Portrait with Carol from 'Tales of a Universal Goddess' by Diego Almazán de Pablo 2017
Emerging Costa Rican Artist & Designer based in Scotland with a background in Graphic Design, mixed-media and recent immersion into the glass material. This specific set of experiences give Juli a fresh and versatile vision when approaching research and the creative process by repurposing found objects and transforming them into precious artefacts that tell a story.
Winner of Jerwood Makers Open 2017, the ELLE DECORATION British Design Awards 2015- ECO DESIGN Category, Awarded Exceptional Talent (Promise) Visa endorsed by the Arts Council UK, Inches Carr Scottish Craft Award 2017 & 2023, and her work is included in the collection of Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC) Collection. Lausanne, CH., Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections Museum, National Glass Centre Collection 2021 & the Royal Edinburgh Hospital 2022, UK.
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AWARDS & FUNDING:
2023 Inches Carr Craft Bursaries for Established Makers
2021 Glass, Meet the Future Film Festival 2021 - Artist Commission Awards
Nominated for The John Byrne Award for Positivity 2020
12th Arte Laguna Prize- Special Prize Awarded by The Basu Foundation. Kolkata, India 2018
Winner of the JERWOOD MAKERS OPEN 2017
Winner of the INCHES CARR Scottish Crafts Award 2017
Exceptional Talent (Promise) Visa endorsed by Arts Council UK
Winner of the ELLE DECORATION British Design Awards 2015- Eco Design Category
Hothouse 2017- Scottish Cohort
Open Project Funding- Creative Scotland 2015
Winner of New Designers Contemporary Glass Society Associate Prize 2013
Winner of The Scottish Glass Society Prize for Best Glass Student at Edinburgh College of Art 2013
COLLECTIONS (MUSEUMS/PRIVATE), Commissions:
2023 Hugo Boss Commission | Boss Bottled 25 Years. Paris, France.
2023 Vacheron Constantin Commission | Provenance Collection. Edinburgh, Scotland.
2022 Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections Museum. Manchester, UK.
2021 Glass, Meet the Future Film Festival 2021 - Artist Commission Awards. North Lands Creative supported through British Council Scotland and Creative Scotland. Project Partners Toyama Glass Art Museum, Japan & Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York.
2020 National Glass Centre Collection - Sunderland Culture. Sunderland, England.
2016- 2021 Royal Edinburgh Hospital Commission- Glass installation for the new Psychiatric Building in Edinburgh, Scotland.
2014 Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC) Collection in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2013 Chancellor’s Fellowship Award Commission presented by the Chancellor of the University Princess Anne, HRH The Princess Royal.
RESIDENCIES:
2023. North Lands Creative. Lybster, Scotland.
2019. The Basu Foundation. Delhi & Kolkata, India.
2018. Bildwerk Frauenau Summer Academy. Bavaria, Germany
2014-15. Artist in Residence- Jewelry Dept. ECA. Edinburgh, UK
2013-14. Artist in Residence- Glass Dept. ECA. Edinburgh, UK
WORKSHOPS:
2019 Living Memory Association Workshop with elderly people. Edinburgh, UK.
2019 Bildwerk Frauenau Summer Course. Bavaria, Germany.
2017 Jerwood Makers Open Workshop with kids. London, UK.
2016 Design Dubai Days Workshop with young women. Dubai, UAE.
2016 Royal Edinburgh Hospital Workshops with Mental Health Patients. Edinburgh, UK.
PUBLICATIONS:
2024 Elle Decoration UK – March Issue. UK
2022 Elle Decoration France - April Issue. France.
2021 IDEAT Design Magazine - Dec Issue. France.
2021 Vogue Czechoslovakia - Nov Issue. CZ
2021 NEUES GLAS – NEW GLASS Magazine. October. Germany.
2021 Elle Decoration UK – Oct Issue. UK
2021 Architectural Digest México. May. México
Pearson, B. (2017). ‘THE COORIE HOME’ UK. Black & White Publishing.
Edwards, A. (2015). 'Upcyclist- Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting & Interiors'. USA, Prestel Publishing.
EXHIBITIONS:
2024–
The Glass Factory. Sweden. June - Oct 2024
Court Barn Musuem. Cotswolds, England. June - Sep 2024
The Farm Shop at Salone Milano, Italy. April 2024
2023–
Bard Scotland – Grit & Glamour Show. Nov 2023. Scotland, UK.
National Glass Centre – New World. October 2023. Sunderland, UK.
The Farm Shop presented by Fels World at London Design Festival. London, UK.
The Scottish Gallery – ‘Nature Reflected’. May 2023. Edinburgh, UK.
2022–
CUSTOM LANE Residents Works In Progress. Edinburgh, UK.
PAUL SMITH Mayfair store. London. UK.
Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2022. April 10th - September 25th, 2022. Coburg, Germany.
COLLECT with Northlands Creative at Somerset House. Feb. 23-27th. London, UK.
2021–
FUTURE OF HOME by Local Heroes and Custom Lane. Edinburgh, UK. Dec 2-19th, 2021
NGC GLASS PRIZE National Glass Centre. University of Sunderland, England. 16 October 2021 – 13 March 2022
London Design Festival | Brompton Design District with Local Heroes. London, UK. September 2021
DESIGN LAB NATION- Victoria & Albert Museum in partnership with National Glass Centre. Sunderland, England.
TOYAMA INTERNATIONAL GLASS EXHIBITION 2021. Toyama, Japan. July 10 – Sunday, October 3, 2021
ADJUST/ADAPT Exhibition Scottish Furniture Makers Association in partnership with Visual Arts Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WAITING Online Exhibition. Liminal Gallery
COLLECT 2021 with Gallery Ten. Online Edition Artsy.
2020–
DUTCH DESIGN WEEK - Dutch Invertuals Academy. TRUE MATTER. Eindhoven, Netherlands Oct 2020
The Scottish Gallery & Craft Scotland Selects. Sep 2020
GLASS, MEET THE FUTURE FESTIVAL (GMTF) presented by Northlands Creative, Caithness, Scotland. July 2020.
2019–
‘Re.Use, Re.Think, Re.Imagine’ Exhibition. Make Hauser & Wirth Somerset, UK. Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
NEW GLASS NOW, Corning Museum of Glass. NY, USA. 2019 - 2020
'Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters' Exhibition curated by Hugo Macdonald at Harewood House. Leeds, UK. March - Sept 2019
National Design & Craft Gallery. Kilkenny, Ireland. Feb - June 2019
The Basu Foundation. Delhi & Kolkata, India. Feb 2018
2018–
European Prize for Applied Arts Exhibition organised by World Craft Council- Belgique Francophone. Mons, Belgium.
Cræftiga Inaugural Prize Exhibition at London Design Fair 2018
Real to Reel: Craft Film Festival- 3rd Edition at Picturehouse Central for London Craft Week. London, UK.
2017–
London Design Fair with Craft Scotland & Emergents. London, UK.
Jerwood Makers Open Exhibition. London, UK.
The Scottish Gallery, March Exhibition. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Design Dubai Days with Crafts Council UK. UAE.
2016–
DESIGN MIAMI with Crafts Council UK- 'A FUTURE MADE'. Miami, USA
London Design Festival with Craft Scotland & Emergents. London, UK
‘Connections’ Exhibition at The Scottish Gallery. Edinburgh, Scotland
2015–
SELECTED 2015. Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, UK.
SoFA Chicago 2015 with Craft Scotland, Navy Pier. Chicago. USA.
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL WITH ETSY- FOUR CORNERS OF CRAFT, The Old Truman Brewery, London, UK.
VESSEL GALLERY SUMMER SHOW – London, UK.
ESSENCE EXHIBITION by LONDON GLASSBLOWING, London, UK.
BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE 2015. West Midlands, UK.
WATERFORD: THE CITY OF GLASS- ‘“REFRACT: Contemporary Glass Design. Traditional Techniques”, Waterford City Council, Ireland.
COLLECT with Joanna Bird Contemporary Collections, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
“LE VERRE VIVANT II./LIVING GLASS II”. Museum 2012-14 Recent Acquisitions, Musée De Design & D’Arts Appliqués Contemporains (M.U.D.A.C.). Lausanne. CH.
2014–
4ª BIENAL IBEROAMERICANA DE DISEÑO. Madrid, Spain.
Heat & Dust Exhibition presented by Joanna Bird. London, UK.
Top 5 at KA CulturaSinCulto, Escalante, San José, CR.
Something Useful:Craft Scotland Exh, Edinburgh, UK.
COLLECT: Joanna Bird. Saatchi Gallery. London, UK.
The Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2014, Veste Coburg Art Collections & European Museum of Modern Glass, Coburg, Germany.
Spectrum Exhibition at The Scottish Gallery. Edinburgh, UK.
2013–
SoFA Chicago 2013 with Joanna Bird. Navy Pier. Chicago. USA.
Contemporary Art Exhibition. C.H.A.S.E. Charity Mixed Media Auction. Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College Of Art. UK.
Stanislav Libenský Award 2013. Royal Summer Palace. CZ.
New Designers: Part 1. London. GB.
ECA Degree Show. Edinburgh College Of Art B.A. & M.F.A. Student Exhibition. Edinburgh College Of Art. The University Of Edinburgh. Edinburgh. GB.
2012–2007
2012-Glass In Context: 1st Glass Symposium Of Costa Rica. SJ. CRC.
2012-Pop Up!@Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh”. Edinburgh. GB.
2011-Combined Media, Assemblage, Art In 3-D, Mixed Media Student Exhibition. Art Students League Of New York. NY. US.
2011-Viridian Artists 22nd. International Juried Exhibition curated by Elisabeth Sussman from Whitney Museum of American Art. Mixed Media Exhibition. NY. US.
2010-Light- Milvia Hotel & Museum. San José. CRC.
2009-Glass and its Virtues- Klaus Steinmetz Gallery. San José. CRC.
2008-Transparent Expressions- Sofía Wanamaker Gallery. CRC.
2007- Vitrocolor School. San José. CRC.
EDUCATION:
2020. Dutch Invertuals Academy. Dutch Invertuals, Eindhoven, NL.
2011-13. M.F.A. Glass (Distinction). Edinburgh College of Art. UK.
2013. Glass Engraving Masterclass- Katharine Coleman. UK.
2012. Masterclass (under Michiko Miyake). Pilchuck Glass School, USA.
2012. Summer Master Class. Edinburgh College of Art. Edinburgh. UK.
2011. Combined Media, Assemblage, Art In 3-D, Mixed Media Course (under BruceDorfman). Art Students League Of New York. NY, US.
2009. Glass Sculpture Course. Vitrocolor School. San José, CRC.
2008. Design Summer Course. Istituto Europeo Di Design. Venice, I.
2004-06. Diploma, Basic Portuguese. San José, CRC.
2003-06. B.A. Honors Graphic Design. Veritas University. CRC.
KEY PARTNERS:
Custom Lane l GRAS Architects l Basu Foundation for the Arts l Craft Scotland l Crafts Council UK l Edinburgh College of Art, Glass Department l IGlass- Glassblowing by Ingrid Phillips l Shannon Tofts Photography l Joanna Bird Contemporary Collections l The Scottish Gallery
Studio Portrait for Royal Edinburgh Hospital Commission - by Shannon Tofts Oct 2018
'Tales of A Universal Goddess' Juli Bolaños-Durman (2017) Film: Diego Almazán
Contact
CONTACT & PRESS INQUIRES-
info@julibd.com
Supported by:
Ode to Intuición Sketch- Juli Bolaños-Durman 2013.