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Education

1960-62	Bradford College of Art, England
1962-65	Central School of Art and Design, London (Ceramics)

Work Experience

1965-80	Lecturer: Various art colleges in USA and Britain
1976	Opened the London Glassblowing Workshop
1984	Established Peter Layton and Associates Limited to work on architectural projects
1995	Moved studio to Leathermarket, London, SE1
1996	Publication of Glass Art by Peter Layton (A&C Black)
2001	The workshop is 25 years old; one of the oldest glassblowing studios in Europe
2002	Awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Contemporary Glass Society
2003	Received Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Bradford
2006	Publication of Peter Layton & Friends to coincide with touring exhibition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the studio
2008	Becomes Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers
2009	Moves studio to new premises on Bermondsey Street, London, SE1
2010	Appointed board member of Glass Art Society, USA
2011	Workshop is 35 years old – one of the longest running in Europe

Teaching Positions

1976/80	Camberwell and Croydon Colleges of Art
1969/76	Hornsey College of Art – Middlesex University
1968/69	Stoke-on-Trent College of Art
1965/68	Various universities in the US

Peter has exhibited widely throughout the world. Selected Exhibitions include

2012	Luminaries: Pioneers in Studio Glass, The Gallery at London Glassblowing, UK
2011	SOFA (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art) New York, USA
	International Glass Festival, Luxembourg
2010	Recollect, Burgh House Art Gallery, London, UK
	British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, UK
	SOFA Chicago, USA
	Peter Layton Exhibition, Glass Etc, Rye, UK
	Selection of works: Peter Layton, Pyramid Gallery, York, UK
2009	Anima Mundi – Glazen Huis, Belgium
	Chelsea Flower Show – London, UK
	SOFA – New York, USA
	Glass Now – National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, USA
	Peter Layton and Friends - Leon Salet Art Gallery, Maastricht, NL

Public Collections

Work held in various museums in the UK, Europe and the USA, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.

Peter has completed many major architectural commissions from the 1990’s to present.

Published books

2006	Peter Layton and Friends, Published by Halsgrove
1996	Glass Art, Published by A&C Black Ltd