CV Bibi Smit
PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH: Son en Breugel, The Netherlands, 1965
NATIONALITY: Dutch
QUALIFICATIONS / ART EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
1988 - 1989 Glass Assistant at Lindean Mill Glass, Galashiels, Scotland
1987 Trainee with Willem Heesen, Leerdam, The Netherlands
1985-1988 West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, UK, B.A. Honours 3-D Design, Glass
1984-1985 West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, UK, Foundation Course.
OTHER RECENT ACIVITIES include:
2007 Start of glassblowing furnace in Loosdrecht Studio
2006 Moved glass studio to Loosdrecht, NL
2006-2012 Committee member of the Society of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
2004 Invited to participate in the 7th International Glass Symposium Lauscha, Germany
Attended workshop with Boyd Sugiki at Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
2003 Artist in Residency (2-month period) at North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2000 Invited to participate at the Lednické Rovne International Glass Symposium, Slovak Republic
1997 Moved glass studio to Amsterdam, NL
1997 Attended "Inspirational Workshop" at North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
1991 Set up own glass studio in the Scottish Borders
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 Guest Lecturer at the University of Leiden (Faculty of Creative & Performing Arts and the College of Visual Arts, Dance & Music, The Hague, NL
2002 Guest Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art and University of Sunderland
1999 Lecturer 10-day "2nd International Glass Workshop for Women" at Nuutajärvi, Finland (Häme Polytechnic, Wetterhoff School of Crafts and
Design)
1998 - 2006 Co-ordinator Hot Glass workshop programme, head lecturer glassblowing workshops at Van Tetterode Hot Glass Studio, Amsterdam, NL
1997-1998 Supporting the establishment of Van Tetterode Hot Glass Studio, Amsterdam, in charge of Hot Glass workshop programme development
1996 Guest Lecturer at Denmark Design School, Copenhagen, Denmark
1995-1997 Part-time lecturer and head of the "Hot Glass"-department at the B.A. Honours 3-Dimensional Design (Glass, Architectural Glass, Ceramics)
Programme at the University of Sunderland, England
1991-1995 Visiting Lecturer at the Glass Department, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
1990 Conducted two 5-day workshops at the Art Glass Centre, Schalkwijk, NL
SELECTED COMMISSIONS since 1996
2011 Design and manufacture of 7 awards for Dubo Limburg, Belgium
2008 Design and manufacture of 300 corporate gifts for company in Amsterdam, NL
2007 Design of "Beursobject", (limited edition of 250, manufactured at Novy Bor, Tsjech Rep), Glaskunstbeurs, Leerdam, NL
Design of 8 "Unica" for "Africa aan de Linge", Royal Leerdam Crystal, NL
Design and manufacture of corporate gifts for Katharos, NL
2004-2005 Design and manufacture of corporate gifts and unique pieces for Smart Group Holding BV, Vught, NL
2004 Glass Sculpture in glass partition wall for Kentie & Partners Architects, location house for handicapped children, Amsterdam, NL
2003 Design and manufacture of corporate gifts for Van Luyken Communicatie Adviseurs, Haarlem, NL
Design and manufacture of corporate gifts for AVR, NL
2002 Design and manufacture "Ledenobject", (limited edition of 119), Society of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
1999 Design "Annual Object, Institution Cristal Supérieur 1999", Royal Leerdam Cristal, NL
1999 Wall sculpture in glass and steel for Prins & Kentie Architects, location private villa on the "Veluwe", NL
1996 Four vases for Historic Scotland, situated in Stirling Castle Chapel, Scotland
PUBLIC and PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam, The Netherlands
Museum Jan van der Togt, Amstelveen,
The Netherlands L.R. Crystal, Glassmuseum,
Lednické Rovne, Slovak Republic
Dan Klein & Alan J. Poole (Private Collection of Glass), National Museums of Scotland, Great Britain
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
Museum für Glaskunst, Lauscha, Germany
Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Ernsting-Stiftung, Coesfeld, Germany (through Gallery Mariska Dirkx)
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2003 Awarded an Artist in Residency (2-month period) at North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
1997 Grant from The Hope Scott Trust, Scotland, to attend a glass workshop at Lybster, Scotland
1996 "Finance for Small Business Scheme" grant for purchase of glass diamond saw
1991 "Finance for Small Business Scheme" grant for purchase of lathe for glassgrinding & polishing
1991 PSYBT interest-free loan for new business start-up
1991 Livewire Business Award, runner-up in the Borders Region, Scotland
1988 Work selected for "New Glass Review 9", Corning, New York, USA
1987 Finalist Rosenthal "Jugend Formt" Mathildenhöhe Award, Darmstadt, Germany, work selected for exhibition.
LITERATURE
2013 'Dit is Meesterlijk - historisch vakwerk als inspiratie voor hedendaagse vormgevers' , NL
Glasrijk Tubbergen, International Glass Art Event, NL
2012 "Dutch Design", Huis van Oranje, Paleis Oranienbaum
2010 Newspaper "Gooi- en Eemlander", lifestyle magazine, autumn issue
2006 Catalogue: "Reflections: A Decade of North Lands Creative Glass", Scotland
Catalogue: "The Glass Age: New Guard & Young Fellows", NL
2005 "Fjoezzz", kwartaalblad van de Vereniging Vrienden van Modern Glas, issue 4, p14&15
2001 "Sunderland Glass Connections", catalogue, University of Sunderland, England
2000 "This Side Up!", issue 10, summer 2000, p8&9
1999 "This Side Up!", issue 7, autumn 1999, p27
1998 Glasbulletin Vereniging Vrienden van Modern Glas 12th year, issue 4, p11-13, NL
1996 Venezia Aperto Vetro (International New Glass), EBS, San Giovanni Lupatoto, Verona, Italy
1993 Lexicon Moderne Nederlandse Glaskunst 1900-1992, Antiek Lochum b.v., Lochum, NL
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