CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael Le Grand
Born in Sydney 1951
Born in Sydney 1951
Education
1976-1977 Certificate of Advanced Studies, St Martin’s School of Art, London, UK, Australia
1972-1974 Diploma of Art, Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1972-1974 Diploma of Art, Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Exhibitions
2024
Sculpture in the Vineyards, Wollombi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture for Clyde, Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA , Australia
2023
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA , Australia
2022
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture in the Vineyards, Wollombi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
6 x 6 x 6 “ Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, Adelong, NSW, Australia
2021
Deakin University, Small Sculpture Award, VIC
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Sculpture Tasmania National Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, Deloraine, TAS, Australia
2020
McClelland Small Sculpture Awards, Langwarrin, VIC, Australia
Contour 556, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
2019
Sculpture for Clyde, Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Group 3(3 artists), Strathnairn, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
2018
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Hillview Sculpture Biennial, Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
Ballarat Biennale of Australian Art (BOAA), VIC, Australia
Sculpture in the Paddock, Shaw Vineyard Estate, NSW, Australia
Contour 556, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Australian Galleries Porcupine Ridge Sculpture Park, VIC, Australia
2017
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture at Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2016
Sculpture by the Sea, Winter Exhibition, Perth, WA, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Contour 556, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Borne, Conversations on Sculpture & the Body, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Inside, VIC, Australia
2015
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea,Winter Exhibition, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2014
The Outback Open Art Prize, Broken Hill Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Inside, VIC, Australia
Sculpture at Sawmillers, McMahons Point, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
2013
Sculpture in the Garden, Lambrigg, ACT, Australia
Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Sculpture 2013, Mick Gallery, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture Survey 30th Annual Exhibition, Gomboc Gallery, WA, Australia
Mt Buller Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2012
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award, McClelland Gallery, VIC, Australia
Cranleigh School Art Show, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Melbourne Sculpture Prize, VIC, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Public Art Exhibition, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
2011
Group Exhibition, Annabel Wallace Gallery, Young, NSW, Australia
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Capital Arts Patrons Organisation 2011 Auction, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Sculpture Inside, Orange Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia
2010-2011
Sculpture in the Caroline Chisholm Courtyard, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
2010
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Japanese Story, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
2009
You Little Beauty, 14th Annual Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Abstraction, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2008
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
2007
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award, McClelland Gallery, VIC, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
One Small Step for Mankind, 12th Annual Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2007, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2006
Sculpture 2006, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
How Much Art Thou Shrunk, 11th Annual Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
2005
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
10thAnnual Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2005, Seymour Centre Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2004
University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2004, Seymour Centre Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The March of the Miniatures, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award, McClelland Gallery, VIC, Australia
Where Small Walk Tall, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Great Works for the Great Outdoors, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2003, Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002
Defiance Group Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
The Lady Ethel Nock Sculpture Collection, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Factor 10, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Edition + Artist Book Survey, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT, Australia
Environmenta - Time, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Three Colours Red, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
That Was Then, ANCA Tenants Exhibition, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2001
Sculpture 2002, Defiance Gallery, Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2001, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Roche Contemporary Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2000
The Importance of being Small, Annual 6x6x6 Inch Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Various Views, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture from the Sea, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Gallery, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tribal Echo, Oceanic Arts Australia, Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tribal Echo, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2000, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1999
Big Thoughts, Small Works, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
We are Australian, George Adams Gallery, Sydney (and touring nationally), NSW, Australia
Environmenta – Off the Plinth, Moss Vale Sculpture Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Eizan Line, CSA, Foyer Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Still Life, Defiance Gallery, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Five Easy Pieces, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1998
Environmenta – Off the Plinth, Moss Vale Sculpture Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Defiant 6’’, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Figure in the Landscape, Defiance Gallery, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Canberra National Sculpture Forum, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1997
Biggest Little Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture Walk, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
It’s a Box 11, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1996
Size is Not Important, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture Now ’96, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Box by any other Name, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1995
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Canberra National Sculpture Forum, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1993
Galeria Aniela, Kangaroo Valley, NSW, Australia
Cuppacumbalong Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Tharwa, ACT, Australia
Alberta College of Art Faculty Show, Calgary Canada
Art Can’t Hurt You, Newzones Gallery, Calgary Canada
1991
Cuppacumbalong Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Tharwa, ACT, Australia
Canberra Institute of the Arts Staff Exhibition, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1990
Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1989
Huntly Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Uriarra, ACT, Australia
1988
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Canberra School of Art/National Capital Development Commission Sculpture Walk,Canberra, ACT, Australia
Floriade Festival, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Tenth Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura Arts Centre, VIC, Australia
Sculpture in the Vineyards, Wollombi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture for Clyde, Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA , Australia
2023
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA , Australia
2022
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture in the Vineyards, Wollombi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
6 x 6 x 6 “ Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, Adelong, NSW, Australia
2021
Deakin University, Small Sculpture Award, VIC
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Sculpture Tasmania National Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, Deloraine, TAS, Australia
2020
McClelland Small Sculpture Awards, Langwarrin, VIC, Australia
Contour 556, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
2019
Sculpture for Clyde, Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Group 3(3 artists), Strathnairn, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
2018
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Hillview Sculpture Biennial, Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
Ballarat Biennale of Australian Art (BOAA), VIC, Australia
Sculpture in the Paddock, Shaw Vineyard Estate, NSW, Australia
Contour 556, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Australian Galleries Porcupine Ridge Sculpture Park, VIC, Australia
2017
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture at Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2016
Sculpture by the Sea, Winter Exhibition, Perth, WA, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Contour 556, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Borne, Conversations on Sculpture & the Body, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Inside, VIC, Australia
2015
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea,Winter Exhibition, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2014
The Outback Open Art Prize, Broken Hill Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Inside, VIC, Australia
Sculpture at Sawmillers, McMahons Point, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
2013
Sculpture in the Garden, Lambrigg, ACT, Australia
Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Sculpture 2013, Mick Gallery, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture Survey 30th Annual Exhibition, Gomboc Gallery, WA, Australia
Mt Buller Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition, VIC, Australia
2012
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award, McClelland Gallery, VIC, Australia
Cranleigh School Art Show, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Melbourne Sculpture Prize, VIC, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Public Art Exhibition, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
2011
Group Exhibition, Annabel Wallace Gallery, Young, NSW, Australia
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Capital Arts Patrons Organisation 2011 Auction, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Sculpture Inside, Orange Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia
2010-2011
Sculpture in the Caroline Chisholm Courtyard, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
2010
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Japanese Story, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Deakin University Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
2009
You Little Beauty, 14th Annual Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
Abstraction, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2008
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
2007
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award, McClelland Gallery, VIC, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
One Small Step for Mankind, 12th Annual Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2007, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2006
Sculpture 2006, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
How Much Art Thou Shrunk, 11th Annual Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
2005
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
10thAnnual Miniature Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2005, Seymour Centre Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2004
University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2004, Seymour Centre Theatre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The March of the Miniatures, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award, McClelland Gallery, VIC, Australia
Where Small Walk Tall, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Great Works for the Great Outdoors, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2003, Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002
Defiance Group Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
The Lady Ethel Nock Sculpture Collection, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Factor 10, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Edition + Artist Book Survey, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT, Australia
Environmenta - Time, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Three Colours Red, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
That Was Then, ANCA Tenants Exhibition, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2001
Sculpture 2002, Defiance Gallery, Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2001, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Roche Contemporary Art Prize, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2000
The Importance of being Small, Annual 6x6x6 Inch Miniature Show, Defiance Gallery, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Various Views, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture from the Sea, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Gallery, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tribal Echo, Oceanic Arts Australia, Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tribal Echo, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW, Australia
Sculpture 2000, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1999
Big Thoughts, Small Works, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
We are Australian, George Adams Gallery, Sydney (and touring nationally), NSW, Australia
Environmenta – Off the Plinth, Moss Vale Sculpture Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Eizan Line, CSA, Foyer Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Still Life, Defiance Gallery, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Five Easy Pieces, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1998
Environmenta – Off the Plinth, Moss Vale Sculpture Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Defiant 6’’, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Figure in the Landscape, Defiance Gallery, King Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Canberra National Sculpture Forum, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1997
Biggest Little Sculpture Show, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture Walk, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW, Australia
It’s a Box 11, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1996
Size is Not Important, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture Now ’96, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Box by any other Name, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1995
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Canberra National Sculpture Forum, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1993
Galeria Aniela, Kangaroo Valley, NSW, Australia
Cuppacumbalong Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Tharwa, ACT, Australia
Alberta College of Art Faculty Show, Calgary Canada
Art Can’t Hurt You, Newzones Gallery, Calgary Canada
1991
Cuppacumbalong Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Tharwa, ACT, Australia
Canberra Institute of the Arts Staff Exhibition, Canberra, ACT, Australia
1990
Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1989
Huntly Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Uriarra, ACT, Australia
1988
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Canberra School of Art/National Capital Development Commission Sculpture Walk,Canberra, ACT, Australia
Floriade Festival, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Tenth Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura Arts Centre, VIC, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Australian Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2016
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2011
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT, Australia
2007
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2005
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002
Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2000
Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Beaver Galleries, Deakin, ACT, Australia
1992
Room 371, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
1988
Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1985
Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1980
Link Theatre, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Albert Hall, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Australian Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2016
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2011
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT, Australia
2007
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2005
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002
Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2000
Defiance Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Beaver Galleries, Deakin, ACT, Australia
1992
Room 371, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
1988
Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1985
Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
1980
Link Theatre, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Albert Hall, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Commissions
2011
ACT Government, Public Art, Darwin Place, London Circuit, ACT, Australia
1999
Shortlist, ANU Graduate Management Program Facility Building Commission, ACT, Australia
1998
Shortlist, ANU Gravity Wave Building Sculpture Commission, ACT, Australia
1997
ACT Public Art Program, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, ACT, Australia
Manly Art Gallery and Museum Sculpture Walk, NSW, Australia
1992
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Symonston, ACT, Australia
ACT Government, Public Art, Darwin Place, London Circuit, ACT, Australia
1999
Shortlist, ANU Graduate Management Program Facility Building Commission, ACT, Australia
1998
Shortlist, ANU Gravity Wave Building Sculpture Commission, ACT, Australia
1997
ACT Public Art Program, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, ACT, Australia
Manly Art Gallery and Museum Sculpture Walk, NSW, Australia
1992
Therapeutic Goods Administration, Symonston, ACT, Australia
Collections
David and Jane Duncan, Queenstown, New Zealand
Sandra and Barry Smorgon, Terrigal, NSW, Australia
Ian Hicks, Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia
Gandel Sculpture Collection, Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia
Spa Park, Bad Laasphe, Wittgenstein, Germany
Arts Act Public Art Program, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, ACT, Australia
Artbank, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Commonwealth Industrial Gases, Wetherill Park, NSW, Australia
Darwin Community Art Gallery, Darwin NT, Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Evandale Sculpture Park, QLD, Australia
Lord Alistair McAlpine Collection, Broome, WA, Australia
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
The Jackson Smith Collection, Australia
The Niland Collection, Australia
The Therapeutic Goods Administration, Symonston, ACT, Australia
Tetsuya Wakuda, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Evandale Sculpture Park, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD, Australia
Janet Holmes àCourt Collection, Vasse Felix, Margaret River, WA, Australia
ACT Government Public Art, Darwin Place, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia
Sandra and Barry Smorgon, Terrigal, NSW, Australia
Ian Hicks, Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia
Gandel Sculpture Collection, Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia
Spa Park, Bad Laasphe, Wittgenstein, Germany
Arts Act Public Art Program, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, ACT, Australia
Artbank, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Commonwealth Industrial Gases, Wetherill Park, NSW, Australia
Darwin Community Art Gallery, Darwin NT, Australia
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Evandale Sculpture Park, QLD, Australia
Lord Alistair McAlpine Collection, Broome, WA, Australia
Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
The Jackson Smith Collection, Australia
The Niland Collection, Australia
The Therapeutic Goods Administration, Symonston, ACT, Australia
Tetsuya Wakuda, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Evandale Sculpture Park, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD, Australia
Janet Holmes àCourt Collection, Vasse Felix, Margaret River, WA, Australia
ACT Government Public Art, Darwin Place, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW, Australia
Achievements
2024
Sculpture for Clyde, Major Award. Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
2021
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
2012
Sculpture by the Sea Inside Curator’s Award, Cottesloe, WA
2011
Manning Clarke House National Cultural Award, Individual, Special Mention
Canberra Critics Circle, City News, Artist of the Year
2010
Helen Lemprière Scholarship
artsACT Project Fund Grant
Emeritus Fellow ANU, School of Art, Sculpture (to date)
2007
Tetsuya Wakuda Sculpture Prize
2006
Lady Ethel Nock Sculpture Prize
2004
University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award
2003
Sculpture in the City
2002
Sculpture by the Sea, (invited participant), Bondi, NSW
2001
Roche Contemporary Art Prize (finalist), Australia
2000
ACT Arts Quick Response Grant
Australian National University Stopover Grant
1998
Capital Arts Patron’s Organisation Creative Arts Fellowship 1998
ACT Government Creative Arts Fellowship, 1998 (Visual Arts)
Donation of Steel, Transfield Sydney for the Canberra National Sculpture Forum
Co-winner, inaugural Sydney Water Prize, Sculpture by the Sea
1979
Creative Arts Fellowship, Australian National University
1977
Visual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council - Special Projects
1975
Visual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council - Travel Grant
Sculpture for Clyde, Major Award. Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
2021
Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award, VIC, Australia
2012
Sculpture by the Sea Inside Curator’s Award, Cottesloe, WA
2011
Manning Clarke House National Cultural Award, Individual, Special Mention
Canberra Critics Circle, City News, Artist of the Year
2010
Helen Lemprière Scholarship
artsACT Project Fund Grant
Emeritus Fellow ANU, School of Art, Sculpture (to date)
2007
Tetsuya Wakuda Sculpture Prize
2006
Lady Ethel Nock Sculpture Prize
2004
University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Award
2003
Sculpture in the City
2002
Sculpture by the Sea, (invited participant), Bondi, NSW
2001
Roche Contemporary Art Prize (finalist), Australia
2000
ACT Arts Quick Response Grant
Australian National University Stopover Grant
1998
Capital Arts Patron’s Organisation Creative Arts Fellowship 1998
ACT Government Creative Arts Fellowship, 1998 (Visual Arts)
Donation of Steel, Transfield Sydney for the Canberra National Sculpture Forum
Co-winner, inaugural Sydney Water Prize, Sculpture by the Sea
1979
Creative Arts Fellowship, Australian National University
1977
Visual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council - Special Projects
1975
Visual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council - Travel Grant
Publications
2011
Haynes, Peter - Michael Le Grand : Sculpture, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ISBN 978- 0-9807840-1-5
Hinchliffe, Meredith - Art of Metal Bending, Sculpture by Michael Le Grand, Craft Arts International, Issue 83
Musa, Helen - Michael Le Grand, Sculptor or ‘Boy Racer’? World of Antiques and Fine Art, August 2011 - February 2012
Capital Arts Patrons Organisation, 2011 Auction, catalogue
Sculpture By the Sea, The first Fifteen Years, 1997-2011, ISBN 9781876624187
Musa, Helen - Le Grand arts accolade for Canberra’s star of sculpture, City News, December 1, 2011, Cover story
Grishin, Sasha - Sharp as a steel trap, Weekend Arts, Canberra Times March 19
2010
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award 2010
2009
Scarlett, Ken - An exhibition with a vast following, Australian Art Review, Aug-Oct
Scarlett, Ken - From Bondi to Aarhus, Art Monthly Australia, Aug 09
Artnotes ACT, Art Monthly Australia, July
2008
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award 2007
Streak, Diana - Grand miniatures, Canberra Times, Oct 18
Park, Nicky - Take a walk on the magic sides, Canberra Times
2007
Price, Jenna - Surfing the waves of creativity, Canberra Times, Nov 11
McDonald, John - Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 13-14
Six ACT sculptors shape up for exhibition, Canberra Times, Oct
Ingram, Terry - Art Outdoors, Australian Art Collector April-June
Artnotes ACT, Art Monthly Australia, Dec 2007 – Feb 2008
Sculpture Symposium examines Public Art issues, The Triangle, April
On the edge, South Coaster, Winter
2006
Scarlett, Ken - Australian Art Review, Nov. 2006- Feb 2007
2005
Musa, Helen - Steelworks on show in Sydney, Canberra Times, Jul 30
2004
Parker, L - Artist steels award, Camden Advertiser, Dec 01
2003
Musa, Helen - Le Grand’s work wins top sculpture award, Canberra Times, Nov 24
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award.
Kelly, Phillipa - Review – “insiders”, Muse, No.233, October
Why don’t you? ,The Sydney Magazine, September
Barron, Sonia, - Insiders, Celebrating teachers’ talents, Canberra Times, Sep 20
2002
Insiders, ANU School of Art Gallery.
Sponsor awards play vital role, The Australian, Oct 30
McDonald, John - Marvels in miniature, The Australian Financial Review
Watson, B - Little rocks, Sydney Morning Herald
A head for figures, Sunday Telegraph, Nov 03
Critics pick, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 15
Artlink, Vol. 23, No. 3
2001
Look, Art Gallery of NSW, October
Roche Contemporary Art Prize
CSA Showcase: Jubilee 2001
2000
Genocchio, Benjamin - Anything goes, The Weekend Australian, Dec 9-10
Watson, Bronwyn - In the scale of things, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 11
James, Bruce - Arts review – arts today, Radio National, Oct 10
Dysart, Dinah - Sculpture by the sea. Contemporary art along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Art & Australia, Olympic Issue, Vol 38, No. 1
Proudfoot, Cassie - Sculptor steeled for solo show, Canberra Times, Aug 25
Barron, Sonia - Reflections of human aspirations, Canberra Times, Aug 25
Musa, Helen - Tangible results of Arts Fellowships, Canberra Times, Aug 12
Harris, Peter - A wealth of talent, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2, Spring
Harris, Peter - Down to the sea, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2, Spring
Harris, Peter - The power of the miniature, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2, Spring
Hynes, Victoria - Tribal Echo at Oceanic Arts and Campbelltown City Gallery, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2 Spring
Reed Burns, Jenna - A new tribe, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 06
1998
Nolan, Mathew - Galleries-Arts- Times, Newtown Times, June Issue
Smee, Sebastian - Sculpture by the sea – rough ride for our new wave of sculptors, Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 09
1993
Scarlett, Ken - Contemporary Sculpture in Australian Gardens, Craftsman House, Sydney
1991
Sturgeon, Graeme - Contemporary Australian Sculpture, Craftsman House, Sydney
1989
Bishop, Margaret - Young Artist, Piper Press, Sydney
1985
Art and Australia, Vol. 29, No.1, Spring
1984
Winter-Irving, Celia - Metal Sculpture, Craft Australia Year Book, Crafts Council of Australia, Sydney
Collins Australia Year Book
Sturgeon, Graeme - Australia Sculpture Now, Australian Sculpture Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Nicklin, Lenore - The Arts, The Bulletin, Dec 25 - Jan 01 1985
Germaine, Max - Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand, Boolarong Press, Brisbane
1983
Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Vol. 21, No.2, Summer
Haynes, Peter - Sculpture by Michael Le Grand, Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney
1982
Murray-White, Clive - 8th Sculpture Triennial’, Art Network, No. 7, Spring.
Scarlett, Ken - There is no substitute for quality, Art Network, No. 7, Spring
Haynes, Peter - Michael Le Grand : Sculpture, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ISBN 978- 0-9807840-1-5
Hinchliffe, Meredith - Art of Metal Bending, Sculpture by Michael Le Grand, Craft Arts International, Issue 83
Musa, Helen - Michael Le Grand, Sculptor or ‘Boy Racer’? World of Antiques and Fine Art, August 2011 - February 2012
Capital Arts Patrons Organisation, 2011 Auction, catalogue
Sculpture By the Sea, The first Fifteen Years, 1997-2011, ISBN 9781876624187
Musa, Helen - Le Grand arts accolade for Canberra’s star of sculpture, City News, December 1, 2011, Cover story
Grishin, Sasha - Sharp as a steel trap, Weekend Arts, Canberra Times March 19
2010
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award 2010
2009
Scarlett, Ken - An exhibition with a vast following, Australian Art Review, Aug-Oct
Scarlett, Ken - From Bondi to Aarhus, Art Monthly Australia, Aug 09
Artnotes ACT, Art Monthly Australia, July
2008
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award 2007
Streak, Diana - Grand miniatures, Canberra Times, Oct 18
Park, Nicky - Take a walk on the magic sides, Canberra Times
2007
Price, Jenna - Surfing the waves of creativity, Canberra Times, Nov 11
McDonald, John - Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 13-14
Six ACT sculptors shape up for exhibition, Canberra Times, Oct
Ingram, Terry - Art Outdoors, Australian Art Collector April-June
Artnotes ACT, Art Monthly Australia, Dec 2007 – Feb 2008
Sculpture Symposium examines Public Art issues, The Triangle, April
On the edge, South Coaster, Winter
2006
Scarlett, Ken - Australian Art Review, Nov. 2006- Feb 2007
2005
Musa, Helen - Steelworks on show in Sydney, Canberra Times, Jul 30
2004
Parker, L - Artist steels award, Camden Advertiser, Dec 01
2003
Musa, Helen - Le Grand’s work wins top sculpture award, Canberra Times, Nov 24
McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award.
Kelly, Phillipa - Review – “insiders”, Muse, No.233, October
Why don’t you? ,The Sydney Magazine, September
Barron, Sonia, - Insiders, Celebrating teachers’ talents, Canberra Times, Sep 20
2002
Insiders, ANU School of Art Gallery.
Sponsor awards play vital role, The Australian, Oct 30
McDonald, John - Marvels in miniature, The Australian Financial Review
Watson, B - Little rocks, Sydney Morning Herald
A head for figures, Sunday Telegraph, Nov 03
Critics pick, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 15
Artlink, Vol. 23, No. 3
2001
Look, Art Gallery of NSW, October
Roche Contemporary Art Prize
CSA Showcase: Jubilee 2001
2000
Genocchio, Benjamin - Anything goes, The Weekend Australian, Dec 9-10
Watson, Bronwyn - In the scale of things, Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 11
James, Bruce - Arts review – arts today, Radio National, Oct 10
Dysart, Dinah - Sculpture by the sea. Contemporary art along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Art & Australia, Olympic Issue, Vol 38, No. 1
Proudfoot, Cassie - Sculptor steeled for solo show, Canberra Times, Aug 25
Barron, Sonia - Reflections of human aspirations, Canberra Times, Aug 25
Musa, Helen - Tangible results of Arts Fellowships, Canberra Times, Aug 12
Harris, Peter - A wealth of talent, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2, Spring
Harris, Peter - Down to the sea, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2, Spring
Harris, Peter - The power of the miniature, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2, Spring
Hynes, Victoria - Tribal Echo at Oceanic Arts and Campbelltown City Gallery, World Sculpture News, Vol.6, No.2 Spring
Reed Burns, Jenna - A new tribe, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 06
1998
Nolan, Mathew - Galleries-Arts- Times, Newtown Times, June Issue
Smee, Sebastian - Sculpture by the sea – rough ride for our new wave of sculptors, Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 09
1993
Scarlett, Ken - Contemporary Sculpture in Australian Gardens, Craftsman House, Sydney
1991
Sturgeon, Graeme - Contemporary Australian Sculpture, Craftsman House, Sydney
1989
Bishop, Margaret - Young Artist, Piper Press, Sydney
1985
Art and Australia, Vol. 29, No.1, Spring
1984
Winter-Irving, Celia - Metal Sculpture, Craft Australia Year Book, Crafts Council of Australia, Sydney
Collins Australia Year Book
Sturgeon, Graeme - Australia Sculpture Now, Australian Sculpture Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Nicklin, Lenore - The Arts, The Bulletin, Dec 25 - Jan 01 1985
Germaine, Max - Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand, Boolarong Press, Brisbane
1983
Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Vol. 21, No.2, Summer
Haynes, Peter - Sculpture by Michael Le Grand, Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney
1982
Murray-White, Clive - 8th Sculpture Triennial’, Art Network, No. 7, Spring.
Scarlett, Ken - There is no substitute for quality, Art Network, No. 7, Spring
Employment / Professional Activities
2013- 2020
Board Member, Capital Arts Patrons Board (CAPO)
2013-2019
Member, Yass Public Arts Committee, Yass Valley Council
2012
Director, Board of Directors, National Art School, Sydney (10 months)
2009
Sculpture Judge, Kangaroo Valley Arts Festival, NSW
2008
Selector, Sculpture by the Sea, 2009, Cottesloe, WA
2007
Selector/Judge, University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Prize, 2008
2007
Retired as Head of Sculpture, Australian National University, School of Art
2004
Appointed Senior Lecturer, Australian National University, School of Art, Sculpture Workshop
2003
Selector/Judge, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW
2000
London: North East London University/ Wimbledon School of Art, UK
New York and Washington, USA
Bad Laasphe International Sculpture Symposium, Germany
1999
Appointed Head of Sculpture, Australian National University, Institute of the Arts
1998
Australian National University, Institute of the Arts – Kyoto Seika University Exchange, Visit & Workshop, Japan
Acting Head, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Institute of the Arts
1997
Acting Head, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Institute of the Arts
Iron Corroboree, Blacksmithing, Braidwood, NSW
1996
Iron Corroboree, Blacksmithing, Braidwood, NSW
Japan - Kyoto Seika University, Tokyo, Nara, Shigaraki.
1990-1998
Lecturer III (full time) Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1994
Building and establishment of new Studio, Murrumbateman, NSW
1993
Promotion to Lecturer, Level B, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1992
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, University of Calgary Canada
Guest Lecturer, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
Lecture, Foundation Workshop, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
1990
Acting Sculpture Workshop Coordinator, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1988-90
Floriade, ACT Government. Coordinator for Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1989
Acting Head of Workshop, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1987
NSW Institute of Technology, Sculpture Workshop Participant, Sydney
Triangle Artist’s Workshop, New York, USA
1986
Acting Head of Workshop, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1984
Participant, Sculpture Symposium, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
Board Member, Capital Arts Patrons Board (CAPO)
2013-2019
Member, Yass Public Arts Committee, Yass Valley Council
2012
Director, Board of Directors, National Art School, Sydney (10 months)
2009
Sculpture Judge, Kangaroo Valley Arts Festival, NSW
2008
Selector, Sculpture by the Sea, 2009, Cottesloe, WA
2007
Selector/Judge, University of Western Sydney Acquisitive Sculpture Prize, 2008
2007
Retired as Head of Sculpture, Australian National University, School of Art
2004
Appointed Senior Lecturer, Australian National University, School of Art, Sculpture Workshop
2003
Selector/Judge, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW
2000
London: North East London University/ Wimbledon School of Art, UK
New York and Washington, USA
Bad Laasphe International Sculpture Symposium, Germany
1999
Appointed Head of Sculpture, Australian National University, Institute of the Arts
1998
Australian National University, Institute of the Arts – Kyoto Seika University Exchange, Visit & Workshop, Japan
Acting Head, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Institute of the Arts
1997
Acting Head, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Institute of the Arts
Iron Corroboree, Blacksmithing, Braidwood, NSW
1996
Iron Corroboree, Blacksmithing, Braidwood, NSW
Japan - Kyoto Seika University, Tokyo, Nara, Shigaraki.
1990-1998
Lecturer III (full time) Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1994
Building and establishment of new Studio, Murrumbateman, NSW
1993
Promotion to Lecturer, Level B, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1992
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, University of Calgary Canada
Guest Lecturer, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
Lecture, Foundation Workshop, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
1990
Acting Sculpture Workshop Coordinator, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1988-90
Floriade, ACT Government. Coordinator for Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1989
Acting Head of Workshop, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1987
NSW Institute of Technology, Sculpture Workshop Participant, Sydney
Triangle Artist’s Workshop, New York, USA
1986
Acting Head of Workshop, Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art
1984
Participant, Sculpture Symposium, Australian National University, Canberra School of Art