Terrance Plowright

Terrance K. Plowright
Born (1949-03-31) 31 March 1949
Paddington, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Occupation Artist
Years active 30 years
Known for Sculptor
Home town Wentworth Falls, New South Wales
Spouse(s) Shirley Plowright
Children Raina, Natasha, Tristan
Website plowright.com.au

Terrance Kippax Plowright (born 31 March 1949) is an Australian artist, based in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. His works include contemporary and figurative sculptures. He has designed and created large public sculptural water features and murals, substantial public cenotaphs, commemorative cast bronze sculptures, and a large body of religious and spiritual work that includes stained glass windows, altars, lecterns, baptismal fonts and mosaics.[1]

Biography and early career

Plowright was born in Paddington, New South Wales. In 1966, he worked as a copy boy for The Australian Women’s Weekly, then trained and worked as a film editor for the ABC.[2] He studied music privately for a short time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for a number of bands.[1] He developed a keen interest in science, philosophy and music. In 1975, he founded the Awareness Centre in Sydney, and also spent time in the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland.[3] He conducted workshops around human potential and spiritual awareness.[1] His works, in the past 30 years, have endeavoured to explore these themes and to reveal the connection between all living things.[1]

In 1981, Plowright pursued his emerging interest in fine art and spent nine months in New Zealand, where he furthered a growing interest in stained glass creation. In 1983, he established his first studio at Wahroonga in New South Wales.[4][5]

In 1985, he created a large stained glass window for a private client.[6] In the same year, he was selected as one of two Australian artists to represent Australian glass artists at the Sydney Craft Expo.[3][5] His first major piece, also in 1985, a commissioned stained glass window, was a memorial to the Royal New South Wales Regiment for the Garrison Church, in The Rocks, Sydney.[3][7][8] In 1988, Plowright created one of the country's then-largest stained glass windows, installed in Galston Uniting Church.[9] Another significant work was an 11 x 3m stained glass window, commissioned by St Bernadette's in Castle Hill, New South Wales.[10][11] His large stained glass piece The Gathering of the Most Sacred was created for an exhibition for the World Council of Churches in 1990.[3] This piece and Living Waters were also exhibited at the Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest Glass Show in 1991.[12][13]

In 1990, he completed a granite, aluminium and beveled glass sculpture, Purity of Spirit, for Neeta City in Fairfield, New South Wales (now in a private collection).[14] He was invited by the World Council of Churches to be the sculptor and artist-in-residence at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in 1991.[8][15] His works, created during the two-week conference, were televised to over 120 countries.[16][3][5] Also in 1991, Plowright was commissioned by the Penrith Returned and Services League to design and create a bronze sculpture, a tribute to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli.[2][17][18][19]

His book, Stained Glass:Inspirations and Designs,[20][3][21] was written in 1993, and launched by Hazel Hawke.[5]

Recent work

Recent achievements

Other works

Plowright has created many figurative and contemporary works, and water features, from both public and private commissions, including:

Published works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harrington, Katherine. "Archived bulletin : Terrance Plowright". The Sculptors Society. http://www.sculptorssociety.com/pagedetail.aspx?pageid=126&categoryid=9
  2. 1 2 "Mountains sculptor unlocks magic in Anzac legend", Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday, September 4, 1991, page 5
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bryant, Judy. "A master of glass shares the spirit". The West Australian, Friday 19 November 1993, page 12
  4. ↑ Laginestra, Fay. "No need to go to church to see stained glass: Expert can put some in your home wall", North Shore Advocate, 1983
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Hazel launches artists (sic) new book", Blue Mountains Gazette, October 13, 1993, page 27
  6. ↑ McClymont, Kate. "Smashing Glass", Sydney Morning Herald [Style], Thursday May 30, 1985
  7. ↑ Ainsworth, Robyn. "Grief of war told in glass", North Shore Times, Wednesday, August 21, 1985, page 5
  8. 1 2 Australian Council of Churches, Volume 38, No. 1, July 1991
  9. ↑ "Artist completes one of country's largest works", Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday August 3, 1988, page 42
  10. ↑ "Church combines tradition with new technology". Hills News, Tuesday 9 December 1997, page 33
  11. ↑ "Artist sheds new light on Jesus". Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday 19 November 1997, front page
  12. ↑ "A touch of glass", Western Weekender, November 15, 1991, page 4
  13. ↑ "Now a triumph in stained glass", Blue Mountains Gazette, November 20, 1991, page 55
  14. ↑ Shields, Mark. "Solidarity and Purity", Craft Arts Number 20,1990
  15. ↑ "Leura artist shows work in Canberra", Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday, February 6, 1991
  16. ↑ Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday September 4, 1991, page 5
  17. ↑ Gainsford, Jim. "Gallipoli comes to life at Penrith RSL Club", RCA Club Life News Pictorial, Vol 6, No. 11, October 1991, page 17
  18. ↑ "Ruxton graces us with his presence", Western Weekender, August 30, 1991, page 2
  19. ↑ Zuel, Bernard. Gallipoli memorial in bronze: Club unveils one more reminder", Penrith Press, Tuesday, September 3, 1991, page 15
  20. ↑ ISBN 0864174950
  21. ↑ http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1263548
  22. 1 2 3 Desiatnik, Shane. "Honour for sculptor". The Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday 7 November 2012, page 12
  23. ↑ http://www.mcclellandgallery.com/index.php?page=2012-2
  24. ↑ http://www.florencebiennale.org/e_artisti13.php
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 http://artsreview.com.au/mcclelland-peoples-choice-award-winner-announced/
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  29. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPZHu2hS6is
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  34. 1 2 "Plowright wins prestigious Bondi sculpture commission". The Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday 22 July 2009, page 22
  35. ↑ http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/arts_and_culture/public_art/bondi_junction
  36. ↑ The Sculptors Society, July - August 2011, front page
  37. ↑ http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/22774-penrith-memory-park-war-memorial
  38. ↑ "Local sculptor provides Test highlight". Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday 12 January 2011, front page
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  42. ↑ Huxley, John."Wrestling figures into existence in a new Bronze Age. The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 3 March 2010, page 11
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  44. ↑ Jackson, Glen and Matt Buchanan. "SCG gets its third bronzed Aussie Cricketer". The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 6 January 2010, page 31
  45. ↑ Huxley, John. "Out of mourning a monument in praise of migrants". The Sydney Morning Herald Weekend Edition, 6–7 February 2010, page 13
  46. ↑ Huxley, John. "Bronzed Aussies celebrate migrant past". The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 March 2010, page 3
  47. ↑ http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/Community/Multicultural-Programs/Murals-Street-Mosaics/Awakening-Flower-of-the-Peace-Sculpture-Gardens-of-the-World
  48. ↑ "Allen latest bronze at SFS". The Daily Telegraph, 6 June 2009.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/allen-latest-bronze-at-sfs/story-e6frey4i-1225727550631
  49. ↑ http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/sport/display/93147-trevor-allen
  50. ↑ http://www.sculptorssociety.com/newsletters/BullSeptOct2009.pdf
  51. ↑ http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/content/penrith-city-memory-park
  52. ↑ "Phew, Just made it!" Parkes Champion-Post (a Fairfax Media publication), Monday 12 May 2008, pp. 1 and 3
  53. ↑ http://www.sculptorssociety.com/pagedetail.aspx?pageid=110&categoryid=11
  54. ↑ The Making of the Richie Benaud Sculpture in http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/history/sportspeople/basil-sellers-sports-sculptures-project/richie-benaud/
  55. ↑ http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/603951/centenary-celebrations/
  56. ↑ Desiatnik, Shane. "Convict dream becomes reality". The Blue Mountains Gazette, Wednesday 19 April 2006, page 3
  57. ↑ http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/discovery/display/21695-the-road-builders-memorial
  58. ↑ http://www.daao.org.au/bio/recognition/recognition_incoming_people/commission-mirrored-stillness-dancing-streams-50-metre-water-feature-4-x-granite-plinths-8-x-15-metre-submersible-pumps-1-major-38-kva-water-wall-pump-5-variable-speed-drives-computer-98-nozzles-led-lighting-etc-deutsche-bank-headquarters-sydney-nsw/?
  59. 1 2 "The Surfers: A solid set on Northshore". Twin Waters Coastal Living Magazine Summer 2004, page 4
  60. 1 2 "Famous Artist Creates Unique Sculpture for the Sunshine Coast. Archive News, 8 August 2003. http://lendlease.us/llweb/dll/main.nsf/toprint/news_20030808_dll?opendocument&print
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  62. 1 2 http://www.daao.org.au/bio/recognition/recognition_incoming_people/commission-three-sisters-fountain-katoomba-seven-cast-bronze-aboriginal-figures-all-around-2-metres-high-part-of-a-fountain-yet-to-be-completed-also-a-life-size-pit-pony-and-welsh-miner-cast-bronze-scenic-world-katoomba-nsw/?
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  64. ↑ "Sports sculptures come to life". Liverpool City Champion, Wednesday 29 August 2001, page 29
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  66. ↑ http://www.sculptorssociety.com/pagedetail.aspx?pageid=126&categoryid=9
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  68. ↑ "Work begins on huge artwork". The Blue Mountains Gazette, July 5, 1995, page 25
  69. ↑ "Adding touch of nature to a shopping centre". The Blue Mountains Gazette, May 31, 1995, page 48
  70. 1 2 3 "Magnificent mural masterpiece". The Fairfax Sun - Westfield Parramatta Special Edition, Tuesday 25 July 1995, page 22
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