Scott Chaseling

Scott Chaseling is highly schooled in glassblowing, casting, grinding, polishing and many other techniques, which he has gathered during twenty years of work in glass. His reputation in hot glass is very high. Being recognized for his skills as a glassblower, he has travelled all over the world in the traditional way of ancient Italian, Czech and German glass masters, both teaching and demonstrating. Along with another important Australian artist Kirstie Rea, he became the first exponent of the “roll-up” technique. He has also acted occasionally as an experienced glass master in international glass teams and has used his skills and abilities to assist in the realisation of the vision of the other artist (Klaus Moje). The artist’s expansive repertoire of skills has given him extensive freedom in his choice of ideas. Though he has full respect for glass, this difficult, enigmatic, seducing and tricky substance, he treats glass as the means, not the goal in his conceptions. Skills, ability, and experience in manipulating with glass are nothing more than an alphabet for him. The alphabet is used in the process the implementing the “glass novels”, or the “glass diaries”.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
1981 South Australian College of the Arts and Education (sculpture)
1982 North Adelaide School of Arts and Crafts (sculpture)
1983 - 1986 Trainee Glass Blower, Jam Factory Craft and Design Center
1989 Pilchuck Glass School Seattle U.S.A. Graduate Workshop Hot Glass Sculpture, Pino Signoretto, William Morris
1990 - 1991 Post Graduate Degree, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University (glass)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1984 Sculpture studio-Central Art Studios, S.A.
1986 Constructed First Hot Glass Studio at the Canberra School of Art.
1991 Temporary Supervisor of Hot Glass Workshop, The Meat Market Craft Workshops, VIC
1996 Power Studio (6 months) Cite International des Arts, Paris, France Fellowship, Creative Glass Centre of America, New Jersey, U.S.A
1997 Fellowship, Canberra School of Art
1998 - 2004 Gaffer to Klaus Moje, “Nijima” + blown “Mosaic” series Artist in Residence
1988 Magill College of Advanced Education S.A.
1993, 1995 Canberra School of Art. ANU
1998 Bullseye Glass. Oregon USA
2004 Kent State University. Ohio USA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2000 - 2004 Instructor, part time, Vetroricerca. Bolzano. Italy
1986 - 2004 Lecturer, part time, Canberra Institute of the Arts A.C.T
1991 Lecturer, part time, Monash University, VIC
1993 - 1994 Professor, Tokyo Glass Institute, Japan
1995 Lecturer. Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
1999 “Works on paper, Works on glass” Co. Taught with John Scott (USA)
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle.
2000 “Blowing Fused Glass”, Co Taught with Kirstie Rea, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle.
Workshops Taught: Tulane University, New Orleans USA
Ohio State University OH. USA
Ausglass Conference, N.S.W.
Meat Market Access Glass VIC
Notojima Glass Studio, Japan
Bullseye Glass. Oregon.USA
Corning Glass Studio. New York. USA
Urban Glass. New York. USa
Californian College of Arts and Craft. USA
Sheridan College. Canada
Munich Art Academy. Germany
Vetroricerca. Bolzano. Italy
Glasfachule. Kramsach. Austria
Wanganui Summer School. New ZealanD

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1984 “GLASS” Harrington Art Gallery, SA
1985 “FIGHTING AGAINST TIME FOR A LIGHTER SIDE OF GLASS” Jam Factory Gallery SA
1991 “RECENT WORKS” Blackwood Street Gallery, VIC
1993 “DIFFICULT LOVES” Art Stop, ACT
1993 “OFFERING CUPS” Karanis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1994 “GLASS WORKS” Jam Factory Design Centre, Australia
1995 “BOTTLES” Beaver Art Galleries, ACT
1996 “FRAGILE WORDS” Cite Gallery, Paris, France
1999 “GLASS MASTERS FROM THE STUDIO” Cool Arts Gallery.
Corning, New York. STUDIO ARC” Link Gallery. Craft ACT
2000 “POINTS OF PLACE” Bullseye Connections Gallery Portland, Oregon
2002 “SCOTT CHASELING” Beaver Galleries. ACT Australia
2003 “NEW NARRATIVES” Leo Kaplan Modern. New York
2004 “SUSPENDED SENTENCE” Leo Kaplan Modern. New York
2004 “INFORMED NARRATIVES”, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, Illinois

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1982 “A SCULPTURED SHOW” Royal Art Society, SA
1983 “GLASSWORKS” Australian Craft Gallery QLD “ARTISTS IN ST PETERS” Experimental Arts Foundation. Adelaide SA
1984 “AUSTRALIAN GLASS ‘84” Damstadt West Germany “THREE CONE-BINATIONS” M.G.M Gallery VIC “FRESH CUTS” E.A.F. South Australia
1985 “EXTRA DIMENTIONS” Royal Art Society SA
1986 “STAFF SHOW” Canberra School of Arts ACT
1987 “INSTALLATION SCULPTURE” Bullring Gallery SA
1988 “THREE SCULPTORS” Adelaide Fringe Festival, SA “GLASS AUSTRALIA” Jam Factory Gallery SA
1989 “PRESIDENTS SELECTED SHOW” Meat Market Gallery VIC
1991 “CHALLEGING THE MEDIUM” Blaxland gallery N.S.W.
1993 “ORIGINS AND ORIGINALITY” Ausglass conference ACT “TOKYO GLASS ART INSTITUTE-26th” Toyoku Gallery,1995 “HEAD INDUSTRIES” National Sculpture Forum NSW “FROM STRENGTH AND HOPE” Art Space, Sydney. “R.F.C.PRIZE” Earth Exchange NSW
1996 “C.G.C.A. FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS” The Gallery of American Craft, New Jersey, USA “EXPLORATIONS AT BULLSEYE” Oregon, USA
1998 “LATITUDES” Touring exhibition Japan, America, Australia.
1999 “SCULPTURE, OBJECT AND FUNCTIONAL ART - NEW YORK.” Represented by Chappell Gallery - Boston. “SCULPTURE, OBJECT AND FUNCTIONAL ART - CHICAGO.” Represented by Bullseye Connections - Portland. “R.F.C. PRIZE” Touring exhibition. Australia. “CANBERRA GLASS 1999” Beaver Galleries
2000 “AT THE EDGE” touring exhibition. Germany/Australia “NEW” Braisden Gallery. Florida. U.S.A.
2001 “AT THE EDGE” touring exhibition. Nat. Glass Center. UK “INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL” Habatat Galleries. Michigan. “INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL” Habatat Galleries. Florida USA “INTERNATIONAL GLASS” Kanazawa. Japan “GLASS INVITATIONAL” Beijing/Shanghai. China “S.O.F.A.” Chicago U.S.A. ( Bullseye Gallery)
2002 “FACETS OF AUSTRALIAN GLASS” Leo Kaplan Modern. NY “INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL” Habatat Galleries. Florida USA “MEISTER DER MODERN” Munich. Germany “S.O.F.A.” Chicago U.S.A. ( Beaver Gallery)
2003 “S.O.F.A.” New York (Leo Kaplan Modern) “INTERNATIONAL SURVEY” Glass Inspirations. Switzerland “INTERNATIONAL VESSELS” Kentucky Arts & Crafts Foundation USA “WORLD CRAFT FORUM” Invitational exhibition. Kanazawa, Japan “INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL” Habatat Galleries. Florida USA
2004 “COLLECT” Victoria & Albert Museum. London. UK “BLUE ROOM” Powerhouse Museum. Sydney Aust. “S.O.F.A.” New York (Leo Kaplan Modern) “S.O.F.A.” Chicago U.S.A. ( Beaver Gallery

DUO EXHIBITIONS
1988 “CHASELING-WRIGHT GLASS’ Theatre 62 with Christopher Wright
1994 “AS ONE” Shotoru Gallery, Tokyo, Japan with Ruth Allen
1995 “YOUNG EYES” Bijuo, Adelaide, SA with Lily Hayes
1996 “SINGE” Studio One, Sydney with Chris Nalletamby

AWARDS
1983 1st Prize Design Competition S.U.N Adelaide SA
1987 Recipient Australian Council Grant
1988 Recipient Queens Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Award
1989 Recipient Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship
1993 1st Prize Origins and Originality Ausglass Conference
1996 Recipient Creative Glass Art Centre of America Fellowship Recipient Cite des International des Arts, Power Bequest Recipient Australian Council Grant
1998 Recipient The Thomas Foundation
2001 1st Prize The Vicki Torr Memorial
2002 Gold Medal. Bavarian State Prize, Munich Germany Rosalie Gascoigne Award. Canberra Arts Patrons Organization The Canberra Critics Circle Award artsACT Grant

COLLECTIONS
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art. Kanazawa. JapanAustralian National GalleryMuseum of American Glass, New Jersey U.S.AAustralian National Glass Collection - Wagga Wagga Art GalleryToyko Verre Company, Kawasaki, JapanTulane University, New Orleans, U.S.A.