Morgan Shimeld | Passage 1
Passage 1 | 2019
Bronze, honey patina
40 x 50 x 10 cm
$6600
Morgan Shimeld
Bio
The work of Sydney based sculptor, Morgan Shimeld, is primarily concerned with the aesthetic and theoretical concepts of modernist architecture and design. Shimeld’s work, characterised by attention to structure and form, incorporates cast, welded and fabricated bronze and steel. His practice is informed by the art movements of Minimalism, Formalism and Geometric Abstraction.
In 2000, Shimeld graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts, from the University of Sydney.
Shimeld has had four solo exhibitions:
Vertex at Gallery 2010, Surry Hills (2015)
Converge at Brenda May Gallery (2011)
Tracing Constructs at Brenda May Gallery (2008)
Architectural Evolution at Brenda May Gallery (2006)
Shimeld has been a finalist in a number of prestigious art prizes including:
The Montalto Sculpture Prize 2020
Sculpture By The Sea 2014
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2014 (Highly Commended)
The University of Western Sydney Sculpture Award 2014 (Winner Janice Reid Emerging Artist’s Award)
Sculpture at Sawmillers Reserve 2014 (Winner Mayor’s Award)
Sculpture at Scenic World 2014
The Mt Buller Sculpture Award 2013
The Montalto Sculpture Prize 2013
Sculpture at Scenic World 2013
Willoughby Sculpture Prize 2011
The UWS Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2010
The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2010
The Sawmillers Reserve Sculpture Prize 2010
Sculpture by the Sea 2009
