George F. Jackson

Biography

• Born in Birmingham, June 1948
• Trained as an Art and Design teacher in the 1960s
• Qualified in 1969.  Taught in Technical, High Schools and Adult Education for 25 years; for the majority of this period being Head of an Art and Design department, and Director of a Creative Studies Faculty
• Later focussed on the development of ceramic work, eventually adopting glass as an expressive medium
• Completed an Advanced Diploma at The International Glass Centre, Brierley Hill, West Midlands 2004.
• Worked from The Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, West Midlands 2004 – 05.
• Currently working from The Ruskin Glass Centre, Amblecote, Stourbridge.

Qualifications

2004
Advanced Diploma in Glass Techniques & Technology. International Glass Centre, Dudley College.

2003 -04
OCNWM – Glass Techniques & Technology. International Glass Centre, Dudley College.

1978
Diploma in Art and Design Education. Birmingham School of Art, University of Central England.

1975
Diploma in History of Art and Design. City of Birmingham Polytechnic.

1966-1969
Certificate in Education/Teacher Training. Dudley College of Education.

Awards

2003
‘Student of the Year’ – International Glass Centre 

2004/5
Awarded the Kiln Glass Internship at The Red House Glass Cone

2005
Short listed for The Glass Sellers Awards

Exhibitions

May 2002
‘Brit Handmade’.  Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.

May / June 2003
‘First Gather’. Himley Hall,  West Midlands.

July 2003
‘New Designers’. Business Design Centre, London.

August / September 2004
‘Festival of Glass’. Red House Cone, Wordsley, West Midlands.

21st May – 25th June 2005
‘Second Gather’. Himley Hall, West Midlands.

September 2005
‘LOVE – Contemporary Glass’.  The Red House Glass Cone. 

2005
‘Glass Sellers’ Prize 2005.The Glass Art Gallery. London, UK.

Feb / March 2006
‘Pâte de Verre x 4’. Dan Klein Associates. London, UK.

May / June 2006
‘Second Gather’. Himley Hall.  

June / Oct 2006
‘Breaking the Mould’. Broadfield House Glass Museum.

25th August – 17th September 2006
‘British Glass Biennale’ 2006.

August / September 2006
‘LOVE – Contemporary Glass’. The Red House Glass Cone.

May / June 2007
‘Second Gather’. Himley Hall.

August 2007
‘1000 Glass Miles’. Eisch Gallery, Frauenau, Germany.
           
Mar / Apr 2008
‘British Glass Makers’ – Obsidian Art. Stoke Mandeville. UK.

Work in Private Collections (Pâte de Verre)

 Dan Klein and Alan Poole, London. UK.

 David and Lucy Abel-Smith, Quenington. UK.

 The Rt. Hon. The  Lord and Lady Maclennan of Rogart, London / Ham. UK.

 William & Madeleine Weston, London. UK.

 Inga & Wilhelm Schafberger, Germany

 Mrs. Marie Louise Craxford. Letchworth Garden City.  UK.

 Mrs. Mary Jeanne Jones. Connecticut. U.S.A.

Literature (Books/Magazines)

2002
“An Exhibition…….First & Second Gather”.  Foreword, Charles Hajdamach. 
The International Glass Centre. Brierley Hill. UK.

2005
“The Glass Sellers’ Prize 2005 – At The Glass Art Gallery”. Wellington Press. London. UK.

2006
“Crafts”. Vol. 198. January/February 2006. p 61-62. ‘Reviews: The Glass Seller’s Prize’. Jennifer Hawkins Opie. Crafts COUNCIL Publication. London. UK.

2006
“British Glass Biennale 2006”. Foreword by David Prytherch. International Festival of Glass.

“1000 Glass Miles” from Stourbridge to Frauenau. Foreword by Denise Hunt.

2007
The International Glass Centre.  Brierley Hill. UK.