Cobi Cockburn
Australian glass artist
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Cobi Cockburn is an Australian glass artist.
Early life and education
Cobi Cockburn is from New South Wales.[1]
She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts (2000) and a Master of Fine Arts (2016) at Sydney College of the Arts. She is also a graduate of the Glass Workshop with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) (2006) from the Australian National University in Canberra.[1]
Career
Cockburn creates glass artworks. She works in response to her environment and the landscape, notably around Canberra and the Shoalhaven area.[2]
Recognition and awards
- 2006: Ranamok Glass Prize[1]
- 2007: Lino Tagliapietra Prize at Talente 2007 in Germany,[3] a competition for emerging designers (under 35), organised as part of the International Trades Fair in Munich[4][5]
- 2007: Emerge, US[3]
- 2009: Tom Malone Prize from the Art Gallery of Western Australia[1]
- 2011–12: Joint artist-in-residence with Charles Butcher at Tylee Cottage in Whanganui, New Zealand, in 2011–12.[6]
- 2015: Tom Malone Prize[1]
- 2020: FUSE Glass Prize[3]
Collections
Her works are held in the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Palm Springs Art Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass, New York.[1][3]
