Born in San Francisco, California
EDUCATION:
1995 The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. Studied with Lino Tagliapietra and Cecco Ongaro.
1987 The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. Studied with Benjamin Moore, Lino Tagliapietra and Dorit Brand
1984 The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. Studied with Dan Dailey and Lino Tagliapietra.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2000 Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2000 Traditions in Glass, Sheldon Museum, Haines, Alaska
2000 Blue Rain Raod Show, San Francisco, CA
2000 Millennium Glass, Kentucky Arts and Crafts Gallery, Louisville, KY
2000 Cultural Edge: Coontemporary Views of Native Arts, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
2000 Head, Heart & Hands, Deland Museum, DeLand, FL
1999 Tlinglit Style, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1999 NW Coast Native Indian Images in Glass, Urban Glass, New York City, NY
1999 Head, Heart & Hands, American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
1999 Butters Gallery, Ltd. in conjunction with Indian Art NW Festival, Portland, OR
1999 Invitational Road Show, Blue Rain Gallery at Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA
1999 Head, Heart & Hands, Yakima Nation Cultural Heritage and Museum, Yakima, WA
1999 Current Work, Gallerie San Nicolo, Venice, Italy
1999 New Work, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
1998 Art Fair Vancouver, Vancouver BC, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR. Butters Gallery, Portland, OR.
1999 Premonitions, Spirit Wrestlers, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1999 Head, Heart & Hands, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
1999 Head, Heart & Hands, Kentucky Art & Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY
1999 Invitational Exhibition, Blue Rain Gallery, Taos, NM
1999 Group Exhibition, Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
1999 Port of Seattle Show, Sea-Tac Airport, WA.
1997 4 in Glass, Fova Gallery, Texas Technical, Lubboc, TX.
1999 Passion Affire, Seattle, WA.
1999 Kiva Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
1999 NW Coast Images in Glass, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA.
1999 Group Show, The Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR.
1999 Five Northwest Artists, Gumps, San Francisco, CA.
1996 Echoes of Scandinavia, The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD.
1996 A New Generation, The William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
1995-97 Instructor’s Exhibitions, Center on Contemporary Arts, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
1995 A Powerful Presence, Pilchuck 25 Years, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle, WA.
1995 Leedy Volkus Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
1994-98 The Annual Pilchuck Glass Show, The William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
1994 Six Glass Artists, Gallery Glass I, Stockholm, Sweden.
1993 Three Person Show, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR.
1993 One Man Show, The Maggio Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
1992 New Visions, The Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK.
1991-92 Group Show, Gallery Nakama, Tokyo, Japan.
1991 One Man Show, The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD.
1991 The Americans: A Venetian Tradition, The West End Gallery, Corning, NY.
1990 Goblet Show, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington DC
1990 Group Show, Kurland Summers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1990 Group Show, Seibu Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
1989 Pilchuck Staff Show, The William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
1989 International Glass Trade Show, Tokyo, Japan.
1988-96 Annual Goblet Show, The Glass House, Seattle, WA.
1987 The Gift is in the Giving, Seattle, WA.
1986 The Hundred Waters Gallery, Seattle, WA.
EXPERIENCE:
1998 Visiting Artist, Ezra glass studio, Kanazu, Japan “Documents 98"
1993 Workshops, Demonstrations-Kosta Boda, Konsfack College in Sweden and Itala, Nuutaajarvi in Finland.
1993 Co-Founded Maggio Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
1992 Collectors Conference Workshop, The Pilchuck Glass School.
1988-90 Gaffer, The Pilchuck Glass School.
1985-PRESENT Glass Blower assistant to Benjamin Moore, Richard Royal, Dale Chilhuly, Dan Dailey, Fritz Dreisback, Dante Marioni, Lino Tagliapietra, Temo Sarpenava, Stanislav Labinsky, Sonja Blomdahl, Ann Wahlstrom, Marvin Lipofsky.
1982-85 Glass Blower, The Glass Eye Studios, Seattle, WA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1997 Class Gaffer to Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin, The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
1997 TA to Benjamin Moore, Haystack School, Deer Isle, ME.
1994 -present Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
1994 Teaching Assistant to Josiah Macelheny, The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
1994 Guest Teacher, Konstfack, College of Arts and Crafts, Stockholm, Sweden
1994 Guest Teacher, College of Arts and Crafts, Helsinki, Finland.
1992 Teaching Assistant for “Masterpiece Workshop,”(Lino Tagliapietra, Richard Marquis, Dale Chihuly)The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
1990 Instructor, Goblet Workshop, Fujugawa Glass Workshop, Minamikoma, Japan.
1988-90 Gaffer, The Pilchuk School
1986 Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
1986 Teaching Assistant to Therman Statom and Susan Stinsmullen, The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
1982-85 Glass Blower, The Glass Eye Studios, Seattle, WA
AWARDS:
1998 First Place, Diversified Arts, Indian Art NW, Portland, OR
1998 Best of Show, Indian Art Northwest, Portland, OR
1996 Jon & Mary Shirley Scholarship, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
1995 Washington Mutual Foundation Work Study Grant, The Pilchuck Glass School.
1988/90 The Glass House Competition purchase award.
1985 Work Study Grant, The Institute of Alaska Native Arts.
PUBLICATIONS:
1998 The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 4, 98, Tackling Tradition with Style and wit…
1998 New Art Examiner, Mars, Glen Brown, Four in Glass
1997 The Seattle Times, March 30, Robin Updike A Place to Reflect
1997 St. James Guide to Native North American Artists ,Biography
1997 Indian Artist Magazine,Winter issue, Ramona Gault, Feature article
1997 Four in Glass, Matthew Kangas, Lubboc, TX, Fova Galleries
1996 Glass Magazine#63, Geoff Wichert A New Generation
1996 The Seattle Times, March 14, Robin Updike Many Nurturing Art Works….
1995 Skona Hem, Interior Magazine, Sweden, July. Lage Stone.
1992 Glasswork Magazine, Japan, Nr 11, Dick Weiss The Glassblowers of the Pacific NW
1991 . Marie Gray, Japan, Nr 5 Glass topics now
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Handelsbanken, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Museum of Natural History, Anchorage, AK.
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA.
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