Biography
Nadia Mercuri is a glass artist working in Melbourne. Born in Melbourne in 1980, she has completed a Master of Fine Arts degree, majoring in glass forming. Nadia is an active member of the Australian Glass Art arena and exhibits widely around Australia. She currently lectures in hot glass at Monash University in the Faculty of Art and Design.
Artist Statement
My journey of discovery is organic and many-layered. It is an exploration of the inner universe, the origin of all ideas and quests for knowledge. Concepts take root, grow and flourish, blossoming into existence.
Despite the ongoing destruction of natural habitats, the discovery and diversity of botanical life forms continues on Earth. The nature and properties of all species offer us potentials in understanding the importance of the limitless networks of life on this planet and beyond.
My new work is a collection of unearthly botanical specimens yet to be discovered within our galaxy - imagined species from other worlds. Whereas on Earth the unknown qualities of botanical species are used to provide medicinal or agricultural purpose, environmental significance and cultural meaning, these specimens' function and origins are still a mystery.
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
- Media Specific,Now Showing, Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, VIC
- MM10 Masters and Mentors, Kirra Galleries, Federation Square, VIC
- Planetation, solo exhibition, The Convent Gallery, Daylesford, VIC
MM09 The Monash Momentum Continues, Kirra Galleries, Federation Square, VIC
Art Melbourne 2009, represented by Glass Plus Gallery, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
- Entanglement, Manningham Gallery, Doncaster, VIC
Short listed for Tom Malone Prize 2008, Art Gallery of Western Australia, WA
MM08 The Monash Momentum Continues, Kirra Galleries, Federation Square, VIC
Some Like It Hot, Glass Plus Gallery, VIC
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Toorak Village, VIC
Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize, The Substation Arts Centre, Newport, VIC
- Short listed for Tom Malone Prize 2007, Art Gallery of Western Australia, WA
Generation M, the monash monentum, Kirra Galleries, Federation square, VIC
Light Matter, solo exhibition, Glass Plus Gallery, South Melbourne, VIC
- Starry Starry Night 2006 Silent Auction Donation, Alannah and Madeline Foundation, VIC
Work displayed at Qdos Arts, Lorne, VIC
Shhh! 2006, Craft Victoria Silent Fundraising Auction, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Crystal Clear Gallery Eleven, Mentone Girls Grammar, VIC
Fire Australian Wildlife Galleries, Munro, VIC
Flair 2006 Ausglass members exhibition, Perth, WA
- Metaphysics Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne, VIC
Journey through the Flame Kirra Galleries, Southgate, VIC
Popular Culture: Aspects of Cosmology Masters Exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery, Monash University, VIC
25 Years Monash Glass Faculty Gallery, Monash University, VIC
Southern Lights Ausglass members exhibition, Adelaide, SA
- Side By Side II Beast Creations, Flinders, VIC
- Forte Monash University glass graduates exhibition, New Contemporaries, QVB, Sydney, NSW
Ausglass Student Exhibition, Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA
- Tricycle Graduating Exhibition, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University, VIC
- Special Combination Dish no.3, third year and Honours student exhibition, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University, VIC
Darebin- La Trobe Acquisitive Art Prize Exhibition, Bundoora, VIC
Gallery Representation
Awards
- 2002, Kirra Galleries Award For Excellence in Glass
Publications and Media
- 2008, Work featured at the Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Postcards, Channel 9, Broadcast Sunday 6th July
- 2008, Toorak village festival of sculpture editorial, Antiques and Art in Victoria, 4th August
- 2007, "Smile, and raise glass to a winning form" Tom Malone Prize review, The Australian, Tuesday 14th August
- 2005, "Makers take rough with the smooth" 25 Years Monash Glass review, The Age, Monday 16th May
- 2005, Retrospective exhibition: "25 Years Monash Glass", Stateline Victoria, ABC, Broadcast Friday 6th May
- 2005, "Popular Culture: Aspects of Cosmology A studio based research into science fiction and the universe applied to glass art", Nadia Mercuri
Academic History
Professional Experience
- 2009 - 2011, Hot Glass Lecturer, Glass Studio, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University, VIC
- 2008, Sessional lecturer, Glass Studio, Department of Fine Art, Faculty of art and Design, Monash University, VIC
- 2008 - 2011, Co State Representative, Ausglass Victoria
- 2007, Teaching assistant, Short course in glass blowing and hot sculpting, Monash University, VIC
- 2006, Lino Tagliapietra demonstration workshop, Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA
- 2003 - 2006, Glassblowing assistant, Crystal Stubbs, Melbourne, VIC
- 2005 - 2007, Glassblowing assistant, Gordon Studio Glassblowers, Red Hill, VIC
- 2002, Dante Marioni demonstration workshop, Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA
Memberships
- 1999 - 2011, Financial member of Ausglass
- 2006 - 2011, Financial member of Craft Victoria
