Natasha O. Redina
Architectural stained glass artist Natasha Redina,
designs and makes large scale site specific artworks for both sacred and secular buildings,
as well as bespoke fine art exhibition pieces for collectors.​
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As a Livery recipient from the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass,
she has worked with various Master Glass Makers internationally and has won a number of prestigious awards and commissions, including first prize in Design for the Stevens Architectural Glass Competition two years in a row. ​
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Natasha’s designs often start from a geometric base, so after extensive research, designing begins with a compass and ruler. Working with sand carving and drilling on mouth blown flash glass, her work is often deeply riven (embossed) so that the pattern stands out even without a light source. She paints using the sgraffito technique, (Italian: “scratched”), which consists of putting down a preliminary surface and then scratching the superficial layer in such a way that the pattern or shape emerges as light.
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Her current research interests are in Biophilic design & how environments affect individuals. This research, combined with her Masters in Psychotherapy & her Degree in World Religions from SOAS, make her uniquely qualified to fulfil her aim, which is to remain respectful of the genius loci (spirit of a place) and to enhance and bring beauty to public and private spaces through transmitted light.
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Curriculum Vitae
AWARDS
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2025: Hyundai Awards for Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice in collaboration with the Royal College of Art (RCA), Finalist
2025: Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Glass Painters
2025: Honorary Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers in Collaboration with the RCA, Finalist
2025: Corning Museum of Glass Scholarship, New York, USA.
2024: Cumbria Crystal Scholarship/Residency. RCA Royal College of Arts. ​
2024: QEST Kirby Laing Foundation Emerging Maker Award. Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
2024: The President and Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship / RCA / Royal College of Arts.
2023: The Benyon Study Award / BSMGP / British Society of Master Glass Painters.
2022: The Lever Livery Award / Award for Excellence / Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass.
2022: Commission Winner for the Stevens Architectural Glass Competition / Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass.
2022: 1st Prize: Design. The Brian Thomas Memorial Prize / Stevens Architectural Glass Competition / Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass.
2021: 1st Prize: Design. The Brian Thomas Memorial Prize / Stevens Architectural Glass Competition / Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass.
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PUBLICATIONS / EXHIBITIONS / CONFERENCES / COMMISSIONS
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2025: Founding Member and Curator of Liminal Matters Collective
2025: Rhyzomatic Exhibition, Avenue Studios, Kensington, London, Preston Fitzgerald Art Advisory
2025: RCA Royal College of Arts Exhibition. London. Leaning into the Unknown. Immersive Light Installation.
2025: The Royal Warrant Holders Association / QEST Exhibition. The Guildhall, London.
2025: Morley College Penny Lecture. Artistic Journeys Through Glass.
2025: BSMGP British Society of Master Glass Painters, Curators Choice, Rippon Cathedral. Inspired by William Morris.
2024: Profane & Sacred City Exhibition, Swedenborg House, London. A series of stained glass panels based on the alchemical text La Tres Sainte Trinosophie.
2024: Binfield Heath Chapel Arts & Crafts Exhibition. Oxfordshire.
2024: Inspired by William Morris. BSMGP Exhibition (British Society of Master Glass Painters) Exhibited at the International Festival of Glass in Stourbridge, Stained Glass Museum in Ely and in 2025 at Rochdale Town Hall.
2024: RAF Stained Glass Commission / Finalist / BSMGP / British Society of Master Glass Painters.
2023: WWI poet Wilfred Owen Memorial Window, (2750mm x 550mm) All Saints Church, Dunsden Green, Oxfordshire, UK. Church of England. Double-layered, hand-etched and painted flash glass.
2022: 1741 Snowflakes(138mm x 138mm) Six Hand Engraved Light Panels, Middleburg, The Netherlands.
2022: Music Album Cover Art (200mm x 200mm) For Spotify with over 100,000 hits.
2022: Alchemy Exhibition. The Steamship, London E14. Installation - Multimedia / Stained Glass
2021: St Peter Stained Glass Panel & St George (590mm x 390mm) Two Stained Glass Panels. Southside House Private Chapel, London.
2021-22: The Alchemist, Traditional Stained Glass Panel (300mm 300mm) / BSMGP Centenary Exhibition. Ely Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral, All Saints Church, Clifton, Bristol, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, Wells Cathedral, Worcester Cathedral, Oxford Festival of the Arts, Lichfield Cathedral, International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, Manchester Cathedral.
2021: The Lamb & The Musician Angel. Painted and Etched Glass. Morley College
2021: Uganda, Engraved Flash Glass. CGS International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge
2020: ‘Orbital’ - Glass and Gypsum Sculpture. Menier Gallery London
2020: Conference facilitator for filmmakers.. ASWM
2018: 12th Native Spirit Film Festival, SOAS (Film)
2018: California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, USA
2018: AAR (American Academy of Religions) Tacoma, Washington State, USA
2018: ASWM Myth, Ritual and Folklore, Reclaiming our Relationship with Nature. Las Vegas, USA
2018: FiLiArt Guerrilla Banner Showcase, Houses of Parliament, London / FiLiArt 100, Sao Paulo, Brazil Exhibition / 100 Years Bloomsbury Festival, London.
2017: Venice International Arts Festival. Anima Mundi. Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi.
2017: Micromania Film Festival Finalist "Brevity is the sister of genius." - Anton Chekhov
2017: FiLiArt Conference, Institute Of Education London
2017: Moda 360, Los Angeles CA.
2016: Women on Film, Hackney Picture House, London.
2016: ASWM (Association of Women and Myth) Film Festival.
2016: FiliArt Refuge Art Exhibition East London. Installation.
2016: Finding Light in Darkness, Boston Massachusetts. USA (Academic Paper)
2016: BBC 100 Women Exhibition, London, UK (Art Video Installation ) BBC Broadcasting House,
2015: Myths Shattered and Restored (Book Publication)
2014: Cross-Cultural Narratives, San Antonio, Texas (Academic Paper)
2011: City Lit. End of Year Fine Art Exhibition. Charcoal and Rubber on Paper / Video Sculpture.
2010: The Body and Trauma. BPS, (British Psychological Society) Edinburgh, Scotland.
2009: Nomadic Objects. Site-specific temporal artworks. UK, Europe, USA, Brazil, Mexico.
2009: Eco-Psychology. BPS (British Psychological Society) 12th Annual Conference, Yorkshire, UK).
2010: Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Therapy; Techniques for Psychotherapists. Cornwall, UK,
2009: NHS Primary Care Trust, & Various Educational Establishments. Stress Management
2009: Dawn & Dusk. Performance Art. London.
WORK EXPERIENCE ​
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Stained Glass Teacher/Teaching Assistant (2025- present)
Corning Studios - Museum of Glass, New York, USA & St Paul’s School, Lonsdale Road, London
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Stained Glass Artist (2021 - present)
Designing and making artworks using glass for both sacred and secular buildings and for art collectors.
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Multimedia Visual Artist (2009- present)
Sculpture, video art, ritual, performance and immersive installations which often invite audience participation. Interests lie in the liminal space between myth, ritual and folkloric traditions and how these can be woven back into contemporary society, eliciting a dialogue between past & present, conscious & unconscious, through international collaborations which challenge cultural assumptions.
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Advisory Board Member in Film and Visual Culture ASWM (Association for the Study of Women and Mythology -USA) (2017-present)
Promoting visual research techniques in the academic community.
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Qualitative Independent Cross-Cultural Researcher (2007-present)
Methodologies: Autoethnography, a/r/tography, Organic Inquiry, Reflexivity, Narrative and Phenomenology.
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Psychotherapist (2004-2023) Eco-Psychologist (2012-2023)
UKCP-accredited psychotherapist and supervisor with well over 10,000 clinical hours of experience.
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EDUCATION
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2024-25: Master's in Applied Art, specialising in Glass, RCA (Royal College of Art), London.
2022-24: Lever Award Apprenticeships: Thomas Denny - UK / Derix Studio - Germany / Lamberts - Germany / Maria Farina Ruiz - Argentina / Jonathan Soper - UK / Jonathan Cooke - UK / Swansea College of Arts, University of Wales, Trinity St David - UK / Auravisions - UK / Foustat Centre of Traditional Arts, Cairo, Egypt (among many others). Skills gained: Designing Stained Glass, Taking Sizes & templates on-site, Setting out, Cartooning/Cut-Lining, Selection of Glass, Cutting, Painting, Staining, Enamelling, Leading, Glazing, Fixing, History of Stained Glass, Acid Etching, Silk Screen Printing, Photoresist, Fusing, Engraving, Lamination, Sandblasting, Restoration/Conservation Techniques, Architectural Design, Gypsum Carving.
2020-21: BTEC Diploma Art and Design/Glass - Morley College (Kensington & Chelsea College) - Distinction
2020-21: UAL Diploma Art and Design/Glass - Morley College (Kensington & Chelsea College) - Distinction
2021-22: Master Class Jonathan Cooke - Painting and Silver Stain - Yorkshire and Swansea College of Art
2018-22: Princes School of Traditional Arts - Stained Glass, Geometry: The Windows of Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo. Plaster Carving, Creative Studies based on the work of Cecil Collins
2009-11: Fine Arts Diploma. City Lit, London. Drawing, Oil Painting, Printmaking, Photo-etching, Film Editing (Adobe), Camera, TV & Film-Making
2010-2017: Prince's School of Traditional Arts. Pigments, Colour Harmony and Traditional Painting Techniques, Islamic Manuscript Illumination
2005-7: MA(Hons) (Upper II:I) Couns. and Psych. Research using Art/ography De Montfort University, Leicester, UKCP and BACP accredited
2002-7: Diploma in Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy CCPE (Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education) UKCP accredited. / BACP Diploma Person Centred Counselling.
2002-5: Philosophy and Psychology of Religions (Heythrop College, University of London)
2002-5: BA (Hons) (Upper II:I) Study of World Religions, SOAS, University of London.