Alexander Beleschenko

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Alexander Beleschenko (born 1951) is a British artist working in glass who creates architectural glass installations. [1]

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Biography

Alexander Beleschenko was born in Corby, Northamptonshire to Ukrainian parents. He initially studied painting at Winchester School of Art 1969-72 and printmaking at the Slade School of Fine Art, London 1973–75. After winning the John Brinkley Fellowship at Norwich School of Art and time spent living in Florence, he went on to study Architectural Stained Glass at Swansea School of Art, 1978–79. [2] [3]

Alexander Beleschenko's works include the cone wall in Southwark tube station in London, [4] the Heart of Wales in the Senedd Welsh Assembly Building in Cardiff, [5] the façade portal doors for Herz Jesu Kirche in Munich [6] and glazed facades for the Forum Building, University of Exeter. [7]

Alexander Beleschenko has twice been awarded the Art and Architecture Award from the Royal Society of Arts. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, an Honorary Fellow of Swansea Metropolitan University [8] and an Honorary Doctor of the University of Exeter [3]

He lives and works in Swansea. [8]

Selected Projects

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