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 Matthew Curtis
2017
Edifice pair
Blown Glass, fused glass, stainless steel.
Photo Rob Little
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Paired Section series
Born in Luton, England, Matthew moved to Australia as a young man in 1981. He serendipitously began his journey in 1991 as a glassmaker assisting Robert Wynne in establishing the renowned glass blowing studio, Denizen Glass in Manly, Sydney. Matthew worked for Robert Wynne and began establishing his own practice. After winning the People's Choice award for the RFC (Ranamok) prize, Matthew was awarded a solo exhibition. Since then, Matt has been exhibiting his work nationally and internationally.
He has been exhibiting internationally for over 10 years. Participating in prestigious art fairs such as Chicago’s ‘Sculptural Objects and Functional Art’ Fair, at Palm 3 and ‘Collect’ at the V&A, as well as various successful solo exhibitions, and regularly teaching classes.
His work is widely collected, in private collections such as Sir Elton John and public collections including the Saxe collection at the De Young Museum, San Francisco, USA; Palm Springs Museum, California, USA, The Ernsting Stiftung Museum Coesfeld Germany, Wagga Wagga, National Glass Collection, Australia and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
He has been exhibiting internationally for over 10 years. Participating in prestigious art fairs such as Chicago’s ‘Sculptural Objects and Functional Art’ Fair, at Palm 3 and ‘Collect’ at the V&A, as well as various successful solo exhibitions, and regularly teaching classes.
His work is widely collected, in private collections such as Sir Elton John and public collections including the Saxe collection at the De Young Museum, San Francisco, USA; Palm Springs Museum, California, USA, The Ernsting Stiftung Museum Coesfeld Germany, Wagga Wagga, National Glass Collection, Australia and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
Images from Constructed bowl series.
Photo Rob Little
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Images from Grid series
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