ABOUT
Whilst using glass as her main medium Griet's work is undergoing a clear shift, forming collaborations with artists from other disciplines as well as scientists, installations as opposed to single pieces of work and explorations with sound are very much part of her current practice.
The content of the work however remains constant, a keen interest in the experience of spaces, both inside and outside the body: seen and unseen. She currently works from her studio in Leeds (UK) run by East Street Arts.
Griet gained her MA in Glass at the National Glass Center, University of Sunderland, UK. There she was able to experiment and explore the characteristics of glass and what they could mean to her practice in the company of many national and international artists.
She has gone on to exhibit at the International Glass Biennale in Stourbridge, has added her piece ‘Group’ to an important glass collection in the North East, and was asked to submit a piece for the SOFA exhibition in New York in April 2009.
During 2015 her practice evolved to include collaborative installations, a connection formed by moving her workspace to Patrick Studios Leeds lead to a number of installations experimenting with the fusion of glass making and digital technology. A variety of self directed projects and commissions such as 'the glass cyphers' and 'Kinetic Flux' are continuing the exploration into the experience of spaces.
PROJECTS / COLLABORATIONS / COMMISSIONS
* 2016 (Aug)
Collaborative installation with digital artist Paul Miller for Bradford Cultural Bid
* 2016 (Jul)
Collaborative installation with digital artist Paul Miller commissioned by Divatelecom for the Launch of Gigabit City Network at The Tetley, Leeds
* 2016 (until 2023)
'The Crystal Brain', collaboration with the Frozen Music Collective as part of the Brainzone exhibit at the Centre for Life, Newcastle, UK.
* 2015 (Oct)
'Kinetic Flux', a commission for the Manchester Science Festival, in collaboration with digital artist Paul Miller.
* 2015 (Aug-Oct)
'the glass cyphers' at Left Bank, Leeds, self-produced in collaboration with digital artist Paul Miller.
OPEN SUBMISSIONS
* 2015 (Mar-Jun)
‘Drawn 2015’, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK
* 2011 (Oct)
‘Doncaster Open 2011’, Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
* 2016 (Jan)
Vs Void, Oxford Place, Leeds
* 2014 (May)
From Life: Expressing the Human Form, Mermaid and Miller, York, UK
* 2012 (Jul)
The Whisky Extravaganza, Jabobs' Well, York, UK
* 2012 (May-Sep)
'Thirthy30', Pyramid Gallery, York, UK
* 2011 (Dec)
The Whitestone Gallery, St.Peter's School, York.
* 2009 (Oct)
‘London Art Fair’, Zest Gallery, London.
* 2009 (Jun)
'Parallell Diversity' at Triton Gallery, Sledmere.
* 2009 (Apr)
SOFA New York, with Zest Gallery London, New York, USA
* 2008 (Aug)
International Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, UK.
* 2008 (Jul)
MA show at The Biscuit Factory,Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
PUBLICATIONS
* 2015
magazine for British art show
COLLECTIONS
* 2009 (Jan)
Piece ‘Group’ has become part of private glass collection in Newcastle.
WORKSHOPS
* 2015 (ongoing)
‘Drawing with a difference’ Glass drawing workshop from own studio
EDUCATION
Further education (UK)
* MA in Glass, National Glass Centre, University of Sunderland, Distinction
* Glass Blowing course (basic) with Jeffrey Sarmiento,
National Glass Centre, Merit.
Further education (Belgium)
* BA Photography, Na.Ra.Fi, Brussels
* BA Interior Design, Gent, UK, Pass
Secondary education (in Belgium)
* Higro Viso,Mariakerke - Gent, Photography, comparable
to A-levels, grade B.
