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Born in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], Irving was formally educated at the Melbourne State College (1979 – 1982) where she completed a Bachelor of Education (Art/Craft) and at the [[University of Melbourne]], [[Victorian College of Arts|Victorian College of the Arts]] (1984 – 1989) where she completed a Master of Arts degree by research<ref>McCulloch, Alan, & McCulloch, Susan. & McCulloch, Emily. 2006, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art / Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch Childs Aus Art Editions in association with The Miegunyah Press, Fitzroy, Vic. p.337</ref>.
Born in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], Irving was formally educated at the Melbourne State College (1979 – 1982) where she completed a Bachelor of Education (Art/Craft) and at the [[University of Melbourne]], [[Victorian College of Arts|Victorian College of the Arts]] (1984 – 1989) where she completed a Master of Arts degree by research<ref>McCulloch, Alan, & McCulloch, Susan. & McCulloch, Emily. 2006, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art / Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch Childs Aus Art Editions in association with The Miegunyah Press, Fitzroy, Vic. p.337</ref>.


==Influences==
==Style and Influences==

Pascoe observes that Irving's work is derived from 'a mixture of personal experience, myth and virulent imagination'<ref>Pascoe, Joseph., Pamela Irving: Decade of images, Ceramics; Art and Perception, No 37, 1999, p.39</ref>. Hammond has described Irving's early ceramic work as 'humorous, figurative and cheerfully contemptuous of pottery traditions<ref>Hammond, Victoria., City of Whitehorse collection, Ceramics Art and Perception, No 50, 2002, p.81</ref>.


Irving's early art was influenced by artists including [[Arthur Boyd]], [[John Brack]], Noel Connihan, [[Mirka Mora]] and [[Sidney Nolan]]<ref>Keneally, Susan, Pamela Irving: Happy as Larry - ceramics, mosaics, printmaking, CD-ROM, Susan Keneally and Pamela Irving, 2008</ref> and [[John Perceval]]. In recent years, Irving has been influenced ″by the honest and direct expressiveness of ‘outsider art’ (the art of self taught or ‘naive artists’) and the craft of ‘memoryware’″<ref>ibid.</ref> Significantly, this interest grew following Irving's visit to [[Nek Chand|Nek Chand's]] Rock Garden in [[Chandigarh, India]]<ref>ibid.</ref>.
Irving's early art was influenced by artists including [[Arthur Boyd]], [[John Brack]], Noel Connihan, [[Mirka Mora]] and [[Sidney Nolan]]<ref>Keneally, Susan, Pamela Irving: Happy as Larry - ceramics, mosaics, printmaking, CD-ROM, Susan Keneally and Pamela Irving, 2008</ref> and [[John Perceval]]. In recent years, Irving has been influenced ″by the honest and direct expressiveness of ‘outsider art’ (the art of self taught or ‘naive artists’) and the craft of ‘memoryware’″<ref>ibid.</ref> Significantly, this interest grew following Irving's visit to [[Nek Chand|Nek Chand's]] Rock Garden in [[Chandigarh, India]]<ref>ibid.</ref>.
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== References ==
== References ==

*Hammond, Victoria., City of Whitehorse collection, Ceramics Art and Perception, No 50, 2002, pp.80-82


*Hedger, Michael. 1995, Public sculpture in Australia / Michael Hedger, Craftsman House, G+B Arts International, Roseville East, N.S.W.
*Hedger, Michael. 1995, Public sculpture in Australia / Michael Hedger, Craftsman House, G+B Arts International, Roseville East, N.S.W.
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*National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia). 1995, Who's who of Australian visual artists D.W. Thorpe in association with National Association for the Visual Arts, Port Melbourne, Vic.
*National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia). 1995, Who's who of Australian visual artists D.W. Thorpe in association with National Association for the Visual Arts, Port Melbourne, Vic.

*Pascoe, Joseph., Pamela Irving: Decade of images, Ceramics; Art and Perception, No 37, 1999, pp.37-39


==External Links==
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Revision as of 11:56, 17 March 2009

Pamela Irving (born 1960) is a prominent Australian artist and educator specialising in bronze, ceramic and mosaic sculptures as well as prints and copper etchings[1]. She has also worked for a period as a writer.

Education

Born in Victoria, Australia, Irving was formally educated at the Melbourne State College (1979 – 1982) where she completed a Bachelor of Education (Art/Craft) and at the University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts (1984 – 1989) where she completed a Master of Arts degree by research[2].

Style and Influences

Pascoe observes that Irving's work is derived from 'a mixture of personal experience, myth and virulent imagination'[3]. Hammond has described Irving's early ceramic work as 'humorous, figurative and cheerfully contemptuous of pottery traditions[4].

Irving's early art was influenced by artists including Arthur Boyd, John Brack, Noel Connihan, Mirka Mora and Sidney Nolan[5] and John Perceval. In recent years, Irving has been influenced ″by the honest and direct expressiveness of ‘outsider art’ (the art of self taught or ‘naive artists’) and the craft of ‘memoryware’″[6] Significantly, this interest grew following Irving's visit to Nek Chand's Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India[7].

Notable Work

The second bronze statue of Larry La Trobe, Melbourne City Square, created by Pamela Irving.

Irving's most famous work is the bronze sculpture of Larry La Trobe, commissioned in 1992 as a part of the Swanston Street redevelopment in Melbourne[8], and stolen by a thief or thieves unknown during 1995. The resulting media attention rallied significant public support for the recovery of the sculpture. Although never recovered, the statue was recast by the foundry owner, Peter Kolliner, with some minor changes by Irving and was replaced in September 1996. The Larry sculpture is located at the corner of Swanston Street and Collins Street, Melbourne.

The popularity of the Larry La Trobe statue with families and tourists makes it one of the most photographed statues in Melbourne.

Professional Associations

Active in the development of mosaic art in Australia, Irving became Vice-President of the Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand in 2007.

Exhibitions

Between 1981 and 2003, Irving took part in 18 solo exhibitions, 11 joint exhibitions and more than 80 group exhibitions.

Collections

Irving's work is held in the following collections:

Museums and Galleries

Corporate and Private Collections

  • ANZ Bank
  • Art Horses Pty Ltd
  • L’Oreal Australia
  • Monash Medical Centre, Clayton
  • Murray Goulburn Co-operative
  • Northern Hospital
  • Pacific Shopping Centres
  • Polypacific
  • Sushi King
  • Yooralla Society
  • Zart Art
  • Private collections throughout Australia, the USA and Hong Kong including that of Germaine Greer, Tuscany

School Collections

Awards and Grants

  • 1981 Nominated Kamel Kiln Award
  • 1985 Ceramic Prize, City of Box Hill
  • 1985 Ceramic Prize, City of Footscray
  • 1987 Ministry for the Arts and Ministry for Education Artist in Schools Project
  • 1988 Australia Council Grant To Develop a Body of Ceramic Work.
  • 1988 Ministry for Arts and Ministry for Education, Artist in Schools Project
  • 1989 Tasmanian Arts Council Grant-Artist in Residency, Tasmania
  • 1991 Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, N.A.V.A.
  • 1994 Winner, Australia Day Ceramic Award Shepparton Arts Centre.
  • 1995 City of Glen Eira Artist Award
  • 1999 Artist and Designers in Schools Grant, resident artist at Kew High School
  • 2005 Artist in School Grant, Ministry for the Arts and Education

See also

Notes

  1. ^ National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia). 1995, Who's who of Australian visual artists D.W. Thorpe in association with National Association for the Visual Arts, Port Melbourne, Vic. p.148
  2. ^ McCulloch, Alan, & McCulloch, Susan. & McCulloch, Emily. 2006, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art / Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch Childs Aus Art Editions in association with The Miegunyah Press, Fitzroy, Vic. p.337
  3. ^ Pascoe, Joseph., Pamela Irving: Decade of images, Ceramics; Art and Perception, No 37, 1999, p.39
  4. ^ Hammond, Victoria., City of Whitehorse collection, Ceramics Art and Perception, No 50, 2002, p.81
  5. ^ Keneally, Susan, Pamela Irving: Happy as Larry - ceramics, mosaics, printmaking, CD-ROM, Susan Keneally and Pamela Irving, 2008
  6. ^ ibid.
  7. ^ ibid.
  8. ^ Hedger, Michael. 1995, Public sculpture in Australia / Michael Hedger, Craftsman House, G+B Arts International, Roseville East, N.S.W. p.102

References

  • Hammond, Victoria., City of Whitehorse collection, Ceramics Art and Perception, No 50, 2002, pp.80-82
  • Hedger, Michael. 1995, Public sculpture in Australia / Michael Hedger, Craftsman House, G+B Arts International, Roseville East, N.S.W.
  • Keneally, Susan, Pamela Irving: Happy as Larry - ceramics, mosaics, printmaking, CD-ROM, Susan Keneally and Pamela Irving, 2008
  • McCulloch, Alan, & McCulloch, Susan. & McCulloch, Emily. 2006, The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art / Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch Childs Aus Art Editions in association with The Miegunyah Press, Fitzroy, Vic.
  • National Association for the Visual Arts (Australia). 1995, Who's who of Australian visual artists D.W. Thorpe in association with National Association for the Visual Arts, Port Melbourne, Vic.
  • Pascoe, Joseph., Pamela Irving: Decade of images, Ceramics; Art and Perception, No 37, 1999, pp.37-39
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