Curriculum Vitae
RELEVANT ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts, University of Western Australia 1992.
Bachelor of Arts in Design, WA Institute of Technology [Curtin University of Technology] 1979.
Post Graduate Studies, WAIT [CUT] 3D Design, Jewellery and Silversmithing, 1975-77.
Associateship in Art, WAIT [CUT] Painting, Printmaking & Jewellery & Silversmithing, 1973.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1977-2020 40 solo exhibitions in Australia and Europe including:
1977 Jewellery by Dorothy Erickson – Fine Art Gallery, Perth, Western Australia.
1978 Dorothy Erickson – Maker’s Mark Gallery - Melbourne & Sydney 1999, 2003.
1979 Dorothy Erickson – Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, South Australia.
1980 Dorothy Erickson – Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia.
Dorothy Erickson – Gallery 52, Claremont, Western Australia.
1981 Dorothy Erickson – Bonython Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia.
1983 Dorothy Erickson – Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales.
Dorothy Erickson – Galerie am Graben, Vienna, Austria.
1984 Dorothy Erickson – Galerie Dusseldorf, Perth, Western Australia and 2001.
1986 Line – Contemporary Jewellery Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales.
1990 Line – Galerie in the Palace, Vienna, Austria.
2001 Australien Landschaft – Gaswerk Galerie, Schwabach, Germany.
2002 Australian Littoral – Smynios Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria.
2004 Homage to Klimt – Agnesgasse Galerie, Vienna, Austria.
Homage to Klimt – Katherine Kalaf Gallery, Cottesloe, Western Australia.
2005 Australian Littoral – Fine Arts Museum, Valletta, Malta, Homage to Klimt.
– Jam Factory Design Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.
2013 Her Mother’s Daughter – Bunbury Regional Art Galleries.
2014 Dorothy Erickson: 21st Century Work – Artsite Gallery, Sydney.
2015 Her Mother’s Daughter: Rica and Dorothy Erickson – Ellenbrook Gallery, Ellenbrook, WA.
2016 Jewels: A Joy Forever – Gray Reid Gallery, Melbourne.
AWARDS
Resident Graduate Craftsman Scholarship in Jewellery & Silversmithing, WAIT 1976-77.
Arts WA, Master Craftsman Grant 1980 and Travel/Study Grants in 1978, '79, '81, '88, '98, 2001, 2005, 2011.
Research Grant Writing & Publishing WA art and craft, 1995, 1996, 1997, Monograph 2000.
Australia Council – Professional Development Grant 1982, New Work 1999-2000.
City of Perth Craft Award, 1986.
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Purchase Award, 1986.
COLLECTIONS
Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany.
Inge Asenbaum Collection, Dallas Museum of Art, USA.
Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Swiss National Museum Zurich, Switzerland.
National Museum of Art, Malta.
Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Art Gallery of South Australia.
Queensland Art Gallery.
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston.
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney (Powerhouse).
Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia.
Methodist Ladies College, Claremont, Western Australia.
Janet Holmes á Court Collection, Perth, Western Australia.
Australiana Fund, Canberra and Sydney.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS Some 400 group exhibitions on most continents.
A Sense of Touch — Australia Council Exhibition, Undercroft Gallery, University of WA, 1976.
Australian Landscape – Crafts Council of Australia Gallery, Sydney 1978.
Australian Jewellery – Asia, Australia and Europe, 1980- 1984.
Schmuck 82 - Tendenzen? – Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany, 1982.
Skin Sculpture – toured New Zealand, 1982-1983.
International Jewellery Art Exhibition – Tokyo and Osaka, Japan 1986.
Art Craft ‘88 – Royal Agricultural Society, Melbourne.
Australian Crafts ‘88 – Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne.
A Free Hand – The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Classics at the Craft Centre – Craft Council of Australia, Sydney, 1988.
Australian Jewellery 1977-87, Contemporary Jewellery Gallery, Sydney.
Expo 88 – Brisbane, 1988.
Variety Club of Australia Inaugural Art Exhibition – Canberra ,1989.
Contemporary Wearables – Toowoomba Art Gallery, Toowoomba, 1989.
Veneers and Facades – Crafts Council of the ACT, Canberra, 1991.
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition 1992 and CINAFE 1993.
The Second Australian Contemporary Jewellery Biennial – Jam Factory, Adelaide, 1993.
Contemporary Wearables – Toowoomba Art Gallery, Queensland, touring Australia 1993-4.
Artistic Australia – in Japan at many many venues 1997- 2000.
Fifteen Years of the Craft Awards – Craftwest, Perth,1998.
Twentieth Birthday Exhibition – Maker's Mark Gallery, Melbourne, Launceston, Sydney, 1998.
Australian Jewellery and Objects Today – Galerie Tiller, Vienna, and touring Austria, 1998-1999.
Metal Element III, The Best of Quadrivium – Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, 2000.
Australia 2000 – Lesley Craze Gallery, London, 2000.
Quadrivium's Finest – Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, 2000.
Intersections: Japan and Australia – Bunbury Regional Galleries, 2001.
Sommerfestival – Galerie Slavik, Vienna, 2001.
Committed – Craftwest, Perth, 2001.
National Contemporary Jewellery Award – Griffiths Regional Art Gallery, 2002.
From the Sea – Gallows Gallery, Mosman Park, WA, 2002.
Pittwater Dreaming – 1000°C, Avalon, NSW, 2003.
Contemporary Artists – Maker's Mark, Sydney and Melbourne, 2003.
Cities of Silver and Gold – Perth – Craft & Design Centre, Canberra, ACT, 2004.
Looking over my Shoulder – Lesley Craze Galleries, London, 2004.
Shades of Monet – Makers Mark, Melbourne and Sydney, 2004.
Women at Work – Katherine Kalaf Gallery, Cottesloe, Western Australia, 2004.
Australian Silver 2005 – Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine, 2005.
The Ring – Katherine Kalaf Gallery, Cottesloe, Western Australia, 2005.
Constellations – Maker’s Mark Galleries Sydney and Melbourne, 2005.
Architectural Jewellery – Lesley Craze Gallery, London, 2006.
Madama Butterfly – Maker’s Mark Galleries Sydney and Melbourne, 2006.
I am Dreaming of … – Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely, UK, 2006.
The Crafted Object 1960s-80s– National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, 2006.
Summer Exhibition – Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely, UK, 2007.
Birds of a Feather – Maker’s Mark Galleries Sydney and Melbourne, 2007.
Bright and Beautiful – Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely, UK, 2008.
Sky and Earth – Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely, UK., 2009.
Out of the West – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, 2011.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Artisan Queensland, 2011 and touring Australia until 2014.
Bright Red and Shiny – Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely UK, 2011.
Cinderella’s Stories – Beaver Galleries Canberra, Lesley Craze Gallery London, Artsite, Sydney, 2011.
20 YEARS: Rhianon Vernon-Roberts Memorial Collection – Art Gallery of SA Adelaide , 2012.
Out of the West – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, 2012.
30 Years in the Making – Lesley Craze Gallery, London, 2014.
Artistar Jewels 2015 – Milan Italy, 2014-5.
A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity – Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 2015.
To Have and To Hold: the Daalder collection of contemporary jewellery – Art Gallery of South Australia, 2018.
Culture Juice – Beyond Bling – Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 2018.
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Episcopal Ring and Pectoral Cross, Bishop Challen, 1978.
Episcopal Ring and Pectoral Cross, Bishop Cornish, 1979.
Commemorative Trophies "Financial Journalist of the Year", 1979.
A.R.T.S. Awards -1980 2 presentation prizes. 1981-3 presentation prizes.
Presentation pieces - Ministers for Minerals & Energy and The Arts Perth - 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988.
Presentation pieces Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra -1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Presentation pieces for Australiana Fund, Canberra, 1983.
School Chapel Wall Piece, Methodist Ladies' College, 1984.
Presentation pieces for Mt. Newman Mining Company, 1987.
Presentation pieces for Premiers Department, NSW- 1987, 1988.
Excellence in Vocational Studies Award 2000-2001, Beasley Award 2002-2005 Curriculum Council of Western Australia.
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books:
Anderson, Patricia. Contemporary Australian Jewellery — 1977-1987. Sydney: Millenium, 1988.
Anderson, Patricia. Contemporary Jewellery: Australia and New Zealand. Sydney: Craftsman House, 1998.
Bell, Robert. Craftworks by 12 Western Australians. Perth: Art Gallery of W.A., 1982.
Cartlidge, Barbara. Twentieth Century Jewellery. New York: Abrams,1985.
Chadour-Sampson, Beatriz. Rings of the 20th and 21st Century. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, 2019.
Erickson, Dorothy. Gold and Silversmithing in Western Australia: A History. Perth: UWA Publishing, 2010.
Moult, Alan. Craft in Australia. Sydney: Reed, 1984.
Stubbs, Robyn. Jewellery. The Support Yourself Series. Sydney: Fontana/Collins, 1986.
Other:
Contemporary Australian Jewellery. Sydney: Craft Board of the Australian Council, 1980.
“Collecting Australian Modern Jewellery”, Collectables Trader, 98th edition April-May 2011.
Craft Arts International: no 7 (Oct.-Dec 1986): 93, 96, no 10 (Oct.-Dec. 1987): 103,120, no 12 (May-July 1988): 36-39, no 14 (Dec. 1988-Jan. 1989): 102, no 17 (Nov. 1989-Feb. 1990): ?, no 19 (July-Sept. 1990): 96, no 20 (Oct-Dec. 1990): 109, no 25 (1992): 3, 26 (1992): 110, no 43 (1998): 109-112, no 45 (1999): 42-46, no 54 (2002): pp 89-90, no 62 (2004): pp. 98-9, no 63 (2005): pp. 81-83, no 83 (2011): pp. 90-91, no 84 (2012): p. 109, no 93 (2015): pp. 104-5.
European Jeweller (Goldschmiedezeitung Stuttgart) September 1983: 77-80. September 1998: 58-61. July 2001, October 2005: 113.
Lucas, Felix. (Gerhard Pucsala) "Australischer Schmuck" Goldschmeide Zeitung (Stuttgart) 1998.9: 58-61.
Lucas, Felix. (Gerhard Pucsala) "Die Inspiration der Natur" Goldschmeide Zeitung (Stuttgart) 2001.7: 56.
Moore, Margaret. " Dorothy Erickson: Jet-Set Jeweller", Artlink vol 18 no 4 (Dec. 1998).
Moore, Margaret. " Lightness of Touch", Craftarts International no 45, 1999.
1986 International Jewellery Art Exhibition. Tokyo: Japan Jewellery Designers Association.
Skinner, Caroline, OZ Arts (Sydney) 4 (Oct.- Dec. 1992): 48-53, Oz Arts 5 (Winter 2015) p. 45, Oz Arts 6 (Spring 2015) pp. 27-33.
Stewart, Fred. "Dorothy Erickson the Many Facetted Western Australian Jeweller", Craftwest 1999 no 2.
Taylor, Robyn in Dorothy Erickson: Australian Littoral New Work 1991-2001. Perth: Daniels, 2001.
The Makers — Craft in Australia , Episode 7 "Body", ABC TV 1989/90.
“Vibrant Contemporary Jewellers", in World of Antiques and Art, (Sydney) 81 (August 2011-Feb. 2012), pp. 60-62.
Wiltshire, Trea. ”Legacies of Beauty” in Uniview vol 29 no 3 Spring 2010, pp. 20-23.
