Donald Fortescue
Untitled, 2002
Wood, plexi & stainless steel
71 x 11 x 11 inches

Donald Fortescue

Born
1957 Sydney, Australia

Education
1993-95 Master of Creative Arts (Sculpture), University of Wollongong.
1986-87 Associate Diploma Visual Arts (Design in Wood), Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.
1975-79 Bachelor of Science (Honors in Botany), University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Solo exhibitions
2001 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Correspondence. Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, Australia.
Empty Vessels. John Elder Gallery, New York, NY.
1995 'AGROUND' at Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide.
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra.
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong.
1990 Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne.
1989 'Full Circle'. Narek Galleries, Cuppacumbalong, Tharwa, ACT.

Selected group exhibitions
2002 Functional Fine Art, curated by Marna Braunstein Clark, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
New Traditions 2002. Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA.
Chests. Tercera Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2001 Add/Drop/Add, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland, CA
Stools, Tercera Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2000 Point of Origin, Bruce Gallery, CCAC, San Francisco, CA
Add/Drop/Add, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland, CA
Form Follows, University of California, Davis, CA
1999 Add/Drop, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland, CA
The Measure of All Things, The Great Hall. San Francisco, CA
1998 John Elder Gallery, New York
The Somatic Object, Dr. Earl Lu Gallery, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.
1997 The Somatic Object, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
The Somatic Object, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney.
1995 Beyond the Spiral Staircase. Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide.
1994 Art of the Object, Craft Australia touring exhibition of South America, Montevideo, Uruguay and Santiago, Brazil.
ACT in the Rocks, Crafts Council Gallery, Canberra; Craftspace Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia
1993 Alice Craft Acquisition 1993. Araluen Craft Centre, Alice Springs.
The Ethereal Edge, Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre, Adelaide.
1992 Addressing the Chair, Canberra Contemporary Art Space.
1991-92 The Light Fantastic, Canberra Contemporary Art Space; Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne; Sturt Craft Centre Gallery, Mittagong.
1990 2nd National Woodwork Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne. Australia
1988 Five Years On, Crafts Council Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia
National Woodwork Exhibition. Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, Australia
1987 Appreciating Wood, Melville Hall, ANU, Canberra. Held in conjunction with the Third National Wood Conference.
Woodcraft Revisits the Opera, Exhibition Hall, Sydney Opera House, Australia

Selected honors and awards
2002 Virginia A. Groote Foundation Award
2001 Experimental Design Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1999 Professional Development Grant, Visual Arts and Crafts Fund of the Australia Council.
1993 Australia Council Residency, Greene Street Studio, New York,
1995-1996.
1990 Traveling Grant, Commonwealth Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Churchill Fellowship, the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
1987 Craft Training Grant, the Visual Arts and Craft Board of the
Australia Council.

Public collections
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong.
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Library, AGSM, University of NSW, Sydney.