About the artist

Bart Rentmeester is a Dutch glass artist, who recently moved back to The Netherlands after working at JamFactory in Adelaide Australia for almost 4 years. Inspired by his overseas experiences and intensive material investigation, Bart’s current work explores the many different techniques in hot glass and the potential of combining processes to create new possibilities.

curriculum vitae

Working experience

2021 Self employed glassblower/glass artist Jamfactory, Adelaide

Feb 2019 – 2021 JamFactory, Adelaide

Function: glassblower (associate program)

Jan 2008 – Feb 2019 ’t Ouwe Glasuus, Nieuwdorp

Function: co-owner, glass artist

Jan 2017 – March 2017 Restauration project

Artwork by B.J. Cowie

Singapore/China

Apr 2014 – Sept 2014 Installation expert

Complex simplicity art installation by B.J. Cowie

Singapore/China

Education and courses

2019-current glassblowing JamFactory associate program (2 year)

2019 glasblowing 14 days Masahiro Sasaki ´Japanese kogei'´, Corning U.S.A

2019 color and design 4 days David Sequera, Adelaide Australia

2019 coldworking 5 days Yusuke Takemura, Adelaide Australia

2019 glassblowing 5 days Anu pentinnen, ´Roll up´, Adelaide Australia

2019 glassblowing 5 days Nick Mount, ´design and production´, Adelaide Australia

2016 glassblowing 2 days John Morran, GentGlas, Gent Belgium

2014 glassblowing 5 days B.J. Cowie, Stipglas studio&academy, Tilburg The Netherlands 2013 glassblowing 5 days B.J. Cowie, Stipglas studio&academy, Tilburg The Netherlands 2012 glassblowing 5 days J. Hanowski, Stipglas studio&academy, Tilburg The Netherlands

2000-2004 chef ROC Zeeland, Middelburg

1996-2000 MAVO Buys Ballot College, Goes

Exhibitions

Aug 2019 Sala exhibition, Grace Emily hotel. Adelaide, Australia

May 2018 – Oct 2018 spring exhibition, gallery keramische vormgeving. The Netherlands

March 2018 – Apr 2018 onder de zon, abbey of Middelburg. The Netherlands

Oct 2017 – Nov 2017 Corals, gallery Kunstuus. The Netherlands

June 2016 – July 2016 Atlas, Goes en passant. The Netherlands

Nov 2015 – Dec 2015 oud van nu, gallery Kunstuus. The Netherlands

Nov 2015 flowers, Gallery keramische vormgeving. The Netherlands

Scholarships & prices

March 2020 Parklands art prize Finalist.

Aug 2019 JamFactory & Corning museum of glass ´medici collective scholarship´ 14 days Japanese Aesthetics ”Kogei” — The Way of Making Art with Glass M.Sasaki

Residencies

Feb 2017 Artist in residence, ags glass studio. Singapore