EDUCATION
2000 Design in Glass, Instructors: Dante Marioni and Ann Wahlstrom Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1997 Soft Glass, Instructor: Lucio Bubaco, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1996 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Solid Working, Instructor: Pino Signoretto, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1992 Advanced Glassblowing, Instructors: Robert Carlson and Petr Novotny, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1991 BFA, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Masterpieces, Instructors: Dale Chihuly, Richard Marquis, Lino Tagliapietra, William Warmus, Pilchuck Glass School,
Stanwood, WA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 Glasblowout Visiting Artist, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Advanced Glassblowing, Northwest Master Artist Workshop, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2004 The University of Hawaii, Visiting Lecturer, Honolulu, HI
2001 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
2000 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
1998 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
1989-01 Assistant to Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace, Seattle, WA
1996 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
1994-95 Glass Art Society Board Member
1993 Glassblowing Assistant to William Morris
Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
1990 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Elements, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, HI
2006 Stripes, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
2005 Elements, 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
2003 Straight Up, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
2000 Common Threads, The Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, HI
1994 Bruxism, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhose Island School of Design, Providence, RI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Pilchuck Glass Exhibition: Each Year the Fire Burns Brighter, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Studio Glass (Decorative and Functional Objects), Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
2002 Fire to Form, Hiu No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, HI
2001 Objects for Use, The American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Beginner's Mind, The Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, HI
30 Years of Collaboration: Pilchuck Glass School, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, WA
2000 Made in Washington: Glass at the Millenium, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, WA
1999 SOFA Chicago, Elliott/Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA
Vetri International Glass, Featured Artist
Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
Diversity: The True Colors of Art, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
1998 Jon and Mary Shirley Scholarship Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
The Havdalah Spice Container: Phillip & Sylvia Spertus Judaica Prize, Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL
Celestial Seasonings Teapot Exhibition, Celestial Seasonings Gallery, Boulder, CO
Summer Group Show, Elliott/Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA
RISD Works, Elliott/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, Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College, Salem, MA
1993 California Design 1993, Contract Design Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992 California Design 1992, Contract Design Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Featured Artist, Banaker Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
1991 California Design 1991, Contract Design Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Material Voices, Hawaii Craftsman 1991, Amfac Plaza, Honolulu, HI
Pyromaniacs on Parade, New Glass 1991, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA
Pilchuck Staff Show, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
Traveling Light, Kukuihaele 1991, sponsored by Glass Artists of Hawaii, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
1989 Glass fromm Pilchuck Invitational, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2005 Scholarship to attend "Goblets with James Mongrain", Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002 Carol Duke Award of Excellence, Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, WA
2000 Poncho Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1999 Northwest International Art Competition, Juror's Award, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
1997 Jon and Mary Shirley Scholarship, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Corning Award, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1996 Award of Excellence II, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Saxe Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1995 Award of Excellence I, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1992 Kitazawa Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Artist in Residence, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Fellowship awarded by the Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
1991 Kukuihaele 1991, Traveling Light, First Place, 3-D Award, Honolulu, HI
Saxe Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1990 Kukuihaele 1990, Traveling Light, First Place, Glass Award, Honolulu, HI
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006 Pilchuck Glass School, A Glassblower's Journey, Intermediate/Advanced Glassblowing, Stanwood, WA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Goblets, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
2005 The Glass Furnace, Intermediate Glassblowing, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 The Glass Furnace, Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Istambul, Turkey
Pilchuck Glass School, Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Stanwood, WA
Penland School of Crafts, Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Penland, NC
2003 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Deer Isle, ME
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Pittsburgh, PA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Thinner, Hotter, Quicker, Instructor, Summer Quarter, Seattle, WA
2002 Pilchuck Glass School, Heat-O-Rama, Instructor, Stanwood, WA
Tennessee Technological University (Appalachian Center for Crafts), Intermediate Glassblowing Instructor, Smithville,
TN
California College of Arts and Crafts, Goblet Construction, Instructor, Oakland, CA
Kanazu Forest of Creation, Glassblowing, Instructor, Kanazu, Japan
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Work it Hot!, Instructor, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
San Jose State University, Glass Workshop, Instructor,San Jose, CA
Public Glass, Goblets, Instructor, San Francisco, CA
2001 Firehouse No. 12, Goblets, Instructor, Vancouver, WA
Penland School of Crafts, Goblets, Instructor, Penland, NC
Tennessee Technological University (Appalachian Center for Crafts), Glass Workshop, Instructor, Smithville, TN
Public Glass, Goblets, Instructor, San Francisco, CA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Goblets as a Foundation, Instructor, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
2000 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Goblets, Instructor, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
1999 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Independent Projects in Glass, Instructor, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
1998 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Independent Projects in Glass, Instructor, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
Rhode Island School of Design, Advanced Glassblowing, Instructor, Providence, RI
1997 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Pino Signoretto, Stanwood, WA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Independent Projects in Glass, Instructor, Spring Quarter, Seattle, WA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Basic Blowing and Beyond, Instructor, Winter Quarter, Seattle, WA
1995 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Ginny Ruffner and Steve Kursh, Stanwood, WA
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Teaching Assistant to Michael Scheiner, Deer Isle, ME
1994 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Kiki Smith and Tom Farbanish, Stanwood, WA
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Teaching Assistant to Flore Mace and Karen Willenbrink, Deer Isle, ME
1992 San Jose State University, Workshop: Italian Blowing Techniques, Instructor, San Jose, CA
1991 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Dante Marioni, Stanwood, WA
1989-90 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace, Stanwood, WA
PUBLICATIONS
2006 Glass, Spring 2006
2001 Neues Glas, The Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 22, p. 93, 2001
2000 Glass, Spring 2000
1999 Neues Glas, The Corning Museum of Glass. New Glass Review 20, p.100, 1999
1998 The Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judaica Prize, The Haydalah Spice Container, Spertus Museum/Spertus Institute of
Jewish Studies. Chicago: Spertus Press, 1998
1992 San Francisco Examiner, Habitat section, April 15, 1992
San Francisco Showcase Networker, January 31, 1992
1991 Showplace Square News, Winter,1991
