Amanda Louden creates beautiful blown glass vessels decorated with Botanical themes, Marine life, Frogs and Insects.
Amanda Louden is a hot glass blower specialising in decorative sandblasting. She graduated from Chisholm Institute (now Monash University) in 1983 with a Bachelor of Art, Ceramic Design with a major in Hot Glass. Since graduating she has continued to blow her own glass which she uses as a canvas for her own designs. She has had several successful solo exhibitions and exhibited in many group shows throughout Australia.
She hires a hot glass studio for a few weeks a year where she is able to make pieces to a preconceived colour and shape spending the remaining months decorating the glass. The process involves masking pieces with tape then drawing images on the surface. The tape is then cut and areas removed before the piece is sandblasted. This time-consuming process is repeated several times to achieve depth and intricacy with engraving often used to add detail.
Her themes include, frogs, insects and marine life but her main focus is botanicals with an emphasis on Australia’s diverse flora. Her pieces have a distinctly Australian feel making them ideal gifts of protocol. International collectors often purchase her work as a memory of time spent in Australia but mostly the works are purchased by collectors who share a love of the subject and admire the artistry of Amanda’s original designs.
Her work is now included in many private collections throughout the world. Notable collections include, The National Art Glass Collection Wagga, the Modern Glass Collection of the Hamilton Regional Gallery and Government House, Canberra.
1983 1985 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016EXHIBITIONS
Gryphin Gallery. Melbourne.“83 Out”
Chisholm Institute. Melbourne. “Cut and Run”
Meat Market Craft Centre. Melbourne.
MGM Glass Gallery. Melbourne
The Elgin Gallery. Melbourne. Solo.
Oxley College. Melbourne.
Highway Gallery. Melbourne.
Whitefriars College. Victoria. Glass Exposure
The Elgin Gallery. Melbourne. Solo
Society for Growing Australian Plants. Melbourne.
Bamfurlong, Handorf. South Australia. “A Five Five Star Event”.
Carnsworth Art Show. Melbourne.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Tintern Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
CSDC Exhibition, Melbourne. Solo.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Royal Botanic Gardens. Sydney. “Botanica. The Art of the Plant”
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne,
Kirra Galleries, Southgate, Melbourne, Solo.
Berrima Galleries. NSW.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Solo.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Group Show.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Solo
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Royal Botanic Gardens. Sydney. “Artisans in the Gardens”
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Solo and Group show.
Hillcrest Gallery. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries Melbourne. Solo.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Beaver Gallery. Canberra.
Kingston Arts Centre. Melbourne. “Local Express”.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne
Monash University Gallery. “25 Twenty Five Years of Monash Glass”.
Monsalvat. Victoria. “Wildlife”.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Solo.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show.
Ferny Creek Horticultural Society. Victoria.
Object Gallery. Sydney. “Botanicals”.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Solo.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. “Light in Winter”.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. “MM10. Masters and Mentors”.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. “Light in Winter”.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. “ A Natural World”.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. “ A Light in Winter”.
Caulfield Grammar Art Show. Melbourne.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. “The Third Dimension, Masters in Carved and Etched Glass”.
Lasting Impressions Gallery. Qld.
Royal Botanic Gardens. Sydney. “Artisans in the Gardens”.
Kirra Galleries. Melbourne. Finalist KIGA. Kirra Illuminated Glass Award.
Lasting Impressions Gallery. Qld.
Kirra Galleries.Melbourne. “Natural Selection” Solo.
