Born in 1975 in Woolwich, ME
EDUCATION
2003-05 MFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1994-98 BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
WORKSHOPS
2004 Advanced Venetian Hot-Glass Sculpting, Pino Signoretto and Amber Hauch, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002 Lino Tagliapietra-Traditional Venetian Glassblowing, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2000 Lino Tagliapietra-Traditional Venetian Glassblowing, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Jan Erik Ritzman/Josiah McElheny-The Perfect Shape, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
1999 Ruth King/Katherine Gray-Exponents of Breath, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
David Levi-Advanced Glass-Spring Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
1998 Dimitri Michaelides-Blown Sculpture and Vessels, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 Artist Lecture, Glass Art Society 38th Annual Conference, Portland, OR
2007 Visiting Artist Lecture, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Artist Lecture, Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA
2006 Panelist, What is the Future of the Studio Glass Movement?, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2005 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
2001-03 Studio Assistant to Dave Levi and John De Wit, Whidbey Island, WA
2001-02 Studio Assistant to Josiah McElheny
2000-01 Studio Assistant to Bryan Rubino, Seattle, WA
1999 Studio Assistant to William Carlson, Champaign, IL
1998 Studio Assistant to Mark Weiner, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Studio Assistant to Dan Dailey, Japan
MIT Glassblowing Laboratory, Studio Assistant to Peter Ivy, Cambridge, MA
MIT Glassblowing Laboratory, Monitor, Cambridge, MA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Phenomena: Observing Space, Traver Gallery, Seattle
2007 A Light Shadow, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
D&A Fine Art, Studio City, CA
2006 Phenomenon. . . In Particular Order, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
New Work, Victoria Price Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2004 pattern(s) (un)randomized, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 Concept: Subtle, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Flux - Reflections on Contemporary Glass, New Mexico Museum of Art, NM
2007 Young Glass, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Annual Pilchuck Glass Exhibition: Each Year the Fire Burns Brighter, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Reflections on a Decade: 10 Years of North Lands Creative Glass, Royal Museum, National Museums of Scotland,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Burning Ideas: Contemporary Visions in Glass, River Tree Center for the Arts, Kennebunk, ME
2005 Annual Pilchuck Glass Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Alfred on 25th St., J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Minimalism, D and A Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA New York, Chappell Gallery, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY
SOFA Palm Beach, Chappell Gallery, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Jonesing, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
2004 Pilchuck 20, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
2003 Artists of My Area/Era, Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA
Sixth Annual Whidbey Island Glass Invitational, Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
2002 Crossroads: New Art from the Northwest, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Residency Show, Lybster Gallery, Lybster, Scotland
Pilchuck Glass School Invitational, Anacortes Arts Festival, Anacortes, WA
Passion Afire, Pilchuck Glass School Benefit Auction, EMP, Seattle, WA
Fifth Annual Whidbey Island Glass Invitational, Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
2001-04 Pilchuck Glass School Auction Preview Exhibition, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA
2001 Pratt Benefit Auction Preview Show, Convention Center, Seattle, WA
1998 G.A.S. Student Center, Seto, Japan
All School, Huntington Gallery, Boston, MA
Class Glass, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
1997 Haystack, Student Life Gallery, Boston, MA
COLLECTIONS AND PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS
Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, WA
Northlands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2007 Kyohei Fujita Memorial Prize, Young Glass 2007, Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark
2006 Pilchuck Emerging Artist-in-Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Guest Artist, Museum of Glass International Center for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, WA
2005 New Glass Review 26, Juror’s Choice
2003 Full Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2002 North Lands Creative Glass Residency, (Scottish Arts Council), Lybster, Scotland
1998 Michael Kennedy Memorial Glass Scholarship (Pratt Fine Arts Center), Seattle, WA
Graduation with Distinction (Massachusetts College of Art), Boston, MA
1994-97 George P. Davenport Grant
1995 Honors Commencement Award (Massachusetts College of Art), Boston, MA
Donald Pratt Future Artists Scholarship
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008 “Finding a Happy Medium”, Teacher, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2005 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Teacher, Beginning Glassblowing, Deer Isle, ME
Alfred University, Teaching Assistant, Junior Glassblowing (spring semester), NY
2004 Alfred University, Teaching Assistant, Freshman Foundations (fall semester), NY
Alfred University, Teacher, Advanced/ Intermediate Glassblowing, (summer), NY
Alfred University, Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Glass (spring semester), NY
2004 Alfred University, Faculty, Summer Glass, Alfred, NY
2003 Alfred University, Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Glass (spring semester), NY
Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Dante Marioni and Kiki Smith, Stanwood, WA
Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to John De Wit, Stanwood, WA
2002-03 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Faculty Member, Seattle, WA
2002 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to David Levi and Peter Ivy, Stanwood, WA
2001-02 M and M Studios, Teacher “Cane Techniques”, Kent, WA
2001 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Teaching Assistant to John De Wit, Seattle, WA
Penland School of Crafts, Teaching Assistant to Peter Ivy (Spring Concentration), Penland, NC
1998 Massachusetts College of Art, Teaching Assistant to Peter Ivy, Boston, MA
PUBLICATIONS
2008 New Glass Review 28, Corning Museum of Glass, p. 4, ill.
2006 New Glass Review 27, Corning Museum of Glass, p. 362-363, ill.
500 Glass Objects, Lark Books, Introduced by Maureen Littleton, pg. 362-3, ill.
2005 Oldknow, Tina. 25 Years of New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, p. 11, ill.
Ruhing, Nancy. “Glass Breaks Through Art Ceiling,” Art and Antiques, Oct. p. 86
New Glass Review 26, Jurors Choice, Corning Museum of Glass, p. 78, ill.
2004 Ruhling, Nancy A. “Glass Acts,” Art and Antiques, May pg. 49
New Glass Review 25, Corning Museum of Glass, page 4, ill.
2003 New Glass Review 24, Corning Museum of Glass, page 4, ill.
Hall, Emily. “The Conversation,” The Stranger, Vol. 12 Number 30
Enterprise, March 21st, page 33, ill.
Edmonds Beacon, March 20th, page 13
2002 American Craft Magazine, Oct./Nov. 2002, Portfolio Section, page 93, ill.
Anacortes American, Supplement for Anacortes Arts Festival, July 17th Edition, ill.
2000 “Setting The Standard”, Down East Magazine, April, 2001
