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Living With Glass
In 2011 Cathryn was selected to participate in ‘Living With Glass’, an exhibition presented by Vessel Gallery and the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS). Presented were a unique collection of exclusive limited edition art works by emerging and established UK glass artists which were commissioned from a hand picked selection of the CGS’s brightest members to develop exciting new pieces, including lighting, panels and interior objects.
Cathryn Shilling — Glassworks Quilt, 2011
In Cathryn’s pieces glass rods are woven together like fabric, mimicking the flexibility and movement of cloth.
For Vessel Gallery her work encases lighting, which picks out different layers of colour and iridescence. A patchwork of delicate glass balanced by the rigid structure of a grid. 5xE14 Max 360W. Dimensions: 107×37cm, H 37cm
Couture and Glass
Susie Stone is a designer of bespoke womenswear which centres around style, sophistication and individuality. For London Fashion Week 2011 she hosted an event combining the creative talent of her neighbours at London Glassblowing by collaborating on a unique art and fashion catwalk show.
www.susiestone.com
www.londonglassblowing.co.uk
Cathryn Shilling — Synergy Glass
Susie Stone — Bespoke Womenswear
Memory Surfing
Cathryn's 'Memory Surfing' piece won the glass category in the 2009 V&A Inspired By… competition.
The judges commented that:
'At first what appears to be an object formed simply of blue translucent glass, upon closer inspection, reveals ghostly transferred photographs which add nuance and mystery to the meaning of this piece. Just as Hokusai captured a fleeting moment of time and crashing movement in The Great Wave, the snapshots of Memory Surfing, set in undulating glass, evoke memories that appear to be both fleeting and frozen in time.'
'Memory Surfing' pieces are available for commission using the client's own photographs.
In 2010 Cathryn’s Synergy Series was selected as a finalist for the Bullseye Glass E-merge 2010 Juried Kiln-glass exhibition. See www.bullseyeglass.com/emerge
Synergy Series
Cathryn's Synergy Series was selected for Remarkable Glass, outstanding work by established European glass artists — an exciting collaboration between Contemporary Applied Arts & Contemporary Glass Society. See www.caa.org.uk
Cathryn's Synergy Series II was selected for the 2010 British Glass Biennale, the UK's premier selling exhibition of contemporary glass. See www.biennale.org.uk
Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions (as exhibitor):
October 2011 — Living With Glass, Vessel Gallery, London
September 2011 — Glasshaus VI, The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow
July 2011 - Best of the Best, Art In Action, Waterperry House, Oxford.
May - June 2011 - The Glass Collection with the glass artists of the London Glassblowing Studio, The Pyramid Gallery, York.
April - May 2011 - Craft and Design Month Launch Exhibition, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London.
March 2011 - Café Jello Gallery at the Affordable Art Fair Spring 2011, London.
February 2011 - Heavenly Sent, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London.
December 2010 - Foss Fine Art Christmas Exhibition.
November - December 2010 - London Glassblowing's Christmas Open House at The Glass at London Glassblowing, London.
November - December 2010 - Christmas Exhibition at the Red Biddy Gallery, Shalford.
September 2010 - Essence - a selection of works from the British Glass Biennale, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London.
August - September 2010 - British Glass Biennale, The Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge
June - July 2010 - CGS Remarkable Glass Exhibition at CAA Gallery
May - August 2010 - Summer Showcase, SDC Gallery, London
Spring/Summer 2010 - Contemporary Perfume Bottle Showcase, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
March - June 2010 - E-merge 2010 Juried Kiln-glass Exhibition, Bullseye Glass Gallery, Portland Oregon, USA
March 2010 - Cohesion Glass at the Affordable Art Fair Spring 2010, London
February 2010 - Heavenly Scent, The Glass Art Gallery, London
December 2009 - Presents Art at The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow
December 2009 - Christmas Exhibition at The Gallery at The Silver Grove, London W5
November 2009 - London Glassblowing's Christmas Open House at The Glass Art Gallery, London
November 2009 - Christmas Exhibition at the Red Biddy Gallery, Shalford
September 2009 - Glasshaus IV at The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow
August 2009 - Plenderleiths Summer Show at the Darfield Gallery, Aldeburgh
June 2009 - 'Cathryn Shilling Glass', one woman show at The Gallery at the Silver Grove, London W5
May 2009 - 'Among the Trees' at Parndon Mill, Harlow
May 2009 - Inspired By Exhibition at the V&A, London. Glass prize winner with 'Memory Surfing'
May 2009 - Cohesion Glass Network's Blast! 2009 Exhibition at Zest Gallery, London
March 2009 - Glass Echoes II at The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church, London
September 2008 - Glasshaus III at The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow
May 2007 - Inspired By Exhibition at the V&A, London
Selected Exhibitions (as curator):
2011 — Melt, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London Co-curator with Angela Thwaites
2011 — Glasshaus VI, The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow
2011 - ‘Piecemaker’ Works by Takako Shimuzu The Gallery at London Glass Blowing
2011 - Craft and Design Month Launch Exhibition, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London.
2011 - Heavenly Sent - Reflections of Love, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London.
2010 - Essence - a selection of works from the British Glass Biennale, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London.
Publications
2011 — The Best of Worldwide Glass Artists published by Kennedy Publishing & Best of The Best
2011 - Craft Arts International issue 81.
2011 - Craft & Design Magazine Issue 214.
2011 - Prototyping and Low-volume Production, Rob Thompson, published by Thames and Hudson.
2010 - British Glass Biennale Catalogue 2010, published by The International Festival of Glass.
2010 - Remarkable Glass Catalogue published by CGS and CAA.
2010 - E-merge 2010: A Showcase of Rising Talents in Kiln Glass. Catalogue of the exhibition published by Bullseye Glass.
2010 - Kiln Forming Glass, Helga Watkins-Baker, published by The Crowood Press.
