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Curriculum Vitae

Jan Langdale

Born Thornton, West Yorkshire, England 1965

Resides Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England

Current exhibitions

‘Under the Weather’ St Helens World of Glass, Merseyside (November 17th 2019 – January 10th 2020)

‘Winter Show’ Number Four Galley, St Abbs, Nr Eyemouth, Berwickshire (November 9th 2019 – January 31st 2020)

‘Winter Open’ Exhibition - The David Wright Gallery, Artsmill, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (November 27th - December 20th 2019)

Past exhibitions

2019

‘Glorious Glass’ St Helens World of Glass, Merseyside (September 21st – November 8th)

‘Celestial Bodies’ The International Festival of Glass, Ruskin Mill, Stourbridge (August 23rd - September 28th)

Inter-Arts ‘Festival of Childhood’ The David Wright Gallery, Artsmill, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (August 4th - 18th)

‘The Yorkshire Summer Show’ Pyramid Gallery, York (July 27th – September 1st)

Hebden Bridge Open Studios - Jan Langdale Studios, Artsmill, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (July 5th - 7th)

Open Houses, Brighton, East Sussex (May 4th - 26th) 

British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF) The Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire (April 7th - 9th)

The CGS February Open Online Exhibition (launched March 8th)
‘American Swedish Institute Exhibition’ Minneapolis, USA (February 22nd - March 28th)

‘Glorious Glass’ Bucks  County Museum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (February 2nd - March 23rd)

‘Arts in Harmony’ Hopkins Centre for the Arts, Minnesota, USA (January 10th  -  February 17th)

2018

‘Dimensional Glass Artwork’ 1st Solo Exhibition and launch as a Dimensional Glass Artist The Gallery Lounge, Artsmill, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (June 17th – July 15th 2018)

Awards 2019

‘Arts in Harmony’ Second Award - Hopkins Centre for the Arts, Minnesota.

‘Glorious Glass’ People’s Choice Award – Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Commissions

2018

‘Water & Feather’ – Commission of abstract design for bathroom splashback and window.

2017

‘Sun & Seascape’ - Commission for a kitchen splashback, with upstands – hand-painted (reverse glass painted) incorporating a stained glass window in the overall design.

2016

‘Where Hearts & Minds Connect’ - Commission from Halifax Academy for a stained glass window – incorporating workshops and artwork from the primary and upper school children.

Glass Education & Experience

2018

Dimensional Glass Artist Launch & established ‘Jan Langdale Studios’

2017

Fused Glass Class, Lewisham.

Fused glass splashback workshop, Summerset.

‘Creating Dimensions’ workshop, Summerset.

Splashback commissions.

2016

Fused Glass Classes, Lewisham & Halifax.

Commission from Halifax Academy for a stained glass window – incorporating workshops and artwork from the primary and upper school children.

2015

Fused Glass Classes, Lewisham & Halifax.

Commission for a kitchen splashback, with upstands – hand-painted (reverse glass painting) incorporating a stained glass window in the overall design.

2014

Stained Glass Workshops, West Yorkshire.

Teaching

Craven College, Skipton & Shipley Colleges.

Cragg Vale Montessori School & Calder Valley Steiner School.

Creativity & glass workshops for all ages (adults; teens & families).

Education & Experience

Art, design & handloom weaving upbringing.

Designed & wove first rug – aged 10.

‘O’ & ‘A’ Level Art.

Scholarship for an Art Course in Florence, Italy, for a month

Wool dyeing with colours from nature & candle making

Photography course & photographic studio - developed own black & white photographs & developed interest in Magic Lanterns.

City & Guilds Teacher Training Qualification.

ITEC Physical Therapy Examination Certificate.

ITHMA, The Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine & Aromatherapy.

Be The Change Facilitator & Trainer Training!

Yoga Teacher Training.

Trustee for Calder Valley Steiner Education (2012-2013).

Cragg Vale Community Association board member (2014-2015).

Jan hand-paints multiple layers of glass with hot fire enamel paints and uses kilnformed and kiln-cast techniques to create dimensional pieces of glass artwork.

jan@janlangdale.com

www.janlangdale.com

www.instagram.com/janlangdale

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