ARTIST PROFILE

Terrance Plowright is a well-known Australian sculptor with a growing international profile. In 2013 and 2015 Terrance was chosen to represent Australia at the Florence Biennale, during which he was awarded a prize for his sculptures and a Medici Medal on both occasions. In 2013, Terrance was awarded People's Choice Award for the sculpture Tubular Resonance during the McClelland Survey.

Throughout his career Terrance has been awarded many major artistic commissions, both in Australia and abroad. In recent years, Terrance has been commissioned to design and create works for Holsworthy, the Australian Catholic University, Bondi Junction, Sydney Cricket Ground, Hyde Park, City of Parkes, Adelaide, Derby in Western Australia, Gough Whitlam Park, Shepparton in Victoria, and the Deutsche Bank in Sydney, among others.

In 2016, Terrance undertook a 16m-high contemporary sculpture celebrating 60,000 years of nationhood - Uniting A Nation - which was commissioned by Basil Sellers as a gift to the Australian people, with the blessing of the State Government. Uniting A Nation will reside in a prominent public space and is expected to be installed in late 2018.

Terrence has worked professionally as an artist/sculptor for over 30 years and excels in the exploration and use of a variety of media. With a background and deep interest in music, philosophy, science and the relationships of living forms, Terrance works on developing themes that endeavour to reveal the interconnectedness and innate intelligence of all life, as well as the profoundly powerful and beautiful nature of existence.

PROJECTS

• 80sqm stained glass window for Australian Catholic University Chapel, Ballarat NSW
• Cast bronze busts of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, Blue Mountains NSW
• Dancing Light | Stainless steel, plexiglass, liquid and 'light kinetics'. McClelland Survey finalist, Frankston VIC
• Robert Mactier | Larger than life-size bronze sculpture of WWI VC recipient, Tatura (near Shepparton) VIC
• Holsworthy Cenotaph | Designed by Terrance and built by Plowright Studios. This is a large project at the Holsworthy Army Base in Sydney to be completed over six years. It will utilise cast bronze, plate stainless steel, natural gas, LED lighting, over 120 tonnes of sandstone, water and plantings
• Nature’s Impresario | A tongue in cheek tribute to the discovery of the Higgs Boson. 180m of polished stainless steel tube (5m x 5m). Exhibited in 2013 at Sculpture at Scenic World, Katoomba
• Lachlan Macquarie Sculpture | 3m-high cast bronze figure. Located at Hyde Park, Sydney (near St James Station) NSW
• Nature’s Oceans: Astonishing, Brimming Diverse Life | Cast in clear water urethane. Commissioned by the Sellers Group
• Our Lady | 5m-high plus rose stained glass windows at the Catholic University, North Sydney NSW
• Eternal Flame | Contemporary stainless steel, 1.5m; incorporating 49 red, yellow and orange LEDs wired to a control unit, which enables each light to flicker, symbolising fire. RSL, Penrith NSW
• The New Arrivals | Stainless steel sculptural water feature, 4m, including three contemporary figures, celebrating immigration. Piazza della Valle, McLaren Vale, Adelaide SA
• Vietnamese Boat People Memorial | Bronze sculpture, including boat and four figures. Memorial for 500,000 Vietnamese who perished at sea in voyages from Vietnam
• Robert Rowell OBE | Cast bronze. Derby WA
• Life Teeming/Life Teaming | 4m-high, major sculptural commission for Waverley Council. Contemporary stainless steel work, of over 2000 pieces of stainless steel, with LED lighting. Bondi Junction, Sydney NSW
• Steve Waugh, Reg Gasnier, Stan McCabe, Trevor Allan, Richie Benaud Sculptures | Cast bronze figurative sculptures. Sydney Cricket Ground precinct, Sydney NSW
• Life from a Suitcase | Nine cast bronze full-size figures celebrating immigration to Australia. Pyrmont Wharf, Sydney NSW
• Uniting A Nation | 50ft-high, 5 tonne contemporary sculpture, The Sellers Group in conjunction with the NSW State Government.
• Harriet Tubman | Bronze Bust, Maryland USA
• Frank McNamara VC | Bronze Bust, Rushworth Victoria
• Air Marshal Sir George Jones | Bronze Bust, Rushworth Victoria

AWARDS AND ACKNOWEDLGEMENTS

Finalist in 2013 and 2015 McClelland Survey
Tubular Resonance | 2013/2014 McClelland Survey People’s Choice Award winner
Medici Medal at the 2013 and 2015 Florence Biennale

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