Abigail Sparks
CREATIVE PRACTICE
I am an art educator and artist with an interest in community art projects, particularly ceramics.
My creative practice is based on my work as a visual art teacher where I facilitate student creativity and projects in a range of art forms. Collaboration with community groups and project work based around well-being and creativity with purpose is my passion. My work as a ceramic artist is developing around exploring sculptural hand-built forms as well as domestic ware and thrown forms.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My formal art study began at Sydney University where I studied Fine Arts in the early 1990’s. My Grad Dip in Visual Arts Education and a TAFE certificate IV in Ceramics came after that. My fascination for art history and the art world has been stimulated through travel and hundreds of professional development events in visual arts teaching. My own practice has been facilitating my many exceptional students to high level of achievement in their HSC work. My roles include president of the Glen Innes Pottery Club, Co-ordinator of Fringe Trash Art Festival, Curator of the annual Art Impress! Art Exhibition. Community arts projects include “Precious Flora”, Wytaliba creative recovery project, Naidoc “Because of Her We Can” Project, Art in the Heart Ceramic Mural amongst many others. Recent exhibitions and prizes include “Claytime” Ceramics Exhibition and the NSW Teachers Federation Teachers Art Prize.
CONTACT
sparkyabs@hotmail.com
0447 269 274