ABOUT VERONICA SMITH STAINED GLASS
Veronica works from her home studio in Greater Manchester where she creates her stained-glass work.
Much of her work is inspired by myths, nature, wildlife and local woodland areas and she likes to imbue her stained glass with gothic themes.
Veronica’s background is originally in Fine Art, and then she studied History of Art where she first encountered stained glass and developed a passion for the medium. She has studied the history of stained glass for well over ten years and she took her passion further and trained to become a stained-glass conservator to further her knowledge.
She enjoys the mix of hands-on creative stained-glass work with the academic study as it has provided her with a deeper understanding of this fantastic and underrated art form. She is very interested in glass colours and textures and uses these to add depth and atmosphere to her work. She hand paints the stained glass with layers of glass paint and silver stain and each piece is kiln-fired.
Veronica’s work and ideas are continually evolving, and she likes to explore all the possibilities that working with stained glass can offer.

Training and Awards
2023-2024
HRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of York
HRC Postdoctoral Research Fellows 2023-24
2021-2022
The Sentinel panel accepted as part of the BSMGP Centenary exhibition
2018–2023
PhD History of Art
2016
Ashton Hill Award, Worshipful Company of Glaziers.
Training at Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass Studios
2014-2016
MA Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management
2008-2011
MA Art History and Visual Studies
1998-2001
BA (Hons) Fine Art and History