Terrence Plowright b. 1949

  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Terrance Plowright, born in Sydney in 1949, is a sculptor and designer. He has been commissioned by various public, corporate and ecclesiastical sources to create many sculptures, murals, mosaics, stained glass windows, and fountains.
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creator of
Shields for Reconciliation
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/fountains/ShieldsRecon.jpg
 
creator of
Bird Sculpture
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/BingaraBirdNo2-.jpg

Bingara NSW

 
creator of
Ekshonge (Together)
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/Ekshonge-Bangla.jpg

C.R.P Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 
creator of
Cobar Miner
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/sculptures/Cobar-Miner-Face-Detail.jpg
 
creator of
Nest of Kindred
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/sculptures/Nest-Of-Kindredfront1.jpg
 
creator of
Flowering Streams
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/fountains/Entrance-No-1.jpg
 
creator of
Dancing Brolga
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/Ab,-Dancing--Brolga-Fountai.jpg
 
creator of
St. John with Eagle
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/fountains/John-&-Eagle..No2.jpg

Mt Druitt, NSW

 
creator of
3 Sisters Fountain
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/No3-Sister.jpg
 
creator of
Lifesaver in 1908
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/sculptures/Lifesaver-sideveiw.jpg
 
creator of
Emerging Relationships
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/B-Perth-Hospital-Steel-Sc.jpg
 
creator of
Surfer
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/Chesty-Boy-front.jpg

series

 
creator of
[Chancel Stained Glass Window]
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/Ecclesiastical/St-John-ChancelLeft-Half.jpg
 
creator of
Life From a Suitcase
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9 figures cast in bronze, commissioned by Paul Signorelli. Gifted to City of Sydney and installed at Pyrmont Wharf.

 
creator of
Stan McCabe
Date

Commissioned work for the Sydney Cricket Ground. 2.2 metre Cast Bronze.

 
creator of
Awakening Flower of Peace
Date

Commissioned work for Canterbury City Council. Stand 5 meters high at Gough Whitlam Park. Stainless steel.

 
creator of
Reg Gaisner
Date

Commissioned work for the Sydney Cricket Ground. 2.2 metre Cast Bronze.

 
creator of
Trevor Allan
Date

Commissioned work for the Sydney Cricket Ground. 2.2 metre Cast Bronze.

 
creator of
Sir Henry Parkes
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/Sir-Henry-sideview.jpg

Parkes, NSW

 
creator of
[Corpus, Holy Family Chapel]
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/sculptures/corpus-new-pic.jpg

Cast Polyurethane, life size. Chapel, Holy Family church, Marayong, NSW. Purchased from artist

 
creator of
Inseparable 3
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/forsale/Inseparable3-Granite-2.2m.jpg

Carved Granite. Entrance, Holy Family church, Marayong, NSW. 2.2 metres high. Purchased from artist.

 
creator of
Richie Benaud
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/RichieNo-1.jpg

Sydney Cricket Ground, NSW. Commissioned work for the Sydney Cricket Ground. 2.2 metre Cast Bronze.

 
creator of
Centotaph
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/sculptures/Cenotaph-Penrith.jpg

Penrith NSW. Memory Park, Main St., Penrith NSW. 20 tonnes Sandstone framework, 4 cast bronze figures, 1 × 2 metre stainless steel sculpture.

 
creator of
Emergence
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/Immergence.jpg

Hunter St., Newcastle, NSW. Carved Granite Base, with 6 stainless steel contemporary figures, through which water pours. The main feature is surrounded by 6.2 metre high stainless steel contemporary figures. Awarded.

 
creator of
[Convict memorial]
Date
URL
http://www.plowright.com.au/majorworks/Convict-Memorial-Group.jpg

at Lilienfels Park Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW. 5 x Cast Bronze Figures, 3 metres high. Commissioned.

 
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  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist
  • Artist
  • Artist
  • Artist
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Related people
  • Plowright, Shirley (spouse of)
  • Plowright, Riana (parent of)
  • Plowright, Natasha (parent of)
  • Plowright, Shirley (spouse of)
  • Plowright, Riana (parent of)
  • Plowright, Natasha (parent of)
Related works
  • Shields for Reconciliation (creator of)
  • Bird Sculpture (creator of)
  • Ekshonge (Together) (creator of)
  • Cobar Miner (creator of)
  • Nest of Kindred (creator of)
  • Flowering Streams (creator of)
  • Dancing Brolga (creator of)
  • St. John with Eagle (creator of)
  • 3 Sisters Fountain (creator of)
  • Lifesaver in 1908 (creator of)
  • Emerging Relationships (creator of)
  • Surfer (creator of)
  • [Chancel Stained Glass Window] (creator of)
  • Life From a Suitcase (creator of)
  • Stan McCabe (creator of)
  • Awakening Flower of Peace (creator of)
  • Reg Gaisner (creator of)
  • Trevor Allan (creator of)
  • Sir Henry Parkes (creator of)
  • [Corpus, Holy Family Chapel] (creator of)
  • Inseparable 3 (creator of)
  • Richie Benaud (creator of)
  • Centotaph (creator of)
  • Emergence (creator of)
  • [Convict memorial] (creator of)
  • [Untitled water feature] (creator of)
  • Wings of Spirit (creator of)
  • Relationships (creator of)
  • Aqua Helix (creator of)
  • [2000 Olympic Sculptures] (creator of)
  • Whales (creator of)
  • Purity of Spirit (creator of)
  • Shields for Reconciliation (creator of)
  • Bird Sculpture (creator of)
  • Ekshonge (Together) (creator of)
  • Cobar Miner (creator of)
  • Nest of Kindred (creator of)
  • Flowering Streams (creator of)
  • Dancing Brolga (creator of)
  • St. John with Eagle (creator of)
  • 3 Sisters Fountain (creator of)
  • Lifesaver in 1908 (creator of)
  • Emerging Relationships (creator of)
  • Surfer (creator of)
  • [Chancel Stained Glass Window] (creator of)
  • Life From a Suitcase (creator of)
  • Stan McCabe (creator of)
  • Awakening Flower of Peace (creator of)
  • Reg Gaisner (creator of)
  • Trevor Allan (creator of)
  • Sir Henry Parkes (creator of)
  • [Corpus, Holy Family Chapel] (creator of)
  • Inseparable 3 (creator of)
  • Richie Benaud (creator of)
  • Centotaph (creator of)
  • Emergence (creator of)
  • [Convict memorial] (creator of)
  • [Untitled water feature] (creator of)
  • Wings of Spirit (creator of)
  • Relationships (creator of)
  • Aqua Helix (creator of)
  • [2000 Olympic Sculptures] (creator of)
  • Whales (creator of)
  • Purity of Spirit (creator of)
Related recognitions
  • "From Light; Water", 16 metre high x 6 metres wide, 250mm deep mural in relief. Floor, crushed granite, crushed coloured slab glass and coloured concrete. St. George Private Hospital (received)
  • Commission - "Aqua-helix", 11 metre high stainless steel sculpture, Central Station, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "Arthur Downes", Life size portrait of founder of NSW Rural Fire Service. Cold cast bronze. New South Wales Museum of Fire Services (received)
  • Commission - "Wings Of Spirit", 6 metre high cast 316 stainless steel, 4.5 tonnes, Twin Waters, QLD (received)
  • Commission - "Connection", 3 metre high stainless steel sculpture, Auckland Airport, New Zealand (received)
  • "Ekshonge" (Together), 3.3 metre high, stainless steel with cold cast aluminium coating. C.R.P. hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh (received)
  • "Champions", 12 portraitures (busts) of Australian Rugby League Champions, cold cast bronze, (received)
  • Commission - "Whales x 2", 1 x 8 metres and 1 x 5 metres length, cast 8mm polycarbonate skin, stainless steel reinforcing and binding. The entire skeletal structure was carved in dense foam, covered with a hard coat and coloured as per bone. Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "Purity Of Spirit", 4.5 metres high x 3.3 metres wide, 3.5 tonnes, drawn, slumped, five sided bevel edged glass prisms, granite base. Originally, Neeta City Sydney, now, private collection. (received)
  • "Reconciliation", 3 metre high stainless steel, with LED lighting, sculptural water feature, Kings School (received)
  • Commission - "Obsession", 14 metres x 3 metres, stainless steel mural in relief, 12 different sports activities, all work laser cut with etched and painted stainless steel background. Redcliffe, QLD (received)
  • Commission - "Silence", 3 small bronze contemporary figures, 1 metre high, Adelaide Airport, SA (received)
  • Commission - "Cobar Miner", cast bronze 1 & life size memorial for the mining community, Cobar, NSW (received)
  • 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 (received)
  • Commission - "Relationships", 3.3 stainless steel contemporary figures. Made from plate stainless steel part of a water feature, Kellyville, Sydney NSW (received)
  • Commission - "Flowering Streams", 5 metres high, created from stainless steel plate, weighing 2 tonnes. 18 nozzles, all hydraulics hidden inside, main central sculptured suspended. The Entrance, NSW (received)
  • Commission - Gordon Uniting Church, 12 stained glass windows, 1.2m x 3.2m metres, painted and etched. (received)
  • St. John's, Mt. Druitt, 200 metres of stained glass, all sacred furniture including the baptismal font, 4 life size sculptures, 1 cast bronze 1 & 1/4 life size figure with eagle, also forms part of a water feature, 14 "Stations Of The Cross", (steel with cold cast bronze surface + LED's), 2 mosaics 1.5 x 1.5 metres each. Mt.Druitt, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "The Dance", 4 metre high, steel sculpture, Perth Hospital, Perth, WA (received)
  • Commission - "Eienstein", Life size bust, cast bronze, Moss Family, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "Emergence", 6 metre high granite and stainless steels culptural water feature with 3 x sets of stainless contemporary figures surrounding the main feature (received)
  • St.Bernadette's, Castle Hill. 240 square metres of stained glass, painted, etched and fired works. 2 x sculptures, all the sacred furniture, made from marble and timber inlay (received)
  • "Mirrored Stillness, Dancing Streams", 50 metre water feature, 4 x granite plinths, 8 x 1.5 metre submersible pumps, 1 major 38 kva water wall pump, 5 variable speed drives, computer, 98 nozzles, LED lighting, etc. Deutsche Bank Headquarters (received)
  • Commission - "Nurturing: Nature: Profoundly Infinite", 22 metre high x 16 metre wide, metre deep mural in relief, weighing 8 tonnes, Parramatta, NSW (received)
  • Commission - "Convict Memorial", Five, 2.8 to 3 metres high cast bronze figures, weighing around 1 tonne each, Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW (received)
  • Commission - "Dancing Brolga Fountain", Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "2000 Olympic Sculpture", stainless steel, cast glass and solid cast silver, 500 pieces, Paris, Tokyo, New York, London, all states within Australia (received)
  • "From Light; Water", 16 metre high x 6 metres wide, 250mm deep mural in relief. Floor, crushed granite, crushed coloured slab glass and coloured concrete. St. George Private Hospital (received)
  • Commission - "Aqua-helix", 11 metre high stainless steel sculpture, Central Station, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "Arthur Downes", Life size portrait of founder of NSW Rural Fire Service. Cold cast bronze. New South Wales Museum of Fire Services (received)
  • Commission - "Wings Of Spirit", 6 metre high cast 316 stainless steel, 4.5 tonnes, Twin Waters, QLD (received)
  • Commission - "Connection", 3 metre high stainless steel sculpture, Auckland Airport, New Zealand (received)
  • "Ekshonge" (Together), 3.3 metre high, stainless steel with cold cast aluminium coating. C.R.P. hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh (received)
  • "Champions", 12 portraitures (busts) of Australian Rugby League Champions, cold cast bronze, (received)
  • Commission - "Whales x 2", 1 x 8 metres and 1 x 5 metres length, cast 8mm polycarbonate skin, stainless steel reinforcing and binding. The entire skeletal structure was carved in dense foam, covered with a hard coat and coloured as per bone. Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "Purity Of Spirit", 4.5 metres high x 3.3 metres wide, 3.5 tonnes, drawn, slumped, five sided bevel edged glass prisms, granite base. Originally, Neeta City Sydney, now, private collection. (received)
  • "Reconciliation", 3 metre high stainless steel, with LED lighting, sculptural water feature, Kings School (received)
  • Commission - "Obsession", 14 metres x 3 metres, stainless steel mural in relief, 12 different sports activities, all work laser cut with etched and painted stainless steel background. Redcliffe, QLD (received)
  • Commission - "Silence", 3 small bronze contemporary figures, 1 metre high, Adelaide Airport, SA (received)
  • Commission - "Cobar Miner", cast bronze 1 & life size memorial for the mining community, Cobar, NSW (received)
  • 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 (received)
  • Commission - "Relationships", 3.3 stainless steel contemporary figures. Made from plate stainless steel part of a water feature, Kellyville, Sydney NSW (received)
  • Commission - "Flowering Streams", 5 metres high, created from stainless steel plate, weighing 2 tonnes. 18 nozzles, all hydraulics hidden inside, main central sculptured suspended. The Entrance, NSW (received)
  • Commission - Gordon Uniting Church, 12 stained glass windows, 1.2m x 3.2m metres, painted and etched. (received)
  • St. John's, Mt. Druitt, 200 metres of stained glass, all sacred furniture including the baptismal font, 4 life size sculptures, 1 cast bronze 1 & 1/4 life size figure with eagle, also forms part of a water feature, 14 "Stations Of The Cross", (steel with cold cast bronze surface + LED's), 2 mosaics 1.5 x 1.5 metres each. Mt.Druitt, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "The Dance", 4 metre high, steel sculpture, Perth Hospital, Perth, WA (received)
  • Commission - "Eienstein", Life size bust, cast bronze, Moss Family, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "Emergence", 6 metre high granite and stainless steels culptural water feature with 3 x sets of stainless contemporary figures surrounding the main feature (received)
  • St.Bernadette's, Castle Hill. 240 square metres of stained glass, painted, etched and fired works. 2 x sculptures, all the sacred furniture, made from marble and timber inlay (received)
  • "Mirrored Stillness, Dancing Streams", 50 metre water feature, 4 x granite plinths, 8 x 1.5 metre submersible pumps, 1 major 38 kva water wall pump, 5 variable speed drives, computer, 98 nozzles, LED lighting, etc. Deutsche Bank Headquarters (received)
  • Commission - "Nurturing: Nature: Profoundly Infinite", 22 metre high x 16 metre wide, metre deep mural in relief, weighing 8 tonnes, Parramatta, NSW (received)
  • Commission - "Convict Memorial", Five, 2.8 to 3 metres high cast bronze figures, weighing around 1 tonne each, Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW (received)
  • Commission - "Dancing Brolga Fountain", Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW (received)
  • "2000 Olympic Sculpture", stainless steel, cast glass and solid cast silver, 500 pieces, Paris, Tokyo, New York, London, all states within Australia (received)
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Biography
Initial contributors
  • Trinh, JulieNote: Julie studies Landscape Architecture at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
  • De Lorenzo, CatherineNote: Dr De Lorenzo is a Senior lecturer in the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
  • Trinh, Julie Note: Julie studies Landscape Architecture at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
  • De Lorenzo, Catherine Note: Dr De Lorenzo is a Senior lecturer in the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:45 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:45 p.m.
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