Suvira Keith McDonald
CURRICULUM VITAE
Visual Art

EDUCATION

2000
Master of Arts (Visual Arts) by research,
Southern Cross University, Lismore.

1993
Associate Diploma of Arts (Ceramics), Lismore College of TAFE.

1971
B.Comm. (Marketing) with merit, University of NSW

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005
Long After...Groundfloor Gallery, Balmain NSW

2004
Cloudcatcher - Groundfloor Gallery, Balmain NSW
Landscape Translations - Stanthorpe Regional Gallery Q

2002
Aeonian Earth - Barebones Artspace, Bangalow NSW

1999
Departing Spirits - M.A. Exhibition, Lismore Regional Art Gallery NSW
Suvira McDonald; wood fired ceramics - Fusions Gallery, Fort. Valley Q

COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS

2004
Vibrant Land - Jasper Gallery, Federal NSW (with 2 others)

2000
Caldera - Lismore Regional Art Gallery NSW
(collaboration with Lucille Martin)

1997
Heaven and Earth - Byron Artisans Gallery (with Althea Francini)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005

Black Head Beach Sculpture Show - Manning Valley
ArtScape - Byron Bay Lighthouse NSW
Border Art Prize - Tweed Regional Gallery NSW

2004
Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi Beach NSW
Sculpture Inside - Bondi Pavilion NSW
Alchemy - Fox Gallery Brisbane Q
Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award Q
Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show - Ballina NSW
Woodfire - Fusions Gallery, Brisbane Q
Casuarina Beach Sculpture Walk - Tweed Regional Gallery NSW
Festival Art Awards - Cowra Regional Gallery NSW
Stanthorpe Arts Festival - Stanthotpe Regional Gallery Q

several local exhibitions with collections of other artists

2003
Art for Answers AFMHR Auction - National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
PANdora's Box - PANdanus Gallery Byron Bay
Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show - Ballina NSW
(and every year since 1996)
Legs 11 - Ceramic Art Gallery, Paddington NSW
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize - South Australian Museum
Ceramika - Piece Gallery Mullumbimby NSW
Our Place - PAN Artists in Byron Bay Community Centre

2002
Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award - Gold Coast City Gallery Q
A Case for Men - Piece Gallery Mullumbimby NSW
Our Place - Byron Bay Community Centre Gallery NSW
Artists of the Region - Lismore Regional Art Gallery, NSW
21st Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award - Gold Coast City Gallery Q
Japan - Factory 3, Byron Bay NSW
Pandemonium 2 - Base Gallery, Byron Bay NSW
Surface Paradise: design from the region - Gold Coast City Art Gallery Q

2001
PAN Easter Art Exhibition - Base Gallery, Byron Bay NSW

2000
Ceramica 2000 - large scale works at various sites throughout Brisbane, Q
Small Courtyard - Ceramic works for courtyards -Fusions Gallery Bris Q

1999
Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award - Gold Coast City Gallery Q
Diverse - Delegates' Exhibition, 9th National Ceramics Conf., Perth WA
Alice Acquisition Art Award - Araluen Gallery, Alice Springs NT

1998 and prior years
over 40 group exhibitions including several pre selected surveys and awards and Gold Coast Award (1996)

AWARDS, GRANTS

2005

3rd Prize - ArtsCape, Nature of Sculpture  Byron Bay Lighthouse, NSW

2004
Winner Acquisition Prize - Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show
Acquired - Ceramics Stanthorpe Arts Festival

2003
Local Artist Award - Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show
Finalist - Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize SA Museum
Quick Turnaround Grant - Regional Arts NSW

2001
High Commendation Sculpture - Immanel Lutheran College Art Prize

2000
High Comm Sculpture - Byron Bay Easter Art Classic

1998,7 & 6
High Commendations - Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show -Ballina NSW

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004
Tutor, Ceramics Dept Southern Cross University Lismore, NSW
Tutor, Dynamic Art Summer School Byron Shire, NSW

2003
Tutor, Dynamic Ceramics 3 month Ceramics Course (self-initiated).
Slide presentation, A Decade of Ceramics,
10th National Ceramics Conference, Bendigo, Vic

1996-2004
Tutor, Working with Clay ACE Mullumbimby NSW

2002,2003
Judge, Shearwater Wearable Art Awards Mullumbimby NSW

2001
Artist-in-residence/tutor, Shepherdson College, Elcho Island,
NE Arnhemland, NT

1999
Conf. paper on Landliteracy -9th National Ceramics Conf., Perth WA.
P/T tutor of Ceramics, Murwillumbah College of TAFE, NSW

1998
Judge, Coraki Tea Tree Festival Art Prize
Tutor, Ceramics Byron Bay Youth Centre
Artist-in-residence, Coraki NSW for Lismore Regional Art Gallery
Funded by The Regional Galleries Association

COLLECTIONS

Stanthorpe Regional Gallery Permanent Collection
Thursday Plantation Sculpture Garden, Ballina NSW
Lismore Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Brisbane Marriott Hotel - A Wind Choreography (1998)
numerous private collections in Australia & abroad

PUBLIC SCULPTURE PROJECTS

Richmond Valley Shire Council - The Coraki Healing Stones (1998)

PUBLICATIONS/CITATIONS

Ceramics Technical #9 Kiln Research at SCU
Ceramic Art & Perception # 40 p.79
Periphery # 40-41 Northcoast Art and Craft: A Survey p.11
Exhibition Catalogue Departing Spirits publ. by Lismore R A G

1974-1989

Extensive training, study and performance in a variety of theatre forms including dance, mime, clown, statuary. This also included set and costume design, making stage properties and masks. Career highlights include solo dance performance during a season of The Cunning Little Vixen by Australian Opera Co. and The Living Statue, a pioneering Performance Art work.