Tara Woudenberg | Nizozemsko | web

Tara Woudenberg creates work that represents how she perceives the always-changing movements of her life. “With a childlike astonishment and the concentration of a scientist I curiously communicate with confusion and the privilege of being ignorant is my inspiration.” Glass and Tara are working together since 1999. Seven years she worked in glassworks De Oude Horn in The Netherlands where she became proficient in the art of moving with (not against) hot glass. She travels the world extensively on her glass-expeditions and collaborates with many teams from different cultures. Since graduating in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Art and Glass Science from the New University of Lisbon in Portugal, she sees more clearer that the universe provides ‘signs’ to move her in specific directions. “I feel the wind touching me, it make the trees drop their symbols and I collect the ones that are talking to me.”

Education

2009-2011	Master of Art and Glass Science
	Faculty of Science and Technology at the New University of Lisbon, Portugal
	Research Unit VICARTE “Glass and Ceramic for the Arts”
1999-2006	Assistant-glassblower
	Glassworks De Oude Horn Acquoy, The Netherlands
1997-2001	Bachelor of Arts
	Academy for Art and Design ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Solo exhibitions

2011	Thesis exhibition EYE INSIGHT Lisbon, PT
2010	‘Be Aware Everything is Always Moving’, Monte da Caparica, PT

Group exhibitions

2012	Bernardine de Neeve glass prize 2011, National Glass museum Leerdam, NL
	Glassmatch: Belgium - The Netherlands, Het Glazen Huis Lommel, BE
2011	Master & Talent - Richard Meitner & Tara Woudenberg, International glass art event, NL
	D’Art Química, Library Faculty of Science and Technology, PT
	More Art Faster, New University of Lisbon, PT
2009	National Glass museum Leerdam, NL
2008	Knowledge Of Taste, Temporary Art Centre Eindhoven, NL
	Skin Deep located in Fort Asperen, NL
	Art Amsterdam: International Art Fair, NL
	Homage to Willem Heesen, The Gorcums museum, NL

Prizes and Awards

2012	Selected as New Talent for the European Glass Context Bornholm, DK
	Nominee for 6th Int. Art Prize Arte Laguna: Special Prize Award, IT
2011	Nominee for the Glass Art Society Emerging Artist Lecture Award, USA
	Nominee for The Corning Incorporated Award, USA
	University Achievement Award for the course year 2009/2010, PT
	Talent award of the Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation, Glasmuseum Hentrich, DE
2009	Nominee for the Bernardine de Neeve glass prize, NL - BE

Scholarships and Grants

2012	Pilchuck Glass School, USA
	Bert van Voorden fund Leerdam, NL
2011	Alexander Tutsek Stiftung Munich, DE
	Stichting Stokroos Utrecht, NL
	Pilchuck Glass School financial aid, USA
2010	Bert van Voorden Fonds and The Lions Club Leerdam, NL
	Association of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
2009	Bert van Voorden Fonds and The Lions Club Leerdam, NL
	Association of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
	Stichting Stokroos Utrecht, NL

Commissions

2012	New University of Lisbon Faculty of Science and Technology, PT
2010	Municipality of Leerdam, NL
2009	National Glass museum Leerdam, NL
2007	Actelion Benelux commissioned by RAM Design Asperen, NL
2006	Housing company KleurrijkWonen, NL

Collected Work

1999-2012	Private collections in Europe and The United States of America
2012	Tacoma Art Museum, USA
2011	New University of Lisbon Faculty of Science and Technology, PT
	Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2010	Municipality Leerdam, NL
2009	Het Glazen Huis Lommel, BE
2007	Artotheek The Hague, NL
2004	National Glass museum Leerdam, NL

Work experience

2012	October: Invited artist at the International Glass Symposium Novy Bor, CZ
	June-July: Pilchuck Glass School ‘Into the Fold’, USA
2011	Pilchuck Glass School ‘Methods of Molten Madness’, USA
	Gaffer for graduation work Fernanda Guerreiro, PT
	Gaffer for graduation work Jamie Wilson Goodyear, CA
	Assistant for Dawson, R. Kelogg, USA
	Workshop Paul Marioni, USA
	Teaching assistant glassblowing class with Carlo Pantano, USA
2010	Assistant for Michael Rogers and Robert Wiley, USA
	Science project Understanding the Origins of Glass guided by Márcia Vilarques, PT
	Workshop Pâte de verre Teresa Almeida, PT
	Workshop Azulejos, Portuguese tiles and metal oxides, Pedro Fortuna, PT
	Workshop Chris Taylor, USA
2009	Demonstration glassblowing at VICARTE for ICOM members, PT
	Glassblower in De Glasblazerij Leerdam, NL
	Assistant for Jirí Pacinek and his assistant Adam Chalupa Lindava, CZ
2008	Glass-expedition to Sweden: Orrefors, Afors, Kosta and Transjö
	International Meeting of Young Glassblowers in Glassworks ‘U Hluboké’, CZ
2007	Demonstration at University Sunderland, Glass and Ceramic department, UK
	Teaching working with hot glass to graduation students IKA, Mechelen, BE
	Assistant for Richard Price and Gareth Noel Williams, NL
2006	Glass-education-project with primary school children The Hague, NL
	2005 Glass-expedition to Australia and New-Zealand

Master classes and Lectures

2012	New University of Lisbon Faculty of Art, PT
	Having no limitation as limitation
	New University of Lisbon Research Unit “Glass and Ceramic for the Arts”, PT
	EXPERIENCE PERCEPTION
2011	Association of Friends of Modern Glass, NL
	Tara Woudenberg Master of Glass, Art and Science
	>University of Mãnoa glass and ceramics department, Hawaii
	Hot Moving Insight
	Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood USA
	New University of Lisbon Faculty of Science and Technology, PT
	Thesis defense EYE INSIGHT
2010	Fernão Mendes Pinto Secondary School Almada, PT
	I want to work with monkeys, mama
	The Lions club Leerdam, NL
	Free astonishment, gentle enrichment and self-reflection
	Municipality of Leerdam, NL
	An introduction to impassioned originality

Publications

2012	New Glass Review 33, The Corning Museum of Glass, USA
2011	Catalogue ORBITAL 9 Masters of Glass Art and Science 2009 -2011, PT
	NEUES GLASS/NEW GLASS Jutta-Cuny Franz Memorial Award 2011, DE
	Catalogue The Bernardine de Neeve-glass prize 2011, NL
	Global Glass Passing on Knowledge, NL
	New Glass Review, The Corning Museum of Glass 32, USA
	FJOEZZZ ‘Experimenting and being astonished – there is life for’, NL
2010	Newspaper Het Kontakt Dieper doordringen in het glas, NL
	Newspaper AD Rivierenland. NL
2009	FJOEZZZ ‘Tara Woudenberg goes to Portugal’, NL
2008	10 years gallery AdK Temporary Art, NL
	Catalogue exhibition Skin Deep, NL
	Glassworks De Oude Horn and the emancipation of glass, NL
	Gewoon Leerdammer, NL
2007	Actelion Passion for Patients, NL
	FJOEZZZ ‘Tara Woudenberg creates glass wall’, NL
	New Guard & young Fellows, ‘The in-between generation of Studio glass artists’, NL
2005	Culturen in Contact II Museum Het Oude Raadhuis, NL