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Static Movement

Cathryn's Static Movement has won the Warm Glass Artist's Prize for 2013.

Gather

From 3 May till 1 June Cathryn will be participating in the exhibition Gather at the Gallery at London Glassblowing.

The Open West 2013

Cathryn's Synergy Series I has been selected for the open west 2013 which is an annual open competition and exhibition inviting work from national and international artists practising contemporary and conceptual art.

Continuing an exploration of fine art forms, the selection of work for 2013 by 40 artists examines the skills of the contemporary maker and include experimental and digital technologies together with traditional processes.

The first exhibition will be at the National Trust's Newark Park, an unusual and atmospheric Tudor hunting lodge set in rural south Gloucestershire which houses an eclectic collection of art and objects and is set in a dramatic landscape. From 6 July to 18 August 2013.

The second exhibition will be held at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum which will be re-opening in October after completion of a major re-development. the open west 2013 will be part of the opening exhibition and take place from 12 October to 6 November 2013.

BODYTALK

Cathryn has been selected as a participating artist in an international group exhibition of works interpreting various aspects of body, sex and gender. At the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark from 5th April till 28 September 2014.

Throughout history, concepts of body and sex have had a significant impact. From ancient idealization of the harmonious, athletic body to the 1960s "liberated" body and gender perceptions to the more recent depreciation of the "natural" body in favour of the "modified" eternally young body. In the wake of the development of the concept of the body, and that many have come to realize that society not only shapes personality and behaviour, it also shapes the way in which the body appears, there have also been changes to the perception of gender. Today, traditional gender perceptions and stereotypes, including the concept of "the ideal family unit" are in transition and there is a lively debate about equal rights, women in top positions and men in more domestic roles.

But what happens to our perception of body, sex and gender when the concepts are illustrated and reinterpreted by a group of international artists? The selection of work from the applicants will be based on their relevance to the theme of the exhibition.

Coalesce – An Exhibition of Contemporary Glass Art

Cathryn will be showing new work in Coalesce – An exhibition of Contemporary Glass Art at the Gallery at London Glassblowing from 1 February to 23 February 2013.

This exhibition demonstrates the diverse nature of contemporary glass art – from Steven Whitehill's contemplative cast objects to the intricate kiln formed work by Amanda Simmons and Cathryn Shilling. Sarah Blood creates mixed-media sculptures incorporating neon, while Vanessa Cutler investigates form through water-jet cutting. Representing the variety of free blown glass are pieces by Catherine Hough, Bruce Marks, James Maskrey, Peter Layton and cut and polished studies in colour by Timothy Rawlinson.

See www.londonglassblowing.co.uk

HOT Glass! – New work from the Furnace

Cathryn is working on a new body of work for the exhibition Hot Glass! - New work from the Furnace to be held at the Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London from 19 April – 25 May 2013.

Through these pieces Cathryn is investigating the interplay between the different techniques of stained glass and hot glass by utilising the graal technique. Instead of engraving the glass embryo, she paints on it, using traditional stained glass enamels. These marks are fired in to the surface of the embryo in a kiln before being reheated and re-blown into their final forms in the hot shop.

This process pushes the process of glass painting and glass blowing beyond their traditional limits enabling Cathryn to produce unique canvases in hot glass.

British Glass Biennale 2012

Cathryn had three pieces of work selected for the 2012 British Glass Biennale, the UK's premier selling exhibition of contemporary glass. These were Wear & Tear Duality 2 , Wear & Tear Duality 3 and Glasswork Quilt.

See www.biennale.org.uk

Emerge 2012

In 2012 Cathryn's Wear & Tear - Duality was selected as a finalist for the Bullseye Glass Emerge 2012 Juried Kiln-glass exhibition.

See www.bullseyeglass.com/emerge

Corning Museum of Glass – New Glass Review 33

In 2012 Cathryn's Synergy Series I - Duality was selected as one of the pieces illustrated in the Corning Museum of Glass – New Glass Review 33.

Static Movement

Cathryn's Static Movement was selected for the Contemporary Glass Society's exhibition 'Glass Games: a desire, a dream, a vision' in 2012 at The Gallery in Redchurch Street London. The ethos behind Static Movement is to create the perception of motion from static images embedded within glass. The piece is essentially an inverted zoetrope, containing Eadweard Muybridge's iconic sequence of the sprinter. The idea is to create the illusion of the sprinter's movement utilizing the images within, images that will move and oscillate as the observer's position in relation to the piece changes.

See www.cgs.co.uk

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.

www.vesselgallery.com

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

April – May 2013 - CGS Hot Glass! New Work from the Furnace at CAA Gallery, London

March 2013 - Cohesion Glass at the Affordable Art Fair Spring 2013, London

February 2013 - Coalesce, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

October 2012 - London Glassblowing – Past & Present, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

September 2012 - Glasshaus VII, The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow

August - September 2012 - British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge

June 2012 - CGS Glass Games, Gallery in Redchurch Street, London

March - June 2012 - Finalist for Emerge 2012 Juried Kiln-glass exhibition at Bullseye Gallery, Portland Oregon USA

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.

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

September 2009 - Glasshaus IV at The Gallery at Parndon Mill, Harlow

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

2013 - Coalesce, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

2012 - London Glassblowing – Past & Present, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

2012 – Chime: A Merging of Talents, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

2012 – Luminaries: Pioneers in their Field, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

2012 - Heavenly Sent, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London

2011 — Melt, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London Co-curator with Angela Thwaites

2011 - Melt, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, London Co-curator with Angela Thwaites

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.

2013 - The Best of Worldwide Glass Artists Volume II, published by Kennedy Publishing & Best of Artists

2012 - London Glassblowing - Past & Present, Peter Layton, published by Halstar

2012 - British Glass Biennale Catalogue 2012, published by the International Festival of Glass

2012 - E-merge 2012: A Showcase of Rising Talents in Kiln Glass. Catalogue of the exhibition published by Bullseye Glass

2012 - New Glass Review 33, Corning Museum of Glass

2012 - Craft & Design Magazine Issue 221

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.