biographical notes
Recent Exhibitions
2023 The Milk Factory Gallery Bowral NSW AU
2016 Without Pier Gallery Cheltenham VIC AU
2014 Beaver Galleries Canberra AU
2013 Gallows Gallery Perth AU
2012 Manningham Gallery Melbourne AU, curated by Anna Maas of Skepsi Gallery
2011 Beaver Galleries Canberra AU
2011 Bett Gallery, Hobart, TAS AU
2010 Framed Gallery, Darwin, NT AU
2010 Studio Altenburg, Braidwood, NSW AU
2010 Ab OVO Gallery, Todi IT
2010 Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Perth AU
2010 Artelier Aperto, Orvieto ITALY;
2010 Studio d’Arte (collaborative with Marino Moretti) Viceno ITALY
2009 Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong, NSW AU
2009 Skepsi on Swanston, Melbourne AU
2008 PULS Gallery Brussels BE
2008 Ab OVO Gallery, Todi IT
2007 PULS Gallery Brussels BE
2007 Beaver Galleries Canberra AU
2006 Gallery 482, Brisbane, QLD AU
2006 Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong, NSW AU
2006 Studio Altenburg, Braidwood, NSW AU
2006 Skepsi on Swanston, Melbourne AU
2005 O.P.T. 5 Fine Art Gallery, Hong Kong (book launch & exhibition) AU
2005 Newcastle Regional Gallery, NSW (book launch & survey exhibition) AU
2005 Skepsi on Swanston, Melbourne (book launch & exhibition) AU
2005 Object Gallery, Sydney (book launch & exhibition) AU
2005 Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Perth (book launch & exhibition) AU
Exhibitions – represented in (selected by invitation)
2018 “Reflexions in Porcelain”, Cultural Centre, Maasmechelen, Belgium
2018 “Reflexions in Porcelain”, Cultural Centre, Zwaneberg, Belgium
2017 International Porcelain Exhibition, Galerie GEES, The Netherlands
2017 “Reflexions in Porcelain”, Cultural Centre “t Vondel”, Halle, Belgium
2017 “Reflexions in Porcelain”, The Blue House, Dubi, Czechoslovakia
2017 “Reflexions in Porcelain”, Cultural Centre, Beringen, Belgium
2017 Biennale de la Céramique, Haacht, Belgium
2016 International Porcelain Exhibition, Galerie KEMPRO, Sterksel, The Netherlands
2010 Turnhout Art Academy Gallery (International Porcelain), Belgium
2008 Biennale de la Céramique, Andenne, Belgium
2008 Fusions: Australian Network of Clay and Glass Artists, “Salute”, Brisbane
2007 COLLECT Victorian & Albert Museum, London (Raglan Gallery)
2006 SOFA, Chicago (Raglan Gallery)
2005 COLLECT Victorian & Albert Museum, London (Raglan Gallery)
2005 SOFA, Chicago (Raglan Gallery)
2004 COLLECT Victorian & Albert Museum, London (Raglan Gallery)
2004 SOFA, Chicago (Raglan Gallery)
2004 “Bowled and Beautiful” Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney
2004 Celebrating the Master, Skepsi
2003 SOFA, Chicago (Raglan Gallery)
Other Exhibitions
O.P.T. 5 Fine Art Gallery, Hong Kong & Beaver Galleries Canberra 2004; Framed Gallery, Darwin & Makers Mark Galleries, Melbourne & Sydney 2003; Terra Keramiek, Delft, Netherlands; Makers Mark Galleries, Melbourne & Sydney & Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Cottesloe, Perth, W.A. 2002; Selected for the 52nd Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d'Arte Contemporanea-Faenza 2001; Makers Mark Galleries, Melbourne & Sydney; Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia & Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2000; Museo della Ceramica, Palazzo Brugiotti, Commune di Viterbo, Italy 1999; International Ceramics Award, Faenza, Italy 1976; International Exhibition of Ceramics; Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1972; Crafts Board of Australia Council, exhibitions in South America, Japan, Washington Embassy. Others include Australia Craft, London and Hong Kong; Craft Expo 1981, Sydney and Melbourne; Craft Australia, Indonesian exhibition, 1994; Craft Australia, Osaka, Japan 1999; and Munich Craft Fair, 1999. Numerous group shows include, "Tableware for the Eighties," Potters' Society of Australia; "Ceramics '88," University of New South Wales; "Form and Function," 1985, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne; "Fire and Earth," Manly Gallery, Sydney, 1987; Tachikichi Corporation, Tokyo and Kyoto; Guest Artist, Art Centre, Perth; Australian Design Academy, South-East Asia Touring Exhibition, 1992; Australian Exhibition, World Crafts' Council, Iran, 1993; Tachikichi Corporation, Japan, 1996. More than 80 "one-man shows" have been held over the period from 1968-2006
Professional Development - Highlights
Diploma of Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1967;
Manager of the late Ian Sprague's Mungeribar Pottery, 1971 - 1973;
Churchill Fellow: study tour of training methods for the artist/potter in Japan, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and UK, 1974;
Established and ran Broomhill Pottery at Upper Beaconsfield, 1974 - 1992;
Co-ordinated the Ceramic Workshop at the Victorian Meat Market Craft Centre, 1993 - 1998;
Established new painting and ceramic studios at Nungurner, Gippsland Lakes, 1994 -
From 2007 - resident in Italy continuing painting and ceramics as well as undertaking a number of ceramic workshops and exhibitions in Switzerland, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Italy.
Selected Awards
Townsville City Council Award, 2008.
Gold Coast International Ceramic Award - Acquisition, 2006;
La Trobe University Acquisitive Ceramics Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery, 2006;
Townsville City Council Award, 2003;
Australia Council Fellowship, 2001-2002;
ISS (International Specialised Skills) Fellowship, 1999;
Arts Victoria award under the "International Export & Touring Program," 1999;
Other awards include the Made in Australia Design Award, 1967; Shell Company Acquisition, 1972; Churchill Fellowship, 1974; Mayfair Award 1976; Potters' Cottage Ceramic Award 1979; Fletcher Brownbuilt Award of Merit (NZ) 1980; BP Australia Award 1980; Stuart Devlin Award 1981 & 1983.
Selected List of Acquisitions
Bendigo Art Gallery, 2012; Bendigo Art Gallery, 2009; Rockhampton Art Gallery, 2008; Bendigo Art Gallery, 2007; Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria, 2005; Bendigo Art Gallery, 2005; Shepparton Art Gallery, 2005; Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2005; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (most recent acquisition, 2002); Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, Italy; Museo della Ceramica, Palazzo Brugiotti, Viterbo, Italy; Museum for Modern Keramik, Deidesheim, Germany; National Gallery of Victoria; New Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra; The Art Galleries of Western Australia and Queensland; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; Seto Ceramic Institute, Nagoya, and the Sharp Corporation; Japan; Southland Museum, and the Auckland Museum, New Zealand; Private Collection Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; The English Gallery, Geissenheim, Germany; McClelland Gallery, Victoria; Newcastle City Art Gallery; Brisbane City Hall Collection; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania; Australian National University (ACT) and the University of Tasmania; Darling Downs College (QLD) and the Victorian Teachers' College Collection (VIC); Art Bank, Victoria; Queensland Potters' Association; Curtin Institute of Technology, Perth; Crafts Board, various collections; State Craft Collection, Victoria; Regional Galleries of Shepparton, Gippsland, Ararat, Horsham, and Narracorte, among others.
Publications
Victor Greenaway ceramics, drawings and paintings – ITALY 2007-2012. Introduction by Stafano Carbon, Director Art Gallery W.A., with articles by Sue Walker and Kim Martin. Melbourne Aust 2012
Victor Greenaway Ceramics 1965-2005. Foreword by Janet Mansfield and Introduction by Tim Jacobs. The Beagle Press, Sydney, Aust 2005.
Selected Bibliography
Among others, references to Victor Greenaway's work appear in: Porcelain&Bone China, Sasha Wardell 2004; Contemporary Studio Porcelain, Peter Lane 2004; 500 Teapots Lark Ceramic books 2002; 500 Bowls Lark Ceramic Books 2003; Appearance and Reality, Stephen Hogbin. Cambium Press, 2000; Encyclopaedia of Art. Alan McCulloch (revised & updated by Susan McCulloch). The Herbert Press, 1994; Ceramic Form. Peter Lane. Collins, 1988; Encyclopaedia of Australian Potter's Marks. Geoff Ford. Salt Glaze Press, 1998; A Collector's Guide to Modern Australian Ceramics. Janet Mansfield. Craftsman House, 1988; The Potters' Art. Janet Mansfield. Cassell, 1985; Craft in Australia. Allan Moultt. Reed, 1984; Ceramics of the Twentieth Century. T.Preaud & S. Gauthier. Rizzoli: New York, 1982; Modern Australia Sculpture. Ron Rowe. Rigby, 1977.
Numerous journals including Craft Australia, Pottery in Australia, Craft Australia Yearbook, Craft Arts International, Ceramics Art and Perception, Ceramic Review Issue 230 March/April 2008.