Biography
Marian Hosking (b. Melbourne, Australia 1948) studied at Monash University, Melbourne in 1969 before she travelled to California, London, Barcelona and Germany, where she studied at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung, Pforzheim in the early 1970s. She completed her MA in 1996 and her PhD, both also at Monash University in 2009. Hosking has interpreted the Australian landscape through silver jewellery and vessel work for over 40 years. She was also a dedicated and influential teacher and advocate for Australian art and craft. She was Head of the Gold and Silversmithing Department at Monash University until 2012. In 2003, she was named a ‘Living Treasure’ of Australia craft and in 2012, she was awarded the prestigious Colin & Cicely Rigg Contemporary Design Award at the National Gallery of Victoria. Her work is held in collections worldwide including at Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland, UK which was acquired through the Contemporary Art Society in 2006.
