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ORIGIN |
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Born: Nov. 4, 1959. Albany, New York |
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EDUCATION |
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1993 Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture |
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M.F.A. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana
Champaign, Illinois Graduate Assistant in charge of hot
working facility responsible for starting colored glass melting program.
Taught undergraduate glass blowing class
Assistant to William Carlson
Assistant to Jose Chardiet
Assistant to Francis Whitehead
Vice-president, Craft Guild, 1993 |
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1991 Master of Art in Studio Glass |
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M.A., ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Normal, Illinois
Member Joel Philip Myers’ Glass Blowing Team
Graduate Assistant, Teaching undergraduate advanced
glass blowing courses and funning colored and clear glass furnaces
Scene Shop Design Assistant, Theater Department 1988 |
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1984 Bachelor of Science in Studio Art |
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B.S., SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY,
New Haven,
CT
Academic Concentration in Sculpture; minor in Biology
In charge of glass shop maintenance for three years
Studied with Shea O’Brien, Master Crystal Cutter from
Waterford Crystal, studied the repair of brilliant
period glass, cutting and grinding. New Haven, CT, 1982
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POST GRADUATE STUDY |
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Summer 1990 PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL
Seattle, Washington
Studied with Mark Pieser |
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Summer 1992 HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS
Deer Isle, Maine
Assistant to Lino Tagliapietra |
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Summer 1991 HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS
Deer Isle, Maine
Assistant to Lino Tagliapietra |
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Summer 1990 HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS
Deer Isle, Maine
Studied with Dick Marquis |
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Jan-June 1986 NEW YORK EXPERIMENTAL GLASS SHOP
New York, New York
Studied Italian-style glass blowing
techniques with William Gudenwrath |
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Fall 1985 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE
UNIVERSITY
New Haven, CT
Studied in glass |
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Summer 1984 PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS
Penland, North Carolina
Studied with Richard Ritter and Stephen D. Edwards
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AWARDS and GRANTS |
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2001 AWARD for FINE CRAFTS, Northern Virginia Fine Arts
Festival, Reston, VA |
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2000 Awarded MERIT AWARD, SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW,
Washington, DC |
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2000 Awarded FOUNDERS AWARD,
American Craft Exposition,
Evanston, IL |
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2000 Awarded JUDGES CHOICE, Philadelphia
Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA |
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1999 Awarded EXCELLENCE AWARD,
SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW, Washington, DC |
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1997 Awarded FELLOWS AWARD, American
Craft Council Crafts Show Baltimore, Baltimore, MD |
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1996 Awarded FELLOWS AWARD, American
Craft Council Crafts Show Baltimore, Baltimore, MD |
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1996 Awarded JUDGES CHOICE, ANN
ARBOR STREET ART FAIR, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1995 Awarded FELLOWS AWARD, ANN
ARBOR STREET ART FAIR, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1996 & 1995 Awarded JUDGES CHOICE, CHERRY CREEK ARTS
FESTIVAL, Denver, CO |
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Summer 1992 Awarded PILCHUCK SCHOLARSHIP |
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Summer 1992 Awarded HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN
SCHOOL OF CRAFTS SCHOLARSHIP |
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1992 CORNING MUSEUM NEW GLASS REVIEW |
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Summer 1990 Awarded ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
PILCHUCK SCHOLARSHIP |
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Summer 1991 Nominated for the CORNING GLASS
FOUNDATION GRANT for PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL |
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1985 Teaching Assistant, PENLAND SCHOOL
OF CRAFTS, Penland, North Carolina, under Michael Meilahn and Art Reed |
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