Richard Marquis

Richard Marquis has been working with glass since before the Beatles broke up. He studied at the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his B.A. and M.A. He worked for a year at the Venini factory in Italy. He is represented in many public collections worldwide, and has received numerous grants and awards, including three Fulbright Fellowships and four grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has traveled extensively, and conducted workshops around the world.

While versed in Italian techniques, Mr. Marquis does not follow any particular rules or styles. He used to teach at various places (including U.C.L.A., where he was head of the glass department), but he has become reclusive nowadays and he keeps his public appearances to a minimum. For the past 10 years, he has lived and worked on Whidbey Island in Washington State. He doesn't return phone calls nor answer letters and he does not need an apprentice.

(from 1995, Wignall Museum/Gallery catalog Breaking Tradition, The Fine Art of Glass)