Brett Manley
Employment
2007-present Teaching Kiln Formed Glass Courses, "From Alchemy to Understanding" Art Academy, Southwark, London.
2000-2007 Self-employed glass artist.
Selected to create large scale recycled environmental glassscape underneath The Westway in Saint Marks Road, Kensington & Chelsea, London W.10. 36 meters x 28 meters in size and called "Blue Glassscape".
Selected to give a presentation for The Innovation Centre, London WC1 to design two large-scale installation pieces in glass for the foyer.
Ongoing project to design and build large scale glass installations for reception area in headquarters of legal corporation, central London.
Shortlisted for large scale art installation project "Reorientating Margate Old Town" Margate Renewal Project and E.E.C funding.
2006 Taught 10-week course in photographing and presenting own work, Kensington and Chelsea College.Feb-Mar
2003 Taught six week evening class course for HBL (a charity for Housebound Learners). Teaching volunteers how to make simple stained glass in order to teach housebound people.
1995-2002 Freelance Styling for Marks & Spencers and Allders Press Shows1978-present Ceramics and Glass Restorer. Running own studio, restoring and teaching in colleges and privately; wrote chapters about ceramic restoration for two books.
Education
2007-2008 BTEC. Glass Casting. Richmond Adult Education College.
Aug 2006 Masterclass: Deb Cocks, Painting on Glass, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2006 Certificate in Teaching Further Education
Kensington and Chelsea College AEISept
2005 Masterclass: Angela Jarman and Paul Cocksedge, Designing and Casting Glass, North Lands, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland
2004-2005 PG Certificate in Professional Studies in Architectural Glass Central Saint Martins
Dec 2004 Glassblowing WorkshopLondon Glassblowing, London SE1
2003-2004 PG Certificate in Professional Studies in Glass and Fine Art Central Saint Martins
2003-2005Professional Development Course in Glass
Kensington and Chelsea College AEI
2002-2003 Glassblowing and Lampwork
Paddington College AEI
2003Diploma Program in Investment Moulding
Amberley College AEI
2002Diploma Program in Kiln-formed Glass: Model and Master Moulding
Amberley College AEI
1999-2000Stained Glass
Kensington & Chelsea College AEIGrants and Awards
Jan 2005 Westway Development Trust - Small Education Grant
Dec 2004Oppenheim John Downes Memorial Trust
Jun 2004 The Chase Charity – Highly Commended Award
Feb 2004Eaton Fund for Artists – one off grant
Sep 2002 Westway Development Trust – Small Education GrantMembershipBritish Society of Master Glass PaintersClerkenwell Green Association / Craft Central Contemporary Glass SocietyHidden ArtSociety of Designer CraftsmenCohesion Glass NetworkCollectionsMr and Mrs David Shear, Washington DC, U.S.A.Mr R.S. Schram, LondonMr. J. Chichester, LondonChiswick Horticultural SocietyThe Collection of Central Saint Martins
Selected Exhibitions (2003-present)
March 2008"Six of One" Spotlight Exhibition and Meet the Maker. Blackwell. The Arts And Crafts House. Lakelands Art Trust. Bowness on Windermere . Cumbria. Sponsored by the Arts Council "Collecting Cultures" initiative.
March 2008Commissioned by Caira Mandaglio to make a piece for their stand at FORM, the modern and contemporary art and design fair. Olympia, West London
Jan 2008Designer Crafts at the Mall Galleries.
Shop Within The Show. London E.C.2.
Nov 2007-Jan 2008 Teepee Glass Group Show.
S.E.1 Gallery. London S.E.1.
Dec 2007Perfect Presents. Group Show.
Zest Gallery. London S.W.6.
Dec 2007Group Show. Cohesion Glass.
Majlis Gallery, Dubai.
Oct 2007Origin, Crafts Council
Somerset House, London WC1
Sep-Oct 07Cohesion Glass Exhibition
Pyramid Gallery, York
Aug 2007The Bowls of Saint Martins
Zest Gallery, London SW6
May 2007 Oxford Arts Weeks o3 Gallery,Oxford Castle
Jan 2007 Designer Crafts, Society of Designer Craftsmen
Mall Galleries, London SW1Y
Oct 2006 Designer Crafts @ Chelsea, Society of Designer Craftsmen
Chelsea Town Hall, London SW3
Aug-Sep 2006British Glass Biennale,
Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, West Midlands
Jan 2006Designer Crafts, Society of Designer Craftsmen
Mall Galleries, London SW1Y
Oct 2005 Through The Looking Glass,
Chelsea Gallery, London SW3
Aug 05-Jun 07Healing Glass,
The Central Club, London WC1
July 2005New Designers,
Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1
June 2005 Breaking Glass, PG Cert Glass and Architecture, final show
Cochrane Gallery, London WC1
June 2005Air Underground, Professional Development in Glass
Air Gallery, Dover Street, London WC1
May-Aug 2005 Inspired By
V&A Museum, London SW7Jul 04-May 0530cm2 by the British Society of Master Glass Painters, touring show
Cochrane Gallery, London WC1
Ely Stained Glass Museum, Ely Cathedral
John Hardman Trading Company, Birmingham
Feb 2005Glasshouse, PG Cert Glass and Architecture, interim show
Cochrane Gallery, London WC1
Dec 2004Directions
Lethaby Gallery, London WC1
Oct 2004Upper Glass @ Chelsea by Glass Art 5
Chelsea Gallery, London SW3
May-Jun 2003 Two-man exhibition, for one month including Oxford Arts Week
Liscious Gallery, Oxford
