Biography

B. Jane Cowie has been working glass for over 20 years. After gaining a degree in Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, Australia, her commitment to art making, desire to learn and passion for glass inspired her to travel extensively. Cowie has worked in numerous glass making studios and factories in Australia, England, Europe, USA, China and Japan to develop technical skill and an intimate understanding of glassmaking techniques and applications.

Cowie has played an important role in the development of Contemporary craft in South Australia as a Board Member of the JamFactory Craft Centre and Craft South. She was also a Board member of Ausglass: The Australian Association of Glass Artists and president for 2 years. She has assisted in the co-ordination of glass conferences, curated exhibitions and has taught glass making here and aboard. In 2005 she was awarded a Masters Degree of Visual Arts for her thesis – A Glassmakers Perspective: History and practice of studio Glassmaking in South Australia.

Continuing to exhibit widely in Australia, Europe, Japan and Singapore, Cowie is included in numerous public and private collections. Cowie continues to develop her practice as an individual artist as well as designing and developing larger art glass installations with the Art Glass solutions team. These artworks are created for private and commercial spaces. It is clear that Cowie’s passion for glass and art making continues unabated.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

2008

Things said things left unsaid Fost Gallery, Singapore, 4–29 March

2007

Fragile Homes Artyfakt space for Intercultural Arts, Singapore

obedience… Memento: objects of connectivity Prospect Gallery, SA

2004

Displaced: objects of nostalgia and other souvenirs Alliance Francaise Gallery, Singapore

Other exhibitions

2008

Fragments Forth Gallery, Pagoda Street, Singapore, May 2008

2005

Contemporary Australian Studio Glass Exhibition, Gaffer Gallery, Hong Kong and The Arts House, Singapore

CoolWomen – HotGlass / HotWomen – CoolGlass Ariana Gallery, USA

Heykel: cam ocagi sanatcilari Artisan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

Wishlist SALA Festival Exhibition, Craftsouth, SA

Ausglass Members Exhibition, Central Gallery, SA

HOTWORKS Synerg, Singapore

Glass Art, The Touch, Singapore