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Paul DeSomma


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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