Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 'Re:Connect' Artists Books Upright Gallery, Edinburgh
2018 'Converge - Six Women in Glass' Festival exhibition Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh
2018 'Colour Theory' CAA Contemporary Applied Arts Members exhibition, London
2018 'Vas:Flow' Visual Art Scotland inc.(2016;2011;2010;2008;2005) Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2017 'Leap of Faith' Northlands Creative Gallery, Lybster Caithness
2017 'Somme' Febfest Arts festival, POD Gallery County Durham
2017 'RSA Open' inc.(2013-2016) Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound Edinburgh
2016 'Elemental' Scottish Glass Society & Northlands Creative Gallery, Caithness & Coburg House , Edinburgh
2015 British Glass Biennale inc.(2004-2008) International Festival of Glass, Red Cone Stourbridge
2015 'Glass 2015' International Festival Exhibition, TEN Gallery Edinburgh
2014 'Coburger Glaspreiss' for Contemporary Glass, European Museum of Modern Glass, Germany
2014 'International Art Glass' Zwiesel Germany
2013 'Focus Artist' new member Showcase, CAA Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2012 Society of Scottish Artists, RSA Royal Scottish Academy on the mound, Edinburgh
2012 'Beyond Tradition; Contemporary Glass in a Museum Environment' Northlands Creative, Lybster
2012 'Unnatural Natural Histories' curated by Coates & Scarry, RWA Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2011 'Resident Artists' Winter exhbition, SSW Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden Aberdeenshire
2011 'A Passion for Glass' The private collection of Dan Klein & Alan Poole, National Museum Scotland Edinburg
2011 'Modern Fabulists' curated by Coates and Scarry, View Art Gallery Bristol
2010 'Remarkable Glass' CGS Contemporary Glass Society & CAA Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2010 'Migrate 09' 30 years of Scottish Glas curated by Dan Klein, Broadfield House Glass Museum
2009 touring; Iona Gallery Kingussie; St.Fergus Gallery, Wick; Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
2009 'Modern & Contemporary Glass' curated by Dan Klein, Bonhams New Bond Street, London
2008 'Gifted' National Museum of Scotland, Chamber street Edinburgh
2007 'Side by Side' Devon Guild of Craftsmen/Contemporary Glass Society, Bovey Tracey Devon
2006 'Magical Christmas' Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton
2006 'Glass Now' by invitation inc.(2005) Liberty Museum, Philadelphia USA
2005 'Art for Childrn' Save the Children, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
2004 'British Glass Inspiration' *selected works from the British Glass Bienale, Burgdorf Switzerland
2004 'Northern Perspective in Glass' Scottish Glass by selection, Dundas Gallery Edinburgh
2004 'Glass @TheGlasshouse' roof terrace International Festival Exhbition, Edinburgh
2003 'Fellows' one year exhbition CGCA Creative Glass Center of America, Milville NewJersey USA
Selected Art Fairs
2018 'Playzone Collective' Edinburgh Art Fair, Corn Exchange Edinburgh
2012 'AAF' Affordable Art Fair represented by Coates & Scarry, Melbourne Australia
2012 'AAF' Affordable Art Fair represented by Coates & Scarry/View Gallery, Hampstead London
2011 'PMA' Craft Show selected by Craft Scotland, Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
2010 'COLLECT' Saatchi Gallery, London represented by The Bullseye Gallery, Portland Oregon USA
2010 'SOFA' Chicago in assocaition with the Bullseye Gallery, Portland Oregon USA
Artist Bookfairs
2020 Artist Bookmarket by selection, (Fruitmarket Gallery) at Custom House Lane, Edinburgh
2019 Artist Bookmarket by selection, fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh
2019 'Bookmarks' Artist bookfair by selection, Edinburgh University-College of Art
2018 'Bookmarks' Artist bookfair by selection, Edinburgh University-College of Art
Prizes and nominations
2014 'Ottillie Helen Wallace' prize for outstanding female sculptor, RSA Open, Scottish Academy Edinburgh
2013 'Ramsay Cornish Prize' awarded for 'Casca Whispers' at the RSA Open, Sottish Academy Edinburgh
2006 'Arts Foundation Glass' nominated by Ray Flavell Head of Glass Dpt. Edinburgh University-College of Art
2005 'Glass Sellers' prize - (shortlisted artist for Unsuitable Behaviour), Glassellers Gallery, London
Creative Project Funding
2011 QPA Creative Scotland; Development of new work in Bronze and glass
2011 ESW edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Members Fund; Development of ne work
2011 EVAAC Craft Makers Award
2009 Creative and Professional Development Award-Creative Scotland inc.(2007;20033)
2008 Hope Scott Trust research development in glass and print
2006 Creative Scotland & National Lottery to undertkake the Gulbenkian Kilnforming residency
2003 Creative Scotland professional Development Award to undertake CGCA Wheaton Fellowship, USA
2002 Andrew Grant Bequest Travel Scholarship (Edinburgh University-College of Art) to attend the Summer
Academy at Bild-Werk Frauenau as part of my Masters programme (Film/Print with Gerhard Ribka)
2001 Headley Trust Scholarship; Mdes in Glass Design Edinburgh University-College of Art (fees)
Public Collections
National Library Of Scotland, Artist book collection, North Bridge Edinburgh
National Museum of Scotland, Dan Klein & Alan J Poole (private glass collection) Chamber Street Edinburgh
North Lands Creative Resident artist Glass Collection, Lybster Caithness
Wheaton Arts Creative Glass Center of America, Museum Glass Collection, Millville New Jersey, USA
Selected Publications
2015 A Passion For Glass (hb) author Rose Watban, published by The National Museum of Scotland
2015 British Glass Biennale (sb) exhibition publication inc.(2004-2008)
2014 Coburger Glaspreiss (hb) exhibition publication
2013 TRIBEInternationalCreative Arts Magazine, issue 20/Sept http://issuu.com/markdoyle/docs/tribe_issue_20
2012 Craft Arts International 84, Dan Klein & Alan J.Poole Glass collection review by Jennifer Hawkins Opie
2010 CGS Newsletter, Remarkable Glass review by Jennifer Hawkins Opie; Collect 2010 review
2009 Craft Arts International no.77, 'Migrate:30 years of Scottish Glass'
2009 Neues Glass fall (3/09), selected entries Jutta Cuny-Franz Award
2009 'Contemporary kiln Formed Glass - A World Survey' (hb) featured artist, author Prof.Keith Cummings
2006 Neues Glass winter (4/06), British Glass Biennale exhib review *Unsuitable Behaviour featured
2006 Craft Arts International no:68 British Glass Biennale Review *Unsuitable Behaviour featured
2003 www.wheatonvillage.org featured Fellow artist, interview by Robin Rice
Commissions
2016 Febfest /Daisy Arts & Arts Council England; to create new work/s commemorating the Somme for
inclusion in a group exhbition of 13 invited artists 'The Somme: remembrance and expression'
2014 The Queen's Hall Edinburgh; The Martyn Bennett Award for traditional Music Composition inc.(2013)
2010 Edinburgh University; Royal Society of Edinburgh & Edinburgh Beltane-Beacon for public engagement aw
2008 Edinburgh University - College of Art; Principals Medals & Centenary Award' for presentation to HRH Duke
of Rothesay and Stuart Parvin, Fashion designer to the Queen.
2007 Powderhall Bronze, Edinburgh; Private client glass reproductions for exhbition installation
2006 Gorbals Community Art Project, Glasgow; reproduce artists design in glass for public sculpture
Artist Residencies
2016 Edinburgh University - College of Art Glass department *one year postion
2012 AiR Emerging Artist in Metal, SSW Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden Aberdeenshire
2011 Research Residency, SSW Scotish Sculpture Workshop funded by Craft Makers Award Scotland
2006 Gulbenkain Kilnforming residency, Northlands Creative Lybster Caithness, Scotland
2004 AiR Edinburgh University - College of Art Glass department *five year part time position concluded 2009
2003 Summer Resident Fellow, Wheaton Arts CGCA Glass Center of America, Milville NJ.USA. 3 months
Teaching Experience: International and National Masterclasses (Invited Artist)
2022 Bild-Werk Fraenau Germany; Artists books & Print Spring Academy (tbc)
2021 Bild-Werk Fraenau Germany; 'Fold:Unfold' Artist books and print Late Summer Academy
2018 North Lands Creative Lybster, Scotland; Print and Pate de Verre (paste of glass)
2016 North Lands Creative Lybster, Scotland; Pate de verre (paste of glass) Skills class
2015 Bild-Werk Fraenau Germany; Glass casting and Pate de verre, Summer Academy
2014 Bild-Werk Fraenau Germany; Pate de verre (paste of glass) Spring Academy
Teaching Experience: Workshops/Community projects & Professional practice
2020 Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop; Glass casting/pate de verre-wknd/eve class &2019/2011-2010/2007-2005
2019 Edinburgh University - College of Art, session tutor pate de verre/castglass inc.(2010-2009)
2017 Edinburgh University - College of Art as resident artist, kilnformed glass inc.(2004-2008)
2009 Retro Glass, Alloa Scotland; Weekend workshops in glass casting and pate de verre
1995 Langham Glass Cambridge; Assistant glassmaker within a commercail glass factory, one year tenure
Education
MDES Master of Glass Design, Edinburgh University - College of Art 2001-2002
BA(Hons) Glass Design, Edinburgh University - College of Art 1990-1993
HND Information Design, Cumbria College of Art, Carlisle 1988-1990
Publication links;
Tribe International Creative Arts magazine 20/Sept 2013 http://issuu.com/markdoyle/docs/tribe_issue_20
Northings 2009 http://northings.com/2009/06/01/scottish-glass-society/
Artsmart 2011 http://www.artsmarttalk.com/3/post/2011/11/high-art-from-the-highlands-scottish-artists-at-the- pma-craft-show.html
Blethering crafts Oct 2010) http://www.bletheringcrafts.co.uk
Wheaton Arts Creative Glass Center of America 2003.
http://www.wheatonarts.org/creativeglasscenteramerica/criticresidency/robinrice/akesterkaren
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