Cobi Cockburn

Cobi Cockburn is an Australian glass artist.

Early life and education

Cobi Cockburn is from New South Wales.[1]

She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts (2000) and a Master of Fine Arts (2016) at Sydney College of the Arts. She is also a graduate of the Glass Workshop with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) (2006) from the Australian National University in Canberra.[1]

Career

Cockburn creates [[studio glass|glass artworks. She works in response to her environment and the landscape, notably around Canberra and the Shoalhaven area.[2]

Recognition and awards

• 2006: Ranamok Glass Prize[1]
• 2007: Lino Tagliapietra Prize at Talente 2007 in Germany,[3] a competition for emerging designers (under 35), organised as part of the International Trades Fair in Munich[4][5]
• 2007: Emerge, US[3]
• 2009: Tom Malone Prize from the Art Gallery of Western Australia[1]
• 2011–12: Joint artist-in-residence with Charles Butcher at Tylee Cottage in Whanganui, New Zealand, in 2011–12.[6]
• 2015: Tom Malone Prize[1]
• 2020: FUSE Glass Prize[3]

Collections

Her works are held in the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Palm Springs Art Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass, New York.[1][3]

References

1. "FUSE Glass Prize". JamFactory. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
2. "Cobi Cockburn". Artlink Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
3. "Cobi Cockburn". sabbia gallery. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
4. "Talente Competition 2007". Klimt02.net. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
5. "Open Call". etn-net.org. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
6. "Sarjeant Gallery Tylee Residents 1986–2019" (PDF). Sarjeant Gallery. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.