Artists

Claes Uvesten

Born in 1964 in Lidköping, Sweden

EDUCATION

2000            Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1992-94      Orrefors School of Glass, Orrefors, Sweden
1985            Nyckleviken ArtSchool, Stockholm, Sweden

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-08      Designer, Reimyre Glass Factory, Reimyre, Sweden
2005            Professor in Glass Design, Museo de Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico
2002            Lectures about Swedish design at Museo Franz Mayer and various universities in Mexico

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008            Sentient, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007            New Visions, Volvo Showroom, Stockholm, Sweden
                     The Glassery, Stockholm, Sweden
2006            Split Vision, Knutsson Art Shop, Stockholm, Sweden
2005            Tibro Art Society, Tibro, Sweden
2004            Trust and Insight, Knutssons Art Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden
2003            Lidköping Art Gallery, Lidköping, Sweden
                     Unikt Glas, Göteborg, Sweden
                     Nordiska Kristall Magasinet, Stockholm, Sweden
2002            Queretaro Art Museum, Queretaro, Mexico
                     Mariestad Art Society, Mariested, Sweden
2001            Novel Studio Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
                     Falköpings Art Society, Falköping, Sweden
1999            Knutssons Art Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden
                     Saltarvet Gallery, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
1998            Varberg Konsthall (Art Space), Varberg, Sweden
                     Lidköping Konsthall (Art Space), Lidköping, Sweden
1996-97      Knutssons Art Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden
                     Nordiska Kristall Magasinet, Stockholm, Sweden

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008            Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass, Märsta, Sweden
                     Collect Art Fair, London, UK
                     Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2007            Vänersborg Konsthall (Art Space), Vänersborg, Sweden
2006            NKM, Stockholm, Sweden, together with Ana Thiel
2003            Lödöse Museum, Lödöse, Sweden
                     StudioGlass Exhibition, Vadstena Castle, Sweden
2001            Museo Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico
2000-03      Glass Without Boundaries. A show in six different Nordic countries with selected artists from these countries.
2000-01      Brandts Contemporary Glass, Torshälla, Sweden
1996            Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden

PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS

The Swedish National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Various Art Councils all over Sweden

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2007            International Exchange Grant, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden
2000            International Exchange Grant, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden
1997            Lööf's Memorial Foundation
1996            Konsthantverkets Vänner (Friends of Craft Association), Stockholm, Sweden

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