Contemporary Sculptor | Hot Glass Artist | Educator
Frome, South West England, UK
KT Yun is a contemporary sculptor, hot glass artist and educator with more than three decades of professional experience in glassmaking. Alongside her independent artistic practice, she has extensive experience in glassblowing education, studio management, mentoring, demonstrations and public engagement. As Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Glass Hub, she has delivered specialist training and masterclasses for beginners through to professional artists, as well as collaborative projects and programmes for cultural, educational and commercial organisations.
CURRENT PRACTICE
KT Yun’s current practice focuses on enlarged glass sculptures of specific insect species, combining her technical knowledge of hot glass with a longstanding interest in entomology. Through magnified glass forms, she explores the beauty, resilience and fragility of insects and the threatened habitats they depend upon within the UK.
PROFESSIONAL SPECIALISMS
Hot glass and glassblowing
Glass sculpture
Experimental glassmaking techniques
Glass education and training
Studio management
Hot glass masterclasses
Public engagement and demonstrations
Mentoring and skills development
Entomology-inspired glass sculpture
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014–Present – Co-Founder / Co-Director, The Glass Hub Ltd, Wiltshire, UK
2014–2023 – Founder / Director, Minimelt Glass Ltd, Wiltshire, UK
2006–2011 – Glass Genie – Mobile Glass Educator, Somerset, UK
2004–2012 – Self-Employed Glassblower, Somerset, UK
2000–2006 – Co-Founder / Co-Director, The Liquid Glass Centre Ltd, Wiltshire, UK
2000–2002 – Production Glassblower, Bath Aqua Glass, Bath, UK
1998–1999 – Production Glassblower, Obsidian Glass, Wiltshire, UK
1998 – Glass Assistant, Anthony Stern Glass, London, UK
1995–1997 – Hot Shop Manager, Aaronson-Noon, London, UK
1994–2004 – Hot Glass Tutor, UCA Farnham, Surrey, UK
1994–1996 – Crystal Designer, Royal Brierley, Stourbridge, UK
1994–1995 – Glass Assistant, Neil Wilkin Glass, Somerset, UK
1991 – Glass Assistant, Dale Chihuly / Lino Tagliapietra / Pino Signoretto, USA / Europe
1990–1993 – Glass Assistant, Baldwin/Guggisberg, Switzerland
1990 – Glass Assistant, Isle of Wight Glass, Isle of Wight, UK
1987 – Lampworking, Iceberg Glass, Scotland, UK
SELECTED PROJECTS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2024–2025 – Making of the Blue Ground Beetle, Glass Project, Somerset, UK
2015–2025 – Hot Shop Manager – Hot Glass Masterclasses, The Glass Hub, Wiltshire, UK
2014–2025 – Glassblowing Training and Mentoring, beginner to advanced students, Wiltshire, UK
2014–2025 – Specialist Hot Glass Training for Outreach Communities, Wiltshire, UK
2022 – Supply and Glass Studio Management – BBC Make It for Market, Stonywell, UK
2022 – Guiding Lights – Glassblowing Public Engagement, King’s College London
2022 – Brains in a Dish – Glassblowing Public Engagement, with Charlie Murphy, Barnsley, UK
2021 – Glass Recycling Project, melting waste glass products in collaboration with a German craft brewery, London, UK
2019 – Glassblowing Demonstration / Live Event, Messums Gallery, Wiltshire, UK
2018 – Glassblowing Demonstration / Live Event, Messums Gallery, Wiltshire, UK
2015 – Glassblowing Public Engagement Event, Saint-Gobain Glass Factory, Yorkshire, UK
2015 – Glassblowing Demonstration, Black Swan Arts, Somerset, UK
2015 – Glassblowing / Crafts TV Projects, Kettle Crisps, London, UK
2014–2017 – Glassblowing Public Engagement, International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, UK
2014 – Glassblowing Public Engagement, Green Fields, Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
2013 – Glassblowing Event, Kevin McCloud TV Show, Somerset, UK
2011 – Glassblowing Public Engagement, Green Fields, Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
2009 – Glassblowing Demonstration / Fire Show, The Hub, Sleaford, UK
2008 – Glassblowing Demonstration / Fire Show Event, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, UK
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Training for the Blue Ground Beetle Project
1995
Prince’s Trust Awards
Support for establishing a career as a glass artist
1993
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Research into the environmental impact of glass
1991
Peter Kirk Memorial Trust
Research into the environmental impact of glass
EDUCATION
2002
Welding, EMFEC, Wiltshire College
1993
BA (Hons) Glass, Farnham UCA
1988
BTEC 3-D Design, Cumbria College of Art
