Curriculum Vitae
KRISTIINA USLAR
Born in Pärnu Estonia
Education
2005 - 2007 Master of Arts Degree Estonian Academy of Arts
1998 - 2003 Estonian Academy of Arts glass studies BA
Employment
2003 - technician of the department of glass Estonian Academy of Arts
2004 - contractual lecturer of the department of glass Estonian Academy of Arts
Selected Exhibitions
2012 “Estonian Contemporary Glass Art” St. Peterburg Glass Art Museum Yelagin Island
2012 “Grand Fragility” Tallinn Art Hall Estonia
2012 “Face Book” Hop Gallery Estonia
2012 “Estonian Contemporary Glass Art” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design
2011 “Face of History” Estonian History Museum Great Guild Hall
2011 “Pair” Kullo Gallery Tallinn Estonia
2011 “Abstract” Tallinn Art Hall Estonia
2011 “Man, Woman & electricity” Museum of New Art Pärnu Estonia
2011 “Voice of Glass” Art Academy of Latvia Latvia
2011 “Catapult” Tallinn Art Hall Estonia
2011 “Estonian Glass” The Finnish Glass Museum Finland
2010 “The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2010” Design Center Ishikawa Kanazawa Notojima Glass Art Museum Japan
2010 “International Festival of Glass Sofia 2010” Sofia Bulgaria
2010 “Estonian Glass” Glashütte Gernheim Germany
2010 “Man & Woman” Museum of New Art Pärnu Estonia
2010 “Jukebox” Nuutajärvi Finland
2009 “National Heritage” Pärnu Town Gallery Rakvere Gallery Estonia
2009 “Reflexivity” Cambridge Galleries Cambridge UK
2009 “Cold+ Hot 2009 Micaela Gallery San Francisco USA
2009 “Connections 2009” Contemporary European Glass Sculpture Mánes Gallery Prague Czech Republic
2008 “Winter Salon 2008” Micaela Gallery San Francisco USA
2008 “European Glass Context 2008” Gronbechs Gard Bornholm Denmark
2008 “Open” PaideTown Hall Estonia
2008 “Klaasi Vägi” Tallinn Estonia
2007 “The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007” Design Center Ishikawa Kanazawa Notojima Glass Art Museum Japan
2007 “Young Glass 2007” Glasmuseet Ebeltoft Denmark
2007 “Bombay Sapphire Prize Exhibition” Grand Designs Live The NEC Birmingham
Malmaison Hotel Piccadilly Manchester UK
2007 “Masters of Arts festival” University of Art and Design Helsinki Finland
2007 “Level” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design Estonia
2007 “Estonian Glass 70 : the best of 10 years” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design Estonia
2006 “The Bombay Sapphire Prize 2006” London, New Zealand Paris Milano
2006 “Discovery" Kullo Estonia
2006 “Staying Alive" Salone Satellite Milano Design 2006 Milano Italy
2006 “Two close ones” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design Estonia
Solo exhibitions
2005 "Movement" Gallery Bella Casa Saint-Petersburg Russia
2004 “ARound” (K.Uslar, E.Käsper) Pärnu Concert House Pärnu Estonia
Aknowledgements
2010 The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2010 Honorable Mentioned
2009 Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2009 Talent Award
2009 “New Glass Review 30” selected work
2008 “European Glass Context 2008” honourable mentioned
2008 “European Glass Context 2008” WCC-Europe Award 2008 nominee
2008 Tiffany Glas Kunst International Competition "Vorsicht Glas-Glass, handle with care" honourable mentioned
2008 GAS Emerging Artist Lecture Award 2008
2007 The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007 Honorable Mentioned
2007 Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2007 Honorary Diploma
2007 New Glass Review 28 selected work
2007 “Young Glass 2007” selected work
2007 “Estonian Glass 70 : the best of 10 years” LLC Emilie selected work
2007 Maks Roosma Creative stipend
2006 The Bombay Sapphire Prize 2006 selected work
2006 4th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial “ Two Close Ones” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design buyingprice
Conferences and workshops
2008 GAS Conference “Forming Frontiers” presentation Portland USA
2006 Fusing and kilncasting course Etsuko Nishi The Glass Furnace Istanbul Turkey
2005 Historical glass restoration and konserving workshop Torben Sode
Unions
Since 2007 Member of Estonian Glass Artists’ Union
Public collection:
Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof Herding Germany
Design Center Ishikawa Japan
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft Denmark
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design Estonia