Dr Kirsten Haydon

Research

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.

Research supervision

Kirsten is a registered Category 2 research supervisor in the areas of:

• Practice-led research

• Project-based research

• Material art practices

• Art and object making

• Contemporary jewellery

• Enamelling

• Goldsmithing

• Silversmithing

• Micromosaics

• Antarctica

• Landscape and environment

• Notions of the souvenir

• Photography and object making

• Installation of objects

• Narrative 

Websites

RMIT Alumni

Art Blart

As an Early Career Academic Fellow, Kirsten's role is teaching and research in the School of Art, particularly within the area of enameling, jewellery and object making. In 2012, she took a study tour to Europe and students connected with the international jewellery and object making community at events like Talent and Schmuck.

Kirsten is available to provide second supervision to postgraduate research candidates in her areas of expertise.

• PhD, 2009 
  

• MA (By Research), 2002

• BA (Fine Arts - Gold and Silversmithing), 1999

• Certificate Contemporary Jewellery Design and Construction, 1994

• National Certificate of Business, 1991 

Kirsten Haydon has been working as an artist and exhibiting her work internationally since 2000. In addition to her own arts practice and teaching Haydon has worked within the Arts industry in commercial galleries.

Accomplishments

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

Significant solo exhibitions

2012   Ice Record, The National; Ice Fest, Antarctic Festival programme, Christchurch, 2012
2011   Ice Structure, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
2010   Ice Table, Toi, Japan
2009   Ice Terrane, Objectspace, Auckland; Auckland Festival 2009 visual arts programme
2007   On the shelf, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
2006   Room with a view, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch

Significant prizes and awards (since 2005)

2011   Creative New Zealand Grant; Grant towards creating a monograph
2009   Ronnie Bauer RMIT Postgraduate Gold and Silversmithing Travelling Prize
2008   Australia Council for the Arts, New Work Established
2008   Creative New Zealand Grant for promotion and presentation; Participating at Schmuck international jewellery exhibition
2007   Diana Morgan RMIT Postgraduate Gold and Silversmithing Prize (First Prize), RMIT University, Melbourne
2006   Teaching Award, Early Career Academic, Design and Social Context Portfolio, RMIT University, Melbourne
2005   Thomas Gold Award, The Dowse, Wellington
2004 - 2005   Antarctic Arts Fellowship, New Zealand

Works in public collections

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
Antarctica New Zealand, Christchurch
Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
The Dowse, Wellington
RMIT Union Arts Collection, RMIT University, Melbourne
The W.E McMillan Collection, RMIT University, Melbourne
Ville de Cagnes-sur-Mer, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France

Significant group exhibitions (since 2005)

2012   Heat Exchange, Shermer Arts Center, Arizona
2012   Mirror Mirror, Espace Solidor, Haute-de-Cagnes, France
2012   Enamel – A Renaissance, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2011   Jewellery Unleashed! Museum for Moderne Art, Arnhem, Netherlands
2011   Fuse Contemporary Enamel, Flow Gallery, London
2011   Neuer Schmuck, Maximilians Forum, Munich
2011   Schmuck 2011, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich; touring exhibition Espace Solidor, Haute-de-Cagnes, France
2010   Small Stories, The New Dowse, Wellington
2010   By Example: Australian Contemporary Jewellery, the Museum of arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
2010   Treasure Room - Schatzkammer Australien, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2009   Four jewellers – Melbourne Australie, Espace Solidor, Haute-de-Cagnes, France
2009   Jewellery Topos, Gallerie Marzee, Nijmegen
2008   Cold Front, Macquarie City Art Gallery, New South Wales
2008   Melt, Project Space, RMIT Univeristy; touring, The University Art Gallery, The University of Sydney
2008   Sinfonia Antarctica, The New Dowse, Wellington
2008   Schmuck 2008, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich; touring exhibition Birmingham City University Gallery, Birmingham, Miejska Galeria Sztuki, Lodzi
2006   The Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award 2006, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne