Tessa Verrecchia - Curriculum Vitae
Education
b.1940, Lynton, Devon. Fine art Diploma at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and from 1990-92 a second Diploma in Postgraduate Studies in Stained Glass and Transparent Imagery, also at Central Saint Martin's School of Art. (Tessa was recently featured in the book "Glass At Central" by Hildegard Pax, about students of Central Saint Martin's School Of Art.) Followed by fused glass workshops.
Experience
- 1990 - Stained glass panel commissioned by town planner with Arup Associates
- 1991 - Stained glass panel commissioned by Dennis Sharp Architects
- 1993 - Giorgio's memorial window
- 1994 - 6ft stained glass window in an 1850 listed house, London
- 1996 - 6ft stained glass window in an 1850 listed house
- 1996 - 3ft diameter fused glass wheel window for new extension, St. Albans
- 1997 - Eight fused glass panels for a private commission, Surrey
- 1998 - Restoration of church windows: Parish church of St. Martin's, Shenley and Lemsford Church, Herts
- 1998 - Four fused panels, Hoddesdon Museum, Herts
- 1999 - Two 6ft x 1ft fused panels, framed in oak, Cheshunt, Herts
- 1999 - Two 4ft x 3ft stained glass windows in St. Paul's, Luton
- 2000 - 3ft and 2ft high fanlights in Richmond, London and Cheshunt, Herts
- 2001 - A varied selection of fused glass panels with sandblasted surrounds in private homes
- 2002 - "Madonna and Child" window for St. Richard's Church, Slindon, West Sussex
- 2002 - Two 7ft by 3ft anniversary windows for the Royal Marsden Hospital, celebrating 150 years since Mr. Marsden built it
- 2003 - 7ft window "A Day In The Life of Bayford School"
- 2003 - Essendon Church, 9ft Millennium window for the bellringers
- 2004 - Restored 2 Art Deco windows 64" x 14" for a private house in Essendon, Herts
- 2004 - Varied selection of fused glass panels sold at Open Studio
- 2005 - Restoration of panels in Wrotham Park Chapel, Potters Bar
- 2005 - Restoration of panels in a private house in Essendon
- 2005 - 6 panels 90cm x 23cm for a private house near Hertford inspired by Hundertwasser the famous Austrian artist
- 2006 - Panel for St. Joseph Catherine Junior School, Enfield
- 2006 - Panel for Sisters of Mercy Convent, Wales
- 2006 - 4 fused and sandblasted panels 10 sq. ft. in a private house in Hunsdon, Herts
- 2006 - Pieces sold at Open Studio
- 2007 - Front door panel in a house in Scotland
- 2007 - Front door panel in a house in Oxford
- 2007 - Pieces sold at Open Studio
- 2008 - Memorial window for Gladys Ball 6.3 sq. ft. in a private home in Herts
- 2008 - Danesbury Home for MS sufferers, Welwyn
- 2009 - Matthew and Emily's wedding present
- 2009 - Elegant traditional lettering for All Saints' Church, Datchworth, Herts
- 2009 - A ten-year commemorative stained and fused glass window for The Lamb Family
- 2010 - Commemorative panel for Dave and Amanda's wedding
- 2010 - Window celebrating Harry and Emy's wedding
- 2010 - Memorial window for Reuben
- 2010 - Window for Dame Emma Kirkby
Exhibitions
- Taster exhibition for artists from East Herts Open Studios at Courtyard Arts, Hertford
- Kimpton May Festival Art Show 2010
- The Tower Centre in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire during spring 2010
- Lowewood Museum, Hoddesdon
- Tessa is a member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, whose seventy artists exhibited their work at The Cochrane Gallery, Holborn, from July-November 2008
- The Leicester Gallery
- The Bernard Becker Glass Gallery, London
- The Stained Glass Museum, Ely Cathedral
- Herts Open Studio