STEPHEN FRANCIS FLETCHER

Conical Vase h 15cm

AKA: Stephen Fletcher

• Ceramics
• Contemporary
• Drawings
• Painter
• Established

Blossom Jar h 20cm

I set up my first studio in Sunbury, Victoria in 1978. I had 9 solo exhibitions between 1978 and 1996 before having a break for several years. I taught art in secondary schools on and off and painted a few canvases while working in other fields not related to ceramics. I recently opened a new studio in Gordon, Victoria and I am making mainly wheel thrown stoneware and porcelain. During the 1980's I was a seniour lecturer in ceramic design at CIT for 6 years and was president of the Victorian Ceramic Group for a couple of years.

Copper red vase h 30cm

EXHIBITIONS (SOLO):
Since 1978 I have had nine solo exhibitions:
1996 Arid, an exhibition of Painting, Ceramics and Sculpture. Mowbray College Gallery, Melton.
1990 Recent work – Stephen Fletcher Gallery, Williamstown, Victoria.
1983 Craft Link, Hardware St., Melbourne, Victoria.
1982 Stephen Fletcher, Potters Cottage Gallery, Warrandyte, Victoria.
1982 Stephen Fletcher, Foundry Way Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria.
1981 Recent work by Stephen Fletcher, The Ceramic Gallery, Chapel St., South Yarra, Victoria.
1980 Stephen Fletcher Ceramics, Potters Cottage Gallery, Warrandyte, Victoria.
1979 Stephen Fletcher, Rosie's Gallery, Lygon St., Carlton, Victoria.
1978 Ceramics, residence of Dr. G. Varasdi, Essendon, Victoria.

EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED GROUP):
I have participated in numerous group exhibitions including:
2007 Displacement and Alienation, exhibition at McCulloch Gallery,Melbourne.
1996 Staff Exhibition, (Paintings) Mowbray College Gallery, Melton
1992 Bowls, Meat Market Craft Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria.
1991 Out Of One Studio, Meat Market Craft Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria.
1991 Melbourne International Festival, Meat Market Craft Centre, North Melbourne.
1991 Williamstown Art Show, (Paintings) Williamstown Town Hall, Williamstown.
1990 Camberwell Art Show, (Paintings) Camberwell Civic Centre, Camberwell.
1985 Delegates Exhibition, 4th National Ceramics Conference, Melbourne University, Victoria. (By invitation)
1985 Bowls to You, Victorian Ceramic Group, A.M.P. Building, Melbourne, Victoria. This exhibition was part of the 4th National Ceramics Conference.
1983 Annual Craft Award, Art and Craft Society of Victoria, A.M.P. Building, Melbourne, Victoria. (By invitation)
1983 Four Potters, Potters Cottage Gallery, Warrandyte, Victoria.
1983 The Stuart Devlin Award, English Speaking Union, World Trade Centre, Melbourne, Victoria. (By invitation)
1982 Annual Craft Award, Art and Craft Society of Victoria, A.M.P. Building, Melbourne, Victoria. (By invitation)
1981 Images Now, Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria.
1979 Four Potters, Belmoral Art Gallery, Geelong, Victoria.
1979 Easter Anniversary Exhibition, Potters Cottage Gallery, Warrandyte, Victoria.


WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES:
1982-93 Lectures and workshops on topics including, design, my own work, marketing and communication and professional studio practice for organisations including:
• 4th National Ceramic Conference, Melbourne
• 5th National Ceramic Conference, Sydney
• The Craft Council of Victoria
• The Victorian Ceramic Group Inc.
• Ballarat College of Advanced Education.
• The Potters School, Warrandyte
• Geelong Crafts Council
• Benalla Art Gallery
• Sunbury Leisure Centre
• Werribee Community Centre
• Imaroo Potters, Footscray
• Chisholm Institute of Technology
• Dandenong Ceramic Group
• Boxhill Tafe College

My work is represented in numerous private collections throughout Australia and in Germany, France, Japan, England, America, Indonesia and Sweden.