Education
MFA, Glass, Edinburgh College of Art
Diploma, Basic Portuguese, San José
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Veritas University
Exhibitions
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2024 |
The Glass Factory, Sweden |
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Court Barn Museum, Cotswolds |
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The Farm Shop, Salone Milano |
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2023 |
Grit and Glamour, Bard Scotland |
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New World, National Glass Scotland |
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The Farm Shop, Fels World at London Design Festival, London |
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Nature Reflected, The Scottish Gallery |
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2022 |
London Design Festival|Mayfair Design District, Fels BEYOND INDUSTRY |
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Custom Lane Residents Works in Progress, Edinburgh |
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Paul Smith Mayfair Store, London |
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Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2022, Coburg |
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Collect, Somerset House, London |
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2021 |
Future Of Home, Local Heroes and Custom Lane, Edinburgh |
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NGC Glass Prize, National Glass Centre, University of Sunderland |
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London Design Festival, Brompton Design District with Local Heroes, London |
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Design Lab Nation, V&A Museum in partnership with National Glass Centre, University of Sunderland |
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Toyama International Glass Exhibition, Japan |
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Glass, Meet The Future Festival (GMTF), Northlands Creative, Scotland |
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Adjust/Adapt, Scottish Furniture Makers Association in partnership with Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh |
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Instructions For Waiting, Liminal Gallery |
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Collect, Gallery Ten, Online |
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2020 |
Dutch Design Week, True Matter, Netherlands |
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The Scottish Gallery & Craft Scotland Selects |
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Glass, Meet the Future Festival (GMTF), presented by Northlands Creative, Scotland |
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2019 |
Re.Use, Re.Think, Re.Imagine, Make Hauser & Wirth, Somerset |
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New Glass Now, Corning Museum of Glass, New York |
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Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters, Hareware House, Leeds |
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National Design & Craft Gallery, Ireland |
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The Basu Foundation & Kolkata, India |
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2018 |
The European Prize for Applied Arts Exhibition, World Craft Council, Belgium |
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Cræftiga Inaugural Prize Exhibition, London Design Fair, London |
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Real to Reel: Craft Film Festival, Picturehouse Centre for London Craft Week |
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2017 |
London Design Fair, Craft Scotland & Emergents, London |
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Jerwood Makers Open Exhibition, London |
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The Scottish Gallery, March Exhibition, Edinburgh |
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Design Dubai Days, Crafts Council UK, UAE |
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2016 |
A Future Made, Design Miami with Crafts Council UK, Miami |
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London Design Festival, Craft Scotland & Emergents, London |
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Connections, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
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2015 |
Selected, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh |
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SoFA Chicago, Craft Scotland, Chicago |
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Four Corners of Craft, London Design Festival, The Old Truman Brewery, London |
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Vessel Gallery Summer Show, London |
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Essence, London Glassblowing, London |
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British Glass Biennial, West Midlands |
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Refract: Contemporary Glass Design, Waterford City Council, Ireland |
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Collect, Joanna Bird Contemporary Collections, London |
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Le Verre Vivant II/Living Glass II, Musée de Design & D’Arts Appliqués Contemporains (MUDAC), Lausanne |
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2014 |
4th Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño, Madrid |
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Heat & Dust, Joanna Bird, London |
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Something Useful, Craft Scotland, Edinburgh |
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Collect, Joanna Bird, London |
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The Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass, Veste Coburg Art Collections & European Museum of Modern Glass, Coburg |
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Spectrum, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
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2013 |
SoFa Chicago, Joanna Bird, Chicago |
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Contemporary Art Exhibition, Charity Mixed Media Auction, C.H.A.S.E |
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Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art, London |
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New Designers, London |
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Residencies
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2023 |
North Lands Creative, Scotland |
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2019 |
The Basu Foundation, India |
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2018 |
Bildwerk Frauenau Summer Academy, Germany |
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2014-15 |
Artist In Residence: Jewelry Department ECA, Edinburgh |
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2013-14 |
Artist In Residence: Glass Department ECA, Edinburgh |
Awards and Funding
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2023 |
Inches Carr Craft Bursaries for Established Makers |
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2021 |
Glass, Meet the Future Film Festival: Artist Commission Awards |
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Winner of Jutta Cuny-Franz Award Honorary Diploma |
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2020 |
Nomination for The John Byrne Award for Positivity |
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2018 |
12th Arte Laguna Prize: Special Prize Awarded by The Basu Foundation, India |
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2017 |
Winner of The Jerwood Makers Open |
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Winner of the Inches Carr Scottish Crafts Award Exceptional Talent (Promise) Visa endorsed by Arts Council UK |
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Hothouse, Scottish Cohort |
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2015 |
Winner of the ELLE Decoration British Design Awards: Eco Design Category |
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Open Project Funding, Creative Scotland |
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2013 |
Winner of New Designers Contemporary Glass Society Associate Prize |
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Winner of The Scottish Glass Society Prize for Best Glass Student at Edinburgh College of Art |