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Jennifer Elek is a glass artist who lives and works in Seattle, WA. She received her BFA from Alfred University in 1994 and has since been working in Seattle for artists such as Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly, Sonja Blomdahl, and Ginny Ruffner. For the past two years she has also worked at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma as a gaffer, designer and teacher. She has attended Pilchuck Glass School as a student and has also worked as a teacher's assistant. Her love of cooking and entertaining is what inspires her functional works in glass. These pieces contain hand made elements that are signature to Jennifer's design aesthetic.
EDUCATION
1994
BFA in Metal Sculpture & Hot Glass Sculpture, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1992-1993
Concentration on Mig, Tig, Stick & Flux Core Welding, Welder Training & Testing Institute, Allentown, PA
2001
Student of Lino Tagliapietra, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Haystack, ME
2000
Student of Dante Marioni & Ann Wahlstrom, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1993
Student of Michael Scheiner
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006
Residency, Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2002-Present
Team Member for Lino Tagliapietra, Seattle, WA
Designer, Gaffer & Teacher, Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
Assistant to Josiah McElheny, caneworking and traditional Italian style blowing techniques, Seattle, WA
2001-Present
Gaffer and Assistant for Ginny Ruffner, blown & solid sculptures, Seattle, WA
2000-Present
Primary Assistant to Sonja Blomdahl, encalmo techniques, Seattle, WA
2000-2003
Assistant to Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles, blown & solid sculptures, Seattle, WA
2000-2001
Assistant to Dale Chihuly, member of Chandelier production team, Persian Studio Editions, Chihuly, Inc., Seattle, WA
1998-2000
Welding and Fabrication: Glass Equipment Fabrication, Combustion Systems Pluming, Mold Making, Tig Welding & International Hotshop Installations, Spiral Arts, Seattle, WA
1996-1997
Assistant to Dale Chihuly, member of Chandelier production team, Persian Studio Editions, Chihuly, Inc., Seattle, WA
1995-1997
Assistant at Denny Park Glass Studio, Seattle, WA
1995
Member of production team, Manifesto Glass, Seattle, WA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006
Blow and Sculpt!, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002-Present
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2003
Beginning Glassblowing instruction for at-risk youth, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002
Teaching Assistant for Josiah McElheny & Jan Erik Ritzman, & Nancy Callan Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Haystack, ME
2001
Teaching Assistant for Nancy Callan & Bronze Casting and Resin Bonded Sand
2000
Teaching Assistant for Ben Moore & Checco Ongaro
Artist's Assistant for Johnathan Seliger
Teaching Assistant for Nancy Callan, The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
1999
Instructed intensive workshop focusing on sculpting techniques & team working Toyamma Glass Art Institute, Toyamma, Japan
1998
Teaching Assistant for Nancy Callan & Bronze Casting and Resin Bonded Sand, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1997
Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Seattle Glassblowing Studio, Seattle, WA
AWARDS
2000
Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship, Stanwood WA
1993
Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship, Stanwood WA
Alfred University - 1st Place in Junior Art Exhibition, Alfred, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2004
The Human Factor, Solo Show at Priceless Works Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pilchuck 20, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
Cocktail & Barware Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
Long Live the Lamplighter, Priceless Works Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998
Western Neon, Seattle WA
1997
Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993-1994
Outdoor Light Exhibition , Alfred University, Alfred, NY
PUBLICATIONS
The UrbanGlass Review, Art Quarterly, Autumn '04
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