Arnie Gautsch

Education

1968 - 1972 Graduated at the State Glass Art School in Austria, with diplomas in glass-carving ,

leadlight and mirror engraving. Educated also in all techniques of drawing and design,

art history and glass technology .

1987 - 1994 Various training - courses at the Art School in Lucerne, Switzerland in drawing,

design and metalwork

Awards

1999 Tweed Valley Arts Council Award

1998 First prize at ‘Southern Cross Art Festiva’l in Ballina (Miniatures)

2001 First prize ‘Southern Cross Art Festival’ in Ballina (Glass Art)

2007 First prize at ‘Tea Tree Art Festival’ Cooraki (Sculptures)

Exhibitions

1984 - 1996 Various exhibitions in Switzerland, e.g. Zurich, Bern, Basel and Lucerne.

1998 - 2007 Roxy Gallery, Kyogle NSW ( solo exhibition ) - Inverell Art Gallery NSW -

Bare Bones Gallery, Bangalow NSW - Tweed River Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW

Southern Cross Art Festival, Ballina NSW - Art Gallery Stanthorpe QLD -

School of Arts, Nimbin NSW - International Sculpture Show , Gold Coast QLD

East Coast Sculpture Show , Thursday Plantation, Ballina NSW -

Exhibition of Excellence, Grafton NSW - Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise QLD

Cooraki NSW – Tea Tree Art Festival

Work History

1972 - 1982 Created glass works at "Aux Art du Feu" Lucerne,

one of the leading crystal glass companies in Switzerland

1983 - 1996 Formed "Atelier Gautsch" in Hitzkirch (Lucerne-Switzerland) with wife Trudy

and supplied the heritage galleries in Switzerland with engraved glass art works.

1997 - today Arnie & Trudy are creating various artworks and supplying local and

interstate galleries with works from their studio "glass art aspects"

2003 Opened our own gallery at 104 Woodlark Street in Lismore NSW 2480 ,

displaying our glass and art works from over 40 other artists

2004 Part time Art teacher at TAFE Murwillumbah (Engraving & Sandblasting)

Australia

1997 Migrated from Switzerland to Cawongla NSW,

acquired permanent residency in 1996, and the Citizenship in 2000.