John Topfer

I undertake commercial and private sculpture commissions.    I have exhibited in solo shows in Canberra and Amsterdam, and in group shows in Canberra, Sydney, the NSW Southern Highlands, and Melbourne.    Exhibitions include:

- Sculpture at Woolloomooloo (ArtPark), 2015 to 2016 

- Art Australia Amsterdam (solo show) 2015 

- Harbourside Sculpture, Hunters Hill NSW, July 2015 

- Milk Factory Bowral NSW Summer Sculpture Exhibition, December 2014 - January 2015 

- Sculpture in the Paddock, Yass NSW, November 2014 - CGS Sculpture Exhibition, Canberra ACT, October 2014 

- Floriade, Canberra ACT, September – October 2014 

- Harbourside Sculpture, Hunters Hill, Sydney NSW, July 2014 - Toorak Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak, Melbourne VIC, May – June 2014 

- Sculpture at Sawmillers, McMahons Point Sydney NSW, March 2014  

- Sculpture in the Garden, Canberra ACT, September 2013 

- Sculpture in the Paddock, Yass NSW, September 2013 

- Milk Factory Gallery, Bowral NSW, 2012-2017 

- Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Melbourne VIC, 2011 and 2012   

I was awarded the major prize at the 2011 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, the City of Stonnington Sculpture Prize. The award was for a version of my work “Growth”, incorporating two elements 2900mm high. The competition was judged by Anita Archer, who said of the work;

 “I have chosen this work because I was extremely moved and impressed by the simple minimal organic form of this work. I particularly liked the natural references in an urban environment. Whilst I understand that this artist would fit the ‘emerging’ category, I commend the artist’s decision to work on a monumental scale. I believe that this work shows an aesthetic maturity in the artist’s practice. Additionally, I feel that the artist has demonstrated high level of technical skill and professional finish in his use of material.” 

In 2015 I moved from Canberra to Tasmania.