Finn Lynggaard was a Danish artist known for his co-founding of
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft is a museum in Ebeltoft, Denmark. It is dedicated to the exhibition and collection of contemporary glass art worldwide and also offers public demonstrations and seminars to glass students in its glass-blowing studio.
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and his work as a pioneer of Danish glass art.
Biography
Lynggaard was born in 1930 in Balling, Denmark. In 1955, he graduated from the Royal College of Art in Copenhagen; there, he studied ceramics and painting. Early in his career, he began as a painter, but he quickly shifted his focus to ceramics, with him writing a book on the Raku technique. Then, in 1970, on a trip to
Toronto
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, where he gave a lecture on ceramics for
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (formerly Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology) is a public polytechnic institute of technology located in the west-Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.
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, he was convinced by a friend to try experimenting with hot glass. Immediately, he became enthralled and began his career as a glass artist. He then moved to London, where he encouraged others to become glass artists and improved the reputation associated with the form of art throughout Europe. At the beginning of the 1980s, at a symposium in Vienna, Lynggaard suggested for a museum to be established in
Ebeltoft
Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,204 (1 January 2022). Acting on his wish, in 1986, he co-founded Glasmuseet Ebeltoft with his wife, Tchai Munch. The museum opened its doors on June 8, 1986, and in 2008, the museum expanded and added a new wing. In January 2010, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft hosted the "Status 80" exhibition which celebrated Lynggaard's 80th birthday by exhibiting some of his works from throughout his life, including ceramics and paintings. On August 25, 2011, Lynggard passed away. His works are still shown in galleries throughout the world.