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Chris De Rosa, James Dodd, Honor Freeman, Sarah Goffman, Troy-Anthony Baylis

19 - 26 November, 2008

Honor Freeman
Noticing and quietly commemorating the smaller moments that are a constant
rhythm of the everyday continues to be a preoccupation in my work. Thoughts
of preserving, measuring and marking time's passing occupy the work during
the making. There is a correlation between actions and gestures used when
engaging with objects and those used during the process of making that
informs the work.

Using the mimetic qualities of clay via the process of slipcasting, the work
playfully interacts with ideas of liquid made solid due to the processes of
making that are fundamental when working with clay. The porcelain casts
become echoes of the original (object), the liquid slip becoming solid and
forming a memory of a past form, the essence of an object. Small moments
caught and made solid as if frozen in time ­ liquid made solid.

Days Measured, 2008
slipcast + handbuilt porcelain
h 18 x w 12 x d 10cm
Photography: Greg Piper

 

 

DETAIL Markers, 2007
slipcast + handbuilt porcelain
Photography: Greg Piper

 

 

 

Markers, 2007
slipcast + handbuilt porcelain
h 9.5 x w 74 x d 14cm
Photography: Greg Piper

 


Honor Freeman
 
Born Adelaide, SA, 1978
Currently lives in Sydney, NSW


Professional Development
2006-Current
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2004-2005
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1998 - 2000
Working and practicing from studio in Manly, NSW
Visiting Lecturer + Artist in Residence, Indiana University, Henry Radford School of Art 
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Access Tenant at JamFactory Ceramics Studio
Artist in Residence, Guldagergaard Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark
JamFactory Design Associate - Ceramics, South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Arts - Honours, SA School of Art
Bachelor of Applied Arts - Ceramics and Glass SA School of Art, 
University of South Australia


Represented by
Sabbia Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW


Selected Exhibitions
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Narratives: installation and Sculptural Ceramics in Australia, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney
Primavera, Anne + Gordon Samstag Museum, Adelaide, SA
Fuller Projects Space, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Primavera, MCA, Sydney, NSW
Lodestar, Horus + Deloris, Sydney, NSW
Snap Freeze: contemporary interpretations of the Still Life. Tarrawarra Museum of Art, VIC
Make-Off, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Crear de lo Comun lo Precioso, Centro Cultural Estacion Mapocho, Santiago, Chile
Teabowl: A survey exhibition of Australian Contemporary Ceramics, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Nana is the New Black, Kickarts Centre of Contemporary Arts, Cairns, QLD
Conversations in Clay, Ananya Fine Art, Hong Kong
Crockery, South Australian School of Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA
24th Goldcoast International Ceramic Art Award, Goldcoast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD
Soft Centre - Solo Exhibition of New Ceramic Work, Purple Space - JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
Make the Common Precious, CraftVictoria, Melbourne, VIC
Ardore-New revival in contemporary Australian ceramics, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Small Sounds-New Ceramic Work, Watson Place Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Impulse-new revival in contemporary Australian ceramics, Ceramic Art Gallery,Sydney, NSW
South Australian Ceramics Award, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Garnish:62 ways to decorate, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Twixt Cup and Lip, an exhibition of 4 SA ceramic artists, Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney, NSW
20:20, National Youth Week Event, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA
Mugs Jugs Beakers, JamFactory Purple Space, Adelaide, SA
Light Fantastic, JamFactory Purple Space, Adelaide, SA
Q-UP, Q-Theatre, Adelaide, SA
No Vacancy, site specific artworks at Motel 277, Adelaide SA
JamFactory Biennial 2003, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
Harvest - Newest Talents in Glass and Ceramics, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW
Dame Nancy Buttfield Award for Decorative Arts, Ayers House, Adelaide, SA
Built! Ephemeral Public Art Project Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
SA Clay Art Show JamFactory and Jamboree Ceramics' Studios Exhibition, 
MacGillivray Hall, Bendigo, VIC
Hatched National Graduate exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA
Driveway Exhibitions in suburban backyards, driveways and sheds, Adelaide, SA
Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Miller Anderson Building, Adelaide, SA
Impact JamFactory Ceramic Studio Exhibition, Q Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Viz-Biz, Adelaide Festival Centre Inspace Programme, Adelaide, SA
Reverb South Australian School of Art Graduate exhibition, 26 Leigh St, Adelaide, SA
South Australian Ceramics Award Adelaide Central, SA
The Ordinary Lives of Everyday Objects Adelaide Central Studio, SA
What do you do if your clothes catch fire? J111 Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide, SA
Hyphen South Australian School of Art Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide
Gallery Spain Contemporary Art Centre, Adelaide, SA


Awards and Grants
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Australia Council New Work Grant
Arts SA Emerging Artists Grant - New Work
SAYAB Quick Response Grant
Commendation, South Australian Ceramics Award
Arts SA, Mayne Group Limited Travel Grant and Emerging Artist -
SAYAB Project and Development Grant
NAVA Artists Grant
Helpmann Academy Travel Assistance Grant
Harry P Gill Memorial Award for Visual Art and Design, SA School of Art
Design Institute of Australia Award, SA School of Art

Selected Collections
ArtBank, NSW
Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Private Collections in Australia and USA

Selected Publications


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Snap Freeze, Colin Martin, Artichoke, no. 22, p 76-77
Primavera Catalogue, MCA
Primavera, Adam Jasper, Frieze Magazine, October 2007
Snap Freeze : Still Life Now catalogue, Tarrawarra Museum of Art
Craft Unbound: Make the Common Precious, Kevin Murray, 2005, Craftsman House, 
Melbourne, VIC, pp.100-105
'Impulses in Australian Ceramic Art', Anna Grigson, Ceramics: Art & Perception, no.59, p.6-9
'Making the Common Precious', Kevin Murray, www.craftculture.org/archive/kmurray4.htm
'The Fundamentalist Urge in Contemporary Ceramics', Kevin Murray, 
www.craftculture.org/archive/kmurray3.htm
'Motel Dreams', Sarah Quantrill, RealTime, April/May, p. 35
'JamFactory Biennial', Sera Waters, dB Magazine, January 28, p. 33
'Measuring Factory Output', Margot Osborne, The Adelaide Review, December 2003, p.23
'A little bit Odd', Kath Kenny, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 6, p. 11
'Hooked on Porcelain', Stephen Bowers Pottery in Australia 41:3 pp 8-11
'South Australian Ceramic Awards 2001', Wendy Walker, Ceramics: Art and Perception, 
no.49, pp98-99

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