About

Liz Bottomley is a stained glass artist based in Melbourne, Australia. After studying Contemporary Arts at university, she went on to pursue her lifelong interest in glass. Liz is inspired by the natural world and is interested in the intersection between art and science. This is not surprising, having grown up with a scientist for a mother and an artist for a father. Liz recently returned from living in a small town in Northern Italy for three years where she had the opportunity to take part in several stained glass projects. Liz is available for commissions and her work is included in private collections in Australia, Italy and France.

Education

  • llluminate, eight-week online Stained Glass course, run by UK artists Williams & Byrne, 2018

  • One-week intensive Stained Glass course at Mondo Vetro, Vicenza, Italy, 2017

  • One-week intensive Stained Glass course with Diego Tolomelli at IKO Studio, Orvieto, Italy, 2014

  • Certificate III in Architectural Stained Glass, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Chadstone, Victoria, 2011-2014

  • Weekly leadlighting classes, at The Stained Glass Shed, Sunshine, Victoria, 2008-09

  • Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, Deakin Uni, Victoria, 2001-2004, (incl. one semester on exchange at the Uni of Manitoba, Canada, 2002)

Exhibitions

  • Joint exhibition with stained glass artist Simonetta Montagna, Cafe Garibaldi, Valdagno, Italy, 2017

  • Kirra Illuminating Glass Award (KIGA) exhibition, Kirra Galleries, Fed Square, Victoria, 2015

  • Mansfield Art Glass Exhibition (MAGE), Mansfield, Victoria, 2015

  • Images of Iran, Photography exhibition, Off the Kerb Gallery, Collingwood, Victoria, 2009

  • Fore 1: Still lost, Group exhibition, Fresh Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, 2006

Projects

  • Assistant to Simonetta Montagna at Mondo Vetro, Vicenza, Italy, Jan - April 2018, for the creation of stained glass windows for Nossa Senhora Aparecida church, in Cristalina, Brazil. More info here

  • Assistant to Diego Tolomelli at IKO Studio in Bolsena, Italy, November 2017, for the recreation of stained glass windows for the Basilica di San Benedetto, in Norcia, Italy, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 2016. More info here