Jan Langdale
Glass Artist
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.