Angela Thwaites CV
Email home@angelathwaites.com
Date and place of birth: 15 May 1960, England
Biography
Angela Thwaites graduated from West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, Surrey , (now SIAD) in 1982, with a degree in ceramics and glass. In 1983 she received British Council funding to study at MA level at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague , under Professor Stanislav Libensky, one of the world's greatest exponents of kiln cast glass. This experience consolidated her commitment to working with glass as an expressive, sculptural medium. Returning to the UK in 1985, Thwaites set up her own studio in Hampshire, initially working with very basic equipment, but producing work which was exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Since moving to London in 1988, Thwaites has continued to make and exhibit a wide range of work, and has been teaching regularly in London , lecturing at universities and speaking at conferences in the UK and Europe .
From 1999 –2002, Thwaites co-led a major research project at London 's Royal College of Art on kiln casting glass techniques. This project forms the most comprehensive survey of contemporary practice yet compiled and was published on CDRom under the title ‘Mixing with the Best'.
Since 1998, Thwaites has been an active member of ‘New London Glass' - a diverse group of London based artists dedicated to broadening the audience for contemporary glass through exhibitions in unusual and challenging locations including Gloucester Road underground station.
Exhibition
2005 Pokorna Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic - Contemporary Applied Arts, London , UK
‘Fragile Cargo' New London Glass and Hungarian Glass Society Touring exhibition U.K., Hungary and Belgium
- ‘Transfuse', New London Glass at the Great Eastern Hotel, London , U.K.
- ‘Nou Vitrall', Col-Legi D'Aparelladores I Arquitectes - - - - - - Tecnics, Barcelona , Spain
- ‘Connections', New London Glass at Espai Vidre Gallery, - Barcelona , Spain - ‘Art 2002', New London Glass at the Creative Council, Business Design Centre, London , U.K - ‘Tracks', New London Glass installation at Gloucester Road underground station, part of ‘New Platform for Art' series, London, UK
- ‘Beneath the Surface, selected works inspired by studies - of the subconscious, Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester, - - Gloucestershire, U.K - ‘A Celebration of Glass', Cowdy Gallery, Gloucestershire , U.K.
- International Glass Symposium Exhibition, Bardudvarnok Bardibukk , Hungary ‘Millennium Surroundings', glass relating to architecture and environment, National Glass Centre, Sunderland , U.K. - ‘Sub-Urban', New London Glass installation at Gloucester Road Underground station, part of the initial ‘New Platform for Art' series, London , U.K Contemporary Glass Society exhibition at Plumbline Gallery, St Ives, U.K
- ‘New Glass Economy', contemporary British glass at - -- - - - - Shanghai Public Library , China , and University of - - - - - - - -Hertfordshire, U.K. - ‘Made in the Middle', a Craftspace Touring Exhibition in association with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (1999-2001) - ‘The Coutts Exhibition of Contemporary Glass', Durham Art Gallery , U.K. - ‘Still Light', contemporary Glass at Plumbline Gallery, St Ives, U.K.
- ‘Embody', touring exhibition of international contemporary sculptural glass exploring ideas surrounding the body. Supported by Crafts Council and Arts Council funding. Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland , and other U.K. venues (1998-2000). - New London Glass, innovative contemporary glass by artists based in the capital. Candid Gallery, London , U.K. First exhibition by, and beginning of New London Glass collective - ‘Glass U.K. ', inaugural exhibition at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland , U.K - ‘Light/Colour/Action', exhibition including a performance in collaboration with Bunty Matthias Dancers, funded by London Arts Board as part of Camberwell Arts Festival. Hosted by Eger Architects, London , U.K - ‘Touching Matters', exhibition exploring and challenging ideas about ‘the art object', part of Women in Focus Festival, Swiss Cottage Central Library, London, U.K - Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh , Scotland , U.K (1997-1999) - ‘A Quality of Light', a St Ives International exhibition in collaboration with the Tate St Ives, South West Arts, and other partners. Plumbline Gallery, St Ives, U.K.
- Contemporary Glass from the U.K. , Design Council, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - ‘British Glass' touring exhibition with the Studio Glass Gallery, London , U.K - Galerie ‘L', Hamburg , Germany
- ‘Hot Sand', Royal Pavilion Contemporary Gallery, Brighton , U.K - ‘Art Aid', exhibition supporting charities for cancer research, Cornhill, London , U.K - Whitechapel Art Gallery, Open Studios, London , U.K
- ‘Jahresmesse Kunsthandwerk', Art and Craft Museum , Hamburg , Germany 1990 - ‘International Exhibition of Glass' Kanazawa , Japan 1989
- Galerie ‘L', contemporary glass and ceramics from the U.K. , Hamburg , Germany 1988 - ‘International Exhibiition of Glass', Kanazawa , Japan 1987 - Maya Behn Gallery, Zurich , Switzerland 1986-87 - Coleridge Gallery, Piccadilly, London , U.K 1982 - ‘Class of ‘82', at Coleridge of Highgate, London , U.K - Graduates exhibition, ‘Seven Dials Gallery, Covent Garden , London , U.K. Solo Exhibitions
1987 - Glass sculpture and drawings, Chappel Galleries, Essex , U.K. 1985 - Galerie Buljat, curated by Oleg Hrzic and Damir Grubic, Zagreb , Croatia . Collections
2003 - Cowdy Gallery Glass Collection, Gloucestshire , U.K. 2000 - Rippl Ronai Museum , Gozthony Kuria, Kaposvar , Hungary . 1998 - Glasmuseum, Frauenau , Germany Publications
2002
- ‘Gateway to Glass' on-line journal, article based on ‘Mixing With The Best'. - Glass Art Society Journal, transcript of paper given at GAS conference in Amsterdam . - Contemporary Glass Society magazine, article on ‘Mixing With The Best', U.K. - ‘Studio Glass 1960-2000', book by Dr Graham McLaren, Shire Publications, ISBN 0 – 7478-0527-X, U.K. - Art Review, article entitled 'Master Glasses', U.K. 2000-03 - New London Glass website newlondonglass.com - ‘To Boldly Mould', Contemporary Glass Society Magazine , U.K. - ‘Sub –Urban' catalogue – New London Glass Collective. 1999 - Crafts Magazine review of ‘New Glass Economy' exhibition, U.K - ‘New Glass Economy' catalogue, ISBN 0 – 9536057 0 1, UK 1998 - ‘Embody' exhbition catalogue, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland , U.K - Crafts Magazine, review of ‘Embody' exhibition, U.K. - The Independent Saturday Magazine, article entitled ‘Glass of ‘98', U.K. - ‘Glass U.K. ', catalogue for inaugural exhibition, National Glass Centre, Sunderland , U.K. - New London Glass Catalogue for first exhibition at Candid Arts, U.K. 1991 - ‘Atelier VSUP 1982-1990 - ' catalogue for exhibition of former students of Professor Libensky, curated by Dr Sylva Petrova. Prague , Czech Republic .
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