Jill Anderson

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Man & Woman Chairs

Sculptural Furniture

 

 

 

Curly Chairs

Sculptural Furniture

 

 

Chairs

Sculptural Furniture

 

 

Long Curly Chair

Sculptural Furniture

 

 

Branch Chair

Sculptural Furniture

 

 

Curly Chest

Sculptural Furniture

 

 

 

 

 

Jill Anderson’s paper-mache sculpted furniture celebrates the quirky, colourful and decorative. Her work is designed to be functional, and to delight and surprise. Swirls and whirls of paper mache transform plain wooden chairs into fantasy functional works of art. 

Amongst her inspirations is the whimsy of Leunig’s Mr Curly, and wacky Dr Zeuss contraptions.

Jill has been making sculptural furniture for eight years.  Old wooden chairs have chicken wire armatures added, then a layer of paper pulp, which dries to a very hard and sturdy finish.  The works are then sanded and painted in exotic Turkish and Asian inspired rich colours. 

 

 

JILL ANDERSON CV

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

1982      Diploma of Education, Secondary Arts and Craft, Melbourne State College

1983      Associate Diploma of Ceramic Design, Caulfield Institute of Technology

1978      Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy, Visual Arts, Politics, Monash University

 

 

EXHIBITIONS

2005            Group exhibition, Manyung Art Gallery, Mt Eliza, Melbourne

2005                         Melbourne Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Melbourne Museum

2005            Drawing Prize, Flinders Art Show, Victoria

2005            Sculpture prize, Blue Wedge Art Exhibition. Kingston Arts Centre, Melbourne

2004            VCG Sculpture exhibition, Gasworks, Melbourne

2004            Group mixed media exhibition The Art Shed, Red Hill, Victoria

2004            Melbourne Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Melbourne Museum

2003            Melbourne Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Melbourne Museum

2002            Melbourne Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne

2001            Yering Station Sculpture Award Yarra Glen, Victoria

1997                         Solo exhibition, VCG Gallery, Metro! Craft Centre, Melbourne

1994-1998    Victorian Ceramic Group exhibitions, Melbourne

1992                         Mornington Peninsula Contemporary Artists’ Exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

1992                         Solo exhibition, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 'Street Art/Gallery Art’

1979-1981    Group student exhibitions

 

 

COMMISSIONS

1989-2006  Numerous paper-mache furniture, mosaic and ceramic private commissions, Melbourne

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

1998                         Herald/Sun Home magazine

2004                         Herald/Sun Home magazine