CV

KAREN BROWNING  MRSS

Awards
British Glass Biennale 2022, Best in Show
Arts Council England, DYCP funding, 2021
Long-listed Aesthetica Art Prize 2021 & 2022
Elected Member, Royal Society of Sculptors, 2015
Daisy 2000, Northlands Creative Glass, 2014
Best British Stand in Show, BBC Travel Show Live, 1992

Collections
Liuli Museum Shanghai
Several private collections

Exhibited Work
COLLECT OPEN Collect Art Fair 2024, London
COLLECT Art Fair, Vessel Gallery 29 Jan – 3 Feb, 2024
Glass Coast Weekend, Habatat Gallery, Florida, 1 – 4 Feb, 2024
International Biennale of Glass Bulgaria, National Gallery, Sofia, 2023
Glasshaus XVI, Parndon Mill, 2023
COLLECT Art Fair, Northlands Creative, 2023, London
Gather 2023, London Glassblowing Gallery, London
British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, 2022
Collaborations – 20 glass artists, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, 2022
Aesthetica Art Prize – Future Now, York 2022
GlassHaus+, Parndon Mill, 2022
Aesthetica Art Prize – Future Now, York 2022
A Thread of Light- three generations of kiln cast glass artists, Stroud, 2022
Assembly at Venice Glass Week, 2021
10 gram Challenge, Royal Society of Sculptors, 2021
Aesthetica Art Prize 2021 – Future Now, York May 2021
Liuli Museum, Shanghai, China, Sept 2020- March 2021
Fiddleford Manor, May 2021
Ireland Glass Biennale, Dublin, Ireland, 2019
Glasrijk, Tubbergen, Netherlands, 2019
Liuli Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019-20
Bruntnell-Astley Gallery, Stourbridge, Aug-Sept 2019
Never Done, Oriel Linda Norris, Wales, March 2019
Fiddleford Manor, installation, May 2018
Collect 2018, Saatchi Gallery, London, Feb 2018
Celebrating 80, London Glassblowing Gallery, June 2017
Notojima glass Art Museum, Japan, 2016-17
International Glass Exhibition, Kanazawa, Japan, 2016-17
Lie of the Land, Northlands Glass Centre, Sept 2015, photography
Essence, London Glassblowing Gallery, August 2015
Vessel Gallery, July-August, 2015
Glass Glamour, Quennington, June 2015
British Glass Biennale, 2015
The National Gallery of Lyme Regis, DAW, 2014
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2014
London Glass Blowing Gallery, 2014 to present
Texture, Light, Form, DAW. 2012
Church of the Holy Trinity, Dorset, 2012
Prussia Cove, Cornwall, 2011
Brunel Shed Stroud, 2010
British Glass Biennale, 2010
Timeout, Bristol, 2010
Festival of Bryan, Dorset 2010
Colour Vision,The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2009
Larmer Tree Gardens , installation, 2009
Harris Interiors, solo show, 2008
British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, 2008
Harris Interiors, Poole, Dorset, 2004-2013
R.K.Burt Gallery London, Glass, August 2003
Cascade Conference, Light installation, University of Bath (July 2001)
Regeneration, photography and print, Red Lion, Shepton Mallet  (June 99)
Casting the Light, Light Installation,Wells Cathedral (Oct 98)
Queens Park Open Gardens, site specific sculpture, London (June 98)
The Canons, Mitcham sky blue light installation (June 98)
Ourselves in Place  installation light sculpture, Black Square Gallery, Wells
Potsdamerstrasse, 63/1004  Light installation (Jan 98)
Off the Wall, Sherborne Contemporary Arts, Sherborne House (May 97)
Natural light experiments, Skoki, Poland (May 97)
Nelson Hospital,  Wimbledon (Jan 97)
Proposals for Wimbledon Library, in situ (Jan 97)
Exhibition installation for Peugeot, Mechelen, Belgium (Sept 95)
Exhibition stand for Miele, Brussels, Belgium (Jul 95)
Sint Peters Abdij, Gent Belgium (Jul 94)
Onze Lieven Vrouw Instituut, Gent, Belgium (Jul 94)
Mall Galleries, ICA, London (Jul 93)
Het Balkon, Gent, Belgium (Jun 92)
Koninklijke Academie voor Schonen Kunst, Gent, Belgium (May 92)
Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham (Nov 92)

Publications
British Glass Biennale and International Bead Biennale 2022, catalogue
Future Now – Aesthetica Art Prize 2022
A Thread of Light, catalogue
Future Now- Aesthetica Art Prize 2021
British Glass Biennale 2015, catalogue
British Glass Biennale 2010, catalogue
British Glass Biennale 2008, catalogue.
Cascade – creativity across science art dyslexia education, ed. Mo Kiziewicz, University of Bath,2007

Commissions
Private commissions regularly 1992- present
Larmer Tree Festival installation, 2009
Festival of Bryan, installation, 2010
Cascade conference installation, 2007

Qualifications
MA Glass, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, 2003
MA Site Specific Sculpture, Wimbledon School of Art, 1998
BA(hons) Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, 1996
HND Spatial Design, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design, 1993
OND Spatial Design, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design, 1989

Research
Turning Electricity into Light, masterclass Wayne Strattman and Bryn Reeves, 2022
Neon Snakes, masterclass Steve Fitch and Richard Wheater, 2021
Lie of the Land, masterclass Northlands Glass, with Helen Maurer, 2014
Neon, masterclass with Wayne Stratman, 2006
MA Dissertation, Glass Light Space
MA Dissertation, Light as a creative medium in contemporary art and architecture
BA(Hons) Dissertation, Site specificity as link between art and architecture

Experience (Glass)
Studio Assistant to Colin Reid, Stroud. 2004- present.
Studio Assistant to Henry Haig, Dorset. 2003-2004

Teaching Experience
T.A. to Colin Reid on Masterclass at Northlands Glass Centre, 2016
Taught a 5 day cold working masterclass, 2011
Technical Assistant to Colin Reid, on various glass casting workshops, 2004- present
Architectural History Lecturer, FdSc Stonemasonry, Weymouth College. (2004-2006)
Visiting Tutor  :
BA(hons) Architectural Studies, Oxford Brookes University (1997)
HND Spatial Design, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design (1995 – 1997)
Teacher of Art, Croft House School, Shillingstone Dorset (1989-90)

Architecture – built projects
Bus Shelter, Dorset, private dwelling, 2016-17
Aglou Plage, Morocco, private dwelling on going
Bovington, Dorset, studio and garage, 2010.
Dungeons Cross, Devon, private Eco-dwelling, 2008.
Church Lane, Stalbridge, 2- storey extension, 2007
Greystones, Hazelbury Bryan, single storey extension, workshops and studio, 2005.
Pigsty Cottage, Kings Stag, renovation, extension and conversion to cottage and farm, 1998-2004.
Garden folly/den, Mapperton, 1998.
Exhibition Installation, Peugeot Mechelen, Belgium, 1995.
Exhibition stand for Miele, Brussels, 1995.
Nursing Standards, stand design and build, Bournemouth International Centre, 1994.
BBC Travel Show Live, Olympia, English Seaside Stand, design and build, 1992

European Work
Berlin (1998/95) Potsdamerstrasse 63/1004 and Christo’s Wrapped Reichstag
Poland (1997) Poznan Academy of Art, Skoki
Ostend (1997) Oostende Straat Theater,
Assenede (1996) Belgium, Arts Festival, performance and installation
Gent (1997,95,94) Gentse  Feesten and World Street Theatre festival
Dessau (Aug 94) Bauhaus housing design project, rejuvenation of former industrial site
Gent (1992) Erasamus exchange student, Koninklijke Academie voor Schonen Kunst

Events Management ( markets/concessions manager, site crew, events manager, artist liason, stage manager)
Glastonbury Festival 1994-1999, 2003- 2022. Market management
Isle of Wight Festival 2018 Concessions team
Boomtown Music Festival 2013-2022, Assistant Market Manager
Beatherder, 2018 – 2022 Concessions team
Bylines Festival 2017. Concessions manager
Kendal Calling 2016, 2017 Concessions manager
Wildlife Festival 2016, 2017 Concessions manager
Parklife Festival 2015. Accreditation
Larmer Tree Festival 2010- 2016, Cash Office manager
Glass Butter Beach 2014, Artist Liason
V Festival 1994-1996, 2005-2011, site crew
Sonisphere 2010 – 2011, Concessions crew.
Gentse Feesten and World Street Theatre Festival 1994-1997, site crew
Assenede Belgium Music and Arts Festival, site crew
Oostende Straat Theatre Festival 1997, site crew