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RICHARD NEWPORT B.F.A. Hons. L.I.O.B. [UK Ret]
Designer / Maker / Artist
Tel m 0415477664
Email [email protected]
AWARDS 1992-2015
Overall Golden Award winner of the Maroochy Shire Councils Design and
Planning award, Nambour Adventure Playground.
Cooroy Butter Factory Contemporary Furniture Exhibition Avante Garde Award.
The Maroochy Excellent in Building and Planning Awards Public Art, Award Winner,
Montville Main Street.
Cooroy Butter Factory Contemporary Furniture Exhibition Avante Garde Award.
William Landsborough Day Art Prize ($500)
Caloundra Arts and Craft Festival Best wood working entry. ($1 500 prize)
Caloundra Arts and Craft Festival Best Woodworking entry, ($1 000 prize)
Corooy Woodworkers, First place in wood working First place in wood turning.
University of Tasmania, Best design prize
BRIEF SUMMARY FROM SELECTED PUBLIC ARTWORK COMMISSIONS 1992-2015 (15 OUT OF 40)
Commissioned to Make a trophy from recycled Material for the Sunshine Coast Council
Commission to design and make interpretive art work for the Art and Ecology centre at the Maroochydore Botanical Gardens
Commissioned to make sculpture for Sunshine Coast Council’s Floating Lands Project.
Commission to make stainless steel and timber Leaf seat for the Maroochy Botanical Gardens.
Made a sculpture for Tree Line, a Sunshine Coast Council ‘s Art Project.
Designed, constructed and installed 12 leaf seats for Pomona
Commissioned to design, make and install art seating and tables for Peregian beach by Noosa
Council. $120,000.
Commissioned by Queensland. Government Project Services to develop and install three art seats for Rockhampton river side development.
Commissioned by artSynC to design and make Art/signage in the lake for Nelson Lake Park, Maroochydore. ($9,000)
Commissioned to design a water feature for Bundaberg C.B.D.
Commission to design a water sculpture for Belyando Shire Council.
Designed/made stainless steel art panels of water activities for Column Board walk.
Commissioned by the Cooloola Shire Public Gallery to design and construct and
install, ‘The Crate’ a $15,000 entry statement.
Commissioned by Caboolture Environmental Centre to design make and install a kinetic water sculpture.
Designed made and installed, ‘Reflection of Reality’, $20,000 sculpture for Caboolture trail of reflections.
One of three artist commissioned by Caloundra City Council to produce designs for the Dicky Beach Streetscape Project.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1992-2015 (8 out of 26)
'The Flower Exposed' A exhibition at the Caloundra Regional Gallery with Justine Newport
Catchment A exhibition at the Sunshine Coast University Gallery, with the
Catchment group of an ephemeral art project.
Floating Lands. Made a sculpture in the lake at Boreen Point.
Containing Memories an exhibition with Justine Newport of sculptural furniture at the Cooloola Public Gallery.
One of six local artists invited to work with international artists on the ‘Floating Land’, an international sculpture project in nature, at Noosa.
Timber recliner and bush timber stool bought by Caboolture Council Art Collection.
Samsara, A exhibition with Justine Newport at the Noosa Gallery
‘Turning Point’ Caloundra Regional Art Gallery