Merran Esson b. 1950

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A Sydney-based ceramicist, Merran Esson was awarded a residency at the National Art School's Paris Studio in 2006.
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exhibited at
Displaced Places
Date
15 April 2008 - 17 May 2008
Place
Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melbourne Art Fair
Date
4 August 2012 - 8 August 2012
Place
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
Description

group exhibition, stand B83

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.artfair.com.au/
exhibited at
Not the Way Home
Date
25 May 2012 - 1 July 2012
Description

Group exhibition.
In May 2011, Artist Profile magazine led 13 artists to Fowlers Gap – an Arid Zone Research Station managed by the University of New South Wales, 90 minutes west of Broken Hill – for a two-week arts laboratory.

Website
http://www.shervingallery.com.au/whats-on/past-exhibitions/item/63-not-the-way-home
exhibited at
Fowlers Gap: 13 artists paint the desert
Date
22 May 2012 - 16 June 2012
Place
Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

group exhibition, related to the Not the Way Home touring exhibition.
In May 2011, Artist Profile magazine led 13 artists to Fowlers Gap – an Arid Zone Research Station managed by the University of New South Wales, 90 minutes west of Broken Hill – for a two-week arts laboratory.

Website
http://www.stelladownerfineart.com.au/exhibitions-details.php?exhibitionID=57
exhibited at
Merran Esson, Ceramics
Date
2011
Place
BMG Art, Adelaide, SA
Description

solo exhibition

Website
http://www.bmgart.com.au/artists/boggs-esson/20110912/
exhibited at
Celebrating the Year of Friendship between Australia and Korea
Date
2011
Place
Korea Foundation Cultural Centre, Seoul, South Korea
Description

group exhibition

exhibited at
International Ceramics Exhibition
Date
2011
Place
Frolunda Kulturus, Gothenburg, Sweden
Description

group exhibition

Website
http://goteborg.se/wps/portal/frolundak/!ut/p/b1/04_SjzQ2MjExsDA0NdCP0I_KSyzLTE8syczPS8wB8aPM4o2Mg01cg12MDdz9A1wMPI1MvZwsQvyMPMNM9XOjHBUBEHTlUw!!/
exhibited at
Firing into the Future
Date
2010
Place
Post Office Gallery, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Description

group exhibition

Website
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ballarat.edu.au%2Fschools%2Feducation-and-arts%2Farts-academy%2Fpost-office-gallery&ei=jGmkUMyTKsWyiQegkYD4DA&usg=AFQjCNFKmyyaA4r1YZ5WL4j8q5MuzxInqQ
exhibited at
Private Treasures, Public Pleasures: Ceramics
Date
2010
Place
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, NSW
Description

group exhibition

Website
http://www.org.nsw.gov.au/
exhibited at
Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award
Date
2010
Place
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Description

group exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.theartscentregc.com.au/gallery/
exhibited at
Bravura: 21st Century Australian Craft
Date
5 December 2009 - 31 January 2010
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Bravura examines Australian contemporary craft in the 21st century from the permanent collection of the AGSA, including acquisitions from the Maude Vizard-Wholohan Art Prize Purchase Awards 2009. Fifty-eight craft practitioners are represented by seventy-eight works of art.

Robert Reason, Curator, European and Australian Decorative Arts, Art Gallery of South Australia.

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/agsa/home/Exhibitions/Past_Exhibitions/2009/Bravura.html
exhibited at
LINK: Ceramics from Kongju and Sydney
Date
8 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
Place
National Art School, Sydney, NSW
Description

group exhibition

The culmination of an exchange between the NAS Ceramics Department and Kongju National University, Seoul, the exhibition presents work of practising artists who lecture at both institutions.

Website
http://www.nas.edu.au/experience/NASGallery
exhibited at
Ceramics
Date
7 July 2009 - 26 July 2009
Place
Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

Group exhibition

Exhibiting artists include Lynda Draper, Merran Esson and Fiona Murphy.
In conjunction with the inaugural Australian Ceramics Triennale (formerly the Australian National Ceramics Conference).

Website
http://www.stelladownerfineart.com.au/exhibitions-details.php?exhibitionID=23
exhibited at
Salute
Date
October 2008
Place
Fusions Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
Description

Group exhibition

Salute to Australian Ceramics, an invitational exhibition curated by Janet Mansfield

Website
http://www.fusions.org.au/downloads/salute_catalogue.pdf
exhibited at
Showcase Singapore
Date
9 September 2008 - 12 September 2008
Place
City Hall, Singapore, Singapore
Description

Showcase Singapore was an art fair held in conjunction with the Singapore Biennale

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.showcasesingapore.com/about.html
Note
represented by Gaffer Gallery, Hong Kong
exhibited at
Sidney Myer Fund International Art Award
Date
2008
Place
Shepparton Art Museum, 70 Welsford St, Shepparton, Vic, 3630, Australia
Description

exhibition of finalist entries for the Sidney Myer Fund International Art Award

Website
http://www.sheppartonartmuseum.com.au/exhibitionprogram/smfacaa/
exhibited at
Off Shore 3
Date
2008
Place
The Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA
Description

group exhibition

Website
http://www.jamfactory.com.au/
exhibited at
Melbourne Art Fair
Date
2008
Place
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Korean International Art Fair
Date
9 May 2007 - 12 May 2007
Place
COEX Exhibition Halls, Gangnam,Seoul, Korea
Website
http://www.kiaf.org/index_2007.html
exhibited at
Mastery: Contemporary Ceramics
Date
2007
Place
Gaffer Gallery, G/F No 13, Western St, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Website
http://www.gaffer.com.hk/index.htm
exhibited at
Pots of Paint
Date
2007
Place
Delmar Gallery in Trinity Grammar School, Sydney, NSW
Description

group exhibition

Website
http://www.trinity.nsw.edu.au/4_community/socArts.html
exhibited at
Ceramics at the National Art School
Date
2007
Place
Rosehill Cottage, Gulgong, NSW, Australia
Description

group exhibition of ceramic works created by artists noticed with the National Art School

exhibited at
Clay STATEments
Date
10 July 2006 - 14 July 2006
Place
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Description

The 11th national Ceramics Conference was held from July 10 – 14th at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Queesland. Speakers include: mark Del Vecchio, Chris lefteri, Ray Meeker and Robert Bell.

exhibited at
Contours
Date
18 April 2006 - 20 May 2006
Place
Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

Group exhibition

Exhibiting artists: Merran Esson, Miik Green, Guy Stuart

Website
http://www.stelladownerfineart.com.au/artists-works.php?artistID=11
exhibited at
Collecting the Eclectic
Date
2006
Place
All Hand Made Gallery, Sydney, NSW
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