BIOGRAPHY
Rachelle Austen sculptor living and working in the Macedon Ranges on Dja Dja Wurrung country Autsralia, making abstract introspective pieces that explore new perspectives through fragility and the beauty of imperfection.
By drawing on her background in industrial design and scientific intrigue, Rachelle’s sculptures exist at the boundary of material strength, exploring extreme opposites. Imbued in each sculpture is simplicity combined with an element of fragility. Tension is applied to each solid form to produce naturally occurring fissures during the vitrification process, where she intends to convey a sense of calm reflection, awakening the subconscious.
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EDUCATION
2002 MONASH UNIVERSITY Melbourne Australia
Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design
2016 SOCA – SCHOOL OF CLAY & ART Melbourne Australia
Beginners Hand Building (Kate Jones)
2017 SOCA – SCHOOL OF CLAY & ART Melbourne Australia
Drawing intensive (Geoff Dupree)
2017 – 2023 SOCA – SCHOOL OF CLAY & ART
Form and Surface (Shane Kent & Kate Jones)
EXHIBTIONS
2018 – November – December
SOCA – SCHOOL OF CLAY & ART Melbourne Australia
2019 – March – April
SENSORY EXPERIMENTS NATIONAL GALLERY VICTORIA
DESIGN WEEK
Melbourne Australia
2023 – January 7th – January 21st
BRUNSWICK ST GALLERY Melbourne Australia
Small works prize
2023 – March 17th – April 16th
GALLERIA AZUR Berlin Germany
2023 – March 18th – April 9th
NEWSTEAD ARTS HUB Victoria Australia
Small sculpture prize finalist
2023 – 18th March – April 22
STOCKROOM GALLERY Victoria Australia
Kyneton Australia
2023 – November 16th – December 3rd
BRUNSWICK ST GALLERY Victoria Australia
Brunswick Melbourne Australia
STATEMENT
To share with others learnings from her personal confrontation with the fragility of life, where a deep knowledge and experience of fragility can open new perspectives which can elevate perceptions and allow the human mind to see beauty in the broken and what we have little to no control over.
