GLASS SOCIETY OF IRELAND EVENING LECTURE: CHINKS GRYLLS

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Slide Lecture: MAY 14th at 7:00PM
Noel Sheridan Room

Glass in the South West &
Artist/Curators and why ‘On The Edge’

Chinks will provide an in-depth review of artists working in glass in South West England and will describe how this research influenced her curatorial choices for the exhibition, On the Edge.
Today the greatest number of glass artists in England is based in the South West where there has been a long tradition, particularly in the Bristol area. By contrast the medium as a taught field is more recent in Ireland; they have a strong rapport with Europe and America but fewer connections with England. It demonstrates how rich and stimulating these regions are, particularly for experimentation.
On the Edge celebrates the work of glass artists working in Ireland and South West England. It includes examples by artists already established and highly regarded internationally, as well as emerging artists whose work reflects a commitment to self-expression and integrity.

Chinks Grylls, holds an MAFA in Art and Architecture from the University of East London. She exhibits nationally and internationally working with glass, light, shadow and mixed media. As a member of the International Women’s Glass Workshop she exhibited in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, for the European City of Culture,2008. In 2009 she exhibited in Chartres, France, ’Capter La Lumière’ and, in Cheltenham, Swansea and Torquay with the touring exhibition ‘On The Edge’, Contemporary Glass from Ireland and South West England,’ which she co-curated with glass artist, Mary Mackey and Sophie Wilson, of Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery.