Dan Wollmering Time and Time Again: Jumping Over Gravity 18 May - 9 June 2024
Dan Wollmering
Time and Time Again: Jumping Over Gravity
This body of works has its conceptual origins that trace back over years of making: cosmology, architecture, grids, organic, geometric . . . Some pieces fall into the category of ‘slow art’ taking years to finish whilst others produced more recently capturing qualities of both spontaneity and restraint. In this way, each piece is part of an unfolding narrative, a character, a player of threedimensional form a special substance in the very thick of things.
Having worked predominately in the field of abstract sculpture for some time, I’m beholden to a giant continuum with cultural roots embedded in ancient civilizations. For me, this genera offers tremendous scope for variability, creativity and the unknown. Not knowing precisely where I’m going adds to the blend of freeform, chance, uncertainty and contemplation. A certain mystery prevails. A sensibility, a spirit which sometimes surprises me where I end up. - Dan Wollmering
Dan Wollmering was born in St Paul, Minnesota and raised on a family farm near the Mississippi river-town of Hastings. After completing a BA (Visual Arts) St John’s University, he immigrated to Australia and commenced his extensive art & craft teaching career at: High School, State Teachers College, Richmond TAFE, Gippsland Institute, Chisholm Institute and finally culminated as Coordinator of Sculpture & extended media, Monash University. Throughout, has held 30 solo and work in over 80 group exhibitions in Australia and overseas. Securing public commissions and work in collections: Regional Galleries, Corporations and Universities, his work has focused on abstraction, creating sculptures in steel, bronze and wood. Completing an MA at RMIT and a PhD at Deakin University, his research interests include: popular culture, woodcraft, cosmology, ‘sculpitecture’, minimalism, rural architecture and synergies created between ambiguity and precision. Wollmering has undertaken art residencies in Canada, China, Malaysia, and USA, presenting at seminars/conferences in: Guilin, Venice, Chicago, Lisbon, Kula Lumpur, Cairo, Chicago and Georgetown. Currently, he is an external examiner for Higher Degree candidates (MFA &PhD) in Australia Universities and works out a studio in Brunswick West, Melbourne.
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1. Solar Whisper
Silicon bronze
46 X 18 X 14 cm
$3,000.00
40
$2,600
2. Corona Bounce Plywood, oil paint & wood Stain x 107 x 5 cm$3,500.00
3. Winter Silo (frost)
Silicon bronze
58 X 28 X 12 cm
4. Winter Silo (fog)
Silicon bronze
72 X 27 X 15 cm
$3,700.00
5. Winter Silo (ice)
Silicon bronze
58 X 28 X 12 cm
$3,500.00
6. Celestial Traveller
Silicon bronze & steel
70 X 25 X 25 cm
$3,700.00
7. Replica Plywood, Pine & MDF
101 x 52 x 28 cm
$5,500
8. Celestial Siren
Silicon bronze & steel
70 X 25 X 25 cm
$3,700.00
9. Dione’s Family
Plywood, oil paint & wood stain
40 X 60 X 5 cm
$2,400.00
Plywood, oil paint & wood stain
40 X 60 X 5 cm
$2,400.00
10. Titan Haze
40 X 60 X 5 cm
$2,400.00
11. Rhea Rocks Plywood, oil paint & wood stain
Plywood, oil paint & wood stain
40 X 60 X 5 cm
$2,400.00
12. Phobe Myth
40 X 60 X 5 cm
$2,400.00
13. Tethys’ Snowball Plywood, oil paint & wood stain
40 X 60 X 5 cm
$2,400.00
14. Mimas Hershel Plywood, oil paint & wood stain
15. Night Voices
Silicon bronze 37 X 14 X 10 cm $3,500.0016. Right Now
Silicon bronze & steel
64 X 15 X 21 cm
$3,700.00
EDUCATION:
Dan Wollmering C.V.
Doctorate of Philosophy (Studio Arts) Deakin University, Australia
Master of Art (Sculpture) RMIT, Australia
Bachelor of Art (Visual Arts) St John’s University, Minnesota, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2018 Street Beat (part two) BMGArt Gallery, Adelaide
2017 Street Beat & Gallery, Spencer Street (Water Tank Way) Melbourne
2014 Old Town: New Town Penaga Hotel, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
2011 The Shape of Things: Selections & Reflections 1982 – 2011 Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
2010 Occupancy Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Natural Selection: New Sculptures Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Squeeze Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Hugging Air: (part two) BMGArt Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
2003 Hugging Air Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Confidential Information: Wall Sculptures Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2000 Ampersand BMGArt Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
1999 Language Agents Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1997 The Logical Thing (a priora) Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1995 Touch Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1994 Recent Sculpture BMGArt Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
1993 Pulse Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1992 Hardcuts/Softcuts Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Victoria (with Bill Young)
1991 Recent Sculpture Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1990 Recent Sculpture Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1990 New Work Switchback Gallery, Monash University, Gippsland, Victoria
1990 Masters Examination/Exhibition Faculty Gallery, RMIT University
1988 Recent Work Caulfield Arts Complex, Caulfield, Victoria
1988 A’ Beckett on Swan Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Morwell, Victoria
1986 Sculpture for Melbourne Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne CAE
1985 Valley Geist Roar Studios, Fitzroy, Victoria
1981 Powell Street Gallery South Yarra, Victoria, (collaboration with Virginia Johnson)
1980 Mildura Arts Centre Mildura, Victoria, (collaboration with Virginia Johnson)
1979 Some Profitable Advice in Search of One Modern Jet That Can Generate World Views About Getting Ahead Ewing Gallery, Melbourne University, (collaboration with Virginia Johnson)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (Select)
2023 Desire Lines City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall Curated by Sean Lynch
2022 Art Collection Focus Sculpture Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Caulfield, Victoria
5@5 Five Walls Gallery, Footscray, Vic. Curated by Steve Wickham
2021 50 Years 50 Artists Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
Mayday Mayday Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne. Curated by Steve Wickham
2019 Art in the Vines Hanging Rock Winery, Newham, Vic. Curated by Malcolm Thomson
2018 Art in the Vines Hanging Rock Winery, Newham, Vic. Curated by Malcolm Thomson
Deakin University Contemporary Sculpture Award (Select Finalist) Burwood campus
ABSTRACTION twentyeighteen Langford 120 St Gallery, North Melbourne
2017 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist) Burwood campus
2016 Lorne Sculpture Biennale, 2016, Victoria. Curated by Julie Collins
The Maquettes & Gallery, Melbourne
The Expatriates & Gallery, Melbourne
2015 Architectonic: Group Sculpture Exhibition Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Group Exhibition Sagra Gallery, Malvern, Victoria.
2015 CSA Survey Exhibition Yarra Sculpture Gallery
2014 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist) Burwood campus
Celebrating 25 Years: Anniversary Exhibition Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Revelations: Sculpture from the RMIT Art Collection RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, Curated by John Cunningham
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, 2014. Victoria, Curated by Julie Collins
2013 Sculpture: Dan Wollmering John Eiseman & Hannah Quinlivan Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist) Burwood Campus
2010 Rapid Slowness Faculty Gallery, Faculty of Art and Design, Monash University
2009 Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2009 (Select Finalist). Yarra Glen, Victoria
Surveying the Field Counihan, Gallery in Brunswick, Curated by Edwina Bartlem
20 Plus: The Sum of us Celebrating Twenty Years of Exhibiting Australian Art 1989 – 2009 Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Magistry Exhibition Faculty Gallery, Monash University
2008 Magistry Exhibition Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
Surface Tension Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Contempora Sculpture Award & Festival of Public Arts at Docklands (Award Winner)
2007 Montalto Sculpture Prize 2007 (Select Finalist) Red Hill South, Victoria
Pure Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Invitational Toorak Village Sculpture Festival Curated by Julie Collins
The Studio Show Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Materials: Elements + Principals Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria, Curated by Van Komas
Contempora 2 Sculpture Award at Docklands (Select Finalist), Melbourne
2006 Festival of Sculpture Toorak, Melbourne
Forestry SA Wood Sculpture Competition (Select Finalist), Riddoch Art Gallery, SA
Tenth Melbourne Art Fair Flinders Lane Gallery, Exhibition Building
2005 Contempora 2 Docklands Festival of Sculpture (Select Finalist), New Quay, Melbourne
Montalto Sculpture Prize 2005 (Select Finalist), Red Hill South, Victoria
Festival of Sculpture Toorak Village, Toorak, Melbourne
2004 Practice in Progress Counihan Gallery in Brunswick
Festival of Sculpture Toorak Village, Toorak, Melbourne
Open Air Sculpture Exhibition Qdos Gallery, Lorne, Victoria
2003 Less is More BMGArt Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
2002 Eighth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Flinders Lane Gallery, Exhibition Building
2001 Festival of Sculpture Toorak, Victoria, Curated by Ken Scarlett
FUNêRE Sculpture Prize 2001 (Select Finalist) Yarra Sculpture Space, Abbotsford, Victoria
The Final Roar Studios Art Exhibition Roar Studios, Melbourne
Annual Easter Sculpture Exhibition Qdos Gallery, Lorne, Victoria
‘Oeuvre’ CSA Members Annual Exhibition Yarra Sculpture Space, Victoria
Tenth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Flinders Lane Gallery, Exhibition Building Celebrating the Exquisite
Corpse Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
Easter 2000 Sculpture Show Qdos Gallery, Lorne, Victoria
1999 Moreland Sculpture Show CERES, Moreland City Council, Victoria
1998 Sixth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Flinders Lane Gallery, Exhibition Building, Melbourne
1997 Nillumbik Art Awards Nillumbik Council, Victoria
Dialogue Deakin University, Harbour Front Campus, Geelong, Victoria
1996 Exhibition of Sculpture Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, Curated by Ken Scarlett
Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Flinders Lane Gallery, Exhibition Building
A Special Collection Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
1995 Gold Coast Sculpture Award Group Exhibition, Queensland
1994 Fourth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Flinders Lane Gallery, Exhibition Building
Permanent Collection Caulfield Arts Complex
1993 Interiors Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Sculpture on View City of Bendigo, Victoria
1992 Supervisor’s Show Switchback Gallery, Monash University, Gippsland campus
1990 Australian Contemporary Art A-Z Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Contemporary Gippsland Artists Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Travelling to 11 Regional and University Art Galleries (VIC, NSW, QLD, SA 1990 - 92)
1989 1991, 93 Diamond Valley Art Awards (Invitational) Diamond Valley, Victoria
1988 Episode One Caulfield Arts Complex, Caulfield, Victoria
Tenth Mildura Sculpture Triennial
The October Show Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Morwell
1987 Third Australian Sculpture Triennial National Gallery of Victoria
Selected Work Faculty Gallery, RMIT University
1985 Ninth Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Victoria
Sculpture 85 World Trades Centre, Melbourne
1987, 88 (Invitational) Eltham Arts Awards Eltham, Victoria
1984 Craft Survey Invitational, Meat Market Crafts Centre, North Melbourne
1983 Art School Art Sale Regional Gallery, Victoria
1982 Eight Mildura Sculpture Triennial
1981 First Australian Sculpture Triennial Latrobe University, Melbourne.
Orange Arts Festival Orange, NSW
1978 Latrobe University Sculpture and Performance Festival Melbourne
PRIZES:
2018 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist)
2017 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist)
2014 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist)
2013 Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (Select Finalist)
2009 Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards (Select Finalist)
2008 Contempora Sculpture Award & Festival of Public Art at Docklands (Award Winner)
2007 Montalto Sculpture Prize (Select Finalist)
2006 Forestry SA Wood Sculpture Competition (Select Finalist) Riddoch Art Gallery, SA
Contempora 2 Docklands Festival of Sculpture (Select Finalist)
2005 Contempora 2 Docklands Festival of Sculpture (Select Finalist)
Montalto Sculpture Prize 2005 (Select Finalist)
2000 Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Sculpture Prize, Contemporary Sculptors Association (Award Winner)
RESIDENCIES:
1994 MCAD, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USA
2002 KCAI, Kansas City Art Institute USA (lecture & workshop)
2003 Yuzi Paradise Sculpture Park and Workshops, Guilin, China
2007 Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Minnesota, USA
2010 Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (sponsored by Hiijas Kasturi Architects KL)
2014 Penaga Hotel, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia (sponsored by Hiijas Kasturi Architects KL)
COLLECTIONS:
Anderson Center Sculpture Park, Minnesota, USA
Arnold Bloch Leibler Solicitors, Melbourne
BHP/Billiton, Australia
Deakin University, Australia
Gippsland Art Gallery Sale, Victoria
Glen Eira Arts Complex, Caulfield, Victoria
Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria
Maritime Union of Australia
Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Victoria
Monash University, Gippsland and Caulfield Campuses
Moreland City Council, Victoria
NAB, National Australia Bank
Penaga Hotel, Georgetown, Malaysia
Rimbun Dahan Arts Centre, Malaysia
RMIT University, Melbourne
St John’s University, Minnesota, USA
Tokyo Women’s College, Tokyo, Japan
Toorak Village, Melbourne
Shanghai Sculpture Park, Shanghai, China
Wangaratta Art Gallery, Victoria
Private collections in: Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Malaysia & USA