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Benjamin Cobb first started working with glass as a teenager in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island. Since then, he has attended the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology. While working on his BFA, he continued his education with multiple classes at The Studio in Corning, New York.
Benjamin was also a teaching assistant for Robin Cass at the Haystack Mountain School for Crafts in Maine, as well as at The Studio in Corning, New York. After graduating, Benjamin worked at a glass studio in California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. Currently he works at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. He is a designer and a lead glassblower in the Museums' hot glass studio.
Education
2001
BFA in Glass and Glass Sculpture, Rochester Institute of Technology, School For American Crafts, Rochester, NY
Glass Forming and Sculpture with Robin Cass and Michael Taylor
1998-2000
Blown Forms and Coldworking Techniques with Jane Bruce, Fired Enamels and Flat Glass with Denise Stillwagon Leone, Flameworking with Emilio Santini, Advanced Blowing Techniques with William Gudenrath and Louis Olsen, The Studio at Corning, Corning, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2006
Framework, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
2006 Glass Invitational, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005
Cocktails at Fire, Facere Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2003
Artists of My Era, Area, Bubba Mavis, Seattle, WA
2001
Glass Art Society Student Exhibition, second prize, Corning, NY
58th Finger Lakes Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Sculptural Glass Exhibition, Gallery R, Rochester, NY
Senior Thesis Show, The Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY
Student Honors Show, Bevier Gallery, Rochester, NY
James Renwick Alliance Annual Gala and Auction, Second Prize
2000
Haystack TA Exhibition, Haystack Benefit Auction, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Outdoor Light Exhibition, The Museum of Luminous Phenomena, Alfred, NY
1999
Permanent installations commission, Bausch and Lomb, Rochester, NY
Professional Experience & Skills
2002 - Present
Lead Gaffer, public demonstrations, product design, and visiting artist support, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Gaffer and Assistant to Frank Cayaz, Bacchus Glass, Sonoma, CA
Assistant to Robin Cass, California Glass Exchange
Teaching Assistant for Robin Cass, Beginning Glass Blowing, The Studio at Corning, Corning, NY
2003
Demonstration on Corning Mobil Stage, Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA
2001
Assistant to Robin Cass, Glass Art Society, Corning,NY
2000
Teaching Assistant for Robin Cass, Beginning Glassblowing; Haystack Mountain School of
Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1999
Assistant for Hank Murta Adams, Hot Glass Casting, Blenko Glass Factory, Milton, WV
1994
Glass Blower Assistant, Thames Street Glass, Newport, RI
Honors and Awards
2002
The New Glass Review, number 23
2001
Niche Award Winner, Glass-Sculptural
2000
President, RIT Glass Club
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