Malcolm Thomson Curator - Art in the Vines

Malcolm is intergral to the creation of the Hanging Rock Winery 'ART in the VINES'. The Ellis family and Malcolm have enjoyed collaborating with our Australian Sculptors over the last five years. Showcasing their work in one of Australia's most beautiful landscapes. Celebrating Art and the highly celebrated wine of Hanging Rock Winery, crafted by two generations of highly awarded and respected wine makers, John Ellis OAM and Robert Ellis.

Malcolm contact - hrw@hangingrock.com.au

University and Community Arts Experience.

Convenor/curator of'Sculpture on theMap', Kyneton. Exhibition of students work to coincide with the Kyneton Daffodil Festival. - September 1990.

Curator of'South Lawn Sculpture Exhibition',

Exhibition of Sculptures by past and present Sculpture Lecturers from the School of Visual & Performing Arts Education. University of Melbourne - September 1990.

Curator of ‘Art & Architecture’A group exhibition in the Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne.-1991  

Curator of many Exhibitions inthe Gryphon GalleryandFoyer of the Arts Centre,School of Architectureat the University of Melbourne, School of Visual & Performing Arts Education.

Curator ofStudent Exchange, Printmaking and Photography Exhibitionto  and from the University of Mississippi. U.S.A.1992

Curator,2nd Victorian Contemporary SculptureExhibition,    ‘Botanical/Mechanical’1st-22nd November.1992. Kyneton, Victoria.

 Director and Administratorof ‘The Shire of Kyneton Collection.’A project to purchase and install in the ‘Renovated Shire of Kyneton Council Offices & Theatre a collection of Contemporary Art Works (all mediums).1993. Purchased 18 pieces of work, paintings, ceramics, sculpture and glass, to the value of $52.000.

Curator of'Poles Apart'An Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture at the University of Melbourne duringThe Melbourne International Arts Festival. September 1993

Curator of‘Le Plat’, a fundraising exhibition and auction for the School of Visual and Performing Arts Education. 5th November 1993 at The Arts Centre, University of Melbourne, corner Grattan and Swanston Street, Carlton.

Curator,3rd Victorian Contemporary Sculpture Exhibitionto take place in Kyneton, Victoria in November 1995.

Curator 'Works on Paper 'the Second Acquisitive Kyneton Collection to take place at the Shires Refurbished Shire Hall in March 1995. This Exhibition will be the first to be held in a new permanent space set aside by the Council for a continuing program of contemporary exhibitions organized by local curators and artists selected by the committee of 'The Kyneton Collection'.

Convenor of 'The Drystone and Earthworks Sculpture Project'on the Calder Freeway. Completed in March 1995.

Curator/Deputy Chairperson -Sculpture Now 96in Central Victoria.

Curator,The Art Crawlan innovative new exhibition in vacant shops and premises of Kyneton, Victoria after the Bypassing of the township.

 Sculpture Projects and Exhibitions

Bute Utes - a Commission with Anton Hasell. Regional Arts Victoria & 2002 International Festival. Completion 6th October 2002

Sculpture by the Creek- Awarded contract to build sculpture/s on the Forest Trail by the Mount Alexander Shire utilizing local Sculptors. Completion August 2003

Sculpture in the Landscape - Castlemaine- Curator - Exhibition November 2002

Curator of Exhibitions atThe Band Hall Gallery1992 to 2003

Consultant Curator toManyung Gallery, Mount Eliza.2003

Margin Gallery, Docklands – Curator 2004

Contempora 1 & 2– Exhibition of Outdoor sculpture at New Quay, Docklands 2003,2004

Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition– Curator 02,04,05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 21, 22 Sculpture exhibited in the windows and street of Toorak Village.

Conferences and awards

2003 Abaf Award – Sensis Community Arts Award – Toorak Village

AG Ideas Conference at Melbourne Concert Hall – Presentation of Peter D Cole, Peter Schipperheyn & Brigit Heller

2004 - 2010

Exhibitions and Events Director at The Australian Academy of Design

Clement Meadmore Gallery - Curator

Numerous Exhibitions and Events since 2004. Graphic Design, Visual Art

Presently,

Hanging Rock Winery Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. 2019-23 current