Cara Louise Walker MFA
Artist/Designer
Born 1988, Glasgow, UK

SCHOLARSHIPS:
2017/18 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Penhaligon's Scholar
2017/18 Andrew Grant Scholarship, University of Edinburgh

AWARDS:

2017/18 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Penhaligon's Scholar
2016 Scottish Glass Society ECA Award 
2015 Winner of the London Glassblowing Award for Emerging Talent
2015 Short listed for The National Glass Centre Emerging Artist Residency Prize
2014 Contemporary Glass Society Student Glass Prize Runner Up
2014 Robert Gordon University Arts & Heritage Collections Purchase Prize
2014 Alexandrina McKenzie Legacy Award
2013 Winner of the Eligius Project
2013 Awarded Cross Trust Funding
2013 Gertrude M Hector Fund Award
2013 Caram Trust Award
2012 Short listed for Mearns and Gill Offshore Achievement Awards Design
2010 Craftex Jewellery Group Award
2009 Short listed for Craftex Advanced Jewellery Award
2009 Short listed for Craftex Non Advanced Jewellery Award

EXHIBITIONS:

2018 DEGREESHOW2018, Edinburgh College of Art, Evolution House, Edinburgh, UK
2018 SATELLITE, Visual Arts Scotland, Summerhall, Edinburgh, UK
2018 A Celebration of Craft, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
2017 RWHA Annual Luncheon, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, London, Uk
2015 Essence, London Glassblowing, London, UK
2015 British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK
2015 Visual Arts Scotland: transforming, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK
2014 Northern Graduates, The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Old Granada Studios, Manchester, UK
2014 New Designers, The Business Design Centre, London, UK
2014 "Open Your Eyes" Degree Show, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
2013 The Eligius Project Exhibition, Gray's school of Art, Aberdeen, UK
2011 HND Showcase, City of Glasgow College, Glasgow, UK
2011 Craftex, Trades House, Glasgow, UK
2010 HNC End of Year Show, Glasgow Metropolitan College, Glasgow UK
2010 Craftex, Trades House, Glasgow, UK
2009 End of Year Show, Glasgow Metropolitan College, Glasgow, UK
2008 Craftex, Trades House, Glasgow, UK

QUALIFICATIONS:

2016-2018 MFA Glass, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
2014 BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
2012 Lapidary Skills Level 1, The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary Club, Edinburgh, UK
2011 HND Jewellery Design, City of Glasgow College, Glasgow, UK
2009 NQ Jewellery Design, Glasgow Metropolitan College, Glasgow, UK

WORKSHOPS & COURSES:

2016 Casting in Nature Master Class with Colin Reid, Northlands, Lybster, UK
2014 Core Casting Master Class with Max Jacquard, The Glass Hub, Wiltshire, UK
2014 Introduction to Metal Lathe Working with Phil Chaplain, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
2013 Glass Blowing with Rob Stern and Jiri Pacinek, Cam Ocagi, Turkey
2013 Introduction to Tool Making with Mark Powell, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, UK

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS:

2018 "QEST: The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Magazine", Issue 37/Spring 2018. UK​
2017 "QEST: The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Magazine", Issue 36/Summer 2017. UK
2015 "2015 British Glass Biennale", British Glass Biennale." May. Stourbridge. UK
2015 "vas:t 2015", Visual Arts Scotland: Transforming." 6 February 2015. Edinburgh. UK
2014 "The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair". 9 September 2014. Manchester. UK
2014 "STV Aberdeen", Online Article. 4 August 2014. Aberdeen. UK
2014 "RGU News", Online Article. 1 August 2014. Aberdeen. UK
2014 “Glass Network”, The CGS Quarterly Magazine. Issue 53/September 2014. P. 8. UK
2012 “The Coveted Magazine”, Autumn/Winter 2012. P. 17-18. Glasgow, UK

VIDEOS:

2016 "A Portrait of a Glass Artist", AC Media, November 2016. Edinburgh. UK
2016 "Re-Arrange" Biffy Clyro, Directed by Oscar Sansom, The Forest of Black, December 2016. UK
2017 "Glass MFA/MA Postgraduate Programme video", ECA Production, August 2017. Edinburgh. UK

RESIDENCIES:

2014-2015 Graduate In Residence, Gray’s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

TEACHING:

2015 Stone Setting Demonstration, Three Dimensional Design Department, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
2015 Glass Demonstration, Three Dimensional Design Department, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, UK

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2018 Hotshop Assistant, Vicky Higginson, ECA, Edinburgh, UK
2018 Hotshop Assistant, Ingrid Phillips, ECA, Edinburgh, UK
2015 Ceramics Assistant, Simon Ward, Patriothall Studios, Edinburgh, UK
2014 Glass Assistant, Max Jacquard Glass Artist, Kent, UK
2014 Glass Assistant, Keiko Mukaide, Patriothall Studios, Edinburgh, UK 


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