Born: 1957 Melbourne, Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 A Gathering of Friends, Gullotti, Cottesloe, WA
2023 QDOS Lorne, Lorne, VIC
2016 Alice, Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, VIC
2018 Deborah Halpern at the Dunolly Courthouse, Dunolly, VIC
2017 Hug a Tree, Kiss a Dog, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2016 Playing with Light, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2015 Strange Creatures From A Phenomenal Planet, Anthea Polson Art, QLD
2015 Through the Forest, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2015 Duck Duck Goose, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2014 Ghost Worms and Glass Hearts, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2013 Creatures from the Studio, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2012 The Melbourne Art Fair, Exhibited by Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2011 New Works, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2011 New Works, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2010 Sydney Beginnings, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2008 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2007 Weird little things..., Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2006 Deborah Halpern: Angel, Survey Exhibition, Ian Potter Centre: NGV
2004 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2001 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1999 Buschlen Mowatt Fine Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
1999 Art's Toys, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1999 Chapman Gallery, Canberra, ACT
1997 Despard Gallery, Hobart, TAS
1996 Small Works, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1995 Sculptures & Works on Paper, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1991 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1989 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1989 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1985 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1983 Rosies Gallery, Albert Park, VIC
1981 Blackwood Street Gallery, Meat Market Craft Centre with assistance from Craft Board of Aust Council, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Illsley Collection: A Quarter Century of Collecting, Kelli Lundberg Art, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
2023 Paper & Clay, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2021 Summer Salon, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2013 Fine Australian Sculpture, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2012 JIng'an Int'l Sculpture Project, Shanghai, China
2008 The Dream Festival, Melbourne, VIC
2008 The Gathering, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, Wangaratta, VIC
2005 Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee, VIC
2004 VIVID, Art Auction for The Greens, Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, VIC
2002 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, VIC
1998 Heartworks, Sydney Central Mission Auction, Centrepoint Tower, Sydney, NSW
1998 Copelen Chairs,'Copelen Family Services, Melbourne, VIC
1997 Then & Now, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1997 Pathways, Manningham Artspace, Doncaster, VIC
1997 'Bowled Over,' Savode Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
1996 Copelen Chairs, Copelen Family Services Auction, Sothebys, Melbourne, VIC
1996-97 The National Sculpture Trail, Victoria University, Footscray, VIC
1996 A Sculpture Walk in the Royal Botanic Gardens, 150th Anniversary, Melbourne, VIC
1996 Sculpture 3, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, VIC
1996 Univ. of Western Sydney Macarthur National Printmedia Acquisitive, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, NSW
1996 The Bowled and the Beautiful, Hewitt's Art Bookshop, Fremantle, WA
1996 12th Biennial Spring Festival of Drawing, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
1995 12th Biennial Spring Festival of Drawing, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC
1995 Works on Paper - A Selection, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1995 Useless Objects & Real Things, Second National Crafts Conference, Melbourne, VIC
1995 Selected Recent Purchases for the QUT Art Collection,'QLD Uni of Technology, Brisbane, qld
1994 Colin and Cecily Rigg Craft Award, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
1994 Then & Now, Victorian Ceramics Group, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1992-94 Decorated Clay, Queensland Art Gallery (touring)
1992 Dame Edna Regrets She Is Unable to Attend, Heide Park & Art Gallery, AETA, Aust Council (touring) 1992 '10 1992 Square Works for Wilderness, The Wilderness Society, Linden Gallery,
1992 Melbourne Southgate Art Exhibition, Westpac Gallery 3, Victorian Centre, VIC
1992 Third Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, VIC
1991 The Total Look - Locating Furniture, Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, Hobart, TAS
1990-91 Halpern and Murphy Ceramics Exhibition, Shepparton Art Gallery (touring)
1990 Affiliations, Monash University Gallery, VIC
1990 Tea for Two, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1990 Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, VIC
1990 Alice 125, Carrol Foundation, Melbourne, VIC
1989 Decade, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1988 50 Fine Artists, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Showgrounds, VIC
1988 Melbourne Common Ground, Fifth National Ceramic Conference, Irving
1988 Sculpture Gallery, Sydney Jewish Festival of the Arts, NSW
1988 Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1988 Australian Crafts 1988, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1988 The New Generation 1983 - 1988, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT
1988 The Fringe Furniture Show, Spoleto Fringe Festival, Melbourne, VIC
1987 Australian Crafts 1987, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1986 A First Look,' Philip Morris Arts Grant Purchases 1983-6 ANG, Canberra, ACT
1985 Just for Show, Shepparton Art Gallery, VIC (touring)
1985 Teapot 3, Old Bakery Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1985 Australian Crafts 1985, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1984 Australian Crafts 1984, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1984 Sheer Madness, 3 Person Exhibition, Gryphon Gallery
1984 Sculptors as Craftsmen, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1984 Current Visions in Intimate Sculpture, Profile Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1984 Fifth Annual Craft Award Exhibition, Arts & Crafts Society of Victoria, VIC
1984 The First Great Annual Ceramic Show, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
1984 Christmas Collections, Craft Council's Centre Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1984 The Post Atomic Card Show, Universal Workshop; Sculpture '85, Melbourne, VIC
1984 Second Australian Sculpture Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, VIC
1984 Eight Young Australians, Craftlink, Melbourne, VIC
1984 Festival of Jewish Artists, Temple Beth Israel, Melbourne, VIC
1983 Victorian Ceramic Group, Annual Member's Exhibition, VIC
1982 Australian Crafts 1982, Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
1982 Victorian Ceramics Group Exhibition, Potters Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1982 Indulgences, Craft Council's Centre Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1982 Mad Hatters' Tea Party, The Australian Craftworks, Sydney, NSW
1982 Teapot 1,The Old Bakery Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1982 The Christmas Show, Craft Council's Centre Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1981 Victorian Ceramic Group, Annual Member's Exhibition, Melbourne, VIC
1980 Whittles with the Lot, Last Laugh Theatre Restaurant, Melbourne, VIC
1979 Flaming Stars, Performance, Melbourne, VIC
1979 Missing Persons, Performance, Flying Trapeze Cabaret Cafe, Melbourne, VIC
1978 Two Person exhibition with Sylvia Halpern, Potters' Cottage, Warrandyte, VIC
1978 Santettes, Boxettes, Performance, Melbourne, VIC
1978 Fishers Ghost Prize, Campbelltown Regional Gallery, NSW
COLLECTIONS
Aichi Arts Centre, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Artbank
Australian National University, Canberra Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Box Hill College of T.A.F.E. Collection City of Frankston
City of Manningham
City of Melbourne
City of Yarra
Council of Adult Education Collection
Diners Club International
Geelong Art Gallery
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
Melbourne University Collection
Metricon Homes
National Australia Bank
National Gallery of Victoria
Osaka Sculpture Park, Japan
Queensland Art Gallery
Queensland University of Technology
Shepparton Art Gallery
Shire of Nillumbik
Southgate Collection, Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Southern Queensland
Victorian Ceramic Group Collection
Victorian State Craft Collection
Visy Packaging
Numerous Private and Corporate Commissions in Australia & Internationally Numerous Private and Corporate Collections in Australia & USA
COMMISSIONS
2013 'Mermaid with legs', 'Fish', Private commission, NSW
2012 'Water Creature', 'Big Cat', MC2, City of Manningham, Doncaster, Victoria
2012 'Wayfarer', Council Offices, Shire of Nillumbik, Greensborough, Victoria
2012 'Mali,' City of Melbourne, Birrarung Marr
2010 'The Parrot Factory', set and costume design, Victoria Opera
2008 'Dream Festival', inflatable sculpture event, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne,
2008 Victoria 'Portant to another Time and Place', Lempriere Award, Werribee Mansion, Victoria 2007
2008 'Beatiful Angel', Urquart Park Primary School, Ballarat, Victoria
2006 'Alice', Fintona Girl's School, Balwyn, Victoria
2002 'Spirit of the Community', Beauty Park, City of Frankston Numerous Private Commissions
2001 'The Spirit of Enquiry', Australian National University, Canberra '
2001 The Spirit of Nilumbik', Eltham Town Square, Shire of Nilumik
1997 'Face Maze', Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne
1995 'Family', Highpoint Project, ceramic tiled sculpture/fountains
1992 'Ophelia', Southgate Project, Melbourne
1992 Designs for Australian Ballet international tour, promotional material
1991 'Mermaid', mural fountain, private commission, Melbourne
1991 Designs for merchandise, The Gallery Shop, NGV
1990 'Double Figure', Melbourne City Council for the International Garden and
1990 Greenery Exposition, Osaka
1989 Margaret Murphy Memorial Mural, Shepparton, Victoria
1987- 89 'Angel', Bicentennial Sculpture, National Gallery of Victoria
1987 Fitzroy Nursery, iron entrance gates, Brunswick St. Fitzroy, Victoria
1986 'Farmer', Art Gallery of Swan Hill
Numerous Private and Public Commissions in Australia & Internationally.
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2005 The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Highly Commended 1
1996 Atom Award for 'Angel' (see Electronic Media section)
1996 'Ophelia', the sculpture at Southgate - is chosen to become the new face of Melbourne
1994 Golden Threads Award, Australian Wool Board, Sydney
1993 Sidney Myer, Australia Day Ceramic Award, Shepparton Art Museum
1990 Japan Association for International Garden & Greenery Exposition, Osaka
1990 Expo, Gold Prize for 'Double Figure'
1989 Special Projects Grant, Visual Arts/Craft Board, Australia Council
1988 The Myer Foundation, The Art Foundation, NGV; The Readymix Group
1987 Assistant's Grant, Craft Board, Australia Council
1985 Crafts Board, Australia Council Grant to work and research in France
1984 Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria's Fifth Annual Award, Joint Winner
1984 Artist in Residence, Narre Warren North Primary, Artists in Schools Program
1982 Artist in Residence, Croydon Community School, Artists in Schools Program
1981 Professional Development Grant, Crafts Board, Australia Council
PUBLICATIONS
Peter Fish "Silver, Sculptures, and Bestsellers", Financial Review, Oct 10, 2019
Linda Morris "Eye Candy for Sale as Sculptors Try to Break Even", Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 26, 2018
Meghan Lehmann "Quiet Billionaire's Next Move", The Australian, Oct 13, 2017
Anna Chisholm "Deborah Halpern's Mosaic Sculpture on Show in Warrandyte", Herald Sun, May 21, 2015
The Age "Sculpture Finds New Street Cred", 7 Jan, 2006
James Cockington "Sculpture Shapes a Revival", The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age, March 20, 2013
ABC News "Gallery: Sculptures by the Sea", 11 Nov, 2011
Deborah Stone "Deborah Halpern: The Work of Arts", The Age, May 18, 1997
Diana Bagnall "Deborah Halpern: Playing with Firing", Vogue, Sep, 1988