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Education

2000
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Design in Glass, Instructors: Dante Marioni and Ann Wahlstrom

1997
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Soft Glass Flameworking, Instructors: Lucio Bubaco

1996
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1991, 1992
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1991
BFA, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

Exhibitions

2005
William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
Balance, Vetri International Glass, Seattle WA

2004
SOFA, Penland School of Crafts, Chicago, IL
Glass Artist of Hawaii Annual Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Everyday Transparencies, FL

2003
Straight Up, Solo Exhibition, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA

2002
Fire to Form, Solo Exhibition, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, HI

2001
Objects for Use, Solo Exhibition, The American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Beginner's Mind, Solo Exhibition, The Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, HI
30 Years of Collaboration: Group Exhibition, Pilchuck Glass School, Sea-Tac International Airport, Seattle, WA

2000
Common Threads, Solo Exhibition, The Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Made in Washington: Glass at the Millenium, Group Exhibition, Sea-Tac International Airport, Seattle, WA

1999
Diversity: The True Colors of Art, Solo Exhibition, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Rasberry's Art Glass, Featured Artist, Yountville, CA
SOFA Chicago, Group Exhibition, Elliot/Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA
Vetri International Glass, Featured Artist with Walter Lieberman and Anna Skibska, Seattle, WA
Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA

1998
Jon and Mary Shirley Scholorship Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
The Havdalah Spice Container: Philip & Silvia Spertus Judaica Prize, Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL
Celestial Seasonings Teapot Exhibition, Celestial Seasonings Gallery, Boulder, CO
Summer Group Show, Elliot/Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA
R.I.S.D. Works, Elliot/Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA

1997
Pilchuck Invitational, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pratt Glass Invitational, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

1996
MFA Exhibition, The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1995
Glass Biennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Skin, Solo Exhibition, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA

1992-1994
Bruxism, Solo Exhibition 1994, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
California Design 1993 and 1992, Solo Exhibitions, Contract Design Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Featured Artist 1992, Banaker Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA

1991
California Design 1993 and 1992, Solo Exhibitions, Contract Design Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Material Voices, Solo Exhibition, Hawaii Craftsman, Amfac Plaza, Honolulu, HI
Pyromaniacs on Parade, Solo Exhibition, New Glass, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA
Pilchuck Staff Show, Lynn Mcallister Gallery, Seattle, WA
Traveling Light, Kukuihaele, sponsored by by Glass Artists of Hawaii, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI

1989
Glass from Pilchuck Invitational, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts

Professional Experience

2005
Internmediate Glassblowing, The Glass Furnace, Istambul, Turkey
Glassblowout Visiting Artist, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Advanced Glassblowing, Northwest Master Artist Workshop, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

2004
Instructor, Intermediate Glassblowing, The Glass Furnace, Istambul, Turkey
Visiting Lecturer, The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Advanced Glassblowing

Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Intermediate Glassblowing

2003
Instructor, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Intermediate Glassblowing

Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Intermediate Glassblowing

Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Summer Quarter, Thinner, Hotter, Quicker

2002
Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Heat-O-Rama

Instructor, Tennessee Technological University (Appalachian Center for Crafts), Smithville, TN
Intermediate Glassblowing

Instructor, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Goblet Construction

Instructor, Kanazu Forest of Creation, Kanazu, Japan
Glassblowing

Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Winter Quarter, Work it Hot!

Instructor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
(Workshop)

Instructor, Public Glass, San Francisco, CA
Goblets

2001
Instructor, Firehouse No. 12, Vancouver, WA
Goblets

Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Goblets

Instructor, Tennessee Technological University (Appalachian Center for Crafts), Smithville, TN
Workshop

Insructor, Public Glass, San Francisco, CA
Goblets

Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Winter Quarter, Goblets as a Foundation

1989-01
Assistant to Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace, Sreattle, WA

2000
Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Winter Quarter, Goblets

1999
Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Winter Quarter, Independent Projects in Glass

1998
Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Winter session, Advanced Glass blowing

1997
Teaching Assistant to Pino Signoretto, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1996
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Gaffer with Karen Willenbrink

1994 -1995
Glass Art Society Board Member

1993 -1994
Gaffer, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1988-present
Glass Blower
Assistant to William Morris, Flora Mace, and Joey Kirkpatrick

Artist-in-Residence

2001
Glass Blower in Residence (Gaffer) with Michael Schunke, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

2000
Glass Blower in Residence (Gaffer) with Nadege Desgenetez, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1998
Glass Blower in Residence (Gaffer) with Randy Walker, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1996
Glass Blower in Residence (Gaffer) with Karen Willenbrink, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1993
Glass Blower in Residence with Randy Walker, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1992
Fellowship awarded by the Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton Village, NJ
Artist-in-residence, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

1990
Glass Blower in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Publications

2001
The Corning Museum of Glass, New Glass Review 22. Neues Glas, p.93

2000
"Glass", Spring 2000

1999
The Corning Museum of Glass, New Glass Review 20. Neues Glas, p.100

1998
Spertus Museum/Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, The Philip and Sylvia Sperticus Judaica Prize, The Havdalah Spice Container, Chicago: Spertus Press 1992
San Francisco Examiner, Habitat Section, April 15
San Francisco Showcase Networker, January 31

1991
Showplace Square News, Winter 1991