about

Braddon is a Newcastle based artist who was born in Belmont, Lake Macquarie on the East Coast of Australia, where his affinity with sea began, and it has been his life with the sea that has incubated his aesthetic and informed his understanding of material, form and space.

Now, an established practicing artist, Braddon has combined his extensive education (qualifying for a Master of Fine Art in 1999) and exhibition record with his life experiences and an earnest investigation of sculpture, to consolidate a formidable arts practice that has a dual focus on Public art and gallery exhibitions / installations.

Braddon is also a dedicated teacher, committed to passing on his skills and knowledge, drawn from his extensive experience, to students of sculpture at Newcastle Art School.

Career highlights include: Finalist in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2009; Completion of The Journey a public art installation for the Mental Health Unit at The Mater Hospital, Newcastle Australia, 2009; His recent selection as a finalist in the prestigious McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award 2007 at the McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, Victoria – one of the two premier sculpture awards in Australia; Completion of The SubWharfyen for Sydney Wharf, 2008; Selection in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2003-2008 – winning the Unrepresented Sculptor Award in 2003; Completion of A Drop in the Ocean, a major public artwork/play sculpture for Newcastle City Council, 2005. unClassified, a solo exhibition at John Miller Gallery, Newcastle 2008; Negotiating the Void, a solo installation at Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 2004.

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Braddon Snape

Contact   email:  braddonsnape@bigpond.com
    Website:  www.braddonsnape.com
    PO Box 128, Islington  NSW  2296
    Ph:  02 49673717     mobile:  0417 492655
    Born:  1968 Belmont  NSW  AUSTRALIA

 

    Education / Qualifications
2006   Introduction to Photoshop
2003   Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
1999   Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) – The University of Newcastle
1997   Chainsaw Operators Certificate
1996   Graduate Diploma Fine Art (Sculpture) – The University of Newcastle
1995   Bachelor of Arts Visual Arts – The University of Newcastle
1988   Higher Art Certificate – Hamilton TAFE, Newcastle
1987   Art Certificate – Hamilton TAFE, Newcastle
1984   School Certificate – Belmont High School
     
    Solo Exhibitions
2008   Braddon Snape – unclassified, John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
2006   Braddon Snape -  John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
2004   Installation, Negotiating The Void – Newcastle Region Art Gallery
    Braddon Snape -  John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
2002   Braddon Snape  -  John Miller Gallery, Newcastle
    Installation, The Matrix Configurations – Intrados Gallery, Newcastle
2000   32 – Lindsay St Gallery, Hamilton
1999   Exhibition for Master of Fine Art (MFA), Angst, Equilibrium & The Other – John Paynter Gallery, Newcastle
1997   Braddon Snape – von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1996   Equilibrium – Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle
    Braddon Snape-  von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
     
    Group Exhibitions (selected)
2010

2009

 

 

 

2008

  Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize -  Woollahra, Sydney

Arousing Newcastle – Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle

Art Works – Fine Art Staff of Newcastle Art School, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle

Newcastle by Name II – John Miller Galleries, Newcastle

Now – Art Systems Wickham, Newcastle

Jam – Newcastle Art School Staff Exhibition, Front Room Gallery, Newcastle

    Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
2007   McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award – Langwarrin, Victoria
    Sculpture 2007 – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
2006   Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
    Sculpture 2006 – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
2005   Art and About, curated by Stella Downer – AMP Headquarters, Sydney
    Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
    Sculpture Inside – Maunsell Wickes @ Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
    Recent Acquisitions – Newcastle Region Gallery
2004   Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
    Selected Artist Casuarina Sculpture Walk – Casuarina NSW
    Sculpture 2004 Global Gallery – Paddington, Sydney

 

2003   Sculpture by the Sea – Bondi
    House Show – Global Gallery,  Paddington, Sydney
    Byrnes, Snape, Speight – Maitland City Art Gallery
    2D A 3D Tool – Maitland City Art Gallery
    Sculpture 2003 (Objective forms & Formal Objects) – Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2001   Yesterdays River Today – Maitland City Art Gallery
2000   Inaugural exhibition – Newcastle Art Space, Newcastle West
    Collectors Choice – von Bertouch Galleries, Cooks Hill
1999   Drawing from the Word – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
1998   Future Perfect – ACUADS Conference, VCA Gallery, Melbourne
    Iced Novos – PCL Exhibitionists, Sydney
1997   Guest Sculptor – Bretton Hall, College of Arts, The University of Leeds, UK
    Collectors Choice – von Bertouch Galleries, Cooks Hill
    Sculptor in Residence – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
    Maitland Flood Poles – Maitland Visitors Information Centre
    Images of Sustainability – Watt Space Galleries, Newcastle
    The Last Frontier… or Lost Paradise? – Lindsay St Gallery, Hamilton
1996   Collectors Choice – von Bertouch Galleries, Cooks Hill
    Pre-emption – The University of Newcastle Gallery
1995   Nemesis, BAVA Graduate Exhibition – The University of Newcastle
    Salad – Neo-Gallery, Newcastle
1994   National Tertiary Art Prize (Finalist) – Hobart, Tasmania
    Sublimate – Watt Space, Newcastle
1993   The University of Newcastle Acquisitive Art Prize – Watt Space, Newcastle
1989   Sculpture and Works on Paper – Architects Snell, Newcastle
     
    Awards
2011

2009

  Lower Hunter Urban Design Award: Vantage Public Art

Finalist – Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney

2007   Finalist – McClelland Sculpture Survey  Award, Langwarrin, Victoria
2004   Highly Commended – Casuarina Sculpture Walk, Casuarina, New South Wales
2003   The Australian Unrepresented Sculptor Award – Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
    Central Coast Festival of Arts Sculpture Award Highly Commended
2002   Central Coast Festival of Arts Sculpture Award Winner
    Winning Sculpture – Newcastle Regional Art Competition
2001   Newcastle Regional Art Competition – 3rd
1998   Macquarie Manufacturing Post Graduate Award for Sculpture
1997   Royal Newcastle Hospital 180th Anniversary – Art Prize, 3rd
1996   Winning Sculpture – Newcastle Regional Art Competition
1994   Finalist – National Tertiary Art Prize, Hobart
1993   Joe Punshon Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sculpture – The University of Newcastle
1988   John Mudge Memorial Art Prize – Hunter Institute of TAFE
     

 

    Grants
2003-06   NSW Ministry of the Arts, Regional Artist Subsidy – Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
1999   The Pat Corrigan Artist Grant, managed by NAVA with financial assistance from the Australian Council
    NSW Government Ministry for the Arts Marketing Grant
     

 

    Public Art / Commissions
2010-11

 

2009

  Revealed – by time & tide, A History Passed and Exposed.

Three Public Art projects for Vantage Landcom, Port Stephens

Public Sculpture/Installation: The Journey  – The Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Australia

2008   Public Sculpture: The SubWharfyen – Sydney Wharf, Pyrmont, Sydney Commissioning agent – Charter Hall.  Approval: Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
2007   Artist consultant on Public Art & Urban Design team with Landspace Architects Andrews.Neil for the Landcom Development, Vantage – Corlette Hill, Port Stephens NSW.
2005   A Drop in the Ocean - Linwood play sculpture, Newcastle City Council
2003   Public Art consultancy with Newcastle City Council on the design of Wallsend District Library
    Assistant to Anne Graham on The Three Bowls – Tweed River Regional Art Gallery & Casuarina Development, Tweed Coast, Northern NSW
2002   Suite of Paintings for Stacks the Law Firm – Newcastle Head Office
    Donation box sculpture – Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
    Footprint – Public Artworks including outdoor display of historical elements for The Newcastle Historical Reserve Trust & Suters Architects
2000   Assistant to Anne Graham on Passage, Martin Place for the City of Sydney Open Museum & Sculpture Walk
    Design, construction and Coordination of Hunter float, Centenary of Federation Parade, Sydney
1998   Courtyard Design Commission for Newcastle City Council – Darby Street
    The Maitland Flood Poles – Maitland Visitors Information & Heritage Centre
1996   Commissioned by Newcastle City Council for a temporary outdoor sculpture in James St Plaza, for the City’s Multicultural Festival (FIESTA)
     
    Publications (selected)
2009   Public Art Online: www.publicartonline.org.uk Landcom Vantage Public Art Sculpture (On Record) Sept 2009, Vol 28, No 7
    Back to the City, Strategies for Informal Urban Interventions
2008   Indesign magazine, August 2008, Vol 34, p36
2004   Art Monthly – Artnotes, May 2004, No 169
1998   Artlink – ‘Public Art in Australia’ Vol 18, No 2
     
    Collections
    Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Sydney.   Bretton Hall, College of Arts, The University of Leeds, UK.  Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle City Council.  Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery.  Hamilton TAFE.

Private Collections: Australia, Great Britain, China and USA

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