Kirstin Finlayson Curriculum Vitae
Academic History
2013 Masters in Fine Arts at Monash University, Caulfield
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours- Glass Major, Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts- Glass Major, Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
2002 Completed VCE at Sacred Heart College, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
2001 Certificate in Airbrushing with Airbrush Venturi
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Domo Collections- Invited to Exhibit Selected works in Conjunction with Wittman Furniture
2012 Solo Exhibition - ‘Childhood and other disaster’ Forty Five Downstairs
2011 Invited to Exhibit at Kirra Galleries for MM11-Monash In Motion
2011 Invited to exhibit in group show “Media Specific”, Monash Faculty Gallery
2011 Selected Finalist for Toyota’s emerging artist’s show to Exhibit in “The Butterfly effect”
2010 Group Exhibition at Glass Plus Gallery “Tyro”
2010 Selected Finalist to exhibit with “Walker Street Gallery”
2010 Selected Finalist to exhibit in The Toyota Community Spirit Award
“Through the looking Glass”
2009 Solo exhibition at ‘Veronica George Gallery’
2007 Ongoing exhibition space at ‘Veronica George Gallery’
2007 Exhibited at the ‘Glass artists Gallery’ in Sydney
2006 Graduate group show at Monash University
2005 Group exhibition at the ‘Man Yung Gallery’
2004 Group show at Monash University
2004 Awarded Exhibition at the ‘Veronica George Gallery’ in High street Armadale
2002 ‘Catholic Education Visual Arts Exhibition’,
Awards & Grants
2011 Awarded 2011 ‘ Emerging young artist Grant’ by the city of Melbourne
2005 Most original and innovative work by a third-year student (Awarded by
Veronica George Gallery)
2002 Catholic Education People’s Choice Award
Conference/ workshops
2011 Helen Stokes Warm glass Casting workshop, Blue Dog Glass
2006 Lino Tagliapietra workshop , Jam Factory Adelaide
2005 GAS Conference participant, Jam Factory Adelaide
2005 Hotglass Roadshow – Corning Museum of Glass, Docklands Melbourne
Relevant Experience
2012 Glass Blowing Hot Shop, Teachers assistant
2011 Studio Assistant for Glass Artist Ruth McCallum Howel
2010 Invited Teaching Assistant for Helen Stokes casting workshop
2010 Worked for a year with Glass Artist Glenistair Hancock as studio and glass blowing assistant
2006 Worked with Melbourne artist Judy Drew as studio assistant.
Commisions
2019 Sunnyhirst Gardens
2018 Domo Furniture
2011 Great Dane furniture Prahran
2011 Glass Curtain Installation for ‘Bless’ project, at ‘Craft Victoria’