Curriculum Vitae

Education
2023- 2024 MA Ceramics and Glass, Royal College of Art, London
2021 Advanced Diploma in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Ulster University
2012-2016 Bachelor of Design (Hons) Glass and History of Art and Design, National College of Art and Design, Dublin
2010-2012 Art, Craft & Design, Grennan Mill Craft School, Kilkenny

Awards & Scholarships
2024

Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland
Glass Sellers/CGS 2024 Graduate Glass Prize: Highly Commended
Artist in Residence Award, Southern Illinois University, USA
Corning Scholarship for Hot Sculpting Class with Minhi England and John Sharvin July 15-26th 2024
Pilchuck Scholarship for Randy Walker’s workshop Session 7: Leveling Up, September 5-12,2024

2023

Märit Rausing Scholarship Award, Royal College of Art MA Programme

2021

Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland
In the Window, exhibition award, Bluecoat Display Center, Liverpool
Portfolio Membership, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland
Makers to Masters, Bradley Agency

2019

ISGNE Artist in Residence award, Berlin Glass and Northlands Creative
Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Award. County Finalist

2018

Emerge Awards, Finalist, Bullseye Projects, USA

2016

RDS Craft Awards, shortlist, Dublin Ireland
Stanislav Libensky Awards, shortlist, Prague, Czech Republic

2015

International Student Exchange in Southern Illinois University, IL, USA
NCAD Staff Prize Fund, shortlist, National College of Art and Design

2014

Irish Life Design Project, Winning Design with Andy Sharkey and Jade Breen

Solo Exhibitions
2024 Faoiseamh: SIU Residency Exhibition, Vergette Gallery, November 17-23rd
2021 In the Window, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, October 1- 31st
2020 ISGNE Pop-up Exhibition, Northlands Creative Gallery, Scotland, January 23rd-31st
2016 Let’s Hook Up, Solo Exhibition, MADE Store & Gallery, Dublin

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, August 23rd- September 28th
Glass Beginnings, Stourbridge, August 18th – September 1st
Murmurations, London, September 10- 14th
Royal College of Art Graduate Showcase, London, June 19-23rd
Evolution, Glass Art Society Conference, Berlin, May 15- 19th
2023 Irish Craft Winter Exhibition, Cahir Arts Gallery, Tipperary
Spring Exhibition, Beframed Gallery, Cork March 30th – May 21st
2022 Assembly, International Auction with Northlands Creative, October 24th – November 8th
ReView, GSOI, Huntingbrook Gardens, Wicklow, September 10th-11th
Summer Exhibition, Sample Studios, Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, August 5th – September 3rd
40 Years, Grennan Mill Craft School, Thomastown Creative Arts Festival, August 5th-15th
2021 International Biennale of Glass, Sofia, Bulgaria, October 5th -November 5th
Home/Baile Showcase Exhibition, Working Artist Studios, Cork, August
2020 Milano Vetro – 35, Castello Sforza, Milan, Italy, February 18th – April 18th
2019 Straight Out of Ireland, Bryn Mar, Philadelphia, November 15-17th
International Biennale of Glass, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 20th- October 20th
Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, 4th September – 18th October
Present Past, selected members exhibition, Fota House & Gardens, Cork, August 2nd - 31st
Digital Distance, Online exhibition with Contemporary Glass Society, May 20 – 31st
Art and Psyche - The Divine Feminine, 26 April - 10 May 2019, Limerick School of Art
I see crimson, I see red, Elizabeth Fort, Cork, Ireland, 24th January- 2nd February
Public Collections
2021 Small Sky, Pâte de verre glass, International Biennale of Glass Collection, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 Together II, Pâte de verre glass and textiles, International Biennale of Glass Collection, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 Let’s Hook Up, Pâte de verre Glass and Textiles, Stanislav Libensky Awards Collection, Dox Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague, CZ
2014 The Journey, Glass and Ceramic Sculpture, Irish Life Art Collection,
2007 Piggy Bottom, Limited Edition Intaglio Print, Kildare County Council

Publications

‘Portfolio: Sophie Longwill’
Artist Profile, Irish Arts Review, Design News, Summer Edition 2024

‘Knickers in a twist: Confronting Sexual Assault through Art Glass’
Explores materiality and narrative within contemporary glass, published in Applied Arts Journal.
Author Sophie Longwill Published: 18 July 2023
Submitted to section: Applied Arts,
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/arts/sections/applied_arts
Art Glass Studies for a Changing World—The International Year of Glass
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/arts/special_issues/Art_Glass

'Developing Discourse in Contemporary Glass', Glass Ireland: The Annual Publication of the Glass Society of Ireland, pp. 27-29.
Author: Anna Moran
Published 2020

‘Women and Feminist Movements in Ireland: The Power of Personal Stories
Author: Chiara Bonfiglioli
Published: 29 April 2019
ArtLeaks Gazette #5: “Patriarchy Over & Out. Discourse Made Manifest”
https://issuu.com/artleaks/docs/artleaksgazette_5_w