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Latitude
-37.814167
Longitude
144.963056
Start Date
1959-01-01
End Date
1959-01-01

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ID
tb9b63

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/michael-doolan
Birth Place
Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Biography
Michael Doolan was born in Melbourne in 1959 where he was still living and working in 2008. Doolan completed a Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design) at Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne (1981), and graduated with a Master of Arts at Monash University, Melbourne (2001) where he is currently a lecturer and PhD candidate in the Department of Fine Art. He has held various solo exhibitions throughout Australia, most notably for now and for ever , Karen Woodbury Gallery (2007); Never EverLand , Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania, Launceston (2005); Boo Who?, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (2005); Good as Gold , Brisbane City Gallery, Queensland (2003); and The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly , Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Melbourne (2000). Doolan has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award , McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Victoria (2007-08); the prestigious by invitation only Trans Ceramic Art , Third World International Ceramics Biennale, Korea (2005); Strange Cargo: Contemporary Art as a State of Encounter , Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, which then toured Australia’s regional galleries (2006/2008); Snap Freeze: Still Life Now , TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria (2007); You’re so Vain: 5 Contemporary Sculptors , Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (2005); Boogie Jive and Bop , Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania, Launceston (2004); and the Gold Coast International Ceramics Award , Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland (2003). Among his various achievements, Doolan has been the recipient of the Out of Time Grant , Australia Council for the Arts (2005); a London Studio Residency , Australia Council for the Arts (2002); the Sidney Myer International Ceramics Award (2002); and in 1995, was awarded a gold medal at the 14th International Biennale, Ceramique d’Art , Vallauris, France. Doolan’s work features in many private and public collections, both in Australia and abroad, including the Shepparton Art Gallery in Victoria; Newcastle Regional Art Gallery in NSW; Gold Coast City Gallery and Ipswich Art Gallery, both in Queensland; and the Chateau Museum, Vallauris, France. Doolan was a finalist in the McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award 2007, McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Victoria and is due to show in Sydney in 2008 with Karen Woodbury Gallery. Writers: Woodbury, Karen Date written: 2008 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1959
Summary
Melbourne-based ceramic sculptor, Michael Doolan's work is inspired by the world of toys and popular culture. Employing traditional modelling techniques, Doolan's work has been exhibited extensively both in Australia and overseas and in 2005 he participated in the prestigious, invitation only Trans Ceramic Art, Third World International Ceramics Biennale in Korea.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed