About Me
Hello and thanks for taking the time to visit my page.
My name is Claudia Henao, I am a glass artist, color lover, wife and mother. I started a family life very early and couldn’t go to University. Instead, I traveled/moved a lot with my husband and tried to get always the best of each place. Taking with me all that influence from Europe, US and South America, after eight years and two kids, I decided to start a new begging in my life. My passion for this material started in Germany, in the year 2000 where I lived and learned a lot about glass. An artist friend of mine introduced me to this amazing element and gave me very specific steps to start. Trial and error has always been my best teacher. Before that, I tried some other mediums, but glass stayed with me. Not only because of the infinite amount of ways I can work with it, but also because of the infinite number of ways in which I can appreciate it. Light plays a very important roll during the day and of course at night.
Fusing, the main technique I use, originates from early European and Egyptian artisans. Working with Glass as a main medium and mixing it with the methods I use and create very unique glass pieces. Natural effects such as bubbles and crazing may occur giving a beautiful and unique result to the process. Also, all my pieces get a special texture in the back giving it my personal touch. I love to work with strong and bright colors, metals, stones, wood and more different materials. These pieces are highly durable to aging and natural degradation, and at the same time extremely fragile. I participated in various workshops and seminars, led by experienced artist in the area of glass. I learned different techniques such as Pate de Verre, Lampwork, Sandblasting, Fusing, Tiffany, Stained Glass Restoration, and Image Transfer.
"There is nothing perfect about my work, because perfection is not what I’m striving for, rather I try to provoke beauty in the imperfect along with a physical response. I want people to touch and feel the textures that make each piece handmade. Imperfection is part of handmade, and it is a part of the story in my work”
Curriculum Vitae
Born Nov. 14-1968 Bogotá-Colombia (Languages: Spanish, German, English)
1991-1996 Resides in Santiago de Chile
1996-2010 Resides in Ludwigshafen-Germany
2010-2011 Resides in Santiago de Chile
2012 Resides in Delray Beach, FL. USA with her husband and her two children
Education:
2000 Fusing Barracha, Portugal
2000 Fusing C. Fernandez, Germany
2001 Fusing Tiffany Glass Kunst, Germany
2001 Pate du Verre Tiffany Glass Kunst, Germany
2002 Fusing J. Washinsky ,Germany
2003 Beads A. Baum, Germany
2005 Fusing Katy Wasser, France
2006 Fusing Colorobbia, Italy
2007 Fusing Argentina
2010 Stained Glass Restoration, France
2010 Tiffany Technique, France
2011 Restoration of Historic Monuments, Chile
2016 Image Transfer and Casting, Boca Raton FL. USA (Andrea Da Ponte)
Work:
2005 Heidelberger Kunst Markt Heidelberg-Germany
2006 Heidelberger Kunst Markt Heidelberg-Germany
2007 Heidelberger Kunst Markt Heidelberg-Germany
Glas und Kunst im Park Mannheim Germany
Maison et Jardin Wachenheim-Weinstrasse Germany
2008 Glas und Kunst im Park Mannheim Germany
Glas Ausstellung in Badgasse Germany
Terrapota & Friends Hockenheim Germany
Untermühle Horchheim, Worms-Germany
Maison et Jardin Wachenheim-Weinstrasse Germany
2009 Glas und Kunst im Park. Mannheim, Germany
Glas Ausstellung. Badgasse, Germany
Maison et Jardin. Wachenheim-Weinstrasse, Germany
Adventsaustellung. Ludwigshafen, Germany
Colombian Consulate, Paris, France
La Grappe Gourmande. Ludwigshafen, Germany
2010 Untermühle Horchheim. Worms, Germany
Prodesign23. Bad Dürkheim, Germany
2011 Stained Glass Restoration. Annunciation Church - NYC
2012 Stained Glass Restoration. Annunciation Church - NYC
Hand painted Stained Glass, Annunciation School - NYC
2013 Forms Gallery. Delray Beach, FL
2014 The Arts Arena Gallery. Delray Beach, FL
2015 Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Member
Hand painted Stained Glass, Santa Ana School - NYC
Glass Exhibition. Cornel Museum, Delray Beach FL
2016 Green Art School
Stewart Fine Art Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Opening Henao Glass Studio, Boca Raton, FL
Art NXT Level Member
2017 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago
Palm Beach International Film Festival 2017
YARA Restaurant @ Margaritaville Resort, Cayman Islands
Sand Sugar Park. Boca Raton, Florida
400th Jubilee Plaques for the Pios Schools of NYC
Margaritaville Resort, Cayman Islands
The ”Eternity” series. Collaboration project with artist Sergio Gomez. ACS Gallery (Chicago, IL), Artsy, Stewart Fine Art Gallery (Boca Raton, FL)
Publications:
2009 Die Rheinpfalz LU - Germany
2013 El Cafe Latino Paris - France
2016 Modern Boca Mom Boca Raton-FL
2018 Voyage MIA Miami-FL