Kirsten Haydon

Through her research, Dr Haydon investigates new and innovative ways of depicting and communicating the experience of Antarctica through the making and locating of objects. This research has provided new knowledge in the areas of enamelling and installation for object-based practice. Through this research, she has explored new material possibilities using traditional vitreous enamels in combination with new technologies and industrial materials. In 2004, Kirsten travelled as a New Zealand Antarctic Arts Fellow to Antarctica for her doctoral research project, Antarctic landscapes in the souvenir and jewellery, was completed in 2009. As a senior lecturer, Kirsten's role is teaching and research in the School of Art, particularly within the area of enamelling, jewellery and object making. 

Kirsten is a Category 1 Supervisor available to provide senior supervision to postgraduate research candidates in her areas of expertise.



SIGNIFICANT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2000 Poppy’s Poppies, Royal Jewellery Studio, Auckland
2002 In the Drawer, Craft Victoria, Melbourne; touring exhibition Applied Arts West Gallery; Auckland Museum; The Dowse Art Museum, Wellington; Hawkes Bay Museum, Napier
2006 Room with a View, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch
2007 On the Shelf, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
2009 Ice Terrane, Objectspace, Auckland; Auckland Festival 2009 visual arts programme
2010 Ice Table, Toi, Osaka, Japan
2011 Ice Structure, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
2012 Ice Record, The National, Christchurch; Ice Fest, Antarctic Festival programme
2012 Ice Mosaic, Objectspace, Auckland
2012 Icescape, Jewelerswerk, Washington DC, USA
2014 Ice Storeroom, Craft -ˇ Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2015 Ice filter, Te Uru, Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2017 Flowers of War, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
2018 Flowers of War, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2018-Current Flowers of War, Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
2023 Ice Holds, Australian Design Centre


PRIZES AND AWARDS
2003 Kurt Albrecht Award for Jewellery, Ernest Leviny Commemorative Silver Exhibition, Buda Historic Home and garden, Castlemaine
2004-2005 Antarctic Arts Fellowship, New Zealand
2005 Thomas Gold Award, The Dowse, Wellington
2006 Teaching Award, Early Career Academic, Design and Social Context Portfolio, RMIT University, Melbourne
2007 Diana Morgan RMIT Postgraduate Gold and Silversmithing Prize (First Prize), RMIT University, Melbourne
2009 Ronnie Bauer RMIT Postgraduate Gold and Silversmithing Travelling Prize
2017 Lynne Kosky Jewellery Award, Victorian Craft Awards, CRAFT, Melbourne
2021 JMGA NSW Bundanon Fellowship residency award
2022 Australian Design Centre Award, Profile: Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award (2022), Australian Design Centre
2023 Contemporary Wearables, Runner up, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba 
2024 Budapest Jewelry Week Award, Particles, selected exhibition, MAD Brussels during Brussels Jewellery Week

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Antarctica New Zealand, Christchurch, NZ
Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, NZ
The Dowse, Wellington, NZ
RMIT Union Arts Collection, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
The W.E McMillan Collection, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Ville de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, Australia
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, Australia
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, North America