Michael Doolan b. 1959

  • Artist (Ceramist)
Melbourne-based ceramic sculptor, Michael Doolan's work is inspired by the world of toys and popular culture. Employing traditional modelling techniques, Doolan's work has been exhibited extensively both in Australia and overseas and in 2005 he participated in the prestigious, invitation only Trans Ceramic Art, Third World International Ceramics Biennale in Korea.
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Name
Michael Doolan
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Birth date
1959
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1981-
Residence
  • Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design), 1981 Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Master of Arts. Currently a lecturer and PhD candidate in the Department of Fine Art., 2001 at Monash University, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English

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Related stub person groups
  • Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
Related collections
  • Chateau Museum, Vallauris, France (collected in)
  • Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich, Qld (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Gallery, Gold Coast, Qld (collected in)
  • Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Vic. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 14th International Biennale, Ceramique d'Art (received)
  • Sidney Myer International Ceramics Award (received)
  • London Studio Residency, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • Out of Time Grant, Australia Council for the Arts (received)
  • McClelland Sculpture Survey and Awar (received)
Related events
  • The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly (exhibited at)
  • Gold Coast International Ceramics Award (exhibited at)
  • Good as Gold (exhibited at)
  • Boogie Jive and Bop (exhibited at)
  • Never EverLand (exhibited at)
  • Boo Who? (exhibited at)
  • You're so Vain: five contemporary sculptors (exhibited at)
  • Trans Ceramic Art, Third World International Ceramics Biennale (exhibited at)
  • Strange Cargo: Contemporary Art as a State of Encounter, (exhibited at)
  • for now and for ever (exhibited at)
  • McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award (exhibited at)