Roswitha Wulff
b. 1941, Persia (emigrated to Australia 1949)
Currently, full-time studio potter.
Resume
- 1987-1996 Head of Ceramics, National Art School, East Sydney Technical College, New South Wales
- 1996-2002 Established Botany Bay Studio Pottery and Gallery established, built new bourry box and gas kilns
- 1986-87 Board Member, New South Wales Institute of the Arts
- 1987-88 New South Wales Divisional Head of TAFE, developing new ceramics courses
- 1984 Study tour of Japan
- 1980-86 Head of Ceramics, St George TAFE, New South Wales
- 1979 Sessional Lecturer in Ceramics, Canberra School of Art and St George TAFE
- 1978 Tour of European ceramics, plus two solo exhibitions in Germany
- 1973-77 Full-time potter in own workshop, Paddington, established with Australia Council Crafts Board grant
- 1970-73 Part-time ceramics teacher, National Art School, East Sydney Technical College, Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby, Hornsby TAFE, Arts Council of New South Wales
- 1968-69 Full-time potter, Briglin Pottery, London; Research Scholar, Smithsonian Institute, USA
- 1966-67 Trained with Les Blakebrough, Sturt Workshops, Mittagong, and Robin Welch, Suffolk, UK
- 1964-65 Student, National Art School, Sydney
Solo exhibitions
- 2001 Am Tibusplatz, Mandünster, Germany
- 2000 Botany Bay Studio Pottery Gallery, Sydney - recent work
- 1997 Botany Bay Studio Pottery Gallery, Sydney - inaugural exhibition
- 1993 Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney
- 1993 Narek Gallery, Tharwa, ACT
- 1984 Seasons Gallery, North Sydney, Sydney
- 1980 Potters Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
- 1978 Kunst-Toepferei Klett-Drechsel, Fredelsloh, Germany
- 1978 Kreutzweg Gallery, Andernach, Germany
- 1985-75 Studio Workshop Exhibitions, Paddington, Sydney
- 1975 Gladstone Park Gallery, Balmain, Sydney
Selected exhibitions
- 2004-05 Collector's Choice by Victor Mace, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Queenland.
- 2004 Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton, Victoria
- 2002 Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton, Victoria
- 2002 Annual Collector's Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Perth and Melbourne
- 2002 Mixed Contemporary Ceramics, Galerie Besson, London, UK
- 2002 Mixed Ceramics, Galerie Theiss, Berlin, Germany
- 2002 Friends of the Gallery, Keramisch Atelier, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 2001 1st World Ceramic Biennale, Korea
- 2000 Ceramics Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
- 2000 Ceramics Acquisition Award, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Queensland
- 2000 Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Gold Coast, Queensland
- 1999 Sidney Meyer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton, Victoria
- 1999 Presiding Officers' Acquisitive Craft Prize, Parliament House, Canberra
- 1999 Ceramic Wood Fire Masters, QDOS Gallery, Lorne, Victoria
- 1999 Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1998 Accrochage, Galerie b15, Munich, Germany
- 1997 Kunstgewerbemuseum, Schloss Pilnitz, Dresden, Germany
- 1997 Keramik Aus Australien, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
- 1997 International Biennial of Ceramic Art, Belgium
- 1997 5th World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Croatia
- 1997 Acquisition Award, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1997 The Woodfire Aesthetic, Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne
- 1997 The Great Australian Tea-Pot, Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne
- 1997 Toowoomba Biennial Acquisitive Award and Exhibition, Queensland
- 1997 Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Gold Coast, Queensland
- 1996 Vessel, Contemporary Australian Ceramics, Canberra School of Art, Canberra
- 1996 Wood-Fire Survey 1996, Strathnairn Ceramics Association, Canberra
- 1996 Ceramics East/West, Doizaki Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- 1996 Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1996 Woodfired Ceramics, Mudgee Shire Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1996 Sidney Meyer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton, Victoria
- 1994 Made in Clay, Little Tokyo Clayworks, Los Angeles, USA
- 1994 4th International Biennial of Ceramic Art, Vallauris, France
- 1994 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Queensland
- 1994 Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
- 1993 Asian Art Society Group Show, Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney
- 1993 Delegate's Exhibition, National Ceramics Conference, Adelaide
- 1993 Fire-Up Gulgong, Mudgee Municipal Council, New South Wales
- 1992 Wood-Fire 92, University of New England, Lismore, New South Wales
- 1991 Shino Exhibition, Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne
- 1991 Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1991 Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1989 Manly Art Gallery, Sydney
- 1989 Wood-Fired Ceramics, Orange Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- 1989 Wood-Fired Ceramics, Three Ways Gallery, Gulgong, New South Wales
- 1988 National Ceramic Award, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
- 1988 Fletcher Challenge Award, Auckland, New Zealand
- 1988 Over Here-Over There, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
- 1987 Wood-Fired Exhibition, Narek Gallery, Canberra
- 1986 Wood-Fire Ceramics, La Trobe Valley Art Centre, Victoria
- 1986 International Ceramic Award, Mino, Japan
- 1986 National Ceramic Award, Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra
Awards
- 2001 1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea, Honourable Mention
- 1999 37th Festival of Fisher's Ghost Art Award-Highly Commended
- 1998 Toowoomba Regional Gallery-Purchase Award
- 1995 Port Hacking Potters Award, Commendation
- 1993 Gold Coast Ceramic Award, Commendation
- 1993 Port Hacking Potters Competition, First Prize
- 1991 Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Art Purchase Award
- 1973 Muswellbrook Pottery Competition, First Prize
- 1973 Lismore Pottery Competition, First Prize
- 1972 Port Hacking Pottery Competition, First Prize
- 1971 Port Hacking Pottery Competition First Prize
Collections
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- Australian Federal Parliament House, Canberra
- Staatliche Sammlung, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Dresden, Germany
- Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Queensland
- Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales
- Manly Art Gallery, Sydney
- La Trobe Valley Art Centre, Victoria
- Galerie Klett, Fredelsloh, Germany
- Muswellbrook Municipal Gallery, New South Wales
