Acquired as winner of the Gippsland Woodcraft Exhibition - Rex Castles Acquisitive Award, 1990Southern Sassafrassgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Acquired as winner of the Gippsland Woodcraft Exhibition - Rex Castles Acquisitive Award, 1990Blackwoodgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1999Soft maplegippsland, artwork, permanent collection

The Richard Knight Collection of Australian Ceramics. Donated by Dr James Baxter through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2018gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the estate of the artist, 2019Acrylic, Canvasgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

The Richard Knight Collection of Australian Ceramics. Donated by Dr James Baxter through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2019Salt-glazed porcelaingippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 1966gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 1987Peppercorngippsland, artwork, permanent collection

The Richard Knight Collection of Australian Ceramics. Donated by Dr James Baxter through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2019gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

The Richard Knight Collection of Australian Ceramics. Donated by Dr James Baxter through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2019gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 1968Metal, Silvergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1985Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1986Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 2017Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 2017Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 2017Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 2017Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 2017Forest Red Gumgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased with the assistance of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1983Red Gum burlgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1982Dargo walnutgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Neville FRENCH (1955- ) Born Maryborough, Victoria In 1977 Neville French graduated from Ballarat College of Advanced Education after studying a Diploma in Fine Art (Ceramics) between 1974 and 1976, and was a tutor there for six months in 1978. He holds a Master of Arts, Research (Ceramics) from RMIT Universiy, and was awarded the Vitrify Alcorso National Ceramics Award in 2012. Neville has an international reputation as a ceramics artists and educator. From 1982 to 2012 Neville French was teach and coordinator of the Ceramics department at the Ballarat School of Mines and University of Ballarat (now Federation University). From 1982 to 2012 Neville French taught Ceramics at the Ballarat School of Mines TAFE, which later merged with the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia). He completed a Graduate Diploma of Education at Hawthorn State College in 1980, a Certificate of Stoneware Glazes from Brisbane College of Advanced Education in 1983 and a Master of Arts Fine Art (Ceramics) at RMIT University in 2000. Between 2010 and 2012 Neville French taught post graduate honours and masters Ceramics students. During his time as a student at Ballarat Neville Bunning would collect clay from the Enfield clay pit. He described following white tyre tracks to find the location. He described the clay as silky smooth and and fired to a beautiful grey colour at stoneware tempreture. When blended with terracotta clay from Nerrina or fireclay from Bacchus Marsh a wide range of different bodies could be created. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Two vessels made as a sculptural pair. Statement: "My work involves an exploration of elemental vessels - extending porcelain to develop taut contours and spatial dynamics. I seek to distill an essence of purity to evoke notions of quietude and transendence through the expressive use of glaze and its relationship to form, tactility, weight and light. Forms are wheel-thrown, altered and slowly scraped to develip a soft line and solidity. Coloured matt glazes are layered and fused to the porcelain body through multiple firings to give expression and luminosity to the surface,. The iodosyncratice nature of glaze stimulates the imagination. It evokes associations with the natural environement and alludes to a meditative infinity."Signed on base 'f.'art, artwork, neville french, french, ceramics, porcelain, wheelthrown, thrown and altered, alumni

Marion POPPLEWELL (1912-1998) Born Yorkshire Marion Popplewell visited relatives in Ballarat in the early 1940s. She loved Ballarat so much she decided to stay. She worked at a bank in Lydiard Street, opposite the Art Gallery of Ballarat, and lived in rooms above the Lydiard Street Shops. Marion enrolled in some evening classes at the Ballarat Technical Art School (a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia) conducted by Neville Bunning. He was nor overly happy with her small colourful jugs and vases, wanting her to handbuild pots, rather than wheel throw them. Marion Popplewell continued making her small wheel thrown pots with fine handles, and made glazes herself from materials imported from England. Attending classes in Ceramics up until the mid 1970s, she also took some classes in Woodwork and Needlework. Her 'Pink Glazed Jug' 1945 won a prize at the Royal Melbourne Show in the late 1940s. She died in Melbourne on 26 September 1998. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Wheel thrown vessel with three slight bulges and turned foot. Deep blue glaze with rim banded in a second glaze, causing a eutectic reaction, causing the spontaneous syrupy runs down the outside of the vessel. Vessel has many small divots, suggesting the clay may have been reclaimed, or collected from nature, and not thoroughly prepared before throwing. Vessel has one small chip (13mm x 5mm) on inside of rim, but is not a threat to its overall integrity. Inscription on base: "MP 59" Sticker: "85"art, artwork, marion popplewell, ceramics, ceramics available, alumni

Marion POPPLEWELL (1912-1998) Born Yorkshire Marion Popplewell visited relatives in Ballarat in the early 1940s. She loved Ballarat so much she decided to stay. She worked at a bank in Lydiard Street, opposite the Art Gallery of Ballarat, and lived in rooms above the Lydiard Street Shops. Marion enrolled in some evening classes at the Ballarat Technical Art School (a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia) conducted by Neville Bunning. He was nor overly happy with her small colourful jugs and vases, wanting her to handbuild pots, rather than wheel throw them. Marion Popplewell continued making her small wheel thrown pots with fine handles, and made glazes herself from materials imported from England. Attending classes in Ceramics up until the mid 1970s, she also took some classes in Woodwork and Needlework. Her 'Pink Glazed Jug' 1945 won a prize at the Royal Melbourne Show in the late 1940s. She died in Melbourne on 26 September 1998. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Wheel thrown vessel with 2 handles and turned foot. Bronze like glaze with some feint pearlescence and slight crazing. Inscription on base reads "MP 74," sticker reads "2"art, artwork, marion popplewell, popplewell, ceramics, ballarat technical art school

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, ceramics, tafe ceramics collection, kathryn o'reilly

Kevin WHITE Born England. Kevin White studied Ceramics in England and Japan, obtaining an MA from the Royal College of Art, London. He has lectured in Ceramics at RMIT. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Demonstration piece undertaken while conducting a workshop at the Ballarat School of Mines. art, artwork, kevin white, ceramics

B/W picture of the crowd listening to an undated Carols by Candlelight concert.1 digital imageroyal victorian institute for the blind, carols by candlelight