Paul Davis
Currently, Head of Pottery, Sturt Craft Centre, Mittagong, New South Wales
Resume
- 1995 - 2001 Director, Sekizan Pottery School, Main Ridge, Victoria
- 1997 Awarded professional name Yuho by Saka hereditary studio of Hagi-Yaki pottery, Hagi, Japan
Accepted into 12th generation of the hereditary ceramic tradition studio established in 1402 - 1995 MA Ceramics (Glazes related to the Japanese tea ceremony)
- 1994 - 95 Acting Head of School, Peninsula School of Art, Victoria
- 1993 - 94 Coordinator Clay Studies and Senior Lecturer, Peninsula School of Art, Victoria
- 1990 Coordinator of Clay Studies, Peninsula School of Art, Victoria
- 1988 Senior Lecturer, Caroline Chisholm Institute of Technology, Victoria
- 1980 Lecturer, Caroline Chisholm Institute of Technology, Victoria
- 1974 Principal Tutor, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria
- 1974 Master Fellowship, RMIT (Kelvin Award, Ceramics), Victoria
- 1973 Part-time Lecturer, Phillip Institute of Technology, Bundoora, Victoria
- 1973 Dip Art, RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria
Solo exhibitions
- 2004 Sturt Gallery, Mittagong, New South Wales
- 2003 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
- 2002 Sturt Art Space, Mittagong, New South Wales
- 2002 ArtSpace Gorietta Ayala Centre, Manila, Philippines
- 2000 Daimaru, Melbourne
- 2000 Cloudehill Gallery, Monbulk, Victoria
- 1999 Fujisaki Department Store, Sendai, Japan
- 1996 Kunamoto State Traditional Crafts Gallery, Sogo, Hiroshima, Japan
- 1994 Japan Seminar House (MA presentation)
- 1993 QDOS Gallery, Lorne, Victoria
- 1992 Golden Canvas Gallery, Sydney
- 1990 Noel's Gallery, Victoria
- 1988 Ufitzi Gallery, Victoria
- 1987 Lawrence Gallery, Oregon, USA
- 1983 Potters Cottage Gallery, Victoria
- 1981 McClelland Regional Gallery, Victoria
- 1980 Noel's Gallery, Victoria
- 1978 Clive Parry Gallery, Victoria
- 1977 Craft Centre, Victoria
- 1976 Potters Cottage Gallery, Victoria
- 1974 Aldgate Craft Gallery, South Australia
- 1974 Bonython Gallery, New South Wales
Group exhibitions
- 2004 Masters I, Skepsi Gallery, Melbourne
- 2004 Oribe, All Hand Made Gallery, Sydney
- 2002 Foshan Invitational Exhibition, China
- 2002 Residents' Exhibition, Sturt Art Gallery, Mittagong, New South Wales
- 2002 Tanja Woodfire conference, Tanja, New South Wales
- 2001 Residents' Exhibition, Sturt Art Gallery, Mittagong, New South Wales
- 2001 Victorian Masters, Skepsi on Swanston, Melbourne
- 1999 Edge, East Fremantle, Western Australia
- 1999 Masters Woodfire Exhibition, QDOS Gallery, Lorne, Victoria
- 1995 Two-man exhibition, AFFA Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria
- 1994 Victorian Ceramic Group Festival in Ceramics, Mornington Regional Gallery, Victoria
- 1993 Tableware Exhibition, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne
- 1992 Victorian Ceramic Group Permanent Collection, State Gallery, Meat Market Craft Centre, Victoria
- 1990 State Collection, State Gallery, Meat Market Craft Centre, Victoria
Collections
- City of Glen Eira Collection, Victoria
- Kunamoto Prefecture Museum, Japan
- South Australian Potters Group Collection, Adelaide
- Chisholm Institute of Technology, Victoria
- Eckard College, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
- El Camino College Collection, Los Angeles, USA
- Victorian State Collection, Melbourne
- McClelland Gallery, Victoria
- National Gallery of Victoria
- ACTU Craft Collection, Melbourne
Featured
- Aitken, D, 2004 'Paul Davis: a generosity of spirit' Ceramics: Art and Perception No 58, pp49 - 56
- Lane, P, 1994 Contemporary studio porcelain Chilton Harlem House Press
- Cochrane, G, 1992 The craft movement in Australia: a history New South Wales University Press, Sydney
- Hood, K, 1982 Contemporary Australian ceramics Australia Council, Sydney
