Professional History

BRIEF HISTORY: 
Geoffrey Wallace first began working with stained glass in 1974 and went on to found Australia’s largest stained glass conservation studio, completing many important and award winning heritage conservation projects in Melbourne and regional Victoria. He became nationally and internationally renowned in the field of stained glass conservation and has been invited to present scientific papers on stained glass conservation for ICOMOS in France and the American Glass Guild in the USA. He is an Over-Seas Associate of the British Society of Master Glass Painters. Since 2018 Geoffrey has concentrated exclusively on the creation of new stained glass windows.
 
AWARD WINNING PROJECTS (selected): 
1996 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, architect Richard Falkinger: RAIA (Victoria) John George Knight Award for Heritage Conservation. 
1999 The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, architect Nonda Katsalidis: RAIA William Wardell Award, The Victoria Architectural Medal, The Melbourne Prize, Sir Zelman Cowen Award, MBAV Award for Excellence. 
2009 St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, architect Falkinger Andronas: AIA ‘Lachlan Macquarie Award’ for the most outstanding conservation project in Australia. AIA (Victoria) ‘John George Knight Award’ for Heritage Conservation. 
2010 Newman College, University of Melbourne, architect Arthur Andronas: AIA (Victoria) Award for Heritage Conservation. 
 
PUBLISHED WORKS (selected): 
‘Maintaining Stained Glass Windows’. Journal of the Stained Glass Association of America, Summer, Fall and Winter 2005. Spring 2006 
‘Conservation of the Shakespeare window’. Latrobe Journal, Melbourne, March 2007 
’Set in Stone: Masonry Glazing with Lime Mortar’. American Glass Guild, Philadelphia 2008 
’In Situ Window Conservation in Australia’, ICOMOS France, Paris 2015 
’Collaboration: Life after Conservation’. American Glass Guild, Grand Rapids MI 2024
 
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: 
The British Society of Master Glass Painters. 
GLAAS Inc. Australia. 
American Glass Guild. 
 
COMMISSIONS AND NEW INSTALLATIONS (selected): 
1993 Melbourne Town Hall, 8 copperlight and bevelled glass doors and transoms 
1994 St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Melbourne, numerous windows in sacristies 
1997 St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Melbourne, north and south narthex doors 
1999 Corpus Christi Chapel, Catholic Seminary, Carlton. Complete suite of 16 windows
2000 Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, Geelong, Pentecost window 
2001 St. Ignatius’ Catholic Church, Richmond, Kevin O’Neill memorial window 
2002 Holy Trinity Anglican Church, East Melbourne, Nativity window 
2004 Mary McKillop Catholic Church, Keilor Downs, Great East Rose window 
2005 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Middle Park, Great West window 
2007 St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, Melton. 7 stained glass windows 
2009 Roman Catholic Mortuary Chapel, Melbourne Cemetery, Cure d’Ars and Mary Mackillop 
2010 Newman College, University of Melbourne. 160 vented leadlight windows and doors 
2012 St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Toorak. St. Cecilia and Pope Gregory window 
2014 Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Kew. Sesquicentennial window
2016 Domov Gallery, Czech and Slovak Cultural Centre, North Melbourne
2017 St. Jude’s Anglican Church, Carlton. Replicate 2 large 1870 windows destroyed in fire
2019 Old Quad Building, University of Melbourne. 2 monumental stained glass screens
2020  St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Toorak. Great West Window
2021 All Saints Anglican Church, Lorne. Good Samaritan window
2021 Christ Church, Hamilton. Good Shepherd window
2022 St. Peter's Catholic Church, Toorak. Ven. Mary Ward window
2023 Mary Immaculate Church, Ivanhoe. Suite of 10 abstract windows.
2023 St. Peter's Anglican Church, Box Hill 4 side chapel windows
 
COMPLETED CONSERVATION PROJECTS (selected) 
1988-2018 Newman College, University of Melbourne, numerous windows, ongoing 
1993 Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, various installations 
1994 St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Melbourne, all windows 
1995 State Library of Victoria, Swanston Street, all stained and leaded glass windows 
1996 St. Francis’ Catholic Church, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Lady Chapel windows 
1997 The Ian Potter Museum of Art, conservation & installation of the ‘Leckie’ window 
2001 Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell, all windows 
2002 Melbourne Museum, Conservation and installation of the ‘Advance Australia’ window 
2005 State Library of Victoria, Conservation and framing of the ‘Shakespeare’ window 
2008 St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Melbourne, all windows. 
2009 ‘Bishopscourt’, Darling Point, NSW. ‘Royal House of Tudor’ window 
2010 Manchester Unity Building, Collins Street Melbourne. 8 tower windows and 3 lift domes 
2012 Catholic Theological College, East Melbourne. 15 dalle de verre Stations of the Cross 
2015 Cathedral Arcade, Swanston Street, Melbourne. Complete copperlight ceiling 
2016 St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bairnsdale. all windows
2012 ongoing at Sydney Town Hall as stained glass consultant to the City of Sydney during current restorations.