Vale Klaus Moje – Australia’s father of glass

The founder of the ANU’s Glass Workshop and Canberra Glassworks has died leaving a legacy of 'painting with glass'.
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German-born artist Klaus Moje was a revolutionary maker, best known as the founder of the Australian National University’s Glass Workshop and, later, Canberra Glassworks.

Moje died on the weekend – just a few weeks shy of his 80th birthday – after a prolonged illness. He was considered a legend not only within the Australian glass scene, but internationally. His art was central to making Canberra Australia’s glass centre and putting Australia on the international map. 

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina