Carrie Fertig Curriculum Vitae
Scotland
Phone:079-666-898-33 http://www.carriefertig.com
Education2008 Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England Sculptural Neon, Wayne Strattman
2003-2007 Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, Successfully completed studies for BA Glass, awaiting graduation
2006 Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Large Scale Flameworking, Janis Miltenberger
2004-2006 Edinburgh University, Flamework study, Stuart Johnstone, Chemistry Glassblower
2005 Penland School of Crafts, Flameworking, Bandhu Scott Dunham
2005 Penland School of Crafts, Conceptual Flameworking, Jill Reynolds
2005 Penland School of Crafts, Hot Glass, Jim Vella
2005 Study trip to Lauscha, Germany, Flameworking, Theo Enders, Jorgen Kob, John Zinner, Peter Muller-Marks, Albrecht Greiner Mai, Helmut Greiner-Petter, and at the flameworking technical school
Teaching Experience:
2010 Course Leader, Borosilicate Flameworking, Plowden & Thompson, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England
2009 Artist in Residence in Flameworking, University of Sunderland, Glass and Ceramics Department, England
2009 Visiting Lecturer in Flameworking, University of Sunderland, England
2007 Teaching Assistant to Jill Reynolds, Conceptual Flameworking, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
Talks:
2010 Guest Speaker, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, Scotland
2009 Guest Speaker, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, England, organised by the Institute for International Art Conceptions in Current Flameworking, Research in Glass and the Crafts Council (England)
2009 Guest Speaker, University of Sunderland glass department, Sunderland, England
2007 Guest Speaker, Milngavie United Free Church, Milngavie, Scotland
2007 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, USA
Awards/Competitions
2010 Arts Trust Scotland
2010 Glass Manufacturers Educational Trust
2009 Professional Development Grant, Scottish Arts Council
2008 Joint Winner People's Prize, British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England
2008 Makers Award, Hi-Arts, Scottish Arts Council and Highland and Islands Enterprise
2007 Overall Prize, Pearson's Prize, Cardiff, Wales
2007 Best in Flameworking, Pearson's Prize, Cardiff, Wales
2007 Short-listed for the Glass Seller's Prize, London Glassblowing, London, England
2007 Scottish Glass Society Travel Bursary
2006 Short-listed for the Glass Seller's Prize, London Glassblowing, London, England
Residencies
2009 Artist in Residence in Flameworking, University of Sunderland, England
2009 AA2A Artists Access to Art Colleges Scheme, Glass, Flameworking, University of Sunderland, England
2007 Residency, Flameworking, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
Professional Experience:
2011 Co-Curator, Trove: 32nd Anniversary Exhibition, Scottish Glass Society, Perth Museum and Art Gallery
2010 Flameworking interactive performance, "Through a Glass Darkly", Timespan, Helmsdale, Scotland
2009 Co-Curator, Migrate: 30th Anniversary Exhibition of the Scottish Glass Society, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Inverness, Scotland
2008 Conference Coordinator, "Sources of Inspiration", North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2008 Masterclass Coordinator, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2007 to January 2008 Outreach Assistant to Denis Mann Golspie Drop-In Centre, Schizophrenia Scotland, helping with the design and production of community glass art, working with participants with varying sorts of mental illnesses. Golspie, Scotland, and North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland.
2007 - 2008 Outreach in flameworking and casting to groups of a wide variety of ages, including individual tuition. North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Caithness., Scotland
2006 Hotshop and coldshop assistant to Adam Aaronson, Aaronson-Noon, London
2006 Hotshop and coldshop work experience assistant to Adam Aaronson, Aaronson-Noon, London
2006 Participated in hotshop collaborative demo with Ute Stender as a guest in Glass Symposium at Glass Centrum, Lauscha, Germany
2005 Intern Tecnolux Brooklyn, N.Y. (Kugler Distributor/ Flame Studio/ Neon Maker for Artists)
2001 Featured Entrepreneur SBTV
2001 Entrepreneur of the Month Victoria Magazine
1997 TWA Flight 800 Memorial bronzes St. John the Divine, N.Y.C.
1995-1997 Stonecarver, Portal of Paradise, St. John the Divine, N.Y.C.
• helped carve the main doorway of the largest Gothic cathedral in the world
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Chichester Cathedral
Group Exhibitions
2011 Breath Taking: Revealing a New Wave in British Glass Blowing, touring Crafts Council exhibition
2010 British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England
2010 Vitreous North, Timespan, Helmsdale, Scotland
2010 Recollect, Koukan Gallery, London
2009-2010 Migrate: 30th Anniversary of the Scottish Glass Society: Broadfield House Museum, Kingswinford, England; Iona Gallery, Kingussie, Scotland; St. Fergus Gallery, Wick, Scotland;
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
2009 Recollect, Koukan Gallery, Lotus Foundation, London, England
2009 SOFA, NY, Zest Gallery (London), Park Avenue Armory, NYC
2008 Highland Glass Connections, Curator: Dan Klein, Browns Gallery, Tain, Scotland
2008 British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England
2008 29th Scottish Glass Society, Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington, Edinburgh
2007 Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, Washington, USA
2007 Glass Sellers Prize Exhibition 2007, London Glassblowing, London, England
2007 Caithness Arts Society Exhibition: Contrasts, St. Fergus Gallery, Wick, Scotland
2007 28th Scottish Glass Society Annual Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, Scotland
2007 Pilchuck Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. USA
2007 Three Irons and a Glass Rod, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2006 British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England
Permanent Collections
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Scotland
Commissions
2010 Perthshire Sheep, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, Scotland
2009 Opera Les Azuriales Young Singers' Competition Prize
Affiliations
Exhibitions Officer, Scottish Glass Society
Contemporary Glass Society
2008-2009, Board Member, Caithness Arts