The Scottish Glass Society

Carrie Fertig

Name and contact details:

Carrie Fertig [Lampwork - flameworking & Blown glass - sculptural]


Website: http://www.carriefertig.com
Email: carrie@carriefertig.com
Membership: Individual member

Carrie Fertig

Exhibitions
2010, Recollect, Koukan Gallery, London
2010, Vitreous North, Timespan, Helmsdale, Scotland
2009 – 2010, Migrate: 30th Anniversary show of the Scottish Glass Society: Migrate, touring exhibition:
2009, Broadfield House Museum, Kingswinford, England
2009, Iona Gallery, Kingussie, Scotland
August 2009, St. Fergus Gallery, Wick, Scotland
2009, 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, Showcase Artist, Timespan, Helmsdale, Scotland
2008, British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England
2007, Annual Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, Washington
2007, Glass Sellers Prize Exhibition 2007, London Glassblowing, London, England
2007, 28th Scottish Glass Society Annual Exhibition, Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, Scotland
2007 Caithness Arts Society Exhibition: Contrasts, St. Fergus Gallery, Wick, Scotland
2007 Pilchuck Gallery Faculty Exhibition, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. USA
2007, Three Irons and a Glass Rod: Group Exhibition, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2006, British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, England

Awards, Competitions, Residencies

2009, Artist in Residence in Flameworking, University of Sunderland
2009, Professional Development Grant, Scottish Arts Council
2009, AA2A Artists Access to Art Colleges Scheme, Glass, University of Sunderland, England
September, 2008 Joint Winner People's Prize, British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, England
2008, Maker's Award, Hi-Arts, High-Arts Ltd. by Highland and Island Enterprise and Scottish Arts Council
2007 Overall Award and Best Use of Glass 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
2007 hot glass residency, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2006 Short-listed for the Glass Seller’s Prize, London Glassblowing, London, England

Work Experience:
2010, Interactive performance, Timespan, Helmsdale, Scotland
2009, University of Sunderland, Visiting Lecturer in Lampworking
2009, Guest Speaker, flameworking symposium, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, England
2009, Guest Speaker, University of Sunderland glass department, Sunderland, England
September 2008 Conference Coordinator, “Sources of Inspiration”, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2008, Masterclass Coordinator, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2007, Guest Speaker: “Kafka Highlanders or the Metamorphosis of Economy”, Milngavie United Free Church, Milngavie, Scotland.
2007 Teaching Assistant to Jill Reynolds, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
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 to current Outreach in flameworking to groups of a wide variety of ages, including individual tuition. North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Caithness.
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 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)
•acted as studio coordinator for flame studio
•assisted artists in selection of colour and make of glass for flamework