Lisa Bate
Region: Auckland
Lisa Anne Bate is a British born glass and ceramic artist, currently working from her home studio on the North Shore in Auckland, New Zealand.
Lisa obtained a Bachelors in Contemporary Crafts with First Class Honours, specialising in kiln formed cast glass, from Falmouth University in 2010. She later went on to teach as a Senior Glass Technician, completing her Postgraduate teachers qualification in Creative Education (PGCHE) in 2014.
Work can be seen in various places around New Zealand, she has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally. Most recently Lisa was invited to exhibit at Glasstage 2020 in Zwiesel, Germany and her glass work was selected for the exhibition at the Waiheke Small Sculpture Prize 2020, here in New Zealand.
Lisa’s work is held in both private and permanent collections overseas, including the Royal Cornwall Museum and North Lands Creative Glass.
In 2011, Lisa was awarded a placement on the first metal and glass casting residency between North Lands Creative Glass and Scottish Sculpture Workshop. Her glass work won an Honorary Diploma from the Jutta Cuny-Franz foundation (Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf) in 2011.