ABOUT Artisan Founder and Director Thomas Ryan is an art specific consulting engineer with a fine arts background and passion. Thomas is qualified and experienced in assisting artists with design, fabrication and installation of commercial, private and public artworks. With a team of fine art specialist craftsmen, Thomas works with artists, galleries, builders and consultants from an initial idea, through to a fully constructed and installed sculpture. Throughout his career, Thomas has been involved with sculptures for artists such as: Sally Smart Emily Floyd Callum Morton Tony Prior (Estate) Bart Sanciolo Hussein Valamesh Lisa Roet Louise Lavarak Ken Unsworth Jasmine Targett V eronica Caven Aldous Frederick White Grant Fink Julia Squires Bianca Hester Jen Rae Daniel Hourigan and projects such as: Docklands Library (Lend Lease) QLD Royal Children's Hospital (Abigroup/Lend Lease/Lyons) Lacrosse Development, Docklands Monash University Public Artwork (Caulfield, Clayton) Cafe Vue Topiaries (Airport, Rialto Building) (Equiset/Grollo) DiStasio's Cafe (St Kilda) Gandel Estate Sculpture Park and Pinot House, Point Leo (Shiavello/Prima) St Joseph 's School, Cranbourne St Peter's School, Boronia Adelaide Botanical Gardens Bannockburn Public Artwork 2011 Melbourne Prize for Sculpture (Winning Entry) Victoria Street Gateway (Cnr Hoddle St) Bridge Road Public Artwork, Richmond Sculptural Works, Scotch College ARTISAN FOR ARTISTS Artisan provides engineering services as a platform for artists at any level to reach deeper into their own practice and explore new avenues of their vision. Artisan seeks for all its work to be complementary to the creative intent of the individual artwork. We offer a variety of services to artists embarking on sculptural works: Free consultations and quotes Grant application support (endorsements/references/certificates) Design assistance and advice Engineering Computations Computer drawings for approval or construction Fabrication from experienced quality craftsmen Installation on site/in gallery Liaison with councils, galleries, builders, architects, etc. ARTISAN FOR GALLERIES Artisan provides galleries with an experienced, professional and creative based engineering service for consultation and collaboration with represented artists or site specific sculptural projects. Artisan facilitates sculpture fabrication for technical or large scale works by artists for private or commercial interests. This often involves project management; working to tight schedules; liaison with artists, galleries, councils, builders and architects; as well as packing, transport, and fully insured installation. For more information or to see how we can help you out, contact us today!!