::: EXHIBITIONS & DEMONSTRATIONS
 

Karl Harron has participated in many exhibitions in Europe and USA. Below is a list of dates and places that Karl has exhibited since 2004.

EXHIBITIONS:
Mar 2013
“Distant Visions II” at Duncan McClellan Gallery Warehouse Arts District St. Petersburg FL. USA
Jun 2012 “
VESSELS” an Exploration of Contemporary Vessels at Cill Rialaig Arts Centre Co. Kerry IRL.
Apr 2012
"Engaging with Glass" New work by Irish Artists at the Traver Gallery Tacoma WA USA.
Feb 2012
“dubh –dialogues in black” Oliver Sears Gallery Dublin IRL.
Jan 2012
“Distant Visions: A Look At Not So Local Glass” A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement at Duncan
McClellan Gallery
Warehouse Arts District St. Petersburg FL. USA
Dec 2011
National Crafts and Design RDS Ballsbridge Dublin IRL.
Nov 2011
"Portfolio" at The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) Dublin IRL.
“Portfolio” Exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy Dublin IRL.
This exhibition includes work by Ireland’s leading crafts people. These are makers with international reputations, whose work is collected by Irish and international museums and institutions. Seeing the work at the RHA emphasises the increasing irrelevance of an art/craft divide and places the work in an appropriate aesthetic context. Some of the languages and materials of art and craft are different, and craft may seem more connected to material and utility. Look beyond those initial ideas and histories however, to discover layers of richness and meaning. Karl Harron layers “a sense of aeons of creation” and “the formation of the land itself” into his glass.
Gemma Tipton is a writer and critic of Contemporary Art and Architecture.
Oct/Nov 2011 “dubh –dialogues in black” - an exhibition of contemporary objects featuring work by Irish craftspeople, designers and artists in dialogue with their American peers at THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 991 Fifth Ave New York NY10028 USA.
Oct 2011
The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts at The Ulster Museum UK
Oct 2011
Yeats Memorial Building” Hyde Bridge Co. Sligo IRL.
Sept 2011
"A Passion for Glass" National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh UK.
Aug 2011
RDS Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show IRL.
Aug 2011
The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) National Crafts Exhibition Dublin IRL.
Aug 2011
“The Art of Irish Glass” Year of Craft 2011 at The Kenny Gallery Galway Ireland.
July 2011
"MATERIALpoetry" Galway Arts Festival Galway Ireland.
Jun-Dec 2011 “21st Century Irish Craft” The National Museum of Ireland's collection of Irish contemporary craft at Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin IRL.
Jun 2011 "Engaging with Glass" An exhibition of Irish glass at Solstice Arts Navan IRL.
Jun 2011
Irish Craft "Portfolio" Exhibition Rathfarnham Castle Dublin IRL.
May 2011
50th Anniversary ArtAid Exhibition and Auction at Ormeau Baths Gallery in collaboration with The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts and sponsored by KPMG UK.
May 2011
"Collect" Saatchi Galleries Kings Road Chelsea London UK.
"This year’s selection of work at Collect focuses on formal simplicity. The work is characterized by clean lines and bold, volumetric forms, whilst never losing touch with the materials and processes of its’ creation. The work draws explicitly on vernacular traditions of making, but is infused with an entirely contemporary sensibility. The term I am using to describe it is ‘complex simplicity’, which refers to the depth of skill needed in order to produce clean, simple forms with such conviction." Ann Mulrooney Curator National Craft Gallery Ireland.
Mar 2011
Irish Craft "Portfolio" at The National Craft Gallery Kilkenny IRL.
Feb 2011 "MATERIALpoetry" The Franz Mayer Museum Mexico City Mexico.
Dec 2010
National Crafts Travelling Exhibition at the Royal Dublin Society IRL.
Nov 2010 Irish Craft Portfolio at Farmleigh Gallery Dublin IRL.
Oct 2010
National Museum of Ireland Country Life Castlebar Co. Mayo IRL.
Oct 2010
The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts at The Ulster Museum UK
Oct 2010
"MATERIALpoetry" an exhibition of CONTEMPORARY OBJECTS from IRELAND - THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 991 Fifth Ave New
York NY10028 USA. (View your invitation to MATERIALpoetry exhibition).
Sep 2010
C3 - Collecting Contemporary Craft Ulster Museum N.Ireland.
Aug 2010
The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) National Crafts Exhibition Dublin Ireland
May 2010
"jUSt for US" SpaceCRAFT Belfast Northern Ireland
Apr 2010
"Three Centuries of Glass" Fieldings Auctioneers Ltd Stourbridge UK
Apr 2010
"Take Thirty" Anniversary Exhibition Broadfield House Glass Museum UK
Mar 2010
Portfolio Selected Exhibition National Craft Gallery Kilkenny IRL
Mar 2010
“INSPIRED BY…” Annual Exhibition Craft and Design Collective.
Feb 2010
Vanha Paukku Lapua Finland.
Jan 2010
Showcase Ireland Royal Dublin Society Ireland.
Dec 2009
The Naughton Gallery at Queens University Belfast N. Ireland.
Nov 2009 The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Annual Exhibition Belfast N. Ireland.
Oct 2009
"Designers and Makers 2009" F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio Banbridge N. Ireland.
Aug 2009
The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) National Crafts Exhibition Dublin Ireland.
May 2009
Bonhams in association with Dan Klein Associates is excited to announce its first sale of Contemporary Glass scheduled to take place on May 19th 2009. The sale will be composed of glass from 1950 to the present day and Karl is one of only fifteen British glass artists invited to make work for this prestigious event.
The sale, timed to coincide withCo[]ect 2009, will be previewed at Bonhams, New Bond Street from Friday May 15th to Monday 18th May 2009.
Mar 2009 "Reaction and Interaction" Solo exhibition. CraftNI Cotton Court Belfast UK
Dec 2008 National Crafts and Design Fair of Ireland Royal Dublin Society.
Nov 2008
William Zimmer Gallery SOFA Exposition Navy Pier Chicago USA
Oct 2008
National Craft Gallery Kilkenny Ireland.
Aug 2008
The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) National Crafts Exhibition. First Prize Recognition of Excellence Category Glass and Dublin Art Glass Award.
Aug 2008
The British Glass Biennale Exhibition Ruskin Glass Centre Stourbridge
Jun 2008
William Zimmer Gallery SOFA Exposition 7th Regiment Armory
New York USA
Mar 2008
National Craft Gallery Kilkenny Ireland
Feb 2008
Bluecoat Gallery Liverpool England UK
Jan 2008
William Zimmer Gallery Palm Beach 3 Convention Centre Florida USA
Jan 2008
The Hunt Museum "Side by Side" Exhibition Limerick Ireland.
Dec 2007
Habatat Gallery 25th International Glass Invitational Florida USA
Nov 2007
Forty Shades of Green Gallery Charleston South Carolina USA
Nov 2007
Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago USA
Nov 2007 “Silken Glass” Sunburst Gallery Town Hall Newtownards N.Ireland
Sep 2007 Millennium Court Arts Centre (MCAC)Portadown N.Ireland
Aug 2007 Ormeau Baths Gallery (OBG) Belfast N.Ireland
Aug 2007 SpaceCRAFT County Down Crafts Belfast N.Ireland
Jul 2007 Smithsonian Institute Washington DC USA
Jun 2007 “SEOMRA” at The National Crafts Gallery Kilkenny Ireland
May 2007 “Light in the North” St. Fergus Gallery Caithness Scotland
Apr 2007 “Beyond Glass #2” Down Arts Centre Downpatrick N.Ireland
Mar 2007
Galerie Embargo in Paris
Mar 2007 SEMA Gallery Avenue Daumesinal Paris France
Jan 2007 National Museum Edinburgh Scotland

Sep 2006 “Eire Apparent” Gracefield Arts Centre Dumfries Scotland
Aug 2006 “Creative Peninsula” Open Studio and Exhibition Ards Borough Council N.Ireland
Jul 2006 Eblana Gallery Dublin Ireland
Feb 2006 Droichead Arts Centre Drogheda Co Louth Ireland
Jan 2006 “Piece” Exhibition National Crafts Gallery Kilkenny Ireland

Dec 2005 Hunt Museum Collection Exhibition Limerick Ireland
Jun 2005 “Element” Garter Lane Arts Centre Waterford Ireland
May 2005 “Body, Mind, Spirit” Naughton Gallery Queens University Belfast N.Ireland

Aug 2004
The Royal Dublin Society (RDS)1st Prize Recognition of Excellence Category Glass
May 2004 “Revealing Objects” Naughton Gallery Queens University Belfast N.Ireland
Jan 2004 “Beyond Glass” Sunburst Gallery Town Hall Newtownards N.Ireland

Karl also holds demonstrations, the latest is listed below:

DEMONSTRATIONS:
Aug 2010 CraftFest Castle Ward National Trust Strangford N. Ireland
May 2010
"Meet the Maker" Ards Crafts Newtownards Northern Ireland

Sept 2009 "Kiln-forming" North Lands Creative Glass Lybster Scotland.
Aug 2009 Glass Blowing University of Ulster Coleraine Campus N. Ireland.
June 2009 Glass Fusing University of Ulster Faculty of Art and Design Belfast N.Ireland.

Aug 2008 CraftFest Castle Ward National Trust Strangford N.Ireland.
Mar 2008 Broadfield House Glass Museum Stourbridge W.Midlands England
Mar 2008 Sand-casting North Lands Creative Glass (NLCG) Lybster Scotland
Jan 2008 Red House Glass Cone Kingswinford W. Midlands England

Aug 2007
CraftFest Castle Ward National Trust Strangford N. Ireland
May 2007 Flowerfield Arts Centre Portstewart N. Ireland
Apr 2007 Glass Fusing National College of Art and Design (NCAD) Dublin Ireland
Jan 2007 Glass Fusing University of Ulster Faculty of Art and Design Belfast N.Ireland

Aug 2006
Sand-casting North Lands Creative Glass (NLCG) Lybster Scotland

Jul 2005
“Exchange 2005” Hot Glass Louth Craftmark Ireland

Sep 2004
Glass Blowing Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Cultra N. Ireland

AWARDS:
Aug 2011 First Prize RDS  Award of Excellence and California Gold Medal
Royal Dublin Society National Crafts Competition IRL.  
July 2010
Certificate of Merit in Recognition of Excellence in Category Glass. The Royal Dublin Society at The National Craft Competition.
Aug 2008
First Prize Recognition of Excellence Category Glass and Dublin Art Glass Award. The Royal Dublin Society at The National Craft Competition.
2005 Creativity Awards
- Arts & Business, Northern Ireland.
July 2004 1st Prize in Recognition of Excellence in Category Glass.
The Royal Dublin Society at The National Craft Competition.

“VESSELS” an Exploration of Contemporary Vessels at Cill Rialaig Arts Centre Co. Kerry IRL.

Illuminate contemporary irish glass exhibition

Karl Harron will be exhibiting in Smithsonian Institute Washington D.C. U.S.A
Smithsonian Institute
Washington D.C. U.S.A.

Karl Harron's work on display at the Garter Lane Arts Centre
Karl Harron's work on display at the Garter Lane Arts Centre ELEMENT Exhibition.

 

Masterclass in Glass making
Tessa Clegg & Carol McNicoll Masterclass - 'Making Connections'

Karl delivering talk to delegates at the North Lands Creative Glass Conference

 

 

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