Westacott Glass

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details

Name: Jonathon Westacott
Date of Birth: 24th September 1965
Place of Birth: Myrtleford, North Eastern Victoria

Academic Record

1986/1987: Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hot glass and Ceramics), Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education, Wagga Wagga , N.S.W

1985: Diploma of Art and Design, Wangaratta College of Technical and Further Education, Wangaratta, Victoria

1984: Art and Design (Tertiary Orientation Programme), Wangaratta College of Technical and Further Education, Wangaratta , Victoria.

Employment History

2006: Own and Operate Sunshine Coast Hot Glass Studio Pty Ltd, Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland in conjunction with Westacott Glass.

2004: Formed a company and built Sunshine Coast Hot Glass Studio, Yandina.

1993/2002: Worked fulltime for Chris Pantano as Glassblower, Designer and Technician. Duties included: Artistic design and application to the technical process. Glass furnace design, Manufacture and Maintenance. Glass cutting, grinding and polishing. Glass batching and furnace loading. Training assistants and maintaining their skills in glass manufacture.

1992: Self Employed (Hire Scheme), The Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

1991: Studio Access and Assistance to Steve Morris, Brolga Glass, Woodburn, N.S.W.

1991: Studio Access, The Jam Factory Hot Glass Studio, Adelaide, South Australia.

1990: Self Employed (Hire Scheme), The Jam Factory Hot Glass Studio, Adelaide, South Australia.

1990: Lecturing Hot Glass (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year Students) Visual Arts Department, South Australian College of Advanced Education, Adelaide, South Australia.

1988/1989: Hot Glass Traineeship, The Jam Factory Hot Glass Studio, Workshop Head: Peter Tysoe, Adelaide, South Australia.

Exhibitions while working with Chris Pantano

2002: C.H.O.G.M. Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Australia.
2001: Manyung Gallery, Melbourne.
2001: Brisbane City Gallery.
2001: Raglan Gallery, Sydney.
2001: Galerie Brigitte, Kurzendorfer, Germany.
2000: Reef Gallery, Cairns, Australia.
2000: Galerie Brigitte, Kurzendorfer, Germany.
1999: Luminous, Queensland State Gallery, Touring Exhibition.
1999: Reef Gallery, Cairns, Australia.
1999: Glass International Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal.
1998: “The Ring Opera Collection”, Makers Mark, Syd/ Melb/ Adelaide
1998: Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs.
1996/97/98: S.O.F.A. Chicago, New York, U.S.A.
1997/98: Milan and Venice, Italy
1995: Framed Art Gallery, Darwin.
1995: Cairns Regional Art Gallery
1995: Claire Oliver Fine Arts Gallery, Florida, U.S.A.
1995: S.O.F.A. Miami, U.S.A.
1995: Australian Fine Craft Designers Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
1994/95/96: S.O.F.A., Chicago, U.S.A.
1993: Australian Fine Craft Designers Gallery, Adelaide, S.A
1993: C.I.N.A.F.E. Chicago, U.S.A.
1993: Studio Glass Design, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery.
1993: Noosa Art Show

Public collections while working with Chris Pantano

Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery.
“The McGaughey Glass Collection”, Latrobe Regional Gallery.
“The Robert Wilson Collection”, National Gallery of Victoria.
‘Collection Ludwig”, Hanover, Germany.
“Koganezaki Glass Museum”, Kamomura, Japan.

Publications while working with Chris Pantano

Craft Arts International, No 32/1994
Australian Studio Glass, N. Ioannou
Cairns and The Tropical North, Pacific Coast Publishing Group.
Glass Art Magazine, U.S.A. March 1994.
Masters of Their Craft, N. Ioannou

Exhibitions

July 2006: Escape Gallery, Murwillumbah, N.S.W. Australia
July 2005: Sunshine Coast Hot Glass Studio members show, Yandina, Queensland.
Nov 2004: “Ocean” Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia.
Nov 1992: Joint Exhibition, Australian Fine Craft Designers Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia.
Sept 1992: “Aqueous”, Solo Exhibition, Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.
Oct 1991: Clarence Valley Arts Collective Exhibition, Artisan Gallery, Grafton, New South Wales.
June 1990/1991: Hyatt Regency Display, Hyatt Regency, Adelaide, South Australia.
Oct 1990: Fine Arts Exhibition, Scots School, Albury, N.S.W.
Aug 1990: Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Adelaide University Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
June 1990:”The Art of Craft”, Adelaide University Gallery, Adelaide, S.A Oct 1989: “A Wealth of Talent”, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
Nov 1988: Trainee Glass Exhibition, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
Oct 1987: Graduate Exhibition, Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.
Oct 1987: “33 Degrees”, Student Graduation Exhibition, Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.
July 1987: Ceramics/ Glass Exhibition, Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.
Dec 1985: Graduate Exhibition, Wangaratta T.A.F.E. College, Wangaratta, Victoria.

Workshops

May 1990: Glassblowing Demonstration, South Australian College of Advanced Education, South Australia.

1992: Glassblowing Demonstration for HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Official Opening, Adelaide S.A.

Private Collections

1998: Mr John Laws (media), Sydney.

1987: Mr David Green, Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.

2006: Toyota Australia. Melbourne.