Welcome to the home page of Gabriella Bisetto, Head of the Glass Workshop at the South Australian School of Art, Art Architecture and Design , University of South Australia.
In the glass workshop I teach the processes of glassblowing, kiln forming, glass casting and coldworking processes. These skills equip students with the necessary knowledge of how to work as professional emerging artists in the field of glass ,or, if they are not specialising in glass, how they can intergrate the materiality of glass into their major studies such jewellery, sculpture, printing,ceramics, photography, painting, product design or architecture.
In 2016 I was excited to be awarded the Tom Malone Prize, a... Read more
About me
Welcome to the home page of Gabriella Bisetto, Head of the Glass Workshop at the South Australian School of Art, Art Architecture and Design , University of South Australia.
In the glass workshop I teach the processes of glassblowing, kiln forming, glass casting and coldworking processes. These skills equip students with the necessary knowledge of how to work as professional emerging artists in the field of glass ,or, if they are not specialising in glass, how they can intergrate the materiality of glass into their major studies such jewellery, sculpture, printing,ceramics, photography, painting, product design or architecture.
In 2016 I was excited to be awarded the Tom Malone Prize, a national acquisative glass prize. My work 'becoming' is now part of the national collection at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
In 2015 I was invited with Christopher Boha to teach the first glassblowing course offered through a university in China at the Chinese Academy of Art in Honghouz. China is an amazing country and the students dedicated and fun. It was a great experience.
In 2013 I had an amazing opportunity to be invited to undertake a residency at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, USA. To see a short promotional video for the residency you can go to:Tacoma
In 2013 I also taqught a glassblowing class to 12 exciting emerging glass artists at Pilchuck- an internationally renowned glass summer school just out of Seattle in the USA.
The Glass workshop is fortunate to be in partnership with Pilchuck Glass School in the USA. Every year a UniSA students travels to the USA to participate in a masterclass Pilchuck on a half scholarship.For more information Pilchuck website
About me
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below.
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| 2013 |
Bisetto, GE 2013, 365 Cups: a Cup a Day, Fisher Jeffries, 2013-04-24. |
| 2013 |
Bisetto, GE 2013, New Glass Review 34. |
| 2013 |
Bisetto, GE 2013, New Glass Review 34. |
| 2012 |
Bisetto, GE 2012, A Glassy Ride with Blue Pony, blue pony, 2012-07-06, Jam Factory Gallery 2. |
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Bisetto, GE 2012, blue pony, 2012-07-05, Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design. |
| 2011 |
Bisetto, GE 2011, Insight, Canberra Glassworks, 2011-01-19.
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Bisetto, GE 2010, Neus Glass Review 31, Insight, No Code. |
| 2010 |
Bisetto, GE 2010, Neus Glass Review 31, Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass. |
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Bisetto, GE 2009, Trades. |
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Bisetto, GE 2009, Trades. |
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Bisetto, GE 2008, Australia Council Residency-Rome. |
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Bisetto, GE 2008, Cluster Cells #1', 'Cluster Cells #2', 'Lungs' and 'Stomach'. |
In 2016 I was extremely fortunate to be announced the Winner of the Tom Malone Prize, a prestigious glass prize where the winning work becomes part of the Art Gallery of Western Australia's permanent collection.
In 2015 I travelled to China with Christopher Boha to teach the first glassblowing course offered through a University at the Chinese Academy of Art in Honghouz. It was an amazing experience!
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Advisory Board memberGuildhouse |
2019 |
Advisory Board memberGuildhouse |
2018 |
Accredited MemberGuildhouse |
2017 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Association of Glass Artists (Ausglass) |
2017 |
Tom Malone PrizeArt Gallery of Western Australia |
2016 |
Visiting Lecture (Taught the first glassblowing course)Chinese Academy of Art, Hangzhou |
2015 |
JudgeHobart Art Prize |
2014 |
Chair, Peer assessment panelArts SA Independent Makers and Presenters |
2012 |
Chair, Peer assessment panelArts SA Independent Makers and Presenters |
2011 |
Distinguished Teaching AwardAustralian Council Of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) |
2011 |
Advisory peer assessment panelAsiaLink |
2010 |
Advisory peer assessment panelAsiaLink |
2009 |
In 2016 I am working with UniSA AAD students to submit work for the 2016 'Drink Dine Design' Competition- a SA prize targeted specifically at makers.
If your interested in taking part have a look at the attached powerpoint of previous entrants for this prize .
If you have any questions about the prize feel free to chat with me about it.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
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| Making and belonging: an investigation of the interrelations between body, place and material through practice-led research based in blown glass. | Current |
| Potato-fisg-car: exploring the metamorphic qualities of glass to create comic narratives | Current |
| In vitro: investigating time through the perception of the invisible | Completed |
| The art of be/coming through glass (the exploration of studio glass art inspired by Chinese calligraphy and framed by Buddhist practice) | Completed |
| The distance within: investigating an experience of embodiment through glass making | Completed |
| The second artifact: an investigation of the craft object and its engagement with phenomena | Completed |
