2004 Biennale Exhibition Space.

British Glass Biennale 2004

At the heart of the International Festival of Glass, the inaugural British Glass Biennale was the most important exhibition of glass in the UK for over ten years; a ground-breaking exhibition displayed in the vast and dramatic shell of one of the area's most famous glasshouses.

Chosen by a distinguished jury, the exhibition showcased current British makers with all pieces having been made in the last two years and all available to purchase.

AWARDS 2004
Chair of the jury, Professor Andrew Brewerton announced the result at the preview night which was attended by hundreds of people and specially invited VIPs.

The winner of the inaugural International Festival of Glass Biennale Award was Hannah Kippax, for her kiln-cast glass sculpture 'Seeking Rovnováha'. Her work was chosen from among 150 exhibits by 81 selected glass artists as the 'best in show'. Hannah received her £5,000 award from Debra Shipley MP at the opening night on 26th August.

The jury admired the formal assurance of the work, its technical achievement and sureness of touch. They commended its scale and strength of presence in a show of exceptional range and diversity, in which a generation of young British glass artists had appeared to 'come of age'.

They noted increasing evidence of international influences within the exhibition as a whole, and acknowledged that their final decision had been a difficult, though unanimous one, in a field in which established artists were also seen to be pushing their own creative boundaries.

Jury 2004

Professor Andrew Brewerton	Dean, School of Art, University of Wolverhampton and Appointed Chair of the jury panel
Keith Brocklehurst	Head of Glass at Glasshouse College
Charles Hajdamach	Glass Historian & Author
Jeanette Hayhurst	Director of Jeanette Hayhurst Fine Glass
Zafar Iqbal	Director of The Studio Glass Gallery, London
Candice-Elena Evans	Biennale Exhibition Organiser

Artists 2004

Karen Akester Joanne Ballard Mark Bickers Laura Birdsall Anthony Boland Amanda Catchpole Jacqueline Cooley Hannah Cridford Bob Crooks Keith Cummings Iestyn Davies Charlotte de Syllas & Jasper Vaughan Liz Dean Bea Denton Julie-Ann Denton Anna Dickinson Sally Dunnet Diana East Fiaz Elson Sally Fawkes Deborah Fladgate Ray Flavell David Flower Dominic Fondé Stuart Garfoot

Steve Gillies & Kate Jones Katy Holford Jochen Holtz Catherine Hough Charlotte Hughes Richard Jackson Max Jacquard Angela Jarman Alison Kinnaird MBE Hannah Kippax Peter Layton Rosie Leventon Tanwen Llewellyn Jessica Lloyd Jones Sue MacGillivray Helen Maurer Joanne Mitchell Susan Nixon Yumi Nozaki Nicola Ransom David Reekie Colin Reid Colin Rennie Bruno Romanelli Deborah Sandersley Karin Sanner & Maria

Zulueta Naoko Sato Anthony Scala Harry Seager Elaine Sheldon Penelope Somerville Ruth Spaak Anthony Stern Patrick Stern Juliana Stoney Samantha Sweet & Tim Waldegrave Louis Thompson Angela Thwaites Deborah Timperley Brian Usher Phil Vickery Lucy Wade Louise Watson Sara Whale Emma Woffenden Rachael Woodman Marie Worre Hastrup Holm Layne Rowe Karlin Rushbrooke