Merran Esson b. 1950

  • Artist (Ceramist)
Contemporary Sydney-based ceramicist who in 2006 was awarded a residency at the National Art School's Paris Studio.
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Name
Merran Esson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Birth date
1950
Birth place
Tumbarumba, NSW
Active Period
  • 1980-
Residence
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Beijing, China
  • Glasgow, Scotland
  • c.1974 - c.1976 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1950- Tumbarumba, NSW
  • 1996 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Certificate of Attainment on Clay and Glaze Technology
  • MA Visual Arts

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Related works
  • Doubleshot 2 (creator of)
  • Doubleshot 2 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private Collections (collected in)
  • Qantas (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Art School, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, VIC (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Museum and Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD (collected in)
  • The Perc Tucker Museum, QLD (collected in)
  • Institut fuer Kuenstlerische Keramik und Glas, Germany (collected in)
  • Museum fur Kunsthhandwerk und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (collected in)
  • Private Collections (collected in)
  • Qantas (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Art School, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, VIC (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Manly Museum and Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD (collected in)
  • The Perc Tucker Museum, QLD (collected in)
  • Institut fuer Kuenstlerische Keramik und Glas, Germany (collected in)
  • Museum fur Kunsthhandwerk und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Workshop Development Grant through Crafts Board of the Australia Council (received)
  • The Austceram Ceramic Award (received)
  • Port Hacking Potters Award (received)
  • The National Art School Staff Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • 24th Gold Coast International Ceramic Award (received)
  • The National Art School Paris Studio at the Cite Des Internationale, Paris, France (received)
  • Workshop Development Grant through Crafts Board of the Australia Council (received)
  • The Austceram Ceramic Award (received)
  • Port Hacking Potters Award (received)
  • The National Art School Staff Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • 24th Gold Coast International Ceramic Award (received)
  • The National Art School Paris Studio at the Cite Des Internationale, Paris, France (received)
Related events
  • Over 70 group exhibitions since 1982 (exhibited at)
  • Solo exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Buckets and Boundaries (exhibited at)
  • Displaced Places (exhibited at)
  • Over 70 group exhibitions since 1982 (exhibited at)
  • Solo exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Buckets and Boundaries (exhibited at)
  • Displaced Places (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Stella Downer
Date created Jan. 1, 2007, midnight
Date modified April 11, 2011, 2:04 a.m.