CV, Nicola Steel
Education
BA Hons 3D design, MMU 2005- 2007
Professional development in Hot and Cold Glass (distinction), International Glass Centre, Brierly Hill. 2008-2009
Hot Glass techniques with Rob Marshall, Bournemouth and Poole College, 2011-2012
Experience
- Aaronson Noon Glass Studio: 09/2009 – 10/2011
- Methods of Molten Madness with Shunji Omura, Pilchuck Glass School, July 2011
- International festival of glass demonstrator: 08/2012
- Teaching Colour Techniques Course, Glass Hub: 9th – 10th Feb 2013
- Louis Thompson Master Class (student), Glass Hub, 28th & 29th September 2013
- Teaching colour techniques part 2, Glass Hub: Nov 23rd & 24th 2013
- Glass blower at Top Glass, Worcester, Febuary- September, 2013
- Janusz Pozniak Master Class, Glasshouse Franticek, Czech Republic, June, 2014
- TA for Neil Wilkin Master Class, IFG 25th-27th May 2015
- TA for Luke Gerram at the Glass Hub, 5th-8th June 2015
- Part time assistant Devereux&Huskie Glassworks, Trowbridge UK 2015
- Glassblowing teacher and demonstrator at the World of Glass, St Helens: November 2015 - 2018
Exhibitions and Events.
- 7/11/2009 – 12/11/2009; Art London, Royal Hospital, Chelsea
- 10/2010 - 12/2010; Zest Gallery “Creative Christmas”, London
- 11/2011 – 01/2012; Cupola Gallery, “Cupola Christmas”, Sheffield
- 07/2012- Art in Action, Oxford
- 29/08/2012- International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge
- 11/2012 – 01/2013; Winter Glasscape, Zest Gallery, London
- 05/2013- Weald of Kent Craft Fair, Penshurst (ICHF)
-07/2013- Art In Action, Oxfod, market
-21/11/2013- FireStorm Wolverhampton MA Exhibition, The Brick Lane Gallery
- Art in Action 2014, Demonstrator
- International Festival of Glass: Demonstrator for The Glass hub/minimelt
-History of glass demo with The Bandits of Glass at The Red House Cone
-Glass Doodle Event, Broadfield House
- Art in Action 2015, Demonstrator
-Bruntnell Astley exhibition, White house cone July –August 2016
- St Helens Open Art Competition (commended), World of Glass, September - November 2016
- 08/2017: Retirement Award commission for the Director UK Demurrage and Defence Association,
- 16th-26th /11/2017: Invited artist, ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Parker Harris Partnership, Mall Galleries, London.
- 12/05/18 – 29/06/18: ‘Size Matters” exhibition, World of Glass, St Helens