilitarian and aesthetic ways.
The collection of exhibited works makes use of a variety of recycled glass forms, including televisions screens, window glass and bottles; and encompasses sculpture, installation, objects and small-scale production pieces.
Matthew Curtis has prototype work in recycled material in this exhibition.
THE MIXING ROOM GALLERY AT THOR’S HAMMER
As one of the most energy-intensive and extensively utilised building and manufacturing materials, glass needs a circular solution.
Aggregate: Perspectives in Recycled Glass explores material reuse innovations, showcasing a collection of works by local artists and makers that utilise recycled glass in both utilitarian and aesthetic ways.
The collection of exhibited works makes use of a variety of recycled glass forms, including televisions screens, window glass and bottles; and encompasses sculpture, installation, objects and small-scale production pieces.
Matthew Curtis has prototype work in recycled material in this exhibition.
UPCOMING OPEN STUDIO QPRC ARTS TRAIL
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th Oct 2023 | 10am - 4pm Matt and Harry will open their home studio, a former Arnott's biscuit factory, where they now run their glass workshop. On the Arts Trail weekend you are welcome to wander through their studio. There will be regular glass-blowing demonstrations and neon and plasma illuminated works to see up close. As Matthew is passionate about recycling glass from the waste stream, there will be works in progress, made from a variety of waste glass. There will also be prototypes and production ware available for sale. Matt and Harry have a cheeky studio tradition of a trade-table where there are objects to trade, for local honey, jams or a bottle of dry white wine.
Curtis & Schwarzrock

OUR GLASS PRACTICE IS IN ITSELF SHIFTING PUZZLE, AT TIMES A RAUCOUS FAMILY AFFAIR WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR FAMILY. AT OTHER MOMENTS IT IS A QUIET DISTILLATION OF MATERIAL TO CREATE SCULPTURAL WORKS.
WE RUN A STUDIO FROM OUR WAREHOUSE SITUATED IN OUR BACKYARD IN QUEANBEYAN, NSW, AUSTRALIA. WE MELT OUR OWN COLOUR IN THE FURNACE, BLOWING AND CASTING GLASS AND PRODUCING SCULPTURAL OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE RUN A STUDIO FROM OUR WAREHOUSE SITUATED IN OUR BACKYARD IN QUEANBEYAN, NSW, AUSTRALIA. WE MELT OUR OWN COLOUR IN THE FURNACE, BLOWING AND CASTING GLASS AND PRODUCING SCULPTURAL OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS.
Harriet Schwarzrock plasma heart 2022 video Mark Mohell.

LINKS & Press
- www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/harriet-schwarzrock-2021
- https://artsandculture.google.com/story/lit-light-in-transmission-pittsburgh-glass-center/bgVROZHu-SThgA?hl=en
- 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)