Johanna De Maine - Sublime Beauty - September 3 to 25, 2016

All works on this page are in this exhibition.
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Proud to part of the new Horizon Festival on the Sunshine Coast.

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Porcelain & Ceramic

Born - Holland
Resides - Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Qld.

Johanna De Maine is a Sunshine Coast ceramicist with an international reputation for her finely created porcelain with gold lustres.
Over 40 years of experience from experimentation to perfecting techniques and from extensive academic studies has led to recognition of these captivating bowls, pots and vessels. Johanna draws from her environment to decorate these pieces with depictions of the Glasshouse Mountains; sails through Pumicestone Passage; local pineapple plantations and the vibrant celebration of the Woodford Folk Festival. Such surroundings are a rich source of inspiration indeed and have evolved with the gold lustres to be distinctive themes of Johanna's artworks. They adorn beautifully bulbous vases; gently curving plates and oval vessels to completely appeal to the eye as works of total beauty. The gold lustres catch the light across the surfaces from many angles and add the final touch of preciousness.

 Johanna De Maine has been receiving just rewards for persevering artistically and technically with these signature ceramics. The artist has undertaken major commissions for Coca-Cola, Qantas and Sheraton further heightening her already impressive international reputation. A vessel was selected by the Premier's Department of New South Wales and presented to Her Majesty the Queen during her 2000 royal tour. Then came the award of a Churchill Fellowship to study specific issues relating to lustre glazes, in Europe in 2001. This highly prestigious award is decided on merit and "demonstrated ability for further achievement". Johanna has studied practices at Delft, Royal Copenhagen and Stoke-on-Trent and to participate in workshops at Meissen and Royal Monaco. This has not only served to broaden her own knowledge and skills but also aid other Australian artists through lectures and articles since her return. In 2004 a magnificent work entitled "Rebirth" featuring a butterfly was presented by the Governor-General of Australia as his personal wedding gift to Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson. Later in the same year an unusual work in the form of an Icon (portraying the Glasshouse Mountains rather than a religious symbol) was acquired by the Gold Coast City Art Gallery into their prestigious ceramics collection.

Already avidly collected by international and interstate connoisseurs it is worth recognising that the artist's home and influences are the Sunshine Coast. It is a unique place inspiring an experienced artist to achieve unique, precious, ceramic artworks. 

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Mother & Daughter - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel, Decals - 21x20x13cm (Aspect 1)

Mother & Daughter - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel, Decals - 21x20x13cm (Aspect 2)

Mindfullness - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 10x16.5x15cm - SOLD

Trekking - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel, Decals - 17.5x17.5x14cm (Aspect 1)

Trekking - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel, Decals - 17.5x17.5x14cm (Aspect 2)

Serenity - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 10x15x15cm - SOLD

Stillness - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 15.5x11.5x11.5cm - SOLD

Catch Me if You Can - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 14.5x12.5x12.5cm - SOLD

Space & Time - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon, Decals- 10x10x10cm (Aspect 1)

Space & Time - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon, Decals- 10x10x10cm (Aspect 2)

Space & Time - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon, Decals- 10x10x10cm (Aspect 3)

"Golden Tree" - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Enamel - 14x11.5x9cm - SOLD

Bamboo Grove - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 17.5x13x13cm - SOLD

Butterfly Paradise - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 13x10x10cm - SOLD

Secret World - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 10x25x19.5cm (One side raised)

On the Beach - Neriage Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon - 11.5x13x9cm - SOLD

Sublime Vista - Neriage Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon - 12x12x10cm

Re-awakening I - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 7x10.5x9cm - SOLD

Re-awakening II - Neriage Porcelain,Wood Fired - 10.5x11x10.5cm (Aspect I)

Re-awakening II - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 10.5x11x10.5cm (Aspect 2)

Re-awakening III - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 11x10.5x9cm (Aspect I)

Re-awakening III - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 11x10.5x9cm (Aspect 2)

Re-awakening IV - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 12x11.5x9.5cm (Aspect I)

Re-awakening IV - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 12x11.5x9.5cm (Aspect 2)

Re-awakening V - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 11x11.5x10cm (Aspect I)

Re-awakening V - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 11x11.5x10cm (Aspect 2)

Re-awakening VI - Neriage Porcelain, Wood Fired - 10.x9x10cm - SOLD

Re-awakening VII - Neriage Porcelain, Sand Carved, Wood Fired - 10x13x7cm - SOLD

Re-awakening VIII - Neriage Porcelain, Sand Carved, Wood Fired - 12x13x9.5cm -SOLD

First Sighting - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon, Raised Enamel - 16x18x14cm

Subterranean Crossing - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon, Raised Enamel, Decal - 14.5x25x20cm (Aspect 1)

Subterranean Crossing - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon, Raised Enamel, Decal- 14.5x25x20cm (Aspect 2)

Onward & Upward - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon, Raised Enamel- 12x11.5x10cm - SOLD

Far Horizons - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand carved, Raised Enamel,Decals - 24x19.5x11cm

Release - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon, Decal - 10x11x9cm (Aspect 1) - SOLD

Release - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand Carved, Celadon, Decal - 10x11x9cm (Aspect 2) - SOLD

The Feast - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand carved, Raised Enamel - 8.5x13.5x13.5cm - SOLD

Waterlilies - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand carved, Raised Enamel - 9.5x9.5x8cm (Aspect 1)

Waterlilies - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand carved, Raised Enamel - 9.5x9.5x8cm (Aspect 2)

"Straight Ahead” - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand carved, Raised Enamel, Decals - 23cmx18.5cmx13cm - SOLD

Always Sailing - Southern Ice Porcelain, Sand carved, Raised Enamel - 11x11.5x9cm

Deep Fluted Bowl - Southern Ice Porcelain, Raised Enamel - 13x13.5x13.5cm - SOLD

Fluted Bowl I- Southern Ice Porcelain, Raised Enamel - 10.5x15x15cm

Fluted Bowl II- Southern Ice Porcelain, Raised Enamel - 9x14.5x14.5cm

Yunomi- Southern Ice Porcelain, Raised Enamel - 10x8.5x8.5cm - SOLD

Days of Wine and Waterlilies - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamels, Decals - 10x15cm - SOLD

Contemplation - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamels, Decals - 10x15cm - SOLD

Glimpses of Glasshouse XV - Porcelain, Lustres, Sand Etched & Enamel on Wood - 10x10cm - SOLD

Glimpses of Glasshouse XXII - Porcelain, Lustres, Sand Etched & Enamel on Wood - 10x10cm - SOLD

Glimpses of Glasshouse XIX - Porcelain, Lustres, Sand Etched & Enamel on Wood - 10x10cm - SOLD

Glimpses of Glasshouse XXI - Porcelain, Lustres, Sand Etched & Enamel on Wood - 10x10cm - SOLD

Climb Every Mountain - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamel, & Decals - 14.5x36.5cm

Across a Wide Sea - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamel, & Decals - 21.5x29cm

One Spring Day - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamel, & Decals - 25x35cm

But My Boat is so Small - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamel, & Decals - 30.5x38cm

Still Union - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamel, & Decals - 21.5x29cm

An Unstoppable Force - Porcelain, Gold, Raised Enamel, & Decals - 14.5x36.5cm

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS;

2016                  "Sublime Beauty", Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2014                  “Landscapes of the Mind”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2012                  “Sailing My Universe”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2011                  “Chinese Whispers”, Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Sydney, N.S.W.
2010                 “All that is Sublime”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
                           "15 Artists" (invited artist), Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Qld.
2009                  “Exploring the Sublime”, Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
2008                  “Back to the Future”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2005                    Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2004                   Makers Mark, Melbourne, Vic.
                            Makers Mark, Sydney, N.S.W.
2003                   Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Qld.
2001                   Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
1997                    Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1996                    Gladstone Regional Gallery, Qld.
1995                    Masters Show, H Block Gallery, QUT, Qld.
1994                    Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
                            Boyd Gallery, Narellan, N.S.W.
1989                    Margaret Francey Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1987                    Potters Society, Sydney, N.S.W.
1984                    Qld. Potters Association Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
                            Crafts Centre, Melbourne, Vic.
1983                    Potters Society, Sydney, N.S.W.
1981                    Mackay Harrison Galleries, Ballina, N.S.W.
1980                    Gallery Up Top, Rockhampton, Qld.

 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Having participated in over 50 group exhibitions since 1980  a few highlights from the many are  - 2007 International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition, Jingdezhen, China (invitation only); 2004 Postcards from Queensland, Jingdezhen: 1000Years of Celebration of Porcelain, China; 1997 New Core Dept. Store, Suwon City, Korea; 1995 Heart of Craft, Noosa Regional Gallery; 1992 Salzbrand '92, Koblenz, W. Germany; 1992 A.V. Jennings Award selected show, Melbourne, Vic.; 1989 Four Ceramic Artists, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, A.C.T.; 1986 Teapot Show, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles, California; and 1985 Crafts Council of Queensland touring to Japan.

AWARDS AND PRIZES;
Since 1980 Johanna De Maine has won over 40 awards and prizes for her ceramics including the 3D award of the Rio Tinto Alcan Martin Hanson Art Award in 2011 and 2013 and the Highly Commended award at SCAP3D 2012. Works have been regularly selected finalists for such prestigious awards as the Moreton Bay Art Awards; Clunes Ceramic Award and Vasefinder International. The awarding of a Churchill Fellowship in 2001 to study the health and safety aspects of hand painting porcelain and using lustre glazes, further shows her commitment to all aspects of her art and the esteem in which she is held as a truly unique artist.

SELECTED COMMISSIONS;
Pacific Rim Thai Restaurant, Melbourne; Sheraton Breakwater Casino, Townsville; Sheraton Hotel Restaurant, Brisbane; Coca Cola International; and Qantas as well as numerous private commissions.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS;
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (purchased and presented by the Premiers Dept. of New South Wales during the Royal Tour of 2000).
Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark (purchased and presented by the Governor General of Australia for their wedding in May 2004).
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Parliament House, Canberra; Gold Coast Regional Gallery; 
both the SanBao Ceramic Art Institute and the Porcelain Museum, Jingdezhen, PR China;
Queensland House, London; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; QUT Collection, Brisbane; Queensland Performing Arts Collection, Brisbane;  City Art Gallery and Museum, Brisbane; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney;  Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum; Moreton Bay Regional Council; Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria; Queen Victoria Art Gallery and Museum, Tasmania; Pioneer Potters Collection, Mackay; University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba and numerous private collections worldwide.

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