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PAUL DE SOMMA - Resume
Born in Pittsburgh, PA 1959
Education
1982
Cornell University, B.S.
Selected Exhibitions and Collections
1998
Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
-California Glass Guild Exhibit
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
-Hein Apparent Translating the Secrets of Venetian Glass
Port of Seattle, Exhibition of Pilchuck Glass Artists
1995-1996
Port of Seattle, Exhibition of Pilchuck Glass Artists
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA
Davis, Wright and Jones, Seattle, WA
Axelnod Enterprises, San Fransisco, CA
Professional Experience
1998
Freelance Glassmaker (Gakken) for numerous glass and non-glass artists, including: Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Donald Lipski, Nancy Graves
Visiting Artist, Pilchuck
Crystal Arts Project, Waterford Crystal, Waterford, Ireland
1990-1995
Master craftsman in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School
1988
Third International Glass Symposium, Novy Bon, Czechoslovakia.
Extensive study with Masters Pino Signoretto, Lino Tagliapietra and Lonedano Rosin in Italy, France and the United States
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MARSHA BLAKER-DE SOMMA - Resume
Education
1995-1994, 1991-1990, 1989, 1977
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1977
MA in Fine Art, Emphasis on Ceramics and Glass, San Francisco, CA
1974
BA in Fine Art, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Experience
1978-present
Ceramics Instructor, Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA
1990
Glass Teaching Assistant, working teaching beginning glassblowing with instructor, M. White. San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
1981
Glass Technician and Instructor, taught beginning glassblowing and organized glass symposium, SummerVail workshop at Colorado Mountain College, Vail, CO
1978-87
Head of Ceramics Department, Caņada College, Redwood City, CA
Ceramics Instructor, Mission College and Caņada College, San Jose and Redwood City, CA
1977-79
Sculpture Instructor, Indian Valley College, Novato, CA
1977
Teaching Assistant, Pilchuck School of Glass, Stanwood, WA
1976-77
Glass Teaching Assistant and Hot Shop Technician, worked with instructor Paul Marioni, maintained studio and equipment, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Related Experience
1996
Member of Installation Crew for Chihuly Over Venice, a project consisting of the installation of 14 of Dale Chihuly1s Chandeliers throughout Venice, Italy
1995
Artist Assistant for Dale Chihuly, Notjima, Japan. Assisted Dale Chihuly in painting and glass blowing demonstrations.
1994
Artist Assistant for KiKi Smith and Raimund Kummer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Exhibitions
2001
Featured Artist, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
2000
Pearls of the Sea Glass Exhibition, Carlyn Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997
Time and Place: Fifty Years of Santa Cruz Studio Ceramics, Museum of Art and History, McPherson Museum, Santa Cruz, CA
1996
Garden Show, American Craft Museum Gallery, New York, NY
Celestial Seasonings: A Loose Interpretation, Boulder, CO
A Tea Party, The Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA
A Gathering of Glass, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE
Something1s Brewing, Farmington Valley Art Center, Avon, CT
1995
17th Annual International Pilchuck Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1994
National Teapot Invitational, The Gallery at Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
1993
Monterey Bay Ceramics, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
Collects, Showing of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art Permanent Collection, McPherson Museum, Santa Cruz, CA
Hot Tea, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991
Teapots, Group Show, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA
1990
One-person Show, 3D Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
1989
National Ceramic Invitational, Sylvia Ullman American Crafts, Cleveland, OH
1988
East-West, Group Show, Elaine Potter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987
Hand-made in the U.S.A., Ateliers D1Art, Paris, France
1986
East-West, Group Show, Elaine Potter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985
Clay-Paper, The Art Museum Annual, Santa Cruz, CA. Purchase Award.
1984
Glass National, Habitat Galleries, Lathrup Village, MI
1983
Crafts: A Group Show, Contemporary Artisans, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Distant Drums Gallery, Kapalua, Maui, HI
1982
Designer-Craftsman, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA. Cash Award.
Awards
Scholarship Award, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Purchase Award, Santa Cruz Art Museum, Santa Cruz, CA
Purchase Award, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Cash Award, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Collection Award, Richard Marcus, Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, TX
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