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Frances Wildt Pavlu, also known as Frances Pavlu and Hilda Pavlu, was a contemporary art jeweller and educator.
Frances Wildt Pavlu | |
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| Died | 2016 |
| Education | Royal Melbourne Institute of Art, Sir John Cass, London. |
| Known for | Contemporary Art Jewellery |
| Movement | Contemporary Jewellery |
Early life and education edit
Born in the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia, migrated to Australia.
Frances Wildt Pavlu was educated at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, receiving a Diploma of Gold and Silversmithing, in 1975. In 1976, she gained a Crafts Certificate in Jewellery from Sir John Cass School of Art Institute. She also attended courses and worked in Pforzheim, West Germany and at Georg Jensen A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
Career edit
Frances Wildt Pavlu's jewellery was noted for its sculptural forms. She exhibited regularly in group and solo exhibitions. In 1971, she was a founding member of the Queensland Jewellery Workshop along with Kit Shannon, Jane Shannon, Merv Muhling and Don Ross. She was a lecturer at Queensland College of Art in the Gold and Silversmithing Department where she worked with Lyle Tweeddale, Maurice Maunsell and Jorgen de Voss.
Major exhibitions edit
- 1975 Sculpture in Plastic and Silver, group exhibition, Fantasia Galleries at the Hibiscus Function Centre, Jamison, Canberra, Australia.
- 1974 Solo Exhibition, Design Arts Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
- 1972 Solo exhibition, Design Arts Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
- 1972 First International Handicrafts Exhibition in Colombia.
- 1970 Solo exhibition, Design Arts Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
- 1970 Exhibited a collection of jewellery at the office of the Minister (Commercial) Australian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan.
- 1970 Exhibited in the Australian Pavilion at Expo '70, Osaka, Japan.
- 1968 Solo exhibition, Exhibition at Design Arts Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
Public collections edit
- Queensland Art Gallery Ring: Enigma key - a tautological paradox, 1980.[2]
- Casa de la Cultura de Narino, Colombia, 1972.
Awards and nominations edit
- 1972 First prize in the jewellery section of the Westfield Art Prize
- 1972 Awarded one of two international equal prizes of the First International Handicrafts Exhibition, Colombia.
- 1971 First and Second prize, Jewellery Section, Royal National Association, Brisbane, Australia.
- 1968 Benvenuto Cellini Prize, Document of Honour, Munich.
References edit
- ^ Queensland Arts Council, Vacation School Brochure 1977.
- ^ "Catalogue entry QAGOMA Collection".
External links edit
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