Sally Blake CV
Education
2015 Doctor of Philosophy (Visual Arts), Australian National University
2007 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with First Class Honours, Australian National University
1993 Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science (Midwifery), Sydney University
1987 Bachelor of Applied Science (Nursing) with major in paediatrics, UTS
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Great Goddess, Grainger Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2022 Flow, Belco Arts, Canberra, ACT
2021 Place Markers, CraftACT, Canberra, ACT
2020 The Ancient Gaze, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
2018 Eucalyptus, Kuwaii, Melbourne, VIC
2018 Iteration, Belconnen Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT
2017 Entangled Mysteries, M16 Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2017 The Colour of Eucalyptus, Australian National Botanical Gardens, Canberra, ACT
2017 Patterned, Bellwether, Penola/Coonawarra, SA
2017 Fire and Rain, ANCA Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2014 Potential Space, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2011 Terroir and Texture, Bellwether, Penola/Coonawarra, SA
2008 Take Two, Strathnairn Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Web, Sturt Gallery, Mittagong, NSW (duo with glass artist Nikki Main)
2022 Connection Point: Contemporary established fibre textile artists of ACT and NSW, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT
2021 Transformations: Craft ACT Annual Members Exhibition, Craft ACT Gallery, ACT
2019 Visionaries: Craft ACT Annual Members Exhibition, Craft ACT Gallery, ACT
2019 Stitches, Weaves and Threads, Maunsell Wickes, Paddington, NSW
2019 Picturesque, Jam Factory, Seppeltsfield, SA
2018 Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney
2018 Celebration: 20 years of Collecting Visual Art at CMAG, CMAG, ACT
2017 City of Design: Craft ACT Annual Members Exhibition, Craft ACT Gallery, ACT
2017 Open House: 3rd Tamworth Textile Triennial, Tamworth Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2017 Naturally Yours, ANU School of Art and Design, Canberra, ACT
2017 Elements, Australian Tapestry Workshop, VIC; Riversley Museum and Gallery, UK; Bob Owens Gallery, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA, USA
2017 Off Grid, May Space, Sydney, NSW
2017 Artists in Residence, Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT
2016 Citizens of Craft: Accredited Professional Members Exhibition, Craft ACT, ACT
2016 Earth, Belconnen Arts Centre, ACT
2016 Petite Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta, VIC
2016 Bush Capital, The Natural History of the ACT, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT
2015 Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver, Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT
2015 Bogs and Fens: Artist in Residence, Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT
2015 Their Story, Australian National Botanical Gardens, Canberra, ACT
2013 Art and Science, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2013 Paper Works II, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 Art Quilt, Australia, Craft ACT Craft and Design Centre, Canberra, ACT
2008 Design Shibori – International Students Juried Exhibition, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France; Harrogate, UK; Nagoya, Japan
2007 Lightweight?, Otago Polytechnic SOA, Dunedin, NZ; ANU SOA Foyer Gallery, ACT
Art Prizes Exhibitions
Albany Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Albany Town Hall, Albany, WA - 2015
Bay of Fires Finalist Exhibition, Tidal Waters, TAS - 2017
Blake Prize S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney and Travelling Blake – 2012
Blake Prize Director’s Cut, Online Exhibition – 2009, 2012, 2016
City of Hobart Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Tasmanian Museum and Gallery, TAS - 2015
Hutchins Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, The Long Gallery, Hobart, TAS - 2015
Inner North Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, The Front Gallery, Canberra, ACT – 2017
Jan Brown Drawing Prize, Foyer Gallery, ANU School of Art, Canberra, ACT- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
M16 Drawing Prize, M16 Gallery, ACT- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Gallery, QLD- 2021
The Waterhouse Natural Science Prize Finalist Exhibition, SAM, Adelaide, SA – 2012, 2014, 2018
Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, VIC – 2009, 2013, 2019
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Finalists Exhibition, Woollahra Council, NSW - 2017
Public Commission
2022 Artling for the Sandstones project
Awards and Grants
2021 Homefront 3 Funding- ArtsACT
2020 Arts ACT Arts Activities Funding
2018 Arts ACT Project Funding
2016 Australia Council Grant for Individual Projects
2012 Winner, Jan Brown Drawing Prize, ANU
2011 EASS Graduate Materials Award, ANU
2010 Australian Postgraduate Award PhD Scholarship
2009 National Association for the Visual Arts, Janet Holmes à Court Artists’ Grant
Residencies
2021 Belcoarts Rhizome residency for performing arts, with Earthbound multi-arts group
2016 Hill End artist in residence
2014 Craft ACT artist in residence
Selected Publications
2021 My Garden Path, Gardening Australia https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/my-garden-path---sally-blake/13629308. Series 32/Episode 34
2021 K. Cousins, ‘Review: Ludere and Place Markers at Craft ACT are varied’, The Canberra Times, 9 August
2021 G. Ebert, ‘Baskets Made of Twisted Copper Wire Evoke Seed Pods, Marine Creatures, and Other Organic Forms’,
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/08/sally-blake-baskets/
2021 A. Young, ‘Intricate Copper Wire Forms Explore Innate Connections Between Humans and Nature’, https://mymodernmet.com/sally-blake-copper-wire-basket-art/
2020 L. Munro, ‘Artist Profile- Sally Blake’, https://theplanthunter.com.au/
2020 ‘Woven Together: Weavers and their Stories’, Sandhu Publishing
2015 K. Cousins, ‘Ways of Viewing Nature’, The Canberra Times, 9 May
2012 Blake Society, The 61st Blake Prize Education Kit
Collections
Australian National University; Canberra Museum and Gallery; Australian National Botanical Gardens; ACT Legislative Assembly; Tamworth Regional Gallery; private collections in Australia and overseas