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Education
| 2001-2003 |
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, MFA |
| 2003 |
Corning Museum of Glass, A Designer’s Material with Matthew Urban |
| 2002 |
Corning Museum of Glass, Anatomy and Architecture with Lucio Bubbacco |
| 2001 |
Pilchuck Glass School, Kiln Carving with Irene Frolic and Lou Lynn |
| 2000 |
Pilchuck Glass School, Figurative Flameworking with Emilio Santini |
| 1999 |
University of Illinois, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Crafts |
| 1997 |
Pilchuck Glass School, Intermediate Glassblowing with Randy Walker |
| 1994 |
Evergreen State College, Interim Semester |
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
| 2001-2003 |
NYSCC Alfred University Graduate Fellowship
NYSCC Alfred University Tuition Grant |
| 2000 |
Pilchuck Glass School Student Scholarship
Saxe Award, Full scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School
-Based on merit as a teaching assistant the previous summer |
| 1999 |
University of Illinois, Outstanding Senior
University of Illinois, National Honor Society Member |
| 1997 |
Marx Saunders Gallery Scholarship
Select group of U of I students were awarded a stipend for the creation of work to be shown in gallery |
| 1997 |
University of Illinois and Pilchuck Glass School, Partnership Scholarship |
Experience
| 2003 |
Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
-Visiting Artist
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
-Visiting Artist
NYSCC Alfred University, Alfred, NY
-Teacher’s Assistant, Advanced Glassblowing
-Teacher’s Assistant, Junior Casting
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| 2001-2002 |
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
-Studio Coordinator (summer months) |
| 2001 |
NYSCC Alfred University, Alfred, NY
-Teacher’s Assistant, Sophomore Glass
-Kiln Technician, Glass Dept. |
| 2002 |
NYSCC Alfred University, Alfred, NY
-Teacher’s Assistant, Freshman Foundation
-Cold Working Technician, Glass Dept. |
| 2000-2001 |
Luciernaga Glass, Tucson, AZ
-Owned and Operated Small Casting/Flameworking Facilities |
| 2000 |
Stueben Glass, Corning, NY
-Commissioned to create wax positives for ornament production |
| 2001 |
Ochoa Stained Glass, Tucson, AZ
-Instructor: Slumping, Fusing, and Flameworking |
| 1998 |
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
-Teacher’s Assistant, Solid Working Glass |
| 1997-1999 |
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
-Hot Shop Monitor, assisted beginning glass students |
| 1997 |
Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR
-Research and Education, paid summer internship |
Visiting Artist Lectures/Workshops
| 2007 |
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY
Flameworker’s Challenge. Wheaton Village. Glass Weekend. NJ
Pittsburg Glass Center. Narrative Flameworking. Pittsburg, PA
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| 2006 |
Presenter, Glass Art Society Conference. St. Louis, MO. |
| 2005 |
Presenter, International Flameworking Conference. Carneys Point, NJ |
| 2004 |
Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH |
| 2003 |
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL |
Residencies
| 2000 |
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
-Funded for the month of November to create work using the museum’s studio
-Guest Lecturer and Slide Presentation: A Personal History |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2006 |
Stills. Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
| 2006 |
Couture. D & A Fine Arts, Studio City, CA
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| 2006 |
Scheduled Exhibition. Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2003 |
Inner Activity. Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
Master of Fine Arts Thesis. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY |
| 2002 |
Looking Glass. B19 Binns-Merril, Alfred, NY |
| 1999 |
Traces of Liquescence. Boneyard Gallery, Champaign, IL |
For Group Exhibitions, Publications, and Related Work see page 2.
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