Artists selected for the 2009 BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass are:

Artist Statement
I have a Master of Art in Fiberart but during the last ten years I have been working with glass. My procedure is based on materials but all my artistic work is built on thoughts and ideas. The exhibition situation/room is very important according to me since I want to create an entirety with my separate glass objects. In many of the projects I’ve been working with my intension has been to try to transfer the feeling of presence from the textile material to the more anonymous glass. I’ve been experimenting with a lot of different materials and qualities of glass to find evolvable ideas and interesting expressions. One of the projects is called "Textile glass". It’s one of my own techniques I have developed in which I process glass-wool with textile techniques and thereafter burning it in a kiln until everything but the glass has melted. I think that the most interesting part of "Textile glass" is that it becomes a unique mix in between Glass and Textile. Another thing that catches me about glass and textile is their traditions. I think about the amount of knowledge and experience in the craft but also about the heaviness that old traditions possess. I think that the substance in the traditions in contrast to the heaviness is fascinating and gives me a lot of material to work with. My latest solo exhibition was called "Paused". The title refers to frozen moments but also to level when the two traditions/materials meets in the process and becomes something new.

Biography
Ditte Johansson born, living and work in Gothenburg, Sweden with my family, my husband two teenages girls and a dog. I have an workshop, studio near the harbour and share it with an college. 1999 is the year I began to work with glass. I take part in a workshop called "experimenting with sodaglass" and felt it was just right for me since I as a Fiberartist worked a lot with ideas round light, reflexies, and transparence

Resume
Education
1996    Högskola för Design och Konsthantverk, Master of Art and Craft, fiberart, University Gothenburg, Sweden

Solo Exhibitions
2008    ”Paused”  Blås&Knåda gallery,  Stockholm, Sweden
“Paused”  Formargruppen gallery,  Malmö, Sweden
2006    “Textile glass”  Sintra gallery,  Gothenburg, Sweden
2004    “Glass”  Reforma gallery,  Karlstad, Sweden
2002    “Textile glass” Blås&Knåda gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1999    Oscar Fredrik’s church Gothenburg, Sweden
1997    Gallary Generator Gothenburg, Sweden

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008-2009    Beautifully crafted, National Glass Centre Sunderland, England

2005-2008    A hundred thoughts about art and craft, tour exhibition by Riksutställninga, Sweden

2007    Slöjden Tar Form, Form Design Center Gallery, Malmö, Sweden

2006    Konstpauser i julruschen,  art project in shop-window, Gothenburg, Sweden
Glass in collection, Mölndals museum, Sweden

2005    Live in Gothenburg, public architectural exhibition
Contemporary Swedish Glass, Pommern museum, Greifswald
Contemporary Glass, Smålands museum, Växjö, Sweden, 2004

2003    Glaskunst zwischen Tradition und Moderne, Neues Kunsthaus, Ahrenshoop, Germany

2000    Fibers, Kaleido gallery, Uppsala, Sweden
Glass, Lödöse museum, Lödöse, Sweden
Glass, Surte Glasbruks museum, Surte, Sweden

1999    Clear as glass, KC-Väst gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
H-99, architectural exhibition in Helsingborg, Sweden, Glass-sculpture outdoor

1997    “Monika B.” Örebro Läns museum, Sweden

1996    Form Design Center  Malmö, Sweden
Arvika konsthall, Sweden
Röhsska museet Gothenburg, Sweden

Grants
2008    Estrid Ericssons stipendiefond
2007    The Gothenburg Slöjdförening
2005    The Gothenburg grant for cultural achievement
2004    Stiftelsen Wilhelm och Martina Lundgren
2003    The Swedish Art and Grant Committee, Grant for two year “working grant”
2002    August Rignérs stipendiefond
2001    The Swedish Art and Grant Committee Project grant
1996    The Gothenburg Slöjdstipendium

Represented
2008    The National Museum  Stockholm  Sweden
Department “Contemporary glass” Smålands museum, Swedish glassmuseum,  Växjö  Sweden

2006    Västra Götaland district, Sweden      

2002    Botkyrka Kommun,  Sweden     
Stockholm’s Landsting, Sweden
Statens Konstråd (Swedish committee for public art)

Public Works
2008    Sreenprinted and painted glass, entrédoors in house commissioned by Älvstrand projektutveckling.AB Sweden

2007    “Perenn” textile glass mobile hanging from ceiling, entréhall in a senior resident. Commission by Vänersborg local government, Sweden

2003    Screen printed and painted glass in entréhall, college in Mölndal, Commissioned by Mölndal local government, Sweden

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