Monette draws on the imagery and wonders in the living world around us as a foundation for her work. She explores the idea that what we perceive as beautiful in nature is linked to the human conscious or unconscious recognition of underlying patterns and structures.
She looks at molecular structures and mathematics while exploring her material and a variety of kilnformed glass techniques. She creates pieces that reference and hint at the natural world, intending the artwork to be a reflection on the living world surrounding us.
Monette holds a glass art degree from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a Master of Art, specialised in glass, from The Royal College of Art. She has exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the UK and has artworks in the permanent collections of the Imagine Museum, St Petersburg, Florida, USA and the National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK.

Education:

2014:

2008:    

2005:    

MA, Glass and Ceramics, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom

Glass Art Degree, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Bornholm, Denmark

Glass blowing, Skælskør Folkehøjskole, Skælskør, Denmark

Teaching:

2016-2017:

2016-2017:

2014-present:

2014:

Glass Lecturer, Kensington and Chelsea College, London, UK

Glass tutor, Art Academy, London, UK

Glass tutor, Richmond Adult community College, London, UK

Visiting lecturer, Havering College, Havering, United Kingdom

Experience:

2018

2018-present

2015-2018:

2014-2015

2014:

2008-2012:

2007:

2007:                        

Artist in Residence, National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK

Studio set-up at Delta House Studios, London

Studio set-up at 401 1/2 Studios, London

Artist in residence, Glass, University of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK

Short course with Katharine Coleman, West Dean College, UK

Glass engraving – traditional skills in a contemporary context.

Assistant to Sally Fawkes & Richard Jackson, Stroud, United Kingdom

Michael Ruh, 6 weeks practical experience, London, United Kingdom

Sally Fawkes & Richard Jackson, 6 weeks practical experience, Stroud, UK

Public Collections:

Imagine Museum, St Petersburg, Florida, USA

National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK

Commissions:

2020:

2016:

2014:

2012:

‘Gust’, Installation, Private Residence, London, UK

‘Flurry’, Installation, Private Residence, London, UK

8m Long wall based intallation, Private Residence, London

Awards:

2019:     

2017:

Runner up Glass Society Award

London Glassblowing Emerging Artist Award

National Glass Centre's Emerging Artist's Residency Prize

Exhibitions:

2020:

Time, Suspended, Curated by Carrie Cunningham, Sloane Street, London, UK

Life Forms, CGS at Pyramid Gallery, York, UK

New British Glass, Vessel Gallery, London, UK

British Glass Biennale 2019, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK

Royal Society of Marine Artist Annual Exhibition 2018, The Mall Galleries, London, UK

Breaking the Mould, London Glass Blowing, London, UK

Counterpoint, One Paved Court, Richmond, London, UK

Collect, with London Glass Blowing, Saatchi Gallery, London

Rising Stars 2017, New ashgate Gallery, Farnham, UK

British Glass Biennale 2017, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, UK

Rising Stars 2017, New ashgate Gallery, Farnham, UK

2015:

DG15 – 40 years of contemporary glass in Denmark, Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark

Unexpected Outcomes, Craft Study Centre, Farnham, UK

Rising Stars 2015, New ashgate Gallery, Farnham, UK

2014:

SustainRCA Show and Award 2014, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Glasshuis, Parndon Mill, Harrow, UK

Show 2014, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Work in Progress, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2013:

Anima, Caroline Garden Chapel, London, UK

Progression, Chelsea, London, UK

Work in Progress, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2012:

Chase Charity Art Sale, Royal College of Art, London, UK

‘International Glass Exhibition’, Zwiesel, Germany

Featured sculptor, Martins Gallery, Cheltenham, UK

2011:

Biennale for Kunsthåndværk og Design, Museum at Koldinghus, Kolding, Denmark

Chase Charity Art Sale, Royal College of Art, London, UK

‘Wild Dreams’, Zwiesler Kölbl 2011, Zwiesel, Germany

2010:

Chase Charity Art Sale, Royal College of Art, London, UK

‘In the Making’, Museum in the Park, Stroud, UK

2009:

Chase Charity Art Sale, Royal College of Art, London, UK

’Undergrund’, Cisternerne - Museum of Modern Glass Art, Copenhagen, Denmark

2008:

Chase Charity Art Sale, Royal College of Art, London, UK

’Going Places’ touring at:

Bornholms Kunstmuseum, Rø, Denmark

Designer Zoo, Copenhagen, Denmark

Svanekegaarden, Svaneke, Denmark

Malmø Form/Design Center, Malmø, Sweeden

2006:

Nexø Library, Nexø, Denmark

Nexø City Hall, Nexø, Denmark

Publications:

2015:

2014:

2014:

2009:

På eventyr i glassets univers, Magasinet kunst, Online, Marts 28 2015

School of change, Elle decoration, October 2014, p.164.

Though the Looking glass, Garde Magazine, Online

‘Klarsynet glasmager fra Solrød’, Dagbladet Køge/Roskilde, sek.2, s.3, 16 Feb. 2009