Marc Kalifa

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Many Thanks, Jane and Tony
Hand-blown and Cast Glass

Born: Paris, France.
Resides: Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

Marc Kalifa was born in Paris, France in 1951. He arrived in Darwin, Australia in 1974 and after survivng Cyclone Tracey worked as a jeweller until finding an interest and ability in creating stained glass windows in 1977 when he also relocated to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Gaining notoriety in this field he fulfilled many commissioned works including several large projects for historical monuments (e.g in Leeton, Victoria 12 windows to designs by Walter Burley Griffin). In 1985 on a study tour in France Marc had the opportunity to blow hot glass and became fascinated by the possibilities of the medium and so he converted his studio to be able to produce hot glass. Through both personal study and several workshops, Marc steadily mastered the arts of Pate-de-Verre, glass casting and cold working as well as bronze casting, which he has subsequently used in many of his sculptural works.

Marc has perfected several 'signature' series of works including Terra Australis (the landscape), the Dreamers (figures within the glass) and the Sunset series (Outback desert colours) which have all helped his career to go from strength to strength along with the gaining of many awards and the completion of major commissions such as the permanent trophy for the "Outrigger Boat World Championship", series of gifts for General Motors Holden and for the Performing Arts Trust at the Brisbane Festival. Kalifa glass can be found in the permanent collections of the Tweed Shire Regional Gallery, N.S.W., the Darwin Museum of Arts and Science, N.T., and the Bright Art Centre, Victoria and in private collections across Australia and New Zealand, the USA, Japan, France, the U.K. and Singapore. 
"Making glass for me is an alchemical process, where I need to apply my understanding of the fire and the way it transmutes basic raw opaque materials into a translucent medium. Once this fluid medium is born, the concern with colour begins. In this context, imagery and colour consideration are somewhat more important than the form on which it is applied. More recently, my search for appropriate form has led me back to casting metal methods, as well as experimenting with wood and the combination of these shapes along with colour has stimulated my investigation of multi-medium sculpture." 
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"First there is a Mountain " - Sand Cast Glass, wooden light box - 60cm high x 70cm wide x 25cm deep
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"Aqua" - Blown Glass - 40cm high
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"Once Upon a Time" - Glass & Wood - ?cm high x ?cm wide
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"Sea Eclipse" - Eclipse Series - 40cm high
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"Earth Dreamer" - Blown Glass - 32cm high
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"Guardian - Passage" - Glass, & Bronze - 28cm high x 22cm wide
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"Layers of Time" - Eclipse Series- Blown Glass - 40cm high

The works shown below are indicative of available work from the individual series of Marc's work.
 Please contact the gallery for the available work.

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"Terra Australis" Series - Blown Glass - 15cm to 35cm high
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"Sunset Dreamers" Series - Blown Glass - 15cm to 35cm high
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Perfume Bottles - Blown Glass - 12cm high
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"Spring" Series - Blown Glass - 17cm to 25cm high
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"Winged Sunset" Vase Blown Glass 20cm high

Selected Exhibitions;

2013    “Sunshine Coast Art Prize -3D”, Noosa Regional Gallery, Qld.  Selected finalist
             “Clear Visions”, Dogwood Crossing @ Miles Regional Gallery, Qld.
2012    “15 Artists 2012”, Redcliffe City Art Gallery, Moreton Bay, Qld.
2011    “First there is a Mountain…”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2009    “Sculptures”, Art on Cairncross, Maleny, Qld.
2008    Arts on Cairncross Gallery, “Precious Little”  Maleny Qld.
2007    30th Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT.
            “Arts Alive” Exhibition, Caloundra, Qld.
2006    Gallerie France Decoration, Mooloolaba Qld.”Oz Meets Paris” Exh.
2005    29th Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, NT.          
2004     Australian Gifts and Crafts Showcase, Singapore Gift Fair, Singapore
             “Show a Little Heart”, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld.
2003     28th Alice Craft Acquisition, Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs, N.T.
             “Postcards from Noosa”, Design Works Galleria, Cooroy, Qld.
2002     Munich Craft Fair, Munich, Germany
             Craft Australia, Group Exhibition
             “Art for Children’s Sake”, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld.
2001     SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art) Chicago, USA
2000     Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
             Riverside Centre Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
             “Portrait of a Carnival”, Shire of Isis Regional Gallery, Childers, Qld.
             “Gold Coast Global Sculpture Award”, Gold Coast, Qld.
1999     Trevenen House Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
             Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
1998     Cooloola Regional Art Gallery, Gympie, Qld.
             Hangups Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
             Energex Brisbane Festival, Qld.
1997     Bilyara Gallery, Bega, NSW
             Fusions Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
             Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
1996     Antipodes Gallery, New York, USA
             The Glass Canvas Gallery, Florida, USA
             Tony Gill Galleries, Montville, Qld.
1995     Museum & Art Gallery of NT, Darwin, NT.
             Gate Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
             The Contemporary Art & Design Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
             Glass Artist Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
1994     L'Unique Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
             Bright Art Gallery, Bright, VIC.
             Alice Craft Acquisition, Alice Springs, NT.
1993     Forest Gallery, Bateman's Bay, NSW.
             Australian Craft Show, Sydney, NSW.
1992     National Craft Acquisition, Darwin Museum, NT.
             The Crafters Gallery, Gold Coast, Qld.
1991     Tweed Shire Regional Art Gallery Glass Exhibition, Murwillumbah, NSW
             Potoroo Gallery, Melbourne, VIC.
1990     L'Unique Gallery, Adelaide, SA.
             Classic Gallery, Toowoomba, Qld.
1989     Latrobe Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
             Plumridge Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.

Selected Commissions;

2012     Australia Day Awards for The Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Qld.
2009     Australia Day Awards for The Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Qld.
2003     Trophy for “Australian Civil Engineer of the Year”
2001     Gifts for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting,(CHOGM), Brisbane
1998     Series of gifts for The Performing Arts Trust for the Brisbane Festival.
1994     Series of corporate gifts for General Motors Holden.
1993     Permanent trophy for Outrigger Boat World Championship.
1981     Series of twelve stained glass windows for historical monument designed by
              W. Burley Griffin for Leeton, VIC.

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