Boranup
Gallery

For the past twenty years Belinda Kay has used her artistic flair with hair and dress styling to fund extensive on going study of interior design, textiles, all craft processes and fine arts.

After gaining her Diploma Art & Design (Interior Design) in 1998 and working as a design consultant and project manager, Belinda took up a position as Exhibition Curator and Gallery Manager for the Old Bakery Gallery in Maylands.

In her seven years at the gallery Belinda was responsible for the enthusiastic promotion of some of Western Australia’s finest artists through the curation of some 78 exhibitions. Her flair for presentation and encouragement of emerging artists brought the gallery to the attention of many new art lovers.

Belinda has made a point of continued participation in a wide range of art work shops so that she can study the processes involved with a view to being better able to understand and promote all forms of fine arts expression.

In 2007 Belinda completed her third year units for her Bachelor of Arts / Fine Art at Curtin University, majoring in studio glass and graduated with Honours. She currently is the Manager of the Art Glass Studio which specialises in the supply of studio glass and art glass tuition.

Belinda has exhibited her work at the Old Bakery Gallery, Gallery East and Perth Galleries, Tasmanian Furnace Exhibition, the inaugural Environmental Art Awards, Swan City Art Awards and Boranup Gallery.

Outside of the studio and her own work Belinda is a lively supporter of the Western Australian arts community. She was the head curator for the inaugural Artists in Arms Exhibition which presented close to 600 art pieces and closed two weeks later with sales in excess of $90,000. As well as maintaining her links with the AIA charitable foundation Belinda has been involved with art judging for the Bayswater and Stirling City Councils, and the “As We Are” Exhibition promoting the artwork of the intellectually handicapped. She was also the curator of the Association’s 2007 exhibition at the Alexander Library.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2000 – 2007 Curtin University Bentley, WA Degree in Arts. Graduated 2007 BA (Arts)
1999 Midland Tafe Midland, WA. Five subjects of Certificate in Soft Furnishings/Manufacture Printmaking, Manufacture of Bed Linen, Cushions – construction & making, Calculations, Fabric theory.
1995 – 1998 Leederville CMC Leederville, WA. Diploma Art & Design (Interior Design) Graduated 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 – Current. Manager Art Glass Studio
2001 – 2007 Old Bakery on Eighth Gallery Maylands WA Manager/Curator
1999 – 2000 ABC Décor Guildford, WA Showroom Consultant / Manager
1996 – 1999 Smith Marlow Bayswater, WA Design Consultant

EXHIBITIONS
2011 Army Art Leeuwin Barracks, East Fremantle
2010 A Touch of Glass 2010 Old Bakery Gallery, Maylands, W.A.
2009 Furnace Contemporary Australian Art Glass Deloraine, Tasmania
2008 New Works New Faces, One of 14 Curtin University Art School Graduates -Perth Galleries representing Sotherby’s in Western Australia and Gallery East, North Fremantle, W.A.
2008 Australian Glass Artists’ Exhibition Katanning Art Gallery, W.A.
2008 ArtEx 08 The Moores Building, Fremantle, Western Australia