Curriculum vitae
Cara Louise Walker is a Glasgow-based designer maker specialising in glass with a background in jewellery.
Working primarily with core cast glass, her practice explores how internal forms shape the way we experience an object — transforming negative space into a visible presence and creating a dialogue between absence and form.
Qualifications
- 2016–18
- MFA Glass, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
- 2014
- BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen
- 2011
- HND Jewellery Design, City of Glasgow College, Glasgow
Scholarships
- 2017–18
- Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Penhaligon's Scholar
- 2017–18
- Andrew Grant Scholarship, University of Edinburgh
Selected awards
- 2018
- Incorporation of Wrights Emerging Artist Award
- 2016
- Scottish Glass Society ECA Award
- 2015
- London Glassblowing Award for Emerging Talent
- 2015
- Shortlisted, National Glass Centre Emerging Artist Residency Prize
- 2014
- Contemporary Glass Society Student Glass Prize, runner up
- 2014
- Robert Gordon University Arts & Heritage Collections Purchase Prize
- 2014
- Alexandrina McKenzie Legacy Award
Selected exhibitions
- 2018
- Glorious Glass, Trades House, Glasgow
- 2018
- A Celebration of Craft, QEST, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- 2018
- SATELLITE, Visual Arts Scotland, Summerhall, Edinburgh
- 2018
- Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
- 2017
- RWHA Annual Luncheon, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, London
- 2015
- Essence, London Glassblowing, London
- 2015
- British Glass Biennale, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge
- 2015
- Visual Arts Scotland: Transforming, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2014
- Northern Graduates, Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
- 2014
- New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
Residencies
- 2014–15
- Graduate in Residence, Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Professional experience
- 2021–
- Porcelain Production & Development, Anordain, Glasgow
- 2023
- Specialist Glass Casting Technician, Glass Department, Edinburgh College of Art
- 2019
- Glass Engraving, Jim Lambie, VOIDOID Studio, Glasgow
- 2018–20
- Technical Services Officer, Jewellery Workshop, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen
- 2018
- Hotshop Assistant, Vicky Higginson, Edinburgh College of Art
- 2017
- Hotshop Assistant, The Mackintosh Tearooms Chandelier Renovation, Ingrid Phillips, Edinburgh College of Art
- 2014
- Glass Assistant, Max Jacquard, Kent
- 2014
- Glass Assistant, Keiko Mukaide, Patriothall Studios, Edinburgh
Masterclasses
- 2016
- Casting in Nature with Colin Reid, North Lands Creative, Lybster
- 2014
- Core Casting with Max Jacquard, The Glass Hub, Wiltshire
- 2013
- Glass Blowing with Rob Stern and Jiri Pacinek, Cam Ocagi, Turkey
Selected press
- 2018
- Glass Network, Contemporary Glass Society, December 2018 — Glorious Glass review
- 2018
- QEST Magazine, Issue 37, Spring 2018
- 2017
- QEST Magazine, Issue 36, Summer 2017
- 2015
- British Glass Biennale, May 2015, Stourbridge
- 2014
- Glass Network, Contemporary Glass Society, Issue 53, September 2014