14 Facts About Terrance Plowright

Terrance Kippax Plowright was born on 31 March 1949 and is an Australian sculptor, based in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.

Terrance Plowright has designed and created large public sculptural water features and murals, substantial public cenotaphs, commemorative cast bronze sculptures, and a large body of religious and spiritual work that includes stained glass windows, altars, lecterns, baptismal fonts and mosaics.

Terrance Plowright studied music privately for a short time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for a number of bands.

Terrance Plowright developed a keen interest in science, philosophy and music.

Terrance Plowright conducted workshops around human potential and spiritual awareness.

In 1981, Plowright pursued his emerging interest in fine art and spent nine months in New Zealand, where he furthered a growing interest in stained glass creation.

Terrance Plowright's first major piece, in 1985, a commissioned stained glass window, was a memorial to the Royal New South Wales Regiment for the Garrison Church, in The Rocks, Sydney.

In 1988, Terrance Plowright created one of the country's then-largest stained glass windows, installed in Galston Uniting Church.

Terrance Plowright's large stained glass piece The Gathering of the Most Sacred was created for an exhibition for the World Council of Churches in 1990.

Terrance Plowright was invited by the World Council of Churches to be the sculptor and artist-in-residence at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in 1991.

Terrance Plowright's works, created during the two-week conference, were televised to over 120 countries.

Also in 1991, Terrance Plowright was commissioned by the Penrith Returned and Services League to design and create a bronze sculpture, a tribute to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli.

Terrance Plowright's book, Stained Glass:Inspirations and Designs, was written in 1993, and launched by Hazel Hawke.

Terrance Plowright has created many figurative and contemporary works, and water features, from both public and private commissions, including:.