About
SERGIO SILL
Born in Pola, Italy
Lives & works in Sydney, Australia
Art to me is manifested in many forms, inspired by both our outer and inner worlds.
I began my artistic life by following my passion for working with the earth elements creating wood-fired pots. After nearly 20 years, in my quest to further my artistic expression, I moved from the richness of the earth to the exuberance of colour expressed in different media. My paintings expand across works on canvas, board and paper using oil, acrylic, gouache and pastels.
As a natural colourist, my rich and fiery palette continues on in the exploration of lush colours to deliver the lyrical intensity of my paintings.
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Selected Biography
1946 Born in Italy
1951 Family migrated to Australia
Education
1962-66 - Studied Architecture - professional practice for four years
1975-79 - Diploma of Art and Design - Preston Institute of Technology
1978 - Established pottery studio with oil–fired kiln – Hawthorn, Victoria
1982 - Received Craft Board Grant
1982 - Relocated to Upper Lansdowne, Mid-North Coast
1982 - Established Mt. Coxcombe Pottery where I built two wood-fired kilns
1982 - Worked in high-fired stoneware specialising in Shino, Chun, Celedon and natural
1991 - Began Professional Painting Career
1997 - Moved to Central Coast NSW - established Sergio Sill Fine Arts Studio
2006-13 - Sole carer for ageing Mother
2013 - Relocated to Sydney and resumed painting full time
Exhibitions & Festivals
Solo Exhibitions
1979 - Myer - Melbourne
1980 - Orientations - Melbourne
1980 - Hawthorn Council Gallery - Melbourne
1981 - Ceramic Gallery - Melbourne
1981 - Manyung Gallery - Melbourne
1982 - Mt. Coxcombe Pottery Annual Christmas Exhibitions
1986 - Craft Centre South Yarra, Melbourne
1990 - Australian Craft Works - Sydney
1990 - Victor Mace Fine Arts Gallery - Brisbane
1990 - Victorian Ceramic Group
1991 - Hunter Region Artists; Newcastle Regional Gallery - Ceramics & Paintings
1992 - Sedia Gallery, Sydney - Wood-fired Ceramics
1993 - Distelfink Gallery - Melbourne
1996 - Griffiths Gallery - Northern NSW
1997 - Charles Hewitt Gallery - Sydney
1998 - Opened Sergio Sill Fine Arts Studio/Gallery - Central Coast NSW
2000 - "The Colours of Bali - Ceremony and Ritual" - Sergio Sill Gallery
2002 - "La Bella Venezia" - Headmasters Gallery - Sydney
2003 - David Jones - Sydney
2004 - "The Spirit of the Top End" - Brighton Horizon Gallery - Melbourne
2004 - The Convent Gallery Daylesford - Victoria
2004 - "The Spirit of a Sacred Land" - Sergio Sill Gallery
2006 - "Bali - an Enchanted Land" - Imperial Gardens - Sydney
2009 - "Peru's Inti Raymi and Culture" - Taree Regional Gallery - NSW
Group Exhibitions & Festivals
1980-81 - Potters Cottage Invitation Prize - Melbourne
1980-82 - The Craft Centre - South Yarra - Melbourne
1980-82 - ACT Craft Association
1981 - Distelfink Gallery - Melbourne
1981- Victorian Ceramic Group - Melbourne
1981- Arts and Crafts Society - Victoria
1981 - Meat Market Craft Centre - Melbourne
1982 - Potters Place - Canberra
1982 - Contemporary Craft - Design and Tradition - Melbourne
1982 - Rosies, Carlton - Melbourne
1984 - Touring NSW Exhibition of Wood-Fired Pots
1985 - Indigenous Gallery - Melbourne
1985 - Scrothmere Gallery - Melbourne
1985 - Speakers Invitation Exhibition - Melbourne
1985 - 4th National Ceramic Awards Exhibition - Melbourne
1986 - Commonwealth Bank First National Ceramics Awards Exhibition
1987 - Wood-Fired Show - Narek Galleries - Canberra
1988 - Manning Bicentennial Art Exhibition - NSW
1988 - "Damn Good Pots" Exhibition at Ceramics 1988 Conference - NSW
1988 - Manning Bicentennial Art Exhibition
1988 - Manning Walkom Art Prize - Taree - NSW
1988 - Manning Art Gallery - Taree - NSW
1988 - Distelfink Gallery - Melbourne
1989 - Beaver Gallery - Canberra
1991 - 10th National Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award
1991 - Gold Coast Art Centre Surfers Paradise – Highly Commended
1991 - 11th National Craft Acquisition Award
1991 - Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences
1991 - Group Shino Show –Distelfink Gallery – Melbourne
1992 - North Coast Wood-Fired Ceramics Travelling Exhibition
1993 - Studio 20 Adelaide "Wood-Fired" Exhibition
1994 - Mary Place Gallery - Paddington - Sydney
1995 - Istral Gallery - Woollahra - Sydney
1997 - Mosman Art Prize - Sydney
1998 - Mosman Art Prize - Sydney
1998 - Nisart Gallery - Launceston - Tasmania
2001 - Wyong Invitation Exhibition - NSW
2001 - ????? Invitation Exhibition - QLD
2001 - Monet in Japan - Ceramics Exhibition - National Gallery of Australia - ACT
2004 - Monet in Japan - Ceramics Exhibition - National Gallery of Australia - ACT
Publications
1987 - Pottery in Australia Dec-1987 - Vol.26 No.4
1989 - Pottery in Australia 1989 Vol.28 No.1
1990 - Pottery in Australia 1990 Vol.29 No.3
1990 - Ceramic Art and Perception 1990 Issue 1
1994 - Oz Arts - Issue 11
Study Tours
1982 - South Australia and Northern Territory Outback; Uluru
1989 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
1989 - Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Holland, Switzerland
1998 - Hawaii and Maui Islands
2000 - Bali, Indonesia
2001 - Italy and France
2002 - Northern Territory - Kakadu National Park; Katherine Gorge; Arnhem Land
2005 - Peru: Lima; Cusco; Machu Picchu; Andes - Cordillera Blanca; Amazon Jungle
2009 - Vietnam - Across from South to North
2013 - Vanuatu and Ratua
2014 - NSW Outback: Broken Hill, Menindee Lakes
2014 - New York; Costa Rica; Peru: Lima and Arequipa
Collections
Victorian Ceramics Group Ceramics
Australian National Gallery – Canberra Ceramics
National Gallery of Victoria – Melbourne Ceramics
Art Gallery of Western Australia – Perth Ceramics
Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery – Brisbane Ceramics
Marsden State High School – Brisbane Ceramics
Gold Coast Arts Centre Ceramics
Queensland University of Technology Ceramics
Ballarat Art Gallery Ceramics
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 30 x Paintings
Boardroom of Prospect Electricity Paintings
Le Meridian Hotel – Sydney Paintings
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Paintings
Private Collections
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Australia; Mexico; Peru; Europe; Japan Paintings
Wood Shaw & Co. Accountants – Sydney Paintings