Portrait of a Gallery - The Scottish Gallery
Portrait of a Gallery - The Scottish Gallery
Portrait of a Gallery - The Scottish Gallery
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Colin Reid<br />
Book Sculpture 2009 kilncast glass 43 h x 30.5 w x 7.5 d cms<br />
Colin Reid was born in 1953 and studied at St Martins College <strong>of</strong> Art and Stourbridge School <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
and trained as a scientific glassblower. In the 1980s Henry Rothschild curated a glass exhibition that<br />
showcased early works by him and we have continued to exhibit his remarkable glass ever since. He is<br />
an acknowledged master <strong>of</strong> kiln formed cast glass and has work represented in over 40 international<br />
public collections. His sources <strong>of</strong> inspiration are numerous, but each work uses the qualities <strong>of</strong> glass,<br />
transparency, refraction and reflection, to extraordinary, dynamic effect. Another unique attribute <strong>of</strong><br />
Colin Reid are the apprentices who have gone through his glass studio over the years, providing the gallery<br />
with a wealth <strong>of</strong> new talent in the field such as Sally Fawkes, Bruno Romanelli and Joseph Harrington.<br />
<strong>The</strong> gallery is hosting his third solo exhibition during the festival in August 2011.<br />
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