SETSUKO OGISHI

Contact

T: (+61) 02 4998 7979
E: ogishiglass@bigpond.com.au
W: www.ogishi.com.au
Blog: http://ogishiglass.blogspot.com/

 

 

Profile

born Japan 1954
lives Hunter Valley, NSW

Although trained as a painter, I was drawn to the unique qualities of glass.  I enjoy creating the harmony of colour in transparent and versatile textures and shapes, reflecting the landscape. It is the ‘wilderness’ in glass that intrigues me – the depth, the possibilities. The magic starts when the glass is nothing and from that nothing, by glassblowing, I can achieve beauty.  It is it is physical work, but the act also has to be in harmony with the heart and the brain.

Japanese art and culture are still important influences in my work.  However, living on the land with the Australian bush at the door of my studio, extends my creative view – the landscape is not only a source of creativity in itself but a source of joy to me.  
SETSUKO OGISHI 2007  

Ogishi trained as a painter at the Kanazawa College of Arts, Japan, before moving to Australia in 1981. She studied glassblowing at the Jam factory Craft Centre in Adelaide with the assistance of a grant from the Australia-Japan Foundation. In 1987 Ogishi, with her husband Yutaka Mizuno, set up their first glass studio in Wollombi, NSW. They then moved and established the Ogishi Craft Centre in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Ogishi initiated the Lovedale Limited Edition Expo in 2004 to showcase the talents of local artists and craftspeople.

 

Exhibitions

selected exhibitions
2009
- Art in Glass, Framed - the Darwin Gallery, Darwin, NT

2008
- Lovedale Craftfest, Ogishi Craft Centre, Lovedale, NSW


2007
- 10th Annual Art Scrawl, Pokolbin Community Hall, Pokolbin, NSW
- Collectors Care, Hunter Street TAFE Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW

2006
- Lovedale Limited Edition Expo, Ogishi Craft Centre, Polkolbin, NSW
- Small Works, Back to Back Galleries, Newcastle, NSW
- North Shore Craft Group Exhibition, Kuring-gai Town Hall, Kuring-gai, NSW

2005
Singuli et Coagmentati, curated by Merryn Gates, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie, NSW

Workshops

teaching
Private and group classes by appointment, Ogshi Craft Centre, Pokolbin, NSW 

Production

selected retail 
- Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery Shop, Lake Macquarie, NSW
- Berrima Gallery, Berrima, NSW
- Kirra Australia, Melbourne, VIC
- Argyle Gallery, Sydney, NSW
- Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
- Intaglio Gallery, Sydney, NSW
- National Library of Australia Shop, Canberra, ACT
- Donvale Flower Gallery, Doncaster East, VIC
- Framed – The Darwin Shop, Darwin, NT
- Mulgara Gallery, Ayers Rock Resort,  NT

collections
- Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
- Devonport Museum and Art Gallery, Devonport, TAS
- Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
- Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
- Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW
- Northern Territory Museum and Gallery, Darwin, NT
- Max Watters` Collection, Muswellbrook, NSW

 

Works

perfume

perfume   2007
blown galss
courtesy the artist

butterfly

butterfly   2007
blown glass
courtesy the artist

bowl

bowl   2009
blown glass
courtesy the artist

bowl (large)

bowl (large)   2009
blown glass
courtesy the artist