Owen Rye
b. 1944, Cooma, New South Wales
Currently, full-time potter and writer; retired from teaching at the end of 2003; also present workshops here and in USA
Education
- 1970 PhD, University of New South Wales (use of Australian raw materials in the development of porcelain bodies and glazes)
- 1965 BSc (major in craft ceramics), University of New South Wales
Exhibitions
- 2004 Celebrating the Master, Skepsi on Swanston, Melbourne
- 2003 Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney (solo)
- 2003 Rye Crop, Mura Clay Gallery, Newtown, Sydney
- 2002 Gallows Gallery, Perth, Western Australia (solo)
- 2002 Salzbrand (international saltglaze), Koblenz, Germany
- 1999 Different Stokes (international woodfire), University of Iowa Museum of Art, USA
- 1996 Aoyama Green Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (Australia no magikama sakuhin)
- 1995 Delinquent Angel (Australian contemporary ceramics), Faenza Italy, Tokyo and Osaka Japan, Singapore and most Australian capitals
Awards
- 2004 Clay Modern Lifetime Achievement Award (service to education)
- 2002 Distinction Award, International Saltglaze Competition, Koblenz, Germany
- 2000 Society for American Archaeology Award (for ceramic studies)
- 1989 Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Gold Coast, Queensland
Featured
- Nichols, G, 2003 'Reconnaissance: new work by Owen Rye' Ceramics: Art and Perception, No 52, pp41 - 48
- Minogue, C & Sanderson, R, 2000 Wood-fired ceramics - contemporary practices A & C Black Publishers, London
- Iannou, N, 1997 Masters of their craft Craftsman House, Sydney
- Mansfield, J, 1995 Contemporary ceramic art in Australia and New Zealand Craftsman House, Sydney


