Annette Blair is an established glass artist specialising in glass blowing and cold working.
Based at Canberra Glassworks as well as her own studio in Burra, NSW, she is a designer and maker who has dedicated her practice to refining technical processes in order to make beautifully crafted objects and one-off artworks for exhibition.
With over twenty years experience, Annette creates works for exhibition as well as fabricating glass for high profile artists and clients. She is frequently sought after to teach glass blowing and glass painting nationally and internationally.
Completing her honours degree in 2004 at the Australian National University, Canberra School of Art, Annette then relocated to Adelaide where she completed the hot-glass associate training program at JamFactory contemporary craft and design centre. Since returning to Canberra in 2008, she has continued to grow her diverse practice. Annette was recently awarded the Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize for ‘A quiet afternoon in May’, 2022, which was shown at her Canberra Glassworks solo exhibition in 2022
Annette Blair, Quietly Spoken exhibition
Annette Blair, A Quiet Afternoon in May, 2022, insatlled at Canberra Glassworks as part of Quietly Spoken exhibition. Photo by Adam McGrath
Annette Blair during her 2021 Mentorship at Canberra Glassworks
Annette Blair with installed artwork, On any given day (detail), 2022, as part of her solo exhibition Quietly Spoken, June 2022.
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