Artwork: My beautiful home views/the lakeside 2013
Artist: Belinda Toll
Medium: blown glass
Acquisition: Gift of Canberra Glassworks to the ACT Legislative Assembly Art Collection, 2015
Asset no: OLA001880
About the Work
In 2013, as part of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations, Canberra Glassworks presented a photography competition Snap 100 – A Kid’s Eye View. This work, made by Belinda Toll in the Glassworks hot shop, was inspired by People’s Choice Winner Gameela Abdelhafez’ photograph of the Kingston Foreshore development.
About the Artist
Belinda Toll completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts with first class Honours in Glass in 2009 at the Australian National University School of Art in Canberra. She was awarded two prizes on completion of her degree - a two-month residency at the Canberra Glassworks and the inaugural National Student Art Glass Prize. The National Student Art Glass Prize awarded master classes in August and September 2010 at North Lands Creative Glass, Scotland and following this, Belinda commenced her residency at the Canberra Glassworks in October 2010. In 2011 and 2012 Belinda travelled to Seattle, America to attend Pilchuck glass school as a teaching assistant.