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Melbourne Design Week - Collaboration with Coco Flip
May 2025

Dancer Editions is an exhibition that brings together artists, designers, and architects to celebrate play, movement, and experimentation.
Coco Flip has worked alongside Melbourne-based architects in collaboration with ceramicist Belinda Wiltshire to develop a series of Dancer editions that will be auctioned to raise funds for Seed Mob. The lighting collection Dancer takes inspiration from the Triadic Ballet, choreographed in 1920s Germany by Bauhaus master Oskar Schlemmer. Each Dancer piece aims to echo a sense of movement through form and pattern, bringing a strong and character-filled aesthetic using mid-fire clay and a bold black iron oxide finish.
For this exhibition, architecture and interior practices DesignOffice, Kennedy Nolan, Placement, SSdH and Without Studio have designed Dancer Editions to sit alongside Coco Flip’s core Dancer collection.
Participants
Belinda Wiltshire
Coco Flip
DesignOffice
Kennedy Nolan
Placement
SSdH
Without Studio
Event Details
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Solo Exhibition - Sorse Gallery, Brunswick
April 2025

Naarm/Melbourne based artist Belinda Wiltshire presents Pivot, a new collection of ceramic works celebrating a curiosity for form, colour, and experimental techniques. With geometric simplicity at the core, Wiltshire’s sculptures often combine kinetic movement and multi-component assemblages, introducing a sense of playfulness and intrigue. This new body of work pairs strong silhouettes with highly technical execution to celebrate the strength and delicacy of the medium as well as an exploration of movement versus balance.
Pivot at Sorse Gallery
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Siliceous Award For Ceramic Excellence -Finalist, QLD
​March 2025

I'm delighted to have been selected as a finalist for this year's Siliceous Award for my work Sad Face As Pivot Piece. Ceramic Arts Queensland (CAQ) is a not-for-profit organisation originally incorporated as The Queensland Potters' Association in Brisbane in 1968. CAQ's mission is to elevate, celebrate, and stimulate the ceramic arts in all sectors of society. The Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence is its premier biennial event celebrating and encouraging ceramic excellence.
Ceramic Arts QLD
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Dancer - Collaboration with Coco Flip
Nov 2024

It's been a year in the making, but we're finally launching - Dancer, a collaborative lighting range between myself and Northcote based design house Coco Flip.
You can read more about our collaboration process in Coco Flip's Meet The Maker Interview via the button below.
Coco Flip - Meet The Maker
Coco Flip - Website
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Exhibiting With Sorse Gallery, Brunswick
6th - 15th December 2024

​SORSE GALLERY presents OUTSORSE VOL.1, the inaugural group exhibition of artists from our curated platform OUTSORSE. 

VOL.1 brings together eight artists across painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture, showcasing fundamental creative styles as well as glimpses into new directions and evolutions of individual practices.

New and undiscovered works by Annette Allman, Zena Cumpston, Aaron Hoffman, Nina Radonja, Brad Rusbridge, Leah Shyra, Grace Stevenson and Belinda Wiltshire.
Sorse Gallery
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Fables And Folklore at Craft Victoria
​Nov 2024

"Craft is thrilled to invite internationally renowned Australian decorator Simone Haag as the guest curator of Craft’s final main gallery exhibition of 2024. Making her curatorial debut, Haag presents a group exhibition featuring highly collectable and sought-after works by 36 Australian artists, makers and designers."
I'll be presenting three works I created over the past few months especially for this exhibition. My chosen response to the theme is based in the fable of the Banshee.
You can read more on my inspiration below.
The exhibition is on from November 14, 2024, until January 25, 2025.
Craft - Belinda Wiltshire
Craft - website
Craft - Fables and Folklore
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The Grievers, I, II, III (2024)

Within their repetition of form, these standalone sculptures represent an expression of a collective grief and take inspiration from the fable of the Banshee and her roots within the Irish tradition of Keening.

The Banshee is a legendary female spirit in Irish folklore known for her eerie wails that foretell death. Contrary to her often-malevolent portrayal, the Banshee's wail is not meant to incite fear but rather to prepare a family for the impending loss of a loved one. Her cry embodies a deep sense of compassion and connection to the community, reflecting the ancient tradition of keening.

Keening is the Irish mourning practice where women, known as keeners, led the community in vocal expressions of grief at wakes or gravesides. This ritual involved raw, intense emotions, often starting with soft crying that escalated into loud, chaotic wails. Keening was not just about personal sorrow; it was a communal expression of mourning, allowing the keeners to vocalize collective grief, even for those they may not have personally known. This deep empathy was central to the practice and relied heavily on community participation. A role such as this can only really function if the whole community allows it to – in many ways the listeners play as important part of the keen as the keener themselves.
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Joining the Sorse Gallery Stockroom
​July 2024

I was fortunate enough to work with the team at Sorse Gallery Brunswick for my solo exhibition back in 2023, and I've visited regularly since. I am without fail impressed by what they're up to online and IRL. This year Gallery director Jax Plumley had a plan to expand the opportunities for a selction of Sorse artists and viewers alike with the introduction of online platform OUTSORSE. A stockroom if you will. The works I've contributed are available to purchase via the site, or in person by request. Jax is always happy to chat about commissions and loaning items for shoots etc, drop him a line!
Sorse Website
Sorse - Instagram
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Erria (LA) Interview in Print
​May 2024

This month I had a lengthy, interesting, and most of all fun interview way across the world in LA with Alyssa Gerasimoff, founder of Erria.
As a result, I'm excited to share that I’ve been featured in Erria's inaugural print publication alongside six other ceramicists from around the world. We chatted about how an Australian government program (NEIS) has allowed me to focus fully on my practice and the challenge I’ve faced in recognising the value of art making. Alyssa was very generous and sent me a copy, I'll let you borrow it if you need, or you can access your own below. I can't tell you how incredibly fresh it feels to see your work and words printed on actual paper with actual ink! 
Erria - website
Erria - Instagram
Buy A Copy here (digital or print)
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Swell Smalls Sculpture Prize Finalist
​March 2024


I'm please to have been part of the finalist exhibition for the Swell Smalls Prize. My work Tall Drop (pictured) will be on display alongside other finalists at the Broadbeach Cultural Centre, Mermaid Waters, QLD, from the 2nd til the 17th March. The exhibition runs in conjunction with the Swell Sculpture Festival, which is huge, I hope to get the chance to be involved at some point!
Swell Festival 2024
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Joining the Craft Victoria Stockroom
​Feb 2024

I am absolutely over the moon to announce Craft Victoria will be taking me onboard as a maker this year. I'll be dropping off my first delivery of new ceramic pieces for display soon, and hope to refresh at least a couple of times throughout the year. Keep you're eyes on their socials and website for updates, or if you're nearby Melbourne's CBD, I can't recommend you pay them a visit more highly, the art on display is in constant flux and is of impeccable quality (even if I do say so myself)!
Craft - Belinda Wiltshire
Craft - Website
Craft - Instagram
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Wildflower, Cult Of Objects Interview
​Feb 2024

You can't tell me that I don't look like a complete derp in this photo, but I was just so chuffed to have Melbourne Based Design and Creative Curation studio Wildflower visit me in my home, AND for Bonnie to be included in the shoot. Best day ever.
I also very much enjoyed the interview for Cult Of Objects, of course!

Cult Of Objects - Interview
Wildflower - website
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Solo Exhibition Sorse Gallery
​Dec 2023

In my debut as a sculptural ceramicist, I'll be installing a solo exhibition of all new ceramic artworks under the title - Echo.
Here are a few words from me: I feel at home in my studio, not lonely but alone. Often though, creating art can feel like an act of narcissism, and I increasingly question why I am doing what I’m doing. I do take some comfort in knowing most artists probably feel this way from time to time. Until recently I didn’t know the story of Narcissus and Echo or how Echo was condemned to only repeat the words last spoken to her. In the myth her affliction is intended as a punishment, but relating to this as an artist, this state of constantly observing, processing, then reflecting out again into the world, is most definitely a feeling of solace.
 
Every form is an echo.
All of art is an echo.
Every thought is an echo.
All the world is an echo.
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​Sorse Gallery, Brunswick, VIC
OPENING FRI 1st DEC, 6pm
1st – 10th DEC 2023

Sorse Gallery - echo
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Artist Interview with the AU Review
​July 2023

This month I had the pleasure of chatting with Brendan Zavaletta of online Music, Art, and Culture magazine the AU Review, you can read the full interview below.
AU REVIEW ARTICLE
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Falling Out Of Red
Sol Gallery
8th - 19th February 2023

Sol Gallery
420 Brunswick S, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Aus

Opening Reception: Thursday 9 Feb 2023, 6:00 - 8.30pm

I'll be exhibiting two of my works painted within the last 5 years.
One from my Astral Arrangement Series, and one more recent self portrait, both resting within the vast exhibition theme; red.
With close to 100 exhibiting artists of various stages and media, Falling Out of Red is sure to be worth the visit.
Exhibition Page

The Design Files
Studio Visit Feature Article

The Design Files, Online
16.01.23
Article by Christina Karras
​Images by Amelia Stanwix

"An experienced painter, Belinda Wiltshire says she started her ‘somewhat meandering’ journey towards ceramics after attending her first wheel-throwing class in 2015..."
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Now Stocking Makers' Mrkt!

​"Makers' Mrkt is an online store offering ceramics, art and homewares for your interior, wardrobe and lifestyle. We believe that soulful design and artistry has a profound impact on us and that one well-chosen piece can transform your life. Forged by a passion for supporting freelancers, craftspeople and small business, Makers' Mrkt places value on high quality sustainably produced products, often handmade, handprinted or handspun. Our shop edit comprises of items that are never mass-produced, are made with care and much heart, often as one-off items or in limited editions."
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Antipodes
Beinart Gallery
​15th - 29th January 2023

Beinart Gallery
307 Victoria St, Brunswick, Vic, Aus
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Opening reception: Saturday, January 14th, 6 - 9pm.

This exhibition will run from January 15th - January 29th.

"This huge show features artworks in a variety of styles and media, exploring an assortment of strange and imaginative themes. It is our goal to highlight the extraordinary talent and vision of our local artists and we are excited to shine a spotlight on them for our international audience of new contemporary art collectors and fans."

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Exhibition Catalogue
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Inner Hum
Divisions Gallery

Divisions Gallery
Level 1, 1 Champ St, Pentridge Center, Coburg, VIC
​Thurs - Sun, 12 - 6pm.
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I'll be exhibiting five of my large scale Existengia paintings alongside works by Charlotte Ivey, and Karen Hew-Eriksen.
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Solo Exhibition - Existengia. 
​19th February - 7th March 2021

​|notfair| Project Space
I've had this show bubbling away for a while now, and by a wonderful twist of fate I was invited to exhibit the entire series of works with NotFair at their project space in Windsor, VIC.

 In 2019 I had an inkling that I'd like to make a body of work based around my new found fascination with micrometeorites. These tiny specks of space dust, when magnified seem almost handcrafted. These otherworldly jewels are literally alien to Earth and yet, here they are littered all around, sitting quietly, safe from the naked eye. However the more research I delved into, the clearer it became that the micrometeorites were already complete pieces of art in their own right.  I needed to push past what was in front of me and  toward the conceptual embodyment of this 'alien jewel'.  What is a jewel to me? Is it a physical treasure or memento? Can a memento be an experience or feeling? A memory? Can a memory be a colour? I began to tap in to my own sometimes obscure memories and personal experiences, building them up on the canvas from a grain of realism and stretching them out through layers of representational colour and gesture.  Each painting is intended to be slowly discovered by the viewer. A flash of evocative colour for the impatient, then a sense of movement and mood, and only then for those who have the time, lies a personal narrative at the core.  The title of the series Existengia, is a portmanteau bringing together feelings of existential dread and nostalgia. To me, this is experienced in the realisation I am simultaneously standing on a rock hurtling through space held in place by gravity alone, all the while finding pause to appreciate the everyday beauty and privilege of a human existence.
Film by Tom Chapman, 2020
EXHIBITION Essay By Marnie Edmiston

Exhibiting at Boom, 2019

The Theia series will be shown as part of Boom Gallery's Summer Projects exhibition running from the 31st Jan - 24th Feb 2019.
Boom Gallery is located at 11 Rutland St, Newtown, VIC, AUS.
​boomgallery.com.au
For enquiries contact Boom Gallery - [email protected]
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​~ The painting series “Theia” is seeded in the Giant Impact Hypothesis. – Theia, the hypothesised ancient planet is proposed to have collided head on with the early Earth around 4.5 billion years ago, the debris gathering around Earth to form the early Moon.
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Exhibiting at Flinders Lane Gallery, 2018.

Exploration 18
Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne

19 June - 14 July
Opening Sat 23 June, 1-3pm

I've been feverishly painting to ready my works for the upcoming Explorations 18 exhibition at Flinders Lane Gallery. There was not much of a turnaround between invitation and installation, but hey, what better time to embark on a whole new direction!
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Now in it's eighteenth year, FLG presents a highly anticipated annual showcase of emerging and unsigned artists. This tightly curated exhibition will showcase the art practices of nine talented artists from diverse backgrounds and working across various mediums. 
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not|fair 2017.

I'm thrilled to have been invited to exhibit in this year's notfair from the 11-19 Nov! I'll be showing mainly new work, but a couple of un-exhibited oldies too. 

~ notfair, the first satellite art fair in Australia returns in November 2017 in a sprawling industrial factory complex in Windsor.

Founded as an alternative to the Melbourne Art Fair in 2010 with an emphasis on artists who are unknown or overlooked notfair is a hybrid of curated exhibition and commercial art fair. It puts the spotlight on artists of talent who deserve greater recognition. It challenges the established gatekeepers of the art world and offers new opportunities for artists and collectors.

notfair is a new model art fair that has the look and feel of a Bienniale style exhibition but all artworks are available for purchase. It is both a fair and not a fair at the same time.
Preview Catalogue
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Black Swan Prize, Finalist, 2017.

It's my third time as a finalist in the Black Swan Prize, and I'm feeling lucky!
My piece "The Huxley's In Red" is a portrait of artists Will and Garrett Huxley.

The exhibition, held at the Art Gallery Of Western Australia, will be open to the public from 01 - 27th November with the awards night being held on Friday the 10th.

The Huxleys are partners in work, creativity, and life. Their interdisciplinary art practice reflects an iridescent hyper-real world of lurid colour, glamour, and extreme theatrics. In the planning stages of my portrait I poured a lot of energy into aspects I thought would communicate their unique style, I hadn’t anticipated the tenderness that would emerge, later becoming the focal point of the piece. During our time together I joked that a double-portrait might be against the rules, without missing a beat they replied; well, we consider ourselves one, so that shouldn’t be a problem.

Will and Garrett Huxley’s shared background in design, photography, and performance has informed their collaborative practice as The Huxleys; an ever evolving collage of still and moving image, costume, and performance. Exhibiting and performing worldwide, recent projects include commissions for Dark Mofo, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne Fashion Festival, and National Gallery of Victoria.

​You can watch a mini doco about the Huxley's ~ here.
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Doug Moran Prize, Semi-Finalist, 2017.

My work "Kiara, Leaning Slightly" made the journey to NSW for Semi-Finalist judging in the Doug Moran Prize this month. Unfortunately we didn't go on to become a finalist, but you'll be able to see this painting along with some other new works when I exhibit at the notfair in November.
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Kennedy Prize, Finalist, 2017.

The prize, offered by the Kennedy Arts Foundation, is based and exhibited in Adelaide W.A. , but open to Australian artists nationwide. First prize is $25,000 and awarded to work deemed to best embody, comment on, or celebrate the theme of beauty.

My work "Phosphene" was among 30 finalists to be exhibited in October this year.
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Daydream Believer ~ Solo exhibition 2017.

Daydream Believer was a solo exhibition of 14 oil paintings at Tinning Street Presents, running from the 06 to 23 April, 2017.

“Maybe it’s a rose in the suburbs at night, or fingertips lit up by the sun, glowing against the sky, but these little snapshots of a life, my life, they lure me in. And while I’m there, staring, entranced, I am utterly gripped by my own mortality.”

 
In Daydream Believer, her second major solo exhibition with Tinning Street, Belinda Wiltshire presents a body of darkly evocative and cinematic oil paintings.
 
The small-scale works are instilled with a clear sense of place and time, but it’s the information that is withheld that pushes these lucid moments to the fringe of reality and invites the projection of a personal narrative.
view the works here
Film by On Jackson Street. Music by Teeth & Tongue.

Black Swan Prize, Finalist, 2016.

I'm thrilled to be included as a finalist in this year's Black Swan Prize for portraiture with my self portrait Deconstructed Blue.
The painting will be exhibited with the other finalists ( see them here )  at the Art Gallery Of Western Australia from October 8th to 31st. 

A bit about the work:
The moment was finally captured within the last 1/2hr of a three-day shoot. I had spent weeks planning; there were lighting rigs, make-up, hair, costumes, smoke & mirrors, even glitter. After spending days alone in the studio and posing for some 1000 frames I found myself feeling empty and like a bit of a fraud. It was at this point with my hair a mess and my T-Shirt inside out, that I let go of any preconceptions and rules I had set myself. With the studio in chaos all around me I felt deconstructed and vulnerable, but also completely fulfilled with the journey I had made. 
View all finalists here
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The Humble Collector.

I've recently launched a small art blog based around my personal art collection and how it came about over the years.
"By sharing the unique stories of how I came to own the art I do, I hope to show you that not only is buying art for your home exciting, enriching and painless, but it's undeniably rewarding for all involved. ​"
thehumblecollector.com.au
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Manning Art Prize (Naked And Nude), Finalist, 2015.

Amongst 60 other finalists work in varying media, my recent painting There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out, will be part of the finalist exhibition at Manning Regional Gallery from September 12th - Oct 25th. The exhibition is themed Naked and Nude.
Manning Regional Gallery
There Is A Light, And It Never Goes Out, Oil on board, 2015

Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Semi-Finalist, 2014.

Of 1000 entries Australia wide, 136 pieces were chosen as semi-finalists.
My work "It's Such A Perfect Day (I'm Glad I Spent It With You)" is among those chosen.
view All Semi Finalists here
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Benella Nude Painting Prize Finalist, 2015.

Held at Benalla Art Gallery, the first Benalla Nude Art Prize was an exhibition of shortlisted works, from which the winning work was awarded the $50,000. "The human figure without clothes; it is each of us, at some point, every day. And so we celebrate that; be it in the humble function of bathing and dressing, or some grander reflection of ideals, philosophical concerns or cultural traditions."
View all finalists here
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Satellite Of Love (Bom Bom Bom) 2014 Oil on Canvas 120 x 120cm

Black Swan Prize For Portraiture, Finalist, 2012.

​The Black Swan Prize for Portraiture is Australia’s third richest portrait prize, following in the footsteps of the Archibald Prize and the Doug Moran. 
 
The exhibition, held in the heart of Western Australia, is open to all Australian artists, enabling entrants to showcase their talents in the ever-expanding field of portraiture. Portraits must be of a well-known Australian, an Australian person that the Artist admires or is inspired by, or a self portrait. 
View all finalists here
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Blood, Sweat, Tears and Drivel. 2012. (Black Swan Prize finalist)

This City Speaks Interview, 2010.

In 2010 film maker Darius Devas (Being Here) produced a documentary series exploring Melbourne's artists, creatives, and artist warehouse communities. At the time of filming I had been running my artist studio warehouse in Brunswick (The Pea Green Boat) for 3 years and had just installed my first solo exhibition at Kick Gallery, in Collingwood.
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