Artist | Designer | Glassblower

Belgian nationality

 

‘Rather than being isotropic, perception of space is shaped by the body, the body’s relation to the environment, and the body’s potential for action.’

L.W. Barselou

 

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2011 – 2013		Research Training Sessions, LUCA School of Arts, Architecture and Design, Brussels/Ghent (B)
2008 – 2009		Glassblowing, Kosta Glass School (SE)
2003 – 2007		Master in the Visual Arts, Three-dimensional Design, Ceramics and Glass Institute for Higher Education in the Sciences and the Arts, Sint – Lucas Visual Arts, Ghent (B)
2006		Erasmus study period: Ceramics and Glass, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (UK)

 

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Present		Artist, designer, glassblower
2015		Guest lecturer, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON (CAN) Artist-in-residence, Corning Museum of Glass, NY (USA)
2010 – 2013		Lecturer, LUCA School of Arts, Sint-Lucas Visual Arts, Department Glass, Ghent (B)
2012		Guest lecturer, Tomas Bata University, Zlín (CZ) Invited artist and speaker, International Glass Symposium, Rona, Lednické Rovne (SK)
2011		Teacher, Academy of Fine Arts, Mechelen (B)
2010		Teacher, Institute for Arts and Crafts (IKA), Mechelen (B)
2007 – 2008		Assistant at Glasturm GbR, LWL – Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim (D)

 

EXHIBITIONS

2020		Zomersalon 2020: Buy Local, Kunsthal Gent, Ghent (B)
2018		Treasures, Valcke Art Gallery, Ghent (B) Rik Vandewege and Mariken Dumon, Balgerhoeke, Eeklo (B) 20 x Glas aus Gernheim, LWL – Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim (D) Group Show, Cecilia Jaime Gallery, Ghent (B)
2017		Celibataire diva’s, Herkenrode Refuge, Hasselt (B) XY, Glazen Huis, Flemish Centre for Contemporary Glass Art, Lommel (B)
2016		Jong Bloed, Kluisbergen (B) Winter show, Cecilia Jaime Gallery, Ghent (B) Colours of the Sky, Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal, Knokke (B) ‘Sacrale Wervels’, Brabantdamkerk, Ghent (B) Summer Camp #3, Cecilia Jaime Gallery, Ghent (B) Glassworks III, Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal, Knokke (B) Glassworks II, Museum L, Roeselare – Zilverberg (B) Belgium Art and Design, Eskimofabriek, Ghent (B)
2015		Glassworks, Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal, Heusden – Zolder (B) Ceci n’est pas une bouteille!, MUDAC Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains, Lausanne (CH) België – Belgique – Belgien – Belgium, Galerie Handwerk, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern (D) Ceci n’est pas une bouteille!, Musée valaison de la Vigne et du Vin, Sierre (CH) Madame est Servie, WCC – BF, Mons (B)
2013		European Triennale for Ceramics and Glass, Mons (B) By Design For Design – Research Training Session, White Box, Bozar, Brussels (B)
2012		Artonivo, Brugge (B) European Glass Context, Bornholm (DK) National Glass Museum, Leerdam (NL) Glass Museum Rona, Lednické Rovne (SK)
2011		Glass match: Belgium – The Netherlands, Bernardine de Neeve Glass Prize, Glazen Huis, Flemish Centre for Contemporary Glass Art, Lommel (B) ‘The New Harvest‘, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels (B) Diafaan V, Ghent (B) Talente, München (D)
2010		Lineart – Gallery Marc van Meensel – Flanders Expo Ghent (B) ‘Er was eens…‘ Transfo Zwevegem (B) ‘The taste of glass’, Glazen Huis, Flemish Centre for Contemporary Glass Art, Lommel (B) Glasroute, Lier (B)
2009		Diafaan IV, Ghent (B)
2008		‘Glasplastik und Garten‘, Munster (D)
2007		Graduation Project, Oude Veeartsenij, Ghent (B)

 

WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Corning Museum of Glass (USA)
Slovak Glass Museum, Lednické Rovne (SK)
LWL-Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim (D)

AWARDS, GRANTS

2016		Grant, Flemish Government, Department Culture, Arts and Heritage
2012		Grant, Design Flanders
2011		Winner of the Bernardine de Neeve Glass Prize
2009		Scholarship, Flemish Government, Department Culture, Arts and Heritage
2008		Scholarship, Design Flanders

 

PUBLICATIONS

Augustijn, P., “Glasinterland België – Nederland met de Bernardine De Neeve-prijs”, in: Fjoezz, 2011, no. 3, p. 7.
Braesel, M., “Talente 2011”, Exh. cat. München (Internationalen Handwerksmesse), 2011, p. 27.
“Buy Local”, Exh. cat. Gent (Kunsthal Gent vzw), 2017, p. 29.
Dumon, M., “Glasblazen in Murano”, in: Feeling, 2011, no. 10, p. 204 – 208.
Dumon, M., “Movement and motion. Research on blown glass in craft, design and the arts”, in: Reflections 17, 2013, p. 154 – 160, p. 171.
Gerards – Nelissen, I., “De Bernardine de Neeve-prijs 2011”, ‘s-Gravenhage: Vereniging van Vrienden van Modern Glas, 2011, p. 46 – 53.
Maes, J. (ed.), “De smaak van glas”, Lommel: Het Glazen Huis, 2010, p. 40.
“Mariken Dumon wint Bernardine de Neeve-prijs”, in: Fjoezz, 2011, no. 4, p. 37.
PiL, L., “Mariken Dumon zoekt eigentijds antwoord op traditie”, in: Kunsttijdschrift Vlaanderen, 2014, no. 4, p. 9 – 11.
Pil, L., “Playful, critical and intensive”, in: Kwintessens, Vlaams tijdschrift over design en mode, 2012, no. 1, p. 30 – 35.
Sato, R., “The taste of glass”, in: Neues Glass/New Glass, 2010, no. 3, p. 31.
Tschumi, B., “Wine, poetry in bottles, Robert Stevenson”, “Ceci n’est pas une bouteille!”, Exh. cat. Lausanne / Sierre (Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains / Musée valaisan de la Vigne et du Vin), 2015, p. 19-20, 51.
Valcke, J. (ed.), “Portfolio”, in: Kwintessens, Vlaams tijdschrift over vormgeving en mode, 2010, no. 3, p. 35.
Valgaeren, P. J., Maris, L., “Celibataire Divas, Hedendaagse kunst in de Herkenrode Refuge”, Exh. cat. Hasselt (Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal), 2017.

ADDITIONAL COURSES, INTERNSHIPS AND STUDYTRIPS, several glass centres throughout Europe (selection)

Internship at Kosta Boda Glassworks (SE), assistant glassblower at Provinciaal Archeologisch Museum Velzeke (B), glassblowing workshop by Andrea Zilio at Abate Zanetti School Murano (I), glassblowing workshop by Colin Rennie and James Maskrey at Museé-Atelier du Verre Sars-Poteries (F), many studytrips.