Rebecca Ward was born in New Zealand and is a Maleny-based artist with a contemporary approach to jewellery. Through the use of both traditional and contemporary materials and techniques her jewellery works arrest the viewer with a combination of serene beauty and wry insight.
Since 1993 Rebecca has exhibited in Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, London and Singapore. Her work is influenced by NZ adornment and her interest in visionary and speculative writing. She was granted a Craft Qld (VACF Australia Council/Arts Qld) Mentorship Grant 2001; and also an Arts Qld Grant for a NZ Jewellery Residency in Dunedin. In 2009 she was awarded a $40 000 Arts QLD grant with Shannon Garson, ceramicist to undertake Swamp Cartography, a project documenting the Wallum areas of SE Queensland.
Rebecca completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Gold & Silversmithing in 1993. Rebecca was one of the three founding members of MoB Workspace in the Museum of Brisbane at the Brisbane City Hall where she was a resident 2003-2007. Rebecca also runs workshops and is a silversmithing tutor at Brisbane Institute of Art. Her work is becoming recognized as significant in Queensland's creative visual arts community.
Rebecca Diana WARD
Curriculum Vitae
Born: Papakura, New Zealand
Resides: Maleny, Australia
Postal: PO Box 746, Maleny, QLD 4552, Australia
Telephone: +61 7 5435 8843 (home) 0411 213 610 (mob)
Email: rebeccajewel@bigpond.com
Web: http://www.rebeccawardjewellery.com
Blog: http://www.rebeccathewrecker.blogspot.com
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Visual Art, The Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Swamp Cartography, Redcliffe City art Gallery, Queensland, Australia.
2011 Swamp Cartography, collaboration with Shannon Garson, Gympie Regional Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
2005 Showcase, The Hive, Canberra, Australia
2004 "Sunken City", Reverse Garbage Gallery, West End, Queensland Australia
2002 "Lost & Found", Craft QLD Store, Queensland, Australia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor", Artisan, Brisbane, Australia
2010 "Revisiting the Australian Landscape", Redland Art Callery, Cleveland, Australia
2010 "Excessory", Manly Art Gallery and Museum, NSW, Australia and touring around Australia until 2011
2009 “Adorn”, Fusions, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
2008 “Aqua Vitae”, KickArts, Cairns, QLD, Australia
2007 ”To be Confirmed”, Arc Biennial, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, Australia
2006 "Flash Trash, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
2006 "Wearing Glass", National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK
2005 "Tag", Craft Queensland, Queensland, Australia
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2011 Tutor, Gympie Regional Art Gallery
2008-10 Tutor, Gold and Silversmithing, Brisbane Institute of Art
2008 Tutor at Arts West School of Creative Arts, Longreach
2007 Experience the Arts Jewellery workshop, Flying Arts
2005 Exhibition organiser for "Token Love", Craft QLD Store, Queensland, Australia
COLLECTIONS
2006 "Nana, Nana, Nana", Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
2006 Corporate Gift mementos for delegates of Museums Australia National Conference May 14 -17.
PUBLICATIONS
Johnson, G. (2009) 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books
Qantas: the Australian Way (2008) “Green Design”, February, p 32
Melbourne Age (2007), 11/11/07. “This Old Thing” Sunday M section, p 10
Evans, D. (2007) Coolhunting Green, Adelaide: East Street Publications
Green Living, Autumn/Winter 2006, Canada, p 13
Sydney Morning Herald Essential section, “High-tech Hair”, Nov 2, 2006, p 3
Voyeur Magazine (Virginblue inflight mag), April 2007, p 113
Noonan, K. (2006) “The Colour of Memories”, Courier Mail, 25-26 March 2006, p 40
Edwards, A (2006) “Girl’s new best friends”, Courier Mail (BAM), 20 July 2006, p 41
Cousins, K. (2005) “Jewels of the city and sea”, Canberra Times (Times2), 28 September, pp 12-13
Monument, (2006) “Tag Team”, No. 72, Apr/May
Sorensen, R. (2005) “Testimony of women on the make” Courier Mail
Treehugger “Found and Fossicked Jewellery” http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/found_and_fossi.php
AWARDS
2010 Highly Commended, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum and National Archive of Australia, Canberra.
2003 - 2007. Residency in MoB Workspace, Museum of Brisbane, Ground Floor, City Hall, Brisbane.
2003 Awarded Arts QLD Professional Development Grant to undertake a 3mth residency in SHED Workspace, Dunedin
2001 Awarded $10 000 Australia Council (VACF) Mentorship Grant for Emerging Artist. 3 month project in Dunedin, New Zealand with jeweller and sculptor, David McLeod. Launched "Lost & Found" April, 2002, Craft QLD Store.
EMPLOYMENT
2008-11 Tutor, Gold and Silversmithing, Brisbane Institute of Art
2008 Tutor at Arts West School of Creative Arts, Longreach
2007-08 Administrative Officer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
2000-11 Part-time School Administrative Officer/Assistant, School of Arts, Griffith University
2007 Experience the Arts Jewellery workshop, Flying Arts
2004 Workshop delivery, Experience the Arts, Flying Arts
2000 Facilitator children’s jewellery making workshop, The Queensland Art Gallery
1999 Guest Lecturer/workshop coordinator, Browns Plains State High School
APPOINTMENTS
2004-07 Editor, Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia, Queensland Chapter Inc
2004-06 Ordinary Board Member, Craft Queensland
2003-04 President, Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia, Queensland Chapter Inc
2002-03 Exhibition Committee, Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia, Queensland Chapter
