Frank Bauer Resume |
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| 1942 |
Born Hannover, Germany |
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| Education and Training |
| 1969 |
Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Hamburg - architecture |
| 1967 |
Artschool Kassel, subjects studied: industrial design and architecture |
| 1966 |
Kilkenny Design Workshops, Ireland under silversmith Bertil Gardberg |
| 1965 |
Enamel and silversmithing work under Walter Cohausz - large church commissions |
| 1962 |
Apprenticeship in gold and silversmithing with Carl van Dornick and Reinhard Rischke, Hildesheim Praktikum in blacksmithing and welding |
| 1959 |
Musik Konservatorium Hannover, studied trombone, violoncello and piano |
| 1958 |
Praktikum in architectural drawing |
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| Professional Practice |
| 2008-89 |
Studio-based design practice, Adelaide – low voltage lighting, sculptural work, commissions, hollow-ware |
| 1992 |
Grant of final patent rights for low voltage grid light concept - the FB Grid Light System |
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| 1989 |
Relinquished lecturing to concentrate on developing, marketing and licensing of low voltage grid light concept |
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| 1984 |
Moved to Adelaide, full-time lecturer in metalsmithing and jewellery, School of Design, University of SA, Underdale |
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| 1982 |
Sir John Cass School of Art, London, part-time lecturer BA course students in jewellery, silversmithing and design |
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| 1981 |
Middlesex & Surrey School of Art, Guest Lecturer |
| 1979-84 |
Based in London - commissions, jewellery exhibitions, sculptural (kinetic) work and industrial design (glasses and lights) |
| 1975-79 |
Moved workshop to Adelaide – Australia Council Crafts Board Grant |
| 1972 |
Established workshop in Sydney working for exhibitions and major commissions (David Jones Fashion Awards silver trophy) |
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| 1971 |
Left Germany for Australia- worked with Val van Heeckeren in Argyle Art Centre, Sydney |
| 1970 |
Employment in Institute for Light Space Construction, Stuttgart, under architect Frei Otto and with architects Graaf and Schweger, Hamburg |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2007 |
Anibou, Sydney and Melbourne |
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| 2003 |
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| 2000 |
Frank Bauer: designer, jewellery, metalwork, lighting 1975-2000, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Adelaide |
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| 1995 |
Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia |
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| 1990 |
Frank Bauer Design Collection, BMG Fine Art, Adelaide |
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| 1985 |
Victoria and Albert Museum, London Gallery am Graben, Vienna |
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| 1983 |
Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands |
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| 1982 |
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| 1980 |
Electrum Gallery, London, Studio Gallery, Covent Garden, London |
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| 1979 |
Studio Gallery, Tony Laws, Covent Garden, London |
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| 1978 |
Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide |
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| 1976 |
Frank Bauer - Jewellery and Objects, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide |
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| 1973 |
Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2007 |
Frank Bauer and Jun Tomita exhibition: Kyoto and Tokyo Japan |
| 2006 |
21st Century Modern – 2006 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia |
| 2005 |
A Vast Terrain: Exhibition of contemporary Australian Aluminium Design - Frank Bauer, Robert Foster and Andrew Last, Form Gallery Perth; Object Gallery Sydney and Melbourne Museum |
| 2002 |
Material Culture: Aspects of contemporary Australian craft and design National Gallery Canberra
International Design, Aptos Cruz Gallery, Adelaide |
| 2000 |
Designing Minds - Jam Factory, Adelaide and Object Gallery, Sydney |
| 1999 |
South Australia, Emerging Crucible of Contemporary Design, Jam Factory, Adelaide |
| 1998-97 |
Spectacles - A Recent History, British Crafts Council Touring Exhibition
Emerging Crucible of Contemporary Design, Jam Factory, Adelaide |
| 1996 |
Sofa Exhibition, Chicago |
| 1994 |
Celebrate - Jam Factory's 21st Birthday Show, Adelaide |
| 1993 |
International Hollow ware Exhibition, London |
| 1992 |
Recent Acquisitions - Art Gallery of South Australia |
| 1991 |
Contemporary Australian Hollow ware - Australia, Europe, USA and Asia |
| 1989 |
Australian Art Collection, Australian National Gallery, Canberra |
| 1988 |
A Child's View, Australian National Gallery, Canberra
Australian Decorative Arts 1788-1988, Australian National Gallery, Canberra (Bicentennial Exhibition)
Concept and Realisation in hollow ware, International Symposium in Silver smithing, Canberra School of Art
A Free Hand, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney |
| 1983 |
Ringe - International Exhibition of rings toured Aspects Gallery, London, Spektrum Gallery, Munich and
Gallery Mattar, Cologne |
| 1982 |
Jewellery Redefined - First International Exhibition of multi-media non-precious jewellery, British Craft Centre, London; Australian Jewellery - Goldsmith Hall, London, travelled throughout Europe 1982-84
9 x London, Handwerksform, Hannover
The Makers Eye,Crafts Council Gallery, London
Tendenzen, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany
Frank Bauer /Elizabeth Holder - Jewellery, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol
The Tenth Year, Electrum Gallery, London |
| 1980 |
A Case for the Spectacular - Design Centre, London, Victoria & Albert Museum and Scotland Armschmuck, Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany |
| 1978 |
Gallery Without Walls, Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre |
| 1981 |
Helen Aitkins/Frank Bauer - Orfevre Gallery, Dussledorf |
| 1977 |
Tendenzen, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany |
| 1974 |
World Craft Exhibition, Toronto, Canada |
| 1973 |
Craft Australia, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney |
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| Travelling Exhibitions |
| 2005 |
Vast Terrain: Exhibition of contemporary Australian Aluminium Design -Frank Bauer, Robert Foster and Andrew Last. Form Gallery Perth; Object Gallery Sydney and Melbourne Museum |
| 1997/98 |
Spectacles - A Recent History, a British Crafts Council Touring Exhibition
West Week 97, Los Angeles |
| 1996 |
Sofa Exhibition, Chicago |
| 1991 |
Contemporary Australian Hollow ware - Touring Australia, Europe, USA and Asia |
| 1983 |
Ringe - International Exhibition of rings touring Aspects Gallery, London, Spektrum Gallery, Munich and Gallery Mattar, Cologne |
| 1982 |
Jewellery Redefined - first international exhibition of multi-media non-precious jewellery, British Craft Centre, London; Australian Jewellery - Goldsmith Hall, London, travelling through Europe from 1982-84 |
| 1980 |
A Case for the Spectacular - exhibition of spectacles at the Design Centre, London, Victoria & Albert Museum and Scotland
Contemporary Australian Jewellery, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Seoul - organised by Mikimoto and Co, The Craft Board of Australia and Department of Foreign Affairs |
| 1977 |
Ten Australian Jewellers – South East Asian travelling exhibition |
| 1975 |
Australian Jewellery - Art Gallery of SA Touring Exhibition of 11 contemporary jewellers |
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| Architectural Lighting Commissions |
| 2008 |
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, light installation in dining hall |
| 2007 |
BMGArt, sculptural wall light for house in Melbourne |
| 2003 |
Nicholas Daniels house, Adelaide, sculptural light installation |
| 2002 |
Martins Visuals Adelaide, light installation in entrance foyer
National Gallery Canberra, sculptural wall light |
| 2001 |
Renzo Buillding Sydney, feature sculpture wall light in apartment
Short Black Coffee Shop, Adelaide, wall and ceiling light installation |
| 1999 |
Zanzibar Nightclub/Restaurant Adelaide, Matthews Architects |
| 1997 |
Richmond Hill Larder & Cafe, ceiling light installation, Nexus Design Melbourne
ATSIC Regional Office, Ceduna, Light Sculpture in Foyer, Architects, Phillips & Pilkington |
| 1994 |
Sym Choon Art Gallery Light Installations; Royal Australian Airforce photography laboratory; Adelaide, South Australian Fisheries Laboratories (SACON and Art in Public Places) (RAIA Award of Merit, Architecture & Design) |
| 1993 |
Velodrome, Adelaide ceiling light installation
Entertainment Centre Adelaide, light installations |
| 1992 |
Southgate Melbourne, suspended ceiling light sculpture 30 metres long |
| 1989 |
Astor Hotel, Adelaide, various light Installations for refit of hotel
(RAIA Award of Merit, Architecture & Design) |
| 1990 |
Grant Hancock Studio, Adelaide, lighting systems and table for reception area
Award of Merit in Category Art & Architecture, RAIA, South Australia |
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| Awards and Other Commissions |
| 2008 |
New Work Grant, Australia Council |
| 2007 |
Arts SA – Artist’s Fellowship Grant |
| 2004 |
New Work Grant, Australia Council |
| 1999 |
Art SA, project grant for new work and catalogue |
| 1995 |
Teapot commission for National Gallery of Victoria |
| 1993 |
Creative Fellowship, Australia Council |
| 1991 |
South Australian Department for the Arts, project grant for exhibition |
| 1989 |
Australia Post, Teapot on stamp, Australian Craft Series (ANG Collection)
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, commission for Black Cone kettle |
| 1986 |
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Pyramid coffee pot commission |
| 1978 |
Australia Council, Crafts Board grant to move studio to the Jam Factory and to train 2 students |
| 1976 |
David Jones Fashion Award sculpture commission |
| 1975 |
Australia Council, Crafts Board grant to move to Adelaide and teach at the Jam Factory |
| 1973 |
David Jones Fashion Award sculptural commission |
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| Selected Bibliography |
| 2005 |
Design Magazine Volume 21, Design Luminary for outstanding contribution to Australia design
Art Gallery of South Australia Acquisition magazine
Vast Terrain catalogue, Form Contemporary Craft and /Design, Perth, WA |
| 2004 |
SA Life Volume 1 Number 3 Bauer’s House |
| 2002 |
Material Culture Aspects of contemporary Australian craft and design, Robert Bell, National Gallery Canberra |
| 1999 |
Schmuck der Moderne, Modern Jewellery 1960-1998 Inventory Catalogue
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Fritz Falk/Cornelie Holzach |
| 1997/98 |
Monument 18 Architecture/Design, Finessing the Design |
| 1996 |
Helen Drutt/Peter Dormer: Contemporary Jewellery |
| 1992 |
Object magazine, Summer edition
The Crafts Movement in Australia, a history, Grace Cochrane, NSW University Press |
| 1990 |
Australian Architecture, November; Interiors magazine No. 1, Artlink magazine Summer edition, 'Frank Bauer - The Management of Product Development' |
| 1989 |
The Culture Brokers, Noris Ioannou |
| 1988 |
Contemporary Jewellery - The Australian Experience 1977-87, Patricia Anderson |
| 1986 |
Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition catalogue; Craft (British) - May/June Edition No 80 |
| 1985 |
The New Jewellery - Trends & Traditions, Peter Dormer and Ralph Turner (Thames & Hudson);
Gold & Silver, December edition
Goldschmiedezeitung, December Edition
Twenteth Century Jewelry, Barbara Cartlidge (Harry N. Abrams, NY) |
| 1983 |
Ringe, exhibition catalogue, Aspects Gallery, London |
| 1982 |
Australian Jewellery, exhibition catalogue, Kunst and Handwerk, March
The Maker's Eye, exhibition catalogue, Crafts Council of London, Tendenzen exhibition catalogue of Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Goldschmiedezeitung, September
Jewellery Redefined, exhibition catalogue, British Crafts Council |
| 1981 |
Crafts No 49, British Crafts Council The Tenth Year, Electrum Gallery exhibition catalogue |
| 1980 |
Aurum quarterly technical review - International Gold Corporation, No 3 Gold & Silver - No 8 |
| 1978 |
Bulletin, Art Gallery of SA, Volume 30 |
| 1976 |
Contemporary Jewellery - A Critical Assessment 1945-1975 by Ralph Turner |
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| Collections |
National Art Gallery, Canberra
National Art Gallery, Victoria
Art Gallery of South Australia
Bauhaus Archive, Museum fur Gestaltung, Berlin
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Pforzheim
Stadtmuseum Munchen, Munich
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Inge Asenbaum Collection, Vienna
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Helen Drutt Collection, Philadelphia, USA |
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| Selected Awards/Grants |
| 2008 |
New Work Grant, Australia Council |
| 2007 |
Arts SA – Artist’s Fellowship Grant |
| 2004 |
New Work Grant, Australia Council |
| 1999 |
Arts SA - Grant for production of new work and survey catalogue |
| 1993 |
Fellowship Grant - 3 years - Australia Council |
| 1989 |
Australia Post - Tea Pot on stamp, Australian Craft Series (ANG Collection) |
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