Stuart Garfoot

Academic & Educational Positions

2006
Head of Glass Programme, University of Woverhampton.

2006-2008
External Assessor to the 3D Subjects at Plymouth College of Art and Design.

2005-2006
Head of Glass and Ceramics Programmes, University of Woverhampton.

2003-2007
External Assessor to the 3D Subjects at The Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College.

2003-2005
Head of Glass Programme, University of Wolverhampton

2003
Planned and designed the redevelopment of the new academic and manufacturing glass and ceramics facilities at the University of Wolverhampton

2001 - 2003
External Assessor to the Undergraduate and Post Graduate Glass Programme at Herriots Watts University, Edinburgh

1998 - 2001
External Assessor to the Edinburgh Crystal - Herriots Watts Post Graduate Design Bursary.

1998 - 2001
Head of Glass Programme, University of Wolverhampton

Selected examples - Exhibitions, Design and Events

2008 Jointly curated the ‘Glass Routes Exhibition’ at the Bilston Craft Gallery which celebrated the work of Professor Keith Cummings over the last 40 years.

2008
Organised the ‘Creative Pathways’ Symposium at the University of Wolverhampton.

2007
Undertook a Research trip to China, visiting 6 Universities giving presentations and advising Chinese glass industries and manufacturers on design and process.

2006
‘The First China International Vocational Education Exhibition ‘ at the Shenzhen Conference and exhibition Centre, Shenzhen, China.

2006
Selected artist - British Glass Bienalle 2006. The International Festival of British Glass

2006 - 2008
'Made in the Middle' . A Craftspace Touring exhibition drawn from practicing contemporary craftspeople and designers from England

2005
Winter Exhibition at the Cowdy Gallery, Gloucestershire.

2005
‘Poseidens Paradise’, solo exhibition at Luniverre Glass Gallery, Paris.

2004
Selected artist - British Glass Bienalle 2004. The inaugural International Festival of British Glass.

2003
Selected as a participating Artist for the 8th International Glass Symposium at Crystalex Glass, Novy Bor, Czech Republic

2002 - 2004
'Made in the Middle' . A Craftspace Touring exhibition drawn from practicing contemporary craftspeople and designers from England

2001 - 2002
Waterford Crystal, Ireland. Consultant for the strategic design development of glass to metal products for the North American market.

2001
'Glass Symbiosis, Art and Nature', at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens

2001
'Religious Glass Art', at the Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark.

2000
Selected as a participating Artist for the 7th International Glass Symposium at Crystalex Glass, Novy Bor, Czech Republic

2000
Designed and made 'The Chancellors Stall' for Lord Paul, the Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton in partnership with Dr Vanessa Cutler.

2000
Full time Sabatical funded by the University of Wolverhampton to develop new glass work.

1998 - 2000
Led the research team developing overhead casting on an architectural scale in partnership with American Glass artist John Lewis of San Fransisco, Stuart Crystal and the University of Wolverhampton concluding with the installation of the sculpture 'River of Knowledge' in the Harrison Learning Centre, University of Wolverhampton

1998 - 2000
Research co-ordinator for the Glass Subject, University of Wolverhampton

1997
Contemporary Glass Society, co-organiser and host of the inaugural Annual Conference held at the Glass Subject, University of Wolverhampton

1996
Northlands Glass Workshop, resident artist at the inaugural workshop and conference with Bertil Vallien, Keith Cummings, Ray Flavell and Dan Klein

1980 - 1996
Frankfurt Trade Fairs and all other major European Trades Fairs. Product Design work and product launches as a designer / artist for Rosenthal AG, West Germany.

1980 - 1996
Rosenthal AG and Thomas, West Germany, Designer of Glass products and Artists objects, ie, Saga, Paso Doble, Caverna, Points, etc.

Education

1975 - 1978
MA (Glass) Royal College of Art, Post Graduate Degree by Research with exhibition

1972 - 1975
BA Hons,1st Class, Glass and Ceramics from Stourbridge College of Art and Design, studying under Professor Keith Cummings.

1971 -1972
Foundation Studies at Wakefield Technical and Art College