Born: August 29, 1962
Education
1984 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Glass
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Honors & Awards
2005 Repose in Amber tour site for Public Art & Architecture tour, Chicago, IL
2003 One of five American artists hand selected by World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein to submit designs for a public art commission at 7 World Trade Center
1996 Chosen for “Art in the Embassies” program, American Embassy to Slovakia
1990 Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship, Stanwood, WA
1986 Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship, Stanwood, WA
Teaching Experience
Classes Taught:
Hot Glass Instructor:
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington 1994, 1993
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, Washington, April - June 1991, February - April 1988, September - November 1987, April - June 1986
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, January - February 1984
Glassblowing Workshops, Demonstrations, & Lectures:
2007 Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA: 5th Anniversary Visiting Artist
2003 Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA: Artist in Residence
Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
2001 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Wheaton Village, Visiting Artist, Millville, NJ
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
1999 Hastings College, Hastings Nebraska Workshop, January
1998 Bellingham Museum of Art, Bellingham, WA
1996 University of Hawaii, Workshop, October
Bellevue Art Guild, Bellevue, Washington, Lecture
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, Lecture
1995 Waterford Crystal, Waterford, Ireland, “Chihuly over Venice,” September
Nuutajarvi, Finland, “Chihuly over Venice,” June
Miami University Art Department, Miami, Florida, March
Friesen Fine Art, Sun Valley, Idaho, February
1994 Palomar University, Demonstration & Lecture
NY Experimental Glass Workshop
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1993 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1992 NY Experimental Glass Workshop
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, June
1991 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
Wheaton Village, Millville, New Jersey, June
Contemporary Art Glass Museum, Ebetoft, Denmark, May
1990 Sklo Studios, Tokyo, Japan, June
1989 Niijima Glass Center, Niijima, Japan, November
California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, California, March
1987 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, July
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Commissions
2009 “Fluent Steps” Permanent Exterior Installation, Museum of Glass, Spring
2004 H. Michael Kurzman, The Lurie Co., Chicago, IL 120 La Salle Lobby Abstract Nude lobby sculptures
Arthur M. Blank Foundation, Atlanta, GA “The Giving” and “Winds of Inspiration” at Foundation headquarters
2004-01 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, “Access to Learning Award”
2001 The Temple, “Eternal Light”, Nashville, TN
1998-97 Children’s Hospital, Auction Seattle, WA: “Featured Work”
1996 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Auction: “Stars”
1994 Pilchuck Glass School, Auction: Catalog Design
1994-3 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, “The Living Giving Award”
1993 Pilchuck Glass School, Auction: Award Piece
Created Works For:
Dale Chihuly
Anne Hamilton
Jim Melchert
Judy Pfaff
Lauren Ewing
Christian Jones / Andrew Ginzel
Selected Exhibitions
2010-2011 Project Space Installation, STUDIO Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2009 Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
2008 Berstrom Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI
New Britain Museum of American Art
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Steninge Palace Cultural Center, Sweden
Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
2007 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, CAN
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
2006 Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Block Museum, NW University, Evanston, IL
2003-2004 Museum of Northwest Art La Conner, WA
1999 Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
1998 Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
1997 Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
1996 PBCC Museum, Palm Beach, FL
Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
1995 Taiwan International Invitational, Taipei, Taiwan
1990 - 1994 SeaTac International Airport, SeaTac, WA
Selected Collections
2009 Fluent Steps Permanent Exterior Installation, Museum of Glass
2008 Berstrom Mahler Museum, Neenah WI
New Britain Museum of American Art
Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
2007 Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Canada
2001 Shanghai Museum of Fine Art, China
1998 Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
3COM Corp., San Jose, CA: dining room sculpture
Robin Lockhart, Switzerland
David & Jill Herrensberger, Eagle Hardware
1997 Pepe Residence, Cleveland, OH: Entry Way Sculpture
1996 Elton John Enterprises, London England Sculpted Figurative Work
Sheldon & Penny Bernick, Philadelphia, PA: Entry Way Sculpture
Pat & Marty Fine Residence, Miami, FL “ Pipes”
Slattery Residence, Seattle, WA: “Rising Home” Site Specific Installation
1995 Jennifer James Residence, Seattle, WA: Entry way Sculpture
Time Warner, Los Angeles, California, Sculpted Figurative Work
The Benaroya Company, Seattle, Washington, Sculpted Figurative Work
Sheldon & Penny Bernick, Media, PA: “Pipes”
Everett Properties, Bellvue, WA: Figure Sculpture
Eve & Chap Alvord
1994 Fused Glass, Steel, and Wood
KIRO TV, Studio, Seattle, Washington, Glass Set Design
Slattery Residence, Seattle, WA: Entryway chandelier, alabaster pipes, dining room pendant
1993 Bill Gates Residence, Seattle, Washington “Pipes”
Kenny G Residence, Los Angeles, California, Sculpted Figurative Work
Ron Kaufman, Singapore: Figure Sculpture
Sunhills Country Club, Tokyo, Japan: Janus Series
Palisades Restaurant, Seattle, WA: Chandeliers
La Plume Bar, The Regent Hotel, Hong Kong, Janus Series
1989 Pacific First Center International Pilchuck Collection, Seattle, WA: Janus Series
Selected Bibliography
Digital Media
2008 Voice of America – Beijing Olympic Coverage
Portland NOW
KING 5 News “Fluent Steps”
Arts Fund at the Museum of Glass
2007 Repose in Amber- film by Peter West
PBS Chihuly’s Gaffers
1999 IBM Convention film
1998 Heat and Mass, Lufthansa Airlines film
PBS Chihuly Over Venice
1996 KCTS “Current”
1994 KIRO TV Strictly Northwest
Printed Media
2008 The Tacoma Tribune, “Fluent Steps”
2007 Tampa Bay Metro, “Building a House of Glass”
2005 The Columbus Dispatch, “Sparkling Sculptures”
American Style, “Contemporary Style”
American Craft, “Repose in Amber”
2003 American Style, “American Redux”
2002 The Detroit Free Press
1999 Seattle Times
Aspen Times
1998 Chicago Tribune
1997 American Style, “Americans and Glass”
New Glass, “Glass and Architecture”
1996 GLASS: Urban Quarterly, #63
Art & Antiques
Atlanta Magazine, “At Home”
Sun Valley Tempo, “The Maestro of Motion”
1994 Life Magazine, “Profiles”
Christian Science Monitor
1993 Destination, United Airlines Magazine
1992 Glasswork, “Blowers of the Pacific NW”
Hawaiian Island Home, “Formed of Earth and Fire”
