Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2004 |
Diploma in Ceramics, TAFE Lismore NSW |
| 1989 |
Diploma in Classical Homeopathy, Israel |
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Solo Exhibitions
| 2021 |
Vessel and Verse - Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, QLD |
| 2019 |
Terra Profunda - Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK |
| 2018 |
Orchard of Time - Artvisory, Melbourne |
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Avital Sheffer, Solo Exhibition - Tansey Cntemporary, Denver Colorado |
| 2017 |
The Generous Vessel - Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, QLD |
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Wanderlust - Beaver Galleries, Canberra ACT |
| 2016 |
Terra Entera - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
| 2015 |
Intimate Distance - Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London |
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Lines of Descent - Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, QLD |
| 2014 |
Terra Oculta - Stephanie Hoppen Gallery, London |
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Beneath My Feet - Lasting Impressions, Kenilworth |
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Edge of Memory - Beaver Galleries, Canberra |
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Embodied - Grafton Regional Gallery |
| 2013 |
Confluence - Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, QLD |
| 2012 |
TerraForma - Gadfly Gallery, Perth |
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Life of Form - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
| 2011 |
New Ceramic Sculptures - Beaux Arts Bath, Bath UK |
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Terra memoria - Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne |
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Mother Tongues - Beaver Galleries, Canberra |
| 2010 |
Peregrinations - Gadfly Gallery, Perth, WA |
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Continuum - Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, QLD |
| 2009/10 |
Deep Earth - Touring exhibition to Regional Galleries |
| 2009 |
Origins - Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne |
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Terra Anima - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
| 2008 |
Terra Intima - Beaver Galleries, CanberraThomas R. Riley - Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| 2007 |
Salmon Galleries - Sydney, Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
| 2006 |
Unearthed II - Salmon Galleries, Sydney |
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Lismore Regional Art Gallery |
| 2005 |
Unearthed I - Beaver Galleries - Canberra |
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Two person exhibitions
| 2004 |
Under the Dome - Tweed River Regional Art Gallery |
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Mura Clay Gallery - Sydney
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Selected INVITATIONAL AND group exhibitions
| 2022 |
Build / Rebuild: Northern Rivers Ceramics, After the Floods, Loan Goat Gallery, Byron Bay |
| 2021 |
Clay Dynasty at Sydney Powerhouse Museum |
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Art Paris - Represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
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Eye of the Collector - Represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
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London Original Print Fair - Represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
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The Open Art Fair - Represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
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| 2020 |
Art Paris - Represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London |
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Art Aid Gippsland - Gippsland Art Gallery VIC |
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BAM Bushfire Charity Art Auction - Northern Rivers NSW
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| 2019 |
The Shape of Things - Andrea Polson Art, Main Beach QLD |
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North - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
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Share My Table - The Australian Ceramics Triennale, Hobart 2019
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Transversalidades en Cerámica Contemporánea - Museo del Cántir, Argentona, Spain
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| 2018 |
LAPADA, London - Presented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
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Small Works, Beaver galleries, Canberra |
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Little Treasures, Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, QLD |
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Collect, London – Presented by Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, USA |
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Palm Beach Art Fair – Presented by Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, USA |
| 2017 |
Ceramic Revisions II - May Space, Sydney |
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Accolade - Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Sydney |
| 2016 |
International Academy of Ceramics members Exhibition, Museo del Disseny, Barcelona |
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Melbourne Art Fair - Represented by Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne |
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Mir Zehnen Do - Glen Eira Gallery, Melbourne |
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LA Art Show - Represented by Tansey Contemporary |
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La Femina - Grafton Regional Gallery |
| 2015 |
SOFA Chicago - Presented by Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM USA |
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Well Red - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
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Unconventional Conformity, Tansey Contemporary, Santa-Fe NM USA |
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Choice, Beaver Gallery, Canberra |
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Collector's Choice - Lasting Impressions, Kenilworth |
| 2014 |
Quiet Conversations - Skepsi @ Montsalvat |
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The Object Divine - Loraine Diggings Gallery, Melbourne |
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Important Exhibition of Australian Ceramics - Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2012 |
Ceramics Now - Bucharest, Romania |
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Enduring Forms, Aptos Cruz Gallery, Adelaide |
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Art Platform Los Angeles presented buy Gaffer Gallery, Hong Kong |
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Byron Bay Writers Festival Sculpture Show |
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Sculpture 24, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
| 2011 |
Art London, presented by Beaux Arts Bath |
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The 60th Blake Touring Exhibition 2011/12 |
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Fairyland - Grafton Regional Gallery |
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Sculpture 23 - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
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The New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show - Presented by Cavin Morris Gallery NY |
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30 to Collect - ArtHouse Gallery, Sydney |
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Confined Excitement - Cavin-Morris Gallery, New-York |
| 2010 |
Time&Place - Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong NSW |
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Art Event - Jewish Museum of Australia - NGV International, Melbourne |
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Down Memory Lane - Framed Gallery, Darwin |
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9th Festival in Ceramics - Demonstrators Exhibition - University of Ballarat Post Office Gallery |
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The Space Between - Three person show - Aptos Cruz Gallery, Adelaide SA |
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On Paper, in time and in others' minds - Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW |
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44th General Assembly - International Academy of Ceramics Members Exhibition - Cite de la Ceramique, Sevres, France |
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Sculpture 22 - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
| 2009/10 |
The 58th Touring Blake Prize Exhibition |
| 2009 |
Egyptian Treasures: Arts of the Pharaohs - The Australian Museum, Sydney |
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Heated Words - Fusions Gallery, Brisbane |
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Brisbane Grammar School Art Show |
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Friends of Bezalel Art Exhibition - Arthouse Hotel, Sydney |
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White Heat - The Australian Ceramics Association's Biennial Exhibition Manly Art Gallery and Museum |
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Sculpture 21 - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
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NCECA Group Exhibition: Clay - Cervini Hass Gallery - Scottsdale Arizona, USA |
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FEHVA Art Exhibition & Auction |
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Here/Now - Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne |
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Our Most Easterly Edge - Fusions, Brisbane |
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Palm Beach 3 - Presented by Thomas Riley galleries, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| 2008 |
FEHVA Art Exhibition & Auction |
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SOFA Chicago - Presented by Thomas Riley galleries, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
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Sculpture 20 - Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
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Ceramicos - Waywood gallery, Byron Bay |
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Palm Beach 3 - Presented by Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
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COLLECT - Victoria & Albert Museum, London, GB, Presented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney |
| 2007 |
FEHVA Art Exhibition & Auction |
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Palm Beach 3 - Presented by Thomas Riley galleries, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
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Art London - Presented by Raglan Gallery, Sydney |
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SOFA Chicago - Presented by Thomas Riley galleries, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| 2006 |
FEHVA Art Exhibition & Auction |
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SOFA New York, USA - Presented by Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
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SOFA Chicago, USA - Presented by Beaver Galleries |
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Chrysalis - Lismore Regional Art Gallery |
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ConVerge - Victor Mace Fine Art Gallery, Brisbane and touring to Regional Galleries to 2008 |
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Hand Made - J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA |
| 2005 |
FEHVA Art Exhibition & Auction |
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SOFA Chicago, USA - Presented by Beaver Galleries |
| 2004 |
Fusions Graduate Award Exhibition, BrisbaneGold-Coast International Ceramic Award |
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Graduating Students Award Exhibition - Inner City Clayworks Sydney, NSW |
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Competitions, Awards, Residencies
| 2021 |
Finalist - BAM Art Prize |
| 2020 |
Presenter, The Ceramic Congress 2020 |
| 2019 |
Panellist, Australilan Ceramics Tirennale, Hobart |
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Selected for the International Ceramic Biennale GICB19, Korea |
| 2018 |
Master Class presenter, The Australian Ceramics Association |
| 2017 |
Finalist - Muswellbrook Art Prize |
| 2014 |
Awarded - Australia Council for the Arts grant: Skills and Arts Development, Barcelona studio |
| 2012 |
Gold Coast Ceramic Award |
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The Wilson Visual Arts Award |
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Winner - Byron Arts Classic, first prize for sculpture |
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Stanthorpe Art Festival |
| 2011 |
Artist in residence - The Israel Museum, Archaeology wing, Jerusalem |
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The Blake Prize |
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Manning Art Prize |
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Highly commended - Muswellbrook Open Art Prize |
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Travelling Scholarship Prize - Noosa Regional Gallery |
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Prometheus Visual Arts Award |
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Burnie Print Prize |
| 2010 |
Ergon Energy CQ Ceramic Award |
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Artist residency - SPDA Fremantle WA |
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Aquisition Award - Stanthorpe Art Festival |
| 2009 |
Selected as a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva |
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The Blake Prize |
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Manning Art Prize |
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IV International Biennial of Ceramics - Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain |
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Prometheus Visual Arts Award |
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Highly Commended - Muswellbrook Open Art Prize |
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Burnie Print Prize |
| 2008 |
Winner - Border Art Prize |
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Awarded - Australia Council for the Arts - New Work grant (established artists) |
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The Sidney Myer International Ceramic Award |
| 2006 |
Awarded - Australia Council for the Arts - New Work grant (emerging artists) |
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Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award |
| 2005 |
Awarded - The 3rd International Competition - World Ceramic Biennale - Korea, Honorary mention. |
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Winner - The Josephine Ulrick Award for Excellence - Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award. |
| 2004 |
Gold Coast International Ceramic Award |
| 2003 |
Gold-Coast International Ceramic Award |
| 1999 |
Awarded - Thursday Plantation Sculpture Show - Special Mention, Ballina NSW |
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Collections
National Gallery of Australia
Powerhouse Museum - Sydney
Museo de Cántir, Argentona, Spain
Jewish Museum of Australia
Atelier d'Art de France, Paris
Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Bendigo Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Ballarat
Gold Coast City Art gallery
Southern Downs Regional Art collection, Stanthorpe
Shepparton Art Gallery
Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie
Tweed River Art Gallery
Grafton Regional Gallery
Ceramics Victoria Permanenet Collection
Brisbane Grammar School Art Collection
The Charles Bronfman collection, USA
The Russell Berrie Foundation, USA
Various corporate and private collections - Australia, USA, UK
Selected publications
Exhibition catalogue Tanversalidades en Ceramica Contemporánea Museo de Cántir, Argentona, Spain
The Journal of Australian Ceramics, 60 years special edition 61/1
Focus: Function and Art, an interview.
Byron Arts Magazine, Issue 20, Avital Sheffer, an interview by Nadine Abensur.
La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre, by Caroline Coiffet, Avital Sheffer - D'un Contimemt A Un Autre Issue 236 January 2021
White Paper By: Avital Sheffer, de ceramica, vidrio y caligrafia, by Marta Martinez
Intersection Art and Life, by Kevin Wallace. Publisher: Beatrice Wood Centre for the Arts
Canberra Times, August 17 2017 Vessels with magisterial demeanour by Kerry Anne Cousins
The Journal of Australian Ceramics volume 56 #2 2017 Cross Cultural Intersections by Jane Denison
Subversive Ceramics (Bloomsbury publication) by Claudia Clare.
The Canberra times 5 April 2014 Vessels carry an elegant interplay of Culture, Language and Form, exhibition review of Edge of Memory, at Beaver galleries, by Peter Haynes.
500 Prints On Clay Juried by Paul Andrew Wandless, Lark Crafts 2013
Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, Open Gallery 17 March 2012 - Life of Form by Lynne Dwyer
The Pot Book (Phaidon publiction 2011) by Edmund de Waal and Claudia Clare
The Blake Book - Art, Religion and Spirituality in Australia by rosemary Crumlin, 2011
Ceramic Review issue 253 - Excavating Language: Avital Sheffer, Beaux Arts Bath Exhibition Review, By Claudia Clare
Ceramics Monthly, June - August 2011, Exposure
Australian Yoga Journal, Issue 11, 2011 - Creative release, by Sascha Wyness
Canberra Times 17 Feb 2011 - Fusing Form and decoration, exhibition review by Kerry-Anne Cousins
Ceramics Art and Perception issue no. 80, 2010 - Of the Temporal and the Spiritual, Works By Avital Sheffer, by Inga Walton
Ceramic Review, UK issue no. 243, 2010 - Deep Earth - A present past/ a continuous present, by Louise Martin Chew
The Age 12/11/2009 Visual Art by Dylan Rainforth
Ceramic Review issue 240, Gallery review
The Australian Jewish News 10 November 2009 Exhibition review, by Dalia Sable
The Journal of Australian Ceramics, issue no. 48#2 2009 - White Heat: The Australian Ceramics Assocition Biennial Exhibition
Ceramics Monthly, October 2009 - Exhibitions: Avital Sheffer
The Journal of Australian Ceramics, issue no. 48#1 2009 - Avital Sheffer: Body of work by Ann McMahon
Deep Earth Exhibition catalogue, 2009 - A present past/a continuous present essay by Louise Martin Chew
Craft Arts International, issue no. 72, 2008 - New works by Avital Sheffer by Pollyanna Sutton
Ceramics Art and Perception, issue no. 67, 2007 - ConVerge: The Strength of a Region by Grace Cochrane
Art London catalogue, 2007
Craft Arts International, issue no. 66, 2006 - 24th Gold Coast International ceramic award by Gordon Foulds
SOFA Chicago catalogue, 2006
ConVerge : Northern Rivers Touring Ceramic Exhibition catalogue, 2006
Chrysalis Catalogue 2006: The Emergence of Northern Rivers Artists, by Louise Martin Chew
Craft Arts International, issue no. 64, 2005 - Tradition to Modernity, by Gordon Foulds
Ceramics Art and Perception - issue no. 60, 2005 - New Vessels, Ancient Voices, by Steven Giese
The Journal of Australia Ceramics 43#2 2004 - images
The Journal of Australia Ceramics 43#3 2004 - images
