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Julie Anne Denton Director of Glass Odyssey Cooil Smithy Cottage Braddan IM2 2QZ Isle of Man Tel/fax 01624 615319 M 07624 473116 Email: JEWELS173@MANX.NET	Curriculum Vitae Born and raised in the Isle of Man, Julie became interested in glass and left for University in 1996, since leaving University she has studied with some of the best glass artists in the World, and now runs a studio on the Isle of Man whilst teaching and demonstrating in Europe and the USA for four months of the year. Commissions 2005 Commissioned by jeweller Tess Blenkinsop to create Turner and Whistler beads for the Tate Britain’s retail jewellery collection. 2005 Commission to create six panelled window for Mr & Mrs O’Halloran 1999 Designed and created Glass Star for the theatre production ‘Journey of the Soul’, for La Vecchia Inc, U.S.A. 1998 Designed and produced sunglasses for a musical company called ‘Sector 51’, U.K.

Education/Work History Autumn 2005 Flameworking demonstrator @ Creative Glass, Switzerland May 2005 Speaker in a panel discussion on ‘art or artefact’ at Oxford University Museum of Natural History for the Summer Town arts week. May 2005 Teaching assistant to Shane Fero and Silvia Levenson at Creative Glass, Kent, U.K. August 2004 Demonstrator, speaker and teaching assistant to Shane Fero, at the Glass Biennale, Ruskin Mill, Stourbridge, U.K. June 2003 Studied flameworking the human form in soft glass under Luccio Bubacco at Frantz Art Glass, Shelton, Washington, USA Sept 2002 – Aug 2003 Artist in Residence predominantly concentrating on flameworked glass, at the Courtyard Gallery, IOM Sept 2002 Attended sandcasting Masterclass with Bertil Valien at Northlands Creative Glass Studio, Lybster, Scotland. Feb 2001 – July 2001 Artist in residence and teaching assistant to Emilio Santini, Virginia, U.S.A. Sept 1996 – July 2000 Received 2:1 BA Honours Degree in Glass and Philosophy from the University of Wolverhampton, U.K. Summer 1999 - Studied flameworking under Emilio Santini at Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
	Workshops Summer 2005 Flameworking instructor @ the Glass Furnace, Beykoz, Turkey Summer 2005 Head of six week intensive workshop in flameworking @ Snowfarm Craft Program, Williamsburg, Mass, U.S.A. Autumn 2004 Flameworking instructor @ the Glass Furnace, Beykoz, Turkey Summer 2004 Head of six week intensive workshop in flameworking @ Snowfarm Craft Program, Williamsburg, Mass, U.S.A. Summer 2003 Two day workshop in flameworking @ Plowden & Thompson, West Midlands, UK Spring 2003 Five day cross-over class in flameworking and sandcasting @ Crystal Lotus Studio, Derrylin, Nothern Ireland, UK Summer 2002 Head of six week intensive workshop in flameworking @ Snowfarm Craft Program, Williamsburg, Mass, U.S.A. 2001 – Present day Life drawing tutor in one off courses throughout the year @ The Courtyard Gallery, Isle of Man, UK Winter 2001 – Summer 2001Emilio Santini’s teaching assistant @ various educational establishments up and down the East Coast, USA 2000 – Present day flameworking instructor in two, two day workshops every year @ Plowden & Thompson, West Midlands, UK
Exhibitions Autumn 2005 Joint exhibition with Margaret Claydon @ The Courtyard Gallery, Isle of Man Spring 2005 ‘Spring Exhibition’ @ Obsidian Art Gallery, Buckinghamshire, U.K. Winter 2004 ‘Courtyard Artists Christmas show’ @ The Courtyard Gallery, IOM Summer 2004 ‘British Glass Biennale 2004’ @ Ruskin Centre, Stourbridge, U.K. Spring 2004 ‘Six Artists Contemporary Show’ @ The Courtyard Gallery, IOM Summer 2003 'A passage in time' solo show @ The Courtyard Gallery, IOM Summer 1997 & Autumn 2002 'Singer and friedlander' @ the Manx Museum, IOM Spring, Summer 2001 & Spring 2002 ‘Glass Invitational’ @ Cristallo, Virginia, U.S.A. Summer 2001 ‘Passing the Torch’ @ West End Gallery, Corning, U.S.A. Summer 2001 ‘Strung Out’ @ Bullseye Connection, Portland, U.S.A. Autumn 2000 Grin and Wear it’ @ The Glass Art Gallery, London. Autumn 2000 ‘You can say that again’ @ Sui Generi, Cheltenham, U.K. Summer 2000 ‘Summer Showcase 2000’ @ Candid Arts Trust, London. Summer 2000 ‘New Designers’ @ The Business Design Centre, London. Summer 2000 ‘Glasswhole’ @ University of Wolverhampton, U.K. Spring 2000 ‘Klub 2000’ @ Bilston Craft Gallery, Midlands, UK Summer 1999 The Lighthouse Gallery, Midlands, U.K.