Fiona Hiscock
born Ballarat 1965, lives Melbourne

QUALIFICATIONS

1993   Post Graduate Honors Degree, Fine Art, (ceramics) RMIT

1991    BA Fine Art Ceramics, RMIT

1986    BA Melbourne University, Fine Art History

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 Re-generate, Gallerysmith, Melbourne

2020 Parkland, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2020 Habitat, Gallerysmith, Melbourne

2018  Woodland, Gallerysmith, Melbourne

2015  Country, Gallerysmith, Melbourne

2014  Beaver Gallery, Canberra

2011  Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane

2010  Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne

2009  Beaver Gallery, Canberra

2006  Beaver Gallery, Canberra

2003  Beaver Gallery, Canberra

2003  Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

2000  Beaver Gallery, Canberra

2000  Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1998  Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1997  Craft Victoria, Melbourne

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022
Sydney Contemporary, presented by Gallerysmith, Carriageworks, Sydney
Endangered, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
For the Love of Trees, Burrinja Gallery, Upwey, VIC

2021
Explore: Sydney Contemporary (online art fair)
I am here – 40 women shaping Australian art, curated by Katherine Hattam, Art House Gallery, Sydney
Drawn from the Garden, Sturt Gallery, Mittagong, NSW

2020
Ceramics 2020, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Sydney
SC2020, Sydney Contemporary online art fair

2017
Maningham Art Award, Victoria

2017    
Omnus Terra, NCECA Conference, Portland US
Hyper-Botanica, Gallerysmith, Melbourne

2015
Victorian Craft Award, Craft Victoria

2014
Tribute to Janet Mansfield, Mossgreen Gallery
Efflorescent, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
The Course of Objects, Manly Regional Art Gallery
Big Ceramics, Craft Victoria

2013
Sunshine Coast Ceramic Art Prize, Manningham Ceramic Art Prize

2011
Ewers, Pitchers, Jugs and Jars, Narek Gallery, NSW

2010
Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award, Queensland

2009
Town Country, Craft Victoria

2007
New Under the Sun, Jewish Museum of Australia

2005
Hobart Art Prize, Tasmania

Chilli, Cudgegong Gallery, NSW

2004
Celebrating the Master, Schepsi Gallery, Melbourne

2003
Changing Surfaces, Shepparton Art Gallery

2002
Centenary Craft Prize, Parliament House, Canberra

2002
Alice Springs Craft Award, Alice Springs
Freeman Gallery 3, Hobart Tasmania

1999
Drawn in Form, travelling show – Brisbane City Gallery and Object Gallery
Alice Craft Award, Northern Territory

1999
Blessed be the Work, Jewish Ritual and Contemporary Craft, Jewish Museum

1998
Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award, Queensland
Mornington Peninsula Craft Event, Mornington Arts Centre, VIC

1997
Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy
Moonee Valley Festival Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Essendon, VIC
Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Gallery
New Visions, (5 Artists) Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

1996
Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award, Queensland
Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Gallery,

1995
Mornington Peninsula Craft Event, Mornington Arts Centre, VIC
Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award, Queensland

1994
Mornington Peninsula Craft Event, Mornington Arts Centre, VIC

1993
Fresh, Student Award Exhibition, Craft Victoria

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2022           Finalist – North Queensland Ceramic Awards, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, QLD

                    Winner – Muswellbrook Art Prize, ceramics, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, NSW

2021           Winner – (3D work category) – Stanthorpe Art Award, Stanthorpe regional gallery, Qld

Shortlisted – Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize, Manly Gallery and Museum, Manly, NSW

Finalist – Klytie Pate Award, Mansfield Arts Centre, Mansfield, VIC

2019          Shortlisted – Incinerator Art Award, Melbourne

Shortlisted – Clunes Ceramic Award, Clunes, Vic

2018          Bundanon Trust Artist in Residence

2017          Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum) Sydney

2014/15    Artist in residence, Flemington Primary School

2002         Alice Springs Art Award

1996          Gold Coast Ceramic Art Merit Award

1997          Moonee Valley Festival Contemporary Craft Award

1991          Walker Ceramics Prize for Excellence to a student at RMIT

1991          National Gallery Society of Victoria Award, RMIT

REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS (selected)

The Canberra Times ‘Fiona Hiscock adorns ceramics with vibrant native flora and fauna’, Kerry Anne Cousins, 25 Jun 14
Herald Sun Newspaper  Botanical Beauties, Karen Woods, 21 Jun 03
Herald Sun Newspaper “Fruits of an Urban Shed”, Simon Plant, 3 Oct 98
Australian Ceramics Magazine 1999, 2009
The Australian Newspaper, Weekend Review “Objects of Desire” Jo Litson, 20 Jun 98
The Age Newspaper “Artists in Residence”, Denise Ryan, Domain magazine, 29 Jul 98
The Age Newspaper “Size with Attitude” Zinta Jurjuans-Heard, 29 Apr 98
Masters of their Craft, Noris Ioannou, Craftsman House, 1997
Herald Sun Newspaper “The Vases that Fiona Built”, Claire Sutherland, 10 May 97
Business Review Weekly “New Handle on Old Aesthetics Problem”, Anna Long, 12 May 97
House and Garden Magazine “6 Rising Stars”, December 1996
The Age Newspaper, Jenny Zimmer, 14 Dec 93, 4 Jan 94, 3 Mar 94, 1 Feb 96,28 May 97
Ceramics, Art and Perception Issues 11 and 30

COLLECTIONS

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat
Deakin University, Melbourne
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast
Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Parliament House, Canberra

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