Alle Scott
Visual Artist (Byron Bay, NSW)

Alle Scott was born in Sydney in 1953 and selected for advanced education opportunities at age 9. She studied art at St. George College of TAFE in 1969 then moved to outback Queensland and learned 'grass roots' ceramics through the dedication of the towns potters and the Flying Art School.

Alle returned to Sydney in 1979 and began a long association with the St. George Studio Potters Group. She completed the Ceramics Certificate at East Sydney Tech (National Art School) in 1982 - upgraded to Assoc. Diploma in 1990 - and studied 20th Century Art & Visual Culture at Sydney Uni in 1991.

Works include wheel thrown functional ware, one-off vessels and sculpture covering many methods with a strong interest in traditional woodfire aesthetics. On moving to Byron Bay in 1993 Alle joined the Byron Artisans Collective, crossing over into 2D with mixed media works incorporating handmade paper and ceramic pigments.

Throughout the 80s and 90s Alle taught through TAFE and Adult Community Education. She has exhibited consistently and received awards for ceramics, mixed media and painting. Works are in private collections nationally and in England, Germany, Africa. Pakistan and U.S.A.

In 2001 Alle cofounded PAN Professional Artists Network based in Byron Bay. Currently, she is concentrating on abstract painting in oils while exploring photography and digitally produced imagery.

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