CLAUDIA FERRAZ
1951, Rio de Janeiro

Bsc in Architecture and Urbanism, from Santa Ursula University, RJ.

Project of houses and condominiums, interior, furniture and office design, with Ignez Ferraz, receiving two prizes granted by the Architecture Institute of Brazil, ( IAB ) in the category Constructed Building and Honorable Mention in Industrial Design Applied to Architecture.

Classes in Californa, USA, of Ceramics Techniques, Monotype,Watercolor and Sculpture at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto.

In 1987 opened an atelier studio in Rio and continued taking Ceramic classes at the Mokiti Okada Foundation with Tito Tortori.

Participated in several expositions of the Rio Association of Ceramists ( ACE- RIO ) at Castro Maya and National Historic Museums.

Classes in mold and fusing glass with the ceramist Clara Fonseca and advanced classes in fusing glass with Ana Maria Pardal.

In 1996 exposition of ceramics and glass at Glatt Gallery, RJ.

Participated in expositions of ceramics and took in The Studio at the Corning Museum, NY, several classes in Glass Techniques:

1- Torchworking with boron-silica glass, with Bandhu Scott Durham.

2- Pâte de Verre with Asya Resnikov.

3- Innovation Adornments ( Fusing Glass Jewelry ) with Jayne Persico.

Participated in workshops of blowing glass,cold working glass sculpture (work with textures using special machines) and made one piece with the classmates that is exposed in the The Studio, New York.

Worked only with Warm Glass / Fusing, creating a variety of series and participated in expositions, using ceramic as a support of glass.

Participated in several classes in cutting and glass fusing tecniques at the Bullseye Co., Portland, Oregon, USA, using the vitreous material as the main source of her projects.

Participated in diferent expositions in Contemporary Glass showing new series of pieces.

Participated in Glass publications ( O Vidroplano ), and Decoration Magazines as "Casa Claudia", "Banheiros / Lavabos", "Criativa", etc.

Participated as a curator and exposer with Glass and Crystal pieces in the first event "Morar mais por Menos", RJ.

Planning and construction of her new Showroom to sell art-applied Glass and Crystal pieces in Ipanema, Rio.

Participated in the first "Mastercasa" in Rio at the Lunch / Dinner Room of the Vivacqua Atelier with sousplats, plates and table center in fusing glass, special planned for the event.

Participated in the workshop of Visual Elements of Design ( design with transparent, black and white glass plates / bricks) with the architect / artist Richard Parrish, at the Bullseye Glass Co, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Participated in the 10 Craft Design, Sao Paulo, with her Showroom / Stand selling Glass and Crystal new pieces to stores in Brasil.