Glass Professional | Installation Artist | Glass Instructor
Education_____________________________________________________________________
An In-Depth Introduction to Venetian Glass Blowing 2018
Corning Museum of Glass | Corning, New York
Follow-up Course an In-Depth Introduction to Venetian Glass Blowing 2018
Corning Museum of Glass | Corning, New York
Bachelor in fine arts (BFA) Major in Glass | Calgary, Canada 2008
Alberta College of Art + Design | Calgary, Canada
RAD Ballet syllabus completed to Advanced two professional level 2010
McDonald Wilson Dance Academy | Calgary, Canada
Arts Industry Experience___________________________________________________________________
Norm’s Garage Reincarnated | Private Glass Blowing Instructor | Calgary, Canada 2018-2021
The Glass House Xperience | Glass Blowing instructor | Calgary, Canada 2019-2020
Ancient Museum of Glass | Creating Replicas | Zadar, Croatia 2018
Albert University of the Arts | Glass Blowing Instructor| Calgary, Canada 2011-2018
David Blankenstein | Instructor and Studio Assistant | Okotoks, Canada 2016-2018
Bryan Kelk | Studio Assistant to Bryan Kelk | Calgary, Canada 2015-2016
The Chronicle Glass Studio | Glass Instructor and Studio Assistant to Katie Brown | New Zealand 2010
Red Deer college | Head Technician | Red Deer, Canada 2009
Fire Brand Glass | Head Technician and Instructor | Black Diamond, Canada 2008-2009
Arts Commissions & Installations_______________________________________________________________
‘Alpha Lyre’ Beakerhead Engineering Arts Festival| Calgary, Canada 2018
Public art lighting Installation in collaboration with a team of 8
‘BowWave’ Beakerhead Engineering Arts Festival| Calgary, Canada 2017
Two-part interactive public art installation in collaboration with a team of 8
‘Farraginous’ Private Commission| Custom Residential Commission| Calgary, Canada 2016
Exhibitions____________________________________________________________________
‘Hummingbirds’ Group Exhibition | ‘Albirda’ | Albert Craft Council | Alberta 2022
‘Umbra’ Group Exhibition | Sparrow Art Space | Calgary, Alberta 2022
‘Optic Orbs’ Group Exhibition | Ten Degree Chocolate with The Canadian Glass Hub 2022
‘Crommaea’ Solo Exhibition | Collaboration with Marta Gorski 2021
Pilchuck, Gallery Window | Seattle, Washington
‘Opulence’ Public Art Installation | The Devonian Gardens | Calgary, Canada 2020
‘Macromea’ Group Exhibition | Collaboration with Marta Gorski 2020
The Knox Contemporary Gallery | Calgary, Canada
‘Hummingbirds’ Group Exhibition | Gleaming Prospects | GAAC| online 2020
‘Lumina ‘Group Exhibition | The Knox Contemporary Gallery | Calgary, Canada 2019
‘Alpha Lyrae’ Beakerhead Engineering Arts Festival | Calgary, Canada 2018
Public art lighting Installation in collaboration with a team of 8
‘Macromea’ Solo Exhibition | Collaboration with Marta Gorski 2018
Harcourt House| Edmonton, Canada
‘BowWave’ Interactive Public Art Installation | Beakerhead Engineering Arts 2017
Festival | Calgary, Canada
Gallery Representation_________________________________________________________
Peak Boutique | Art and Vintage Boutique | Black Diamond, Alberta 2022
CIRCA | Vintage Glass Gallery | Inglewood, Calgary, Albert 2020- Present
Kindred Black | Glass gallery and Boutique | Orange County, New Jersey, USA 2020-Present
Mountain Grass Glass | Kimberley, British Columbia 2019- present
Publications____________________________________________________________________
‘Crommaea’ Solo Exhibition | Collaboration with Marta Gorski
Pilchuck, Gallery Window | Seattle, Washington
Interview with DR Jenn Gunsaullus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ik9fxkPgw
‘Opulence’ Exhibition | City of Calgary Public Art Display | Calgary, Canada
CJSW Radio Interview: https://cjsw.com/program/the-almanacs/podcast/20201008
Ancient Museum of Glass | Zadar | Croatia
News Interview: http://www.znet.hr/2018/06/muzej-antickog-stakla-gostovanje-alane-biffert-staklopuhacice-iz-kanade/
News Paper Inetrview: https://zd1.hr/kultura/u-mas-u-zadar-educira-se-mlada-puhacica-stakla-iz-kanade/
‘Macromea’ Exhibition | Harcourt House | Edmonton, Canada
Vue Weekly 2018: http://www.vueweekly.com/event/macromea-artwork-by-alana-biffert-and-marta-gorski/
Beat Route 2018: http://beatroute.ca/2018/01/31/hartcourt-house-celebrates-three-decades-art-debate/
Galleries West 2018: http://www.gallerieswest.ca/events/macromea-by-alana-biffert-marta-gorski/
Resources__________________________________________________________________________________
Beakerhead Engineering Arts Festival Collaborator 2017: https://beakerhead.com/about
Instructor Profile Alberta College of Art and Design 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktH0yLo5fRU
Arts Donations________________________________________________________________________________
Pilchuck Fundraiser and 50th Anniversary Gala 2020
Alberta NorthStar Milk Bank 2020
Hardcourt House Fundraiser 2019
Hardcourt House Fundraiser 2018