Biography

Barry Tate ​is a Warrnambool, Victoria based artist, master ceramicist and beloved arts educator whose practice spans over three decades of prolific production.

His work contemplates systems of belief, the propaganda art of the church, tragedy and the apocalypse. Ranging from clay, glitter, gold, fibre optics, spray paint, lights and electric motors, no material has been out of bounds in Tate’s playful investigation of fear and faith.

Tate holds a Diploma of Fine Art from Deakin University, a Post Graduate Fellowship, Fine Art – Ceramics and a Post-Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of Melbourne. He has been a finalist for the Blake Prize, and in 2018 is a finalist in the Hillview Sculpture Biennial and the Western​ ​Sydney​ ​University​ ​Sculpture​ ​Award​ & ​Exhibition. His works are held in the collections of Griffith​ ​University ​Brisbane, Warrnambool​ ​Art​ ​Gallery, and in private​ ​collections​ ​in​ ​Australia​ ​and​ ​Japan.