David Lilly

David loves bright colours and their interplay with light. His favourite colour is orange which apparently makes him a social butterfly. Also, people who love orange are considered to be non-judgmental and not ‘intense’. They are generally kind, warm and optimistic. They love freedom and adventure and prefer to socialise with like-minded individuals. All that kind of sums David up!

David originally worked in the Wine Trade for many years and only began his career in stained glass back in 2001. It was then that he took an evening class and became so enamoured with the craft that what soon became an all-encompassing hobby eventually turned into a full-time career.

As well as running the studio, David is a visiting lecturer on the MSc in Building Conservation at the Weald and Downland Living Museum where he teaches stained glass and leaded light restoration. At his old University, he lectures on Dalle de Verre stained glass to the MA Architectural Design students. On a, less formal basis, David teaches stained glass novices through the courses he runs at his studio, Charleston Farmhouse and The Weald and Downland Living Museum. Not satisfied by all that, he mentors students at the University of Brighton and writes a blog to help...

In 2012 David went to University for the first time and three years later passed with a First-Class BA (Hons) in 3D Design and Craft. Having caught the Uni bug he carried on and took a part-time MA in Sustainable Design, which he completed in 2017.

EXHIBITIONS, SHOWS, PUBLICATIONS

2004
Brighton Artist Open House - Hanover Community Centre
GScene magazine (December issue – Art @ The Claremont exhibition)

2005
Bees Mouth Gallery, Brighton
Brighton Artist Open House 
- Hanover Community Centre
Exclusive Homes magazine (July issue – 5 page editorial)

2007
Brighton Artist Open House 
- Karren Urben & Guests

2008
100 Watts Exhibition, Brighton 
(Featured Artist)
Brighton Artist Open House 
- Art@73
Pride Art Exhibition, Brighton 
(Featured Artist)

2010
Oban Times (Jacobite Rose stained glass windows)
Lochaber News (Jacobite Rose stained glass windows)

2011
Brighton Artist Open House – The Cicada House

2014
Brighton Artist Open House – Scratch Sculpt and Screw It

2015
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester 


2016
Glazier’s Hall, London 


2017
George Farnham Gallery, Saxmundham, Suffolk
 (Featured Artist)
Parallax Art Fair, Chelsea
Pyramid Gallery, York 
(Featured Artist)
Art in the Garden, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey (Featured Artist)
VK Gallery, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
William Nicholson Gallery, Rottingdean, East Sussex (Featured Artist)