Curriculum Vitae
Delia Anne Whitbread PhD., MA (RCA)

Curriculum Vitae - Delia Whitbread

Born: Birmingham

Qualifications

Ph.D. Practice-based Department of Glass and Ceramics, School of Art, Design, Media and Culture - University of Sunderland 2008
Title: Reconfiguring the Rose - translating a visionary medium of the Second Millennium into the visionary medium of theThird.

MA Visual Islamic and Traditional Art. Royal College of Art 1989

HND in Mural Design Specialising in Stained Glass Chelsea School of Art 1987

P.G.C.E. in English Institute of Education University of London 1978

BA Hon English and Sociology 2:1 University of York 1973

Awards

Joint First Prize (Student category) National Eidographics/R.C.A. Computer Graphics Competition1989 In the Womb of the Rose' - Rose Window design –150cm x 150cm Collage of computer prints - IBM Paint Box software outputting to Thermal Image Printer

World of Islam Festival Trust Prize 1989

Highly Recommended/ExhibitedAnnual Hetleys/Hartley Wood Stained Glass Competition 1987
'A Tribute to Tarkovsky' (Design and Sample Piece)

Runner Up/Exhibited Worshipful Glaziers and Master Glass Painters Annual Stained Glass Competition1986
'Ecology' - sample Panel

Employment

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Glass/Second year co-ordinator (0.5) 1990 - 2003
Art for Public Space Programme School of Arts, Froebel College, RoehamptonUniversity of Surrey, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5JP

Also Visiting Lecturer for Women's Studies Programme 1993 -98
Roehampton University of Surrey, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5JP

Commissions

March 2009 'Ave Maria' Symbol with 7 Lilies, Moon and Stars Mary Chapel window for St Columba's Church, Queenshill Road, Selsdon Vale, South Croydon
Stained, etched, enamelled, sandblasted, painted and ;leaded glass 67cm x 149cm Leading and Installation by Godstone Glass

March 2006 'The Holy Family leaving Eygpt' St John Vianney RC Church, Heathfield Road, Bexleyheath.
Stained, etched, enamelled,painted and ;leaded glass. 48.5cm x 172.5cm x 4. Calligraphy designed by Liz Daly. Leading and Installation by Godstone Glass.

August 2003 - 'Fruits of the Spirit'- Two Centennial windows St Gertrude's Roman Catholic Church, South Croydon
Leaded, painted and stained glass -2 x 38cm x 107cm (Calligraphy design: Liz Burch Fabrication: J.Dover)

May 2002 - ‘Ganesha Ganapati– Ganesha Dancing’
Stained etched, painted and leaded panel for H. Cooper, St. Thomas Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

January 2001- ‘Arts and Crafts’ Porch Window and Front Door panel Leaded, stained and painted glass
Mrs. K.Ahmad, Woodcote Grove Road, Coulsdon

August 2001- 'Paths and Promises' Front door panels. glass Applique panels on toughened glass
Mr and Mrs Norland, Southmoor Road, Oxford, UK.

May 2000 - ‘Windhover’ Stained, painted and leaded glass panel 64cm x 75cm (Calligraphy design: Liz Burch)
A. Finn and J. Madge, Windhover Cottage, Wood Green, Fordingbridge, UK

July 1997 - Amadeus Centre Doors and Front Foyer Fanlights Interior doors and Foyer Fanlights
Glass Applique The Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, LONDON W9

August 1996 - 'Birds and Bees’ Leaded, stained and painted glass doors and interior windows
Mr. and Mrs. Cowie, 24 Cromer Villas Road, London SW15

October 1994 - 'Provence' Entrance Hall Panels Glass Applique panels on toughened glass
Santa Raymond, 15 Kingsbridge Road, London W11

December 1993 - 'Virgin and Christ Child' Stained. etched and Painted and Leaded Glass -75cm diameter
The Cavendish School, Arlington Road, London NW1

June 1991 - 'Waterfall' Lobby windows in Leaded glass
Mr. & Mrs. Guest, The Lodge, Wassel Grove, Halesowen

Also other works in Private collections in Britain, Australia and Canada

Articles

Chapter :Hall, L and Whitbread, D. (2006) Reconfiguring the Rose- an exploration of use of virtual space by Artist collaboratively creating digital stained glass.inThe Encyclopaedia of Data Warehousing and Mining. 2nd edition. The Exploration of Space, Spatiality and Technology, Chapter VI p68 – 88 edited by Dr. Turner et al.,IGI Global: London

Paper - Hall, L and Whitbread, D. (2005) Artists Collaborating to Create Digital Stained Glass, [CD ROM] HCII Conference Las Vegas 2005.

Paper - Whitbread, D.A., (2003) Reconfiguring the Rose’ – a multi-cultural virtual reality rose window celebrating the feminine’ Paper for Poster Presentation - Human Computer Interaction Conference 2003 Proceedings

Paper- ‘Sacred Art in New Age' – In 'Faith in the Millennium' – Eds. Stanley E. Porter, Michael A. Hayes & David Tombs Roehampton Institute London Papers, SHEFFIELD ACADEMIC PRESS April 2000

Review - ‘A House of Her Own – Kay Sage - Solitary Surrealist' by Judith D. Suther’
Women’s Studies International Forum Volume 21 Number 4 1998 - July 1998

Article - 'Means of Expression' – . Ausglass Magazine - Quarterly Publication of the Australian Stained Glass Association - Dec 1994

Article - 'Exploring the history of female imagery' - by Lin Boyle Toowoomba Chronicle, Queensland, Australia - Aug 1993

Article -'Means of Expression - A Stained Glass window for Tarkovsky'. Beshara Magazine. Issue 9 - Aug 1989