Marcus Foley Bio/CV
1964 Born in Bendigo, Victoria
1982-84 Studied Gold & Silver smithing at RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria
1991 Meets Dore Stockhausen
1993 Marries Dore Stockhausen
Son Linus born
1996 Son Jasper born
2006 New workshop & gallery oneofftwo contemporary jewelleryNungurner, Victoria, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2013 An Arc of Crockery, BILK Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2012 Organic Geometry, oneofftwo contemporary Jewellery, Nungurner, Australia
2009 Seldom Seen Rare Gems, with Dore Stockhausen, oneofftwo, Nungurner, Australia
2008 In our Nature, with Marcus Foley, oneofftwo, Nungurner, Australia
2006 New Work, with Dore Stockhausen, Workshop Bilk, Canberra & Metalab, Sydney, Australia
2002 Him/Her, with Dore Stockhausen, eg.etal, Melbourne, Australia
2000 New work, with Dore Stockhausen, Metal & Stone Adelaide, Australia
1999 New work, with Dore Stockhausen, Metal & Stone Adelaide, Australia
1998 Jewellery & Silversmithing, with Dore Stockhausen, Distlefink, Melbourne, Australia
1997 New Work, with Dore Stockhausen, Gallerie Schmuck-Schmiede, Hamburg, Germany
1996 New Work, with Dore Stockhausen, Distlefink, Melbourne, Australia
1995 New Work, with Dore Stockhausen, Gallerie Schmuck-Schmiede, Hamburg, Germany
1995 New Work, with Dore Stockhausen, Gallerie So, Freiburg, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Randomnice oneofftwo contemporary jewellery, Nungurner, Australia
2014 Pearl and Princess oneofftwo contemporary jewellery, Nungurner, Australia
Sweet Abundance oneofftwo contemporary jewellery, Nungurner, Australia
Jewellery From Down Under Taboo Studio, San Diego, USA
2013 Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Award 2013, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Australia
2010 Tea Wares, Jam Factory, Adelaide, Australia
2009 Seldom Seen, Co-mentoring community group with Dore Stockhausen, Multi Media installations, Buchan, Australia
2008 Outside-In, traveling exhibition, Australia
2007 Open for Inspection, Audio Visual installation with Dore Stockhausen, Nowa Nowa, Australia
2005 Untitled, Galerie Schmuck – Schmiede, Hamburg, Germany
1998-2001 Sofa Chicago, Represented by Artifact International at Sculpture, Objects & Fine Art expo in Chicago, USA.
1997 Contemporary Wearables, Toowoomba, Australia
1995 Contemporary Wearables, Toowoomba, Australia
Pop Ups
2013 Bendigo, Australia
Beechworth, Australia
Awards
1998 National Craft Acquisition Award. Entry acquired. Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory,
Darwin, Australia
1983 L. Pulzar Award, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Grants
1987 Traineeship, Crafts Council Australia, Sydney, Australia
Acquisitions
2013 ‘Terra Liptonii’ - tea service, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2004 3 Brooches, Art Gallery of South Australia, Australia
2000 If The Hat Fits – Walk It, Brooch, Museums and Art galleries of the Northern Territory, Australia
1998 Bracelet, Art Gallery of South Australia, Australia
Commissions
1999 Australia Council Presentation Brooches, Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney, Australia
1984 Chalice & Paten, Chaplaincy, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Workshops - Conducted
2010 Spoon Making, Gold and Silversmithing School, ANU, Canberra, Australia
2005 Stone Setting, Gold and Silversmithing School, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2005 Married Metals, Gold and Silversmithing School, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia