Siobhan Healy

Scottish artist and designer (born 1976)

Siobhan Healy

Born| 1976 (age 47-48)

Glasgow, Scotland

Nationality| Scottish
Education| Edinburgh College of Art 2002-2005
Known for| Glass Art, Goldsmith, Precious metal and diamond dust art prints.
Awards| Swarovski Design Award
2016
The International Glass Prize
2012 Public Prize
Creative Development Award, Creative Scotland
2010

Website| www.healyarts.com

Siobhan Healy (born 1976) is a Scottish artist and designer of glass art and goldsmithing. Her work is held in the collections of The Scottish Parliament Art Collection,[1] Harvard Museum of Natural History/Herbarium,[2] Glasmuseum Lette, Germany,[3] The Heritage Collection, Clackmannanshire Council, UK and the Perth Museum and Art Gallery, UK.[4]

## Biography

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Healy is an alumna of Edinburgh College of Art.[5] She was part of the 2018 Edinburgh Art Festival with Biodiversity in collaboration with Glasgow artist and writer Alasdair Gray.[6] She has had two more collaborative exhibitions with Gray including and developing the theme of biodiversity.

Her work is often inspired by rare species of flora and fauna, some from the Galápagos Islands where Healy made a research trip to Charles Darwin Research Station in 2017. Another strand of Healy's research is highlighting obscure museum collections such as the Illuminating Letters exhibition at The Lighthouse, Glasgow Centre of Design Excellence, in which Healy highlighted the personal letters of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and combined and collaged text and imagery with personal correspondence that Healy had received from David Attenborough.

For the Amazon series Outlander (TV series) she was commissioned to make specialist glassware.

Healy currently works at Glasgow Sculpture Studios.[7]

## Publications

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* Myth/Reality. Contemporary Artists from Scotland. Imago Mundi. Antiga Edizioni 2017.[8]
* New Glass Review 33. Corning Museum of Glass 2012. (pages 21 & 70).[9]
* Migrate: 30yrs of Scottish Glass. 2009 (page 18). Exhibition catalogue for 2009 annual exhibition of the Scottish Glass Society.[10]

## Awards

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* Public Prize of the International Glass Prize, Belgium, in 2012, a triennial competition for arts, design and crafts.[11][5]
* Creative Scotland Open Project, Development Award, 2018. ‘Biodiversity’ \- production & presentation costs Edinburgh Art Festival & Pollok House, Glasgow[12]
* Swarovski Design Award, 2016.[13]
* Scottish Government New Arts Sponsorship Grant: Arts and Business Partnerships, 2012.[14]

## Selected solo and group exhibitions

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Source[4]

### Solo exhibitions

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* ‘Illuminating Letters’ The Lighthouse, Glasgow Centre for Design & Architecture, 2017–18.
* ‘Botanics’ at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums, Glasgow, 2016.
* ‘Ghost Orchids’ Touring show – Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Nov 2011- April 2012.
* Harvard Museum of Natural History, USA, Dec 2011-March 2012.
* Glasgow Botanic Gardens. April-Sept 2011
* ‘Intae Space’, City Art Centre, Art/Science Collaboration with ASCUS, Edinburgh, 2012.
* Medical Illustration Services, Glasgow Royal infirmary, 2008.

### Collaborative exhibitions

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* with Alasdair Gray – 'Biodiversity' at Edinburgh College of Art also concurrently at Pollok House, National Trust for Scotland, 2018.
* with Alasdair Gray – 'Apothecary' at Gracefield Arts Centre, Scotland, 2019.[15]
* with Alasdair Gray – Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow by Orkidstudio, Scotland, 2019.

### Group exhibitions

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* ‘Inside Out’ Coburg Gallery, Edinburgh, 2015.
* Johanasfors Gallery. Sweden, 2013.
* ‘New Acquisitions Exhibition’ Glasmuseum Lette, Germany, 2013.
* International Glass Prize Exhibition, Lommel, Belgium, 2012.
* The British Glass Biennale. Stourbridge, UK, 2012.
* Glass Games: International Exhibition of Glass Art. Curated by Contemporary Glass Society. London, UK. 2012.
* ‘Unite’ Curated by Craft Scotland at Collins Gallery, Glasgow, UK. 2011.
* ‘Trove’ Perth Museum and Art Gallery. UK, 2011.
* ‘Migrate’ Broadfield House Glass Museum, Stourbridge, UK, 2010.

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Parliament Art Collection, 'Ghost Orchid', 2012". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
2. ^ "Harvard Museum, exhibition in the Glass Flower gallery". Harvard Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
3. ^ "Glasmuseum Lette, new acquisition 2012". Glasmuseum Lette. Germany. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
4. ^ a b "Artist's CV and website". Artwork by Siobhan Healy. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
5. ^ a b "Edinburgh College of Art graduate profile". University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
6. ^ "The Guardian newspaper, Top 5 exhibitions 20th July 2018" (Website of newspaper). The Guardian. UK: Guardian News & Media Limited. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
7. ^ "Glasgow Sculpture Studios". Glasgow Sculpture Studios. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
8. ^ Myth/reality : contemporary artists from Scotland (Hard cover) (First ed.). Italy: Antiga Edizioni. 2017. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-8884350190.
9. ^ "New Glass Review" (PDF). New Glass Review (33). USA: The Corning Museum of Glass: 21, 60–61, 70. 2012. ISBN 978-0-87290-187-2. ISSN 0275-469X. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
10. ^ [1], Scottish Glass Society.
11. ^ "International Glass Prize announcements". International Glass Prize. Lommel, Belgium. Private Foundation Charlotte van der Seijs. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
12. ^ "Creative Scotland Awards Listings". Creative Scotland. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
13. ^ "Siobhan Healy: Inspired by Mackintosh" (PDF). The Glasgow Art Club. Glasgow, Scotland: The Glasgow Art Club. 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
14. ^ "Clydespace grant award" (PDF). Arts & Business Scotland. Arts & Business Scotland. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
15. ^ "Apothecary Exhibition". DG Culture. Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 8 July 2019.