Abstract

The 2015 British Glass Biennale was once again a unique showcase of the work of 76 artists, designers and craftspeople exhibiting 122 pieces of work. All selected artists had been living and working for the previous two years in the UK or Northern Ireland, but many originated from across the globe, including Costa Rica, South Korea, Israel, Sweden, Germany and Japan as well as glass artists living and working in the historic Stourbridge Glass Quarter. The pieces embraced a vast range of glassmaking techniques including blown, kiln formed, slumped and engraved glass with pure clean crystal through to opaque vessels and pieces featuring surface painting and glass inclusions. Submissions ranged from the miniature to large scale installations.