ABOUT KATE

After a career in architecture and education I came to glass later in life through adult education. I immediately became interested in the sculptural qualities of this exciting material. The way that glass can be used to manipulate light fascinates me. I enjoy problem solving and experimenting with a range of different techniques to achieve my aims and am always looking for new ways to develop my imagery.

EXHIBITIONS

CURRENT AND FUTURE EXHIBITIONS

  • CGS Flow @ Makers in the Bay Cardiff. March-April 2022
  • COLLECT 2022 ARTSY AND LONDON GLASSBLOWING FEB 2022
  • SOLO EXHIBITION Ffin y Parc Gallery 20thJune-18thJuly 2021
  • 45TH Anniversary Show London Glass blowing. Sept 2021
  • WARM GLASS PEOPLES PRIZE BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE 2019

WORK CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT:-

  • London Glassblowing Gallery Bermondsey
  • Ffin y Parc Country house and Gallery Llanrwst Wales
  • CREATES GALLERY MONMOUTH

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

  • NEW HORIZONS LONDON GLASSBLOWING GALLERY 17TH MARCH -17TH APRIL 2021
  • COLLECT 2021 Artsy platform 26th February -2nd March 2021
  • COLLECT 2021 DISPLAY LONDON GLASSBLOWING 26th February – 17th March 2021
  • FFIN Y PARC COUNTRY HOUSE AND GALLERY June 2021 Solo
  • BEDAZZLED. LONDON GLASSBLOWING. 12th NOVEMBER -24th December 2020
  • FFIN Y PARC Country House & Gallery Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy, LL26 0PT. Solo show 10th Nov – 4th Dec 2019
  • GLASSHOUSE XIV PARNDOM MILL Harlow 19th Sept – 3rd Nov 2019
  • BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE 2019 Stourbridge 23Aug-28Sept2019
  • Kooywood GALLERY CARDIFF Solo exhibition May 2019
  • REFRACTION & REFLECTION Solo exhibition MOMA Wales Machynlleth 24/2/18 – 27/4/18
  • ROYAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS Mall galleries 21/3/18 – 31/3/18
  • BREAKING THE MOULD Gallery London Glassblowing 27/9/18 – 20/10/18
  • GLASSHAUS XII Parndom Mill 2017
  • BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE 2017
  • GLASSHAUS 11 Parndom Mill exhibition of emerging glass artists 2016
  • Mall Galleries Society of Miniaturists selected annual exhibition 2016
  • Architectural glass Contemporary Glass Society exhibition 2016
  • Art and artefact Group exhibition Hampstead
  • Cecilia Coleman Gallery St Johns Wood
  • Erwood Station Gallery Builth Wells
  • ‘Something Yellow’ Contemporary Glass Society exhibition 2016
  • Rhythm and Blues Hornsey Library 2015
  • Whisps and Fragments Hornsey Library 2014
  • Hertfordshire university 2014, 2015,2016
  • East Finchley Open studios 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,2017, 2018, 2019

MY WORK

The unique style of Laura De Benedetti has captivated lovers of ceramic art all over the world. Her flowing, free-spirited forms, hand-thrown in porcelain, are both informal and resilient, soft in shape but crystalline hard in use. Their unique glazes glow with the colours of the Mediterranean, radiating warmth and depth. Laura’s pots are to be admired and displayed, and also to be used every day. Each piece awaits food and drink, enriching your table and your home.

In a period when so much ceramic art is abstract and conceptual, Laura has focused her art on the useful, practical objects that accompany us in our daily lives. She believes that pots are meaningful when they are put to use, so that their decorative and artistic qualities illuminate and accompany us, making the routine a little special. Bowls, plates, cups, mugs, jugs and teapots fulfill their functions, each similar, none the same.