Sophie Carnell

Education & Training Qualifications:

2016       Wearable Ceramics Masterclass with Peter Hoogeboom - RMIT, VIC.

2015        Introduction to Gemmology - Gemological Assoc of Australia, Hobart, TAS.

2011        Basic & Advanced Jewellery Techniques  - Adult Education, TAS.

2010        Bachelor of Fine Art - University of Tasmania (UTAS)                   

2006       Diploma of Art Craft & Design - TAFE Tasmania           

Exhibitions:

Selected Group:

2017        Inscription & Place - Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS.

2016        (un)Natural Ocean - Wild Island Gallery, Salamanca, Hobart, TAS.

2016        Edge 2 ~ Isthmus (as part of MONA’s MOFO festival) - Alonnah, Bruny Island, TAS.

2016/15  The Contemporary Jewellery Exchange - International.

2015        Serial Exchange (as part of Radiant Pavilion) - Loop, Melbourne, VIC.

2015        Vanishing Point - an arts/science collaboration - Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies, TAS.

2015        Edge - Peripheries of Practice - Forestvale Design Centre, Bruny Island, TAS.

2014/12/11        Images of Tasmania 14/15/17 - Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS.

2013        Pushing the Boundaries, Contemporary Jewellery - Schoolhouse Gallery, Rosny, TAS.

2013        Artists from the Island Exhibition - Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS.     

2013        Towards the Sun - The Schoolhouse Gallery, Rosny, TAS.

2013        apart - Lightbox Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS.

2012        Repurpose - Entrepôt Fine Arts Gallery, UTAS, Hunter Street, Hobart, TAS.

2012/11/09        Artists from the Island - Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, TAS.

Solo:

2011        Slender Threads - Top Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS.

2011        Microcosm - Art at the Point, Dennes Point, Bruny Island, TAS.   

2009       Transient - Entrepôt Gallery, UTAS, Hunter Street, Hobart, TAS.   

Awards/Prizes:

2015        Finalist - Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize - Double Bay, NSW

2014        Finalist & Highly Commended - Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize - South Australian Museum, SA

2012        Finalist - aRtECYCLE Art Prize - Incinerator Gallery, Melbourne

2010        Dean’s Role of Excellence UTAS

Memberships:

2017 - current    Craft Victoria - Melbourne, VIC.

2017 - current    crafthaus - international.

2015 - current    GuildTrip - Vancouver, Canada.

2012 - current    Designed Objects Tasmania (DOT) - TAS.

2009 - current     TMAGgots (young friends of Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery)

2007 - current    Bruny Island Arts Association (BIAA) - TAS.

Selected publications:

Narrative Jewellery ~ Tales from the Toolbox, Mark Fenn - To be published late 2017.

Featured on TakePart - 2015: a digital news & lifestyle magazine and social action platform for the conscious consumer.

Ecouterre - 2015: a website devoted to the future of sustainable fashion design.   

The Apple, P16-20 - Winter 2011: Slender Threads.

Islet on-line Journal  - Summer 2010: Distilling the Dimensions.