CV/Bio
Education
1975 -1977, Master degree study, Glassmaker Guild of Cologne, Germany
Became a Master of the Cologne Guild in October 1977
1975 - 1977, Glass Technology and design, Glass College Rheinbach Germany,
“Dual” education program in art and glass technology.
1970 - 1975 Five Years’ mandatory practice, after apprenticeship and prior to applying for Master’s Degrees, with the Firm of Paul Bong, Cologne, Germany, founded in 1901.
1967 -1970, 3 Year Apprenticeship at the Jacob Melchior Atelier (The oldest stained glass studio in Cologne founded in 1854) graduated as a Journeyman with certificate.
Special Studies and Techniques
1975 –1977 Under Kurt Bischoff, acid etching, engraving
1975 –1977 Under Helmut Hoffmann, “cold techniques” wheel engraving and carving
1975 –1977 Under Willie Feuser, Director and founder of the Glass Museum Rheinbach, screen printing and various painting techniques on glass
Conference Presentations
October 27th. 2011, Artist Talk Montreal Museum of fine Arts, Contemporary Glass Artist’s and their practice.
May 4/5 2011, National Gallery Ottawa, “Stained Glass through the Ages” lecture.
April 2010, Ottawa School of Art, Down Town Campus
“A stained glass journey” Lecture about the History and style of stained glass during the centuries and it’s current status as a contemporary art form.
October 2005, Huntingdon, Quebec, Cultural Center
“ A stained glass journey” same lecture as above with some aspects of conservation and restoration of Historic stained glass windows.
Publications
2012, first Book, “Dego’s world”
SOFA Chicago, November 2011 Catalogue
Galerie Elena Lee, 35 Year Anniversary Catalogue
Art Acquisitor, 2012 Issue, New York Publication
November 2010, Exhibition Catalogue SOFA Chicago show.
July/August Issue 2007 Glass Art Magazine USA, five page article about the design and creation of the 5 Huntingdon Cultural center windows.
2007 Article in the New York Times about the POP Burger Building project (Design Ali Tayar, Architect) and glass façade.
Various publications and article in Montreal French and English Press as well as in the Ottawa Design Magazine, Ottawa Citizen and other regional publications.
40 Years of Restoration and Conservation Expertiese, listing some Projects
St. Patrick’s Basilica, Ottawa ON, all the windows 2003-2008
Peace Tower Parliament Buildings Ottawa ON, Memorial Chamber windows 2001-2002
Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, ON, 1999-2000
Many Projects in Montreal, St. Patrick’s Basilica, St. James the Apostle, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Joseph’s Oratorio.
Exhibitions
Up-coming:
Showing my second place winning work at the Saatch Gallery in London probably December 2012, I will post the final date when I have all the info from the Saatchi organization shortly.
Artecorum, Zuerich Switzerland, date to be released yet!
Most recent:
SOFA Chicago November 2-4, 2012
Group show "Wings" Galerie Elena Lee Montreal, June 2012
ARTExpo Toronto, April 19-22. 2012, with Gordon Harrison Gallery, Ottawa ON
Mariza Frozen Gallery, Berlin Germany, December 10, 2011 to January 10, 2012 “Apocalypse Now”
SOFA Chicago November 2-4, 2011, Art & Design / Glass sculpture
September 2011, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, New York City
May 17 to June 14, 2011 Solo show, Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal
November 2010, SOFA Chicago, glass sculpture/objects.
Since June 2010 at the Galerie Elena Lee, glass sculpture/objects.
September 2010 Instructor Exhibit at the Ottawa school of art, Orleans campus.
2006 –2009 always showing glass and paintings at the Gallery for Her, By ward Market Ottawa.
30 September - 05 December 2005 solo Exhibition Salle Alfred Langevin, Huntingdon, Quebec Cultural Center.
1980’s Canada
1992 Museum of fine Arts, Montreal, Gallery, during the Rene Magritte Exhibition, showcasing local artist working in the ssurrealist style.
1990 Galerie De Lisle, Montreal
1987 Galerie Port Maurice, Qc. Solo show, glass only.
1986 City of Dorval Cultural center, solo show, glass and paintings.
Germany
1984 –1985 EP Galerie, Duesseldorf, group exhibition.
1984 - Galerie Van Remmen, Solingen, solo show.
1981 - Goodyear Germany, Cologne solo show
1981 –Siemens Head quarter, Cologne, solo show.
Teaching activities
Since 2004 Espace Verre Montreal Glass school, teaching “cold” engraving techniques for the students and workshops for professionals.
Biography,
“Dego” (Detlef Gotzens)
Born in 1952 in Cologne Germany, Detlef showed from an early age on that he was inclined towards an artistic career in Life.
At the age of fifteen he became an apprentice in the stained glass studio of Jacob Melchior in Cologne where he completed his three year apprenticeship. During that time he was exposed to some of the best known Artist in Germany and abroad, executing their projects which only confirmed his desire to pursue art for the rest of his Life.
After receiving his Journeyman certificate and working in the field for five years Detlef continued to complete his education with Master’s degree from the guild of Cologne and at the same time studied glass technology and design for two full years at the famous Glass College in Rheinbach close to the former German Capital Bonn. He graduated with a Masters degree in 1977.
During all this time Detlef never stopped and continued to paint and draw besides designing glass, after his graduation he participated in various group exhibitions’ as well as solo shows between Cologne and Duesseldorf. He also spends a lot of time traveling throughout Europe absorbing art and architecture from the various cultures, until in1985 after a first visit to Relatives in 1982 he decided to immigrate to Canada.
He and his wife settled in Montreal and immediately started to work for a local studio, but after just 5 month opened their own atelier. One of his first commissions was to restore a window at the St. Josephs Oratorio that was partially destroyed after a fire. In the following Years Detlef by then started to sign his original art work “Dego” and continuing to work on many high profile restoration projects from Montreal to Ottawa for example Christ Church Cathedral, St. James the Apostle, St. Patrick’s Basilica in Montreal and the Peace tower windows at the Parliament Building in Ottawa, Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Basilica and St. Anthony’s Church, all located in Ottawa. At the same time he worked on numerous private and commercial art glass commissions in many different techniques that contributed to his reputation as a versatile and innovative artist. Many articles in various Papers and other publications have been written over the years and continue to date.
In 2004 he won an art competition to design 5 large windows for the Cultural Center in Huntingdon Quebec and these windows where published in the American Glass Art Magazine in 2007, and one of them with the Title "Imagine" was also exposed on John Lennon's and Yoko Ono' web site "Imagine Peace".
His expertise and technical skill was called upon again in 2007 when he created a glass façade in New York City (Central Park) for one of the best known Architectural firms/designer Ali Tayar that was also published in the New York Times.