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Education

1999
Master of Fine Arts, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

1995
BA in Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder

Teaching Experience

2002
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Instructor, Sculptural Blown Glass Workshop

1999
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Teaching Assistant, Freshman Foundation with Jackie Pancarri and Norwood Viviano
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Glass Blowing with Jackie Pancarri
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Glass Blowing with Steven Dee Edwards

1998
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Teaching Assistant, Junior Glass with Steven Dee Edwards
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Glass Blowing with Steven Dee Edwards
Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Glass with Fred Tschida

1997
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Glass with Fred Tschida

Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Glass Blowing with Randy T. Walker

Professional Experience

Current
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Glass Studio Technician

2001-02
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Hot Shop Coordinator

2000
Member of the Pilchuck Glass School Furnace Building Team.
Particiapated in the construction of a 1600# continuous melt glass furnace including combustion, control and safety systems.

1998
NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Lead design and construction of 1000# glass melting furnace

A&E Artworks, Columbus, OH
Design and installation of burner system for 200# pot furnace

1997-98
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Hot Shop Technician

1989-97
Maytum Glass Studio, Boulder, CO
Worked in all areas of the studio including design, production blowing and cold work, batch mixing, furnace charging, and packing and shipping. Also built and maintained various hot shop and cold shop equipment.

1997
Quantum Art Works, Denver, CO
Designed and built annealing oven

1996
Flo Perkins/Beaver Studios, Sante Fe, NM
Assistant to Flo Perkins

Collections

2001
Boeing Inc., Chicago, IL. EDIOS, 2001

Awards & Honors

2002
Selected for inclusion in New Glass Review 23

2001
Recipient of a Grant for Artists Projects from the Artist Trust, Seattle, WA

1999
Participant in the Emerging Artist in Residence program at Pilchuck Glass School

1999
Honorable Mention, Glass Art Society Student Exhibition, Tampa, FL

1996
Nominated for the Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship

1995
Nominated for the Corning Scholarship at Pilchuck Glass School

Publications

2002
Glass Art 2002, Georgina Fantoni, London

New Glass Review 23. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY; Neues Glass, Germany

2001
G.A.S. News, volume 12, issue 2. Member Profile. Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA

2000
Clearly Brilliant: A Decade of Pilchuck Glass School's Emerging Artists in Residence. Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA

Professional Organizations

Member of the Glass Art Society since 1997

Selected Exhibitions

2001
"2001 Pilchuck Glass School Summer Staff Exhibition", History of the World Pt. IV, Fine Arts Gallery, Stanwood, WA

2000
"Cleary Brilliant: A Decade of Pilchuck Glass Art School's Emerging Artists in Residence", Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA
"The 1999 Pilchuck Emerging Artist in Residence Exhibition", Riley Hawk Gallery, Kirkland, WA
"New Views in Glass: Work by Six Emerging Artists", The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR

1999
"Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition", Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred Unviversity, Alfred, NY
"The Art of Glass: Student Exhibition", Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA
"Sculptural Glass: New Perspectives on an Ancient Medium", Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
"Preston Singletary - Chuck Lopez", Chapell Gallery, Boston, MA
"21st Annual Alfred Outdoor Light Show", Alfred University, Alfred, NY

1998
"EIDOS", Solo Exhibition at Robert Turner Student Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
"Good Work", group show of graduate student sculptural work at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
"University of Wisconsin Outdoor Light Show", Madison, WI
"20th Annual Alfred Outdoor Light Show", Alfred University, Alfred, NY
"Sculpture", group show at Robert Turner Student Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

1997
"Pilchuck Glass School Staff Show", Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
"Art Against AIDS", Colorado AIDS Project, Denver, CO

1996
"Art/AIDS", Boulder County AIDS Project, Boulder, CO
"1996 Pilchuck Glass School Summer Staff Exhibition", History of the World Pt. IV, Fine Arts Gallery, Stanwood, WA