Name: KATHRYN ROBERTS
Address: The Gate Gallery & Glassworks, 11 Watergate, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9AN
 
Telephone No / Fax: 01874 622 444
Mobile Phone: 07957 254257
 
Date of Birth: 24 September 1969
 
Education:
 
1981-1988 Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (Glantaf Comprehensive School. Cardiff.O levels /GCSE: Welsh Literature, Welsh Language, English Literature, English Language, Mathematics Art and Design, Chemistry, Physics, Biology Human Biology, Music.A level: Art, English.

1988-1989 South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education.
One year Foundation Certificate in General Art and Design. (Pass)
 
1989-1991 Wolverhampton Polytechnic.
B.A. (Hons.) 3D Glass Design (Yrs. 1 and 2)
 
1991-1992 Dudley Institute of Higher Education - The International Glass Centre, Brierley Hill.One year Diploma in the techniques and technology of making, hand forming and decorating glass. (Pass)
 
1992-1993 Wolverhampton University.
Year three.
Awarded B.A. (Hons.) Three-Dimensional Design: Glass. Second Class-Upper Division (2:1)
 
1996-1998 Royal College of Art, London.
M.A (R.C.A) Ceramics and Glass.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer 1990
General assistant to Bob Crooks, glassmaker at his First Glass studio. Newent, Gloucestershire.
February 1994 - October 1996
Senior Assistant Glassmaker at Simon Moore (London) Ltd.
Making assistant as well as PA/PR, International trade fair sales experience. Antique restoration, Commissions and Special Projects.
 
1996 -1999
Freelance Glassmaker and Cold Glass Finisher in the London area.
Clients include Simon Moore, Anthony Stern, Catherine Hough and Ben Dunington.
 
February 1998 -Present
Part Time Instructor and Tutor in Hot Glass. Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent. B.A. (Hons) Glass.
 
1999 - Present
Set up Kathryn Roberts Glass. Selling Glassmaker, Cutter and Artist. Freelance Prototype and Design work.
 
Summer 2000.
Senior Assistant on special project. Salviati Meets London. Included prototyping work with Anish Kapoor, Tom Dixon, Nigel Coates, Simon Moore, Tord Boyjte. Production of the work in the Salviati factory in Murano-Venice and all cold finishing of the final pieces.
 
SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS
PONCHO Scholarship. Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, U.S.A. 1997.
 
RTZ Travel Award. Financing for travel in the U.S. 1997.
 
Leerdam Summer Glass Workshop, Holland. August 1998.
 
The Society of Glass Technology 1998. Glass Sellers Student Award.
(Shortlisted)
 
Northlands Creative Glass Centre Summer Residency Scholarship 1998.
Lybster, Scotland. Sept - Nov 99.
 
Selected by the Crafts Council to exhibit at New York International Crafts Fair January 2001  subsidized stand.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ TV/ PRESS/ COLLECTIONS
 
Green Exhibition. The Designers Guild Shop / Showroom. Kings Road, London. Spring 98.
The Show: Fine and Applied Art. Royal College or Art London. Graduation Show. June 98.
The Royal College of Art / British Council Traveling Satellite Show - Oct 98 100% DESIGN Show 98, Holland, France, Germany, Bulgaria.
Glass of 1998. Himley Hall Glass Museum. West Midlands. Summer 98.
New London Glass. Candid Art Gallery -Islington, London. October 98.
Con Graduated 1998. Glasmuseum - Ebeltoft, Denmark. Nov 98 - Jan 99.
Sub - Urban Exhibition. Instillation at Gloucester Road Tube Station. London. March - April 2000.
MODE Design Show. The Business Design Centre. London. May 2000
 
Chelsea Crafts Fair 2000. Chelsea Town Hall London. October 2000
 
Television item on "Crefft" programme in the Welsh language for S4C, Wales. Featuring "Sub-Urban" Exhibition. Broadcast March 2000.
 
The Independent Newspaper - Saturday Magazine -Article entitled A Glass Act. Saturday June 27th 1998, pages 40 - 43.
Glass - an inspirational portfolio. By Jeru May Morton. Book Published by Watson-Guptill Publications. 1999. Photographed illustrating glassmaking techniques.
The Glass Calendar 1999. Distributed to all Foreign and Commonwealth Offices worldwide.
 
Ebeltoft Glass Museum. Denmark. Piece entitled Inside=Outside acquired for the Permanent Collection. 1998.