Glenn Barkley
b. 1975
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Glenn Barkley’s work operates in the space between these interests drawing upon ceramics deep history, to popular song, the garden and conversations about art and the internet.
About Glenn Barkley
Glenn Barkley is an artist, writer, curator and gardener based in Sydney and Berry NSW, Australia. His work operates in the space between these interests drawing upon ceramics deep history, to popular song, the garden and conversations about art and the internet. He was previously senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2008–14) and curator of the University of Wollongong Art Collection (1996–2007).
He is co-founder of Kilnit Experimental Ceramics Studio Glebe and Co-Director of The Curators Department an independent curatorial agency based in Sydney. He has work in the Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Australia and Artbank Sydney.
Glenn Barkley CV
HISTORY
2015
Co-Founder, The Curators Department, Sydney, NSW
Artistic Director Art Month Sydney, NSW
Co-Founder Kil-n-it experimental ceramics studio, Glebe Sydney
2014
Independent Curator Sydney, NSW
2012-14
Senior Curator Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
2008-12
Curator Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
2008
CEO, Ergas Collection, Sydney, NSW
2007
Consultant Curator, Ergas Collection Sydney/Canberra
1996-2008
Curator, University of Wollongong Art Collection, NSW
1995-98
Co-Director, Project, Centre for Contemporary Art, Wollongong, NSW
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
repressivetolerance, Artspace, Sydney
Niagara Galleries, September/October, 2017
2016
‘itsallright‘, Utopia Art Sydney, NSW
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Village Huha, Paul Nache Gallery, Gisborne NZ
Museum III, Utopia Art Sydney
Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria
2016
Korean International Art Fair, Seoul, Niagara Gallery
Weird Ceramic, Gippsland Art Gallery, VIC
Out of Earth and Flame, Shoalhaven City Arts Centre & Regional Gallery, Nowra, NSW
Stuck in the Mud, Verge Gallery, University of Sydney, NSW
Watching Clouds Pass the Moon, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW
The Garden of Earthly Delights- with Angela Brennan, Westspace, Melbourne, VIC
Return to Beauty, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Magic Object, Adelaide Biennial of Australia Art, AGSA
Clay 3, Utopia Art Sydney, NSW
2015
Sydney Contemporary 2015, Carriageworks, Sydney, NSW
Clay 2, Utopia Art Sydney, NSW
2014
Glazed and Confused, Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Compassionate Voices, Koskela, Sydney, NSW
Clay, Utopia Art Sydney, NSW
EDUCATION
1991-93 Bachelor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, NSW
2014 Certificate II Horticulture, Ryde Institute of TAFE, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia
Artbank
Gippsland Art Gallery
Wollongong Art Gallery
University of Wollongong
Queensland University of Technology
PUBLICATIONS
Garth Clark, Is Glenn Barkley Really the Worst Studio Potter in Australia?, November 2016 C-file Online https://cfileonline.org/glenn-barkley-worst-contemporary-ceramic-art-cfile/
Kon Gouriotis, Glenn Barkley – Artist Profile, Artist Profile, March 2016
The Art Life, Six and a Half Questions | Glenn Barkley, February 2016 http://theartlife.com.au/2016/six-and-a-half-questions-glenn-barkley/
Marie Claire Bryant, Whats Hot right now…. https://cfileonline.org/c-library-glenn-barkleys-itsallright-catalog-contemporary-ceramic-art-cfile/
Glenn Barkley, Icanhardlywaittilmorning: Glenn Barkley on studio life, Artlink Magazine
Glenn Barkley, itsallright, artist statement, November 2016, https://issuu.com/utopiaartsydney/docs/itsallright_-_public_exhibition_cat
Glenn Barkley:iknowitsjustnouse
January 20 – March 10, 2018
Front Gallery
Front Gallery
Glenn Barkley in Boca Raton Museum of Art Exhibition
November 7, 2017/by FulanoSeattle Art Fair
August 3 - 6, 2017
Mindy Solomon artists featured in cfile.org
May 18, 2017/by Frances TromblyMindy Solomon Gallery in Wallpaper*
May 12, 2017/by Frances Trombly7 Stunning Objects You Might Have Missed at Collective Design
May 5, 2017/by FulanoCollective Design Fair
May 3 - 7, 2017
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