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Gonny van Hulst

Country: United Kingdom
Date of birth: 1965
Tags: urban glass artist, inventive mixed media, kiln-casting, contemporary glass, glassblowing, glassblower, street art, Art.Fair, London

Gonny van Hulst was born in the Netherlands and moved to London 10 years ago where she now lives and works. Trained in traditional glassmaking techniques and her fascination with street art culture and its context within the urban environment, she developed a distinctly unique style. As an ‘urban glass artist’ she strives to bridge a gap between contemporary glass and street art, drawing her inspiration from city life and urban decay and seeks to bring beauty to things that we might find flawed or broken to create work that is thought-provoking and dynamic, at times with a sense of humour.

Her originality and observations allow her to experiment with kiln-cast glass combined with a variety of other materials and processes, such as wood, spray-paint, found objects and inventive media, in a different and radical way. For Gonny, glass holds an unlimited amount of conceptual potential and the crafting process can have a direct reference to her unconventional background and life experiences.

“Like life itself, I find glass demanding. When I push it to its limits, glass can be extremely challenging to work with. It is this struggle to control its technical complexity, its contradictory qualities and sometimes unpredictability that I am strongly drawn to.” - Gonny

Education

2011 : BA (First-Class Honours) 3D Design in Glass - University for the Creative Arts, Farnham,UK

2010 : Engraving Masterclass with Katherine Coleman - West Dean College, West Dean, U.K.

2009 : Masterclass with Therman Statom (US) - North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland

2008 : BTEC Nat. Certificate Applied Arts in Glass with Distinction - Kensington & Chelsea College, London, U.K.

2006 : Certificate in Stained Glass - City & Islington College, London, U.K.

Exhibitions (summary)

2012 : St. Art Gallery, Raw Art Fair, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2011 : St. Art Gallery, Art.Fair, Cologne, Germany

2011 : Ben Oakley Gallery, Are you looking at my Bird!?, Greenwich, U.K.

2011 : Business Design Centre, New Designers 2011, graduate show, London, U.K.

2011 : Vibe Gallery, Old Boots, New Laces, London, U.K.

2011 : University for the Creative Arts, Degree Show 2011, graduate exhibition, Farnham, U.K.

2010 : Vibe Gallery, The BIG Vibe Affair, London, U.K.

2010 : Goodwood Racecourse, National Open Art Competition, juried show, Chichester, U.K.

2010 : Soho Theater, London International Creative Competition, London, U.K.

2010 : DegreeArt.com Gallery, Signature Art Awards, London, U.K.

2010 : 'Craft at Liberty's' - Pop-up Group Show, Farnham, U.K.

2010 : Artswipe at the Rag Factory, Hang Them High, London, U.K.

2009 : East End Arts Club at Shoreditch Townhall, Tate the Biscuit, London, U.K.

2009 : North Lands Creative Glass Gallery, Endings, Lybster, Scotland

2009 : St Mary's Church (derelict), Ghosts, solo exhibition, Lybster, Scotland

Awards & Grants:

2011 : Artslant #4 Showcase Winner, Artslant, Mixed Media, International Competition, Online

2011 : CGS Student Glass Prize Highly Commended, Contemporary Glass Society @ New Designers, London, U.K.

2010 : 2nd Prize Winner Epsom Station Project Public Art Award, Rolfe Judd, Solum, London/Epsom, U.K.

2010 : Bursary for Engraving Masterclass, Katherine Coleman, West Dean College, West Dean, U.K.

2010 : Artslant #5 Showcase Winner, ArtSlant, Sculpture, International Competition, Online

2010 : Shortlisted NOACC, National Open Art Competition Chichester, Chichester Surrey, U.K.

2010 : Winner LICC, Award London International Creative Competition, London, U.K.

2010 : Finalist Signature Art Awards, DegreeArt.com, London, U.K.

2010 : Finalist Commission Stevens Architectural Glass Awards, Churchill College (Jock Colville Hall Archive Centre), Cambridge - The Worshipful Company of Glaziers, London, U.K.

2009 : Grant from Friends of North Lands Creative Glass, Masterclass with Therman Statom (US), ‘A Personal Language of Colour & Transparency', Lybster, Scotland

2008 : Highly Commended in the Stevens Architectural Glass Awards, University College Hospital, The Worshipful Company of Glaziers, London, U.K.

2008 : Scholarship 2008-2011, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, U.K.

2008 : Achievement Award in Applied Arts (Glass & Ceramics), Kensington & Chelsea College, London, U.K.