The 45th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition
10 September - 2 October 2021
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To mark the momentous occasion of London Glassblowing’s 45th anniversary, Peter invited friends and colleagues, many of whom are considered to be the leading British Artists currently working in glass, to join us for a special celebratory exhibition. This promises to be a truly exceptional show, with many of the participants making new artworks especially for this exhibition. As the highlight of the 2021 Glass calendar, this was one show not be missed.
Included in this exhibition we showed work by the late Sam Herman, who pioneered the Studio Glass Movement in the United Kingdom.
Read Peter Layton's thoughts about this celebratory exhibition here.
Exhibiting Artists:
Alison Kinnaird MBE • Amanda Simmons • Anthony Scala • Baldwin Guggisberg • Bruce Marks • Cathryn Shilling • Colin Reid • David Reekie • Hanne Enemark • Heike Brachlow • Kate Pasvol • Katharine Coleman MBE • Katherine Huskie • Layne Rowe • Liam Reeves • Max Jacquard • Nancy Sutcliffe • Neil Wilkin • Olga Alianova • Peter Layton • Rachael Woodman • Richard Jackson • Sabrina Cant • Sally Fawkes • Sam Herman • Sarah Wiberley • Sila Yucel • Sophie Layton • Tim Rawlinson
Panel Discussion
We hosted a live-streamed virtual panel event, featuring Kate Pasvol, Katharine Coleman MBE and Peter Layton.
Each of these highly talented artists discussed their chosen craft, the medium of glass, and their pieces for the 45th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition.
You can watch this special event in its entirety here.
Vertex (Blue-Grey) by Heike Brachlow
Summer Fall Winter by Baldwin Guggisberg
Antarctic Confluence by Cathryn Shilling
Still Life with Sunflowers (R1975) by Colin Reid
Quillon Coral by Devereux & Patchen
Mists Over Ennerdale 1 by Kate Pasvol
But Where's My Prince? by Katharine Coleman MBE
Butterfly Collection by Alison Kinnaird MBE
Octopus by Nancy Sutcliffe
Safe Within by Rachael Woodman
All Things Being Equal by Richard Jackson
Plotting Dimensions by Sally Fawkes
Our Stories
Women in Glass - Exhibition Open Call
London Glassblowing invites applications from UK-based women working in glass to take part in Women in Glass, a group exhibition opening in September 2027 to coincide with the studio's celebration of Peter Layton's ninetieth birthday. We are pleased to welcome back Cathryn Shilling, London Glassblowing's gallery curator from 2010 to 2019, who returns as guest curator for this special exhibition.
A Bermondsey Street Collaboration
Renowned glass artist and founder of London Glassblowing, Peter Layton, has collaborated with old friend and celebrity chef, José Pizarro, to create 30 limited-edition platters, launching on 12 October, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of José Pizarro on Bermondsey Street and the 50th anniversary of London Glassblowing.
The Alchemist at Work: An Interview with Peter Layton
For Peter Layton's solo exhibition, our Marketing and Sales Assistant Eva sat down with Peter to talk about alchemy - from his birth in Prague, a city steeped in alchemical history, to the alchemy he finds in glass itself. Read on to hear how Peter revisited his earlier works for this exhibition, and why he chose to return to the dangerous iridising process.