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MARIGOLD TOWER | 32452
MARIGOLD TOWER | 32452, 2020
glass
76"h x 19"w x 18"d
pricing available upon request
EMERALD TOWER | 32453
EMERALD TOWER | 32453, 2020
glass
76.5"h x 24"w x 20.25"d
pricing available upon request
CHROMATIC TOWER | 32458
CHROMATIC TOWER | 32458, 2020
glass
61"h x 24"w x 40"d
pricing available upon request
ERBIUM TOWER | 32457
ERBIUM TOWER | 32457, 2020
glass
55"h x 24"w x 2.75"d
pricing available upon request
GOLDEN AND AMBER STACK | 32047
GOLDEN AND AMBER STACK | 32047, 2019
glass
58.25"h x 25.25"w x 3.125"d
pricing available upon request
BLUE AND CLEAR STACK | 32046
BLUE AND CLEAR STACK | 32046, 2019
glass
41.25"h x 29.125"w x 3.125"d
pricing available upon request
AQUAMARINE IMPACT FRACTOGRAPH | 32466
AQUAMARINE IMPACT FRACTOGRAPH | 32466, 2020
glass
20.5"h x 8.75"w x 3.25"d
pricing available upon request
PURPLE FRACTOGRAPH w/ STAND | 32248
PURPLE FRACTOGRAPH w/ STAND | 32248, 2019
solid borosilicate crown glass
12.4" x 25"w x 1.25"d
pricing available upon request
PINK IMPACT FRACTOGRAPH | 32152
PINK IMPACT FRACTOGRAPH | 32152, 2019
glass
8.75"h x 20.5"w x 3.25"d
pricing available upon request
FRACTOGRAPH: HONEY | 30474
FRACTOGRAPH: HONEY | 30474, 2016
solid borosilicate crown glass
20.25"h x 8.75" x 3"d, stand 20.75"h
pricing available upon request
CRYSTAL RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #1 | 31548
CRYSTAL RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #1 | 31548, 2018
solid borosilicate crown glass
20.5"h x 13.25"w x 3.25"d
pricing available upon request
GOLDEN RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #2 | 31546
GOLDEN RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #2 | 31546, 2018
solid borosilicate crown glass
11"h x 21.5"w x 3"d
pricing available upon request
CRYSTAL RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #4 | 31550
CRYSTAL RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #4 | 31550, 2018
solid borosilicate crown glass
13.25"h x 20.5"w x 3.25"d
pricing available upon request
THERMAL FRACTOGRAPH 15 | 31280
THERMAL FRACTOGRAPH 15 | 31280, 2018
reconstructed glass
17.5"h x 8.75"w x 3"d
pricing available upon request
BLUE HALO | 32467
BLUE HALO | 32467, 2020
blown and cut glass
14.75"h x 14.25"w x 9"d
pricing available upon request
RED HALO | 32468
RED HALO | 32468, 2020
blown and cut glass
15"h x 13.5"w x 15"d
pricing available upon request
LEAF HALO | 32133
LEAF HALO | 32133, 2019
blown and cut glass
15"h x 13"w x 14"d
pricing available upon request
STRIPED PASSAGE | 32145
STRIPED PASSAGE | 32145, 2019
blown and cut glass
16.25"h x 16"w x 13.5"d
pricing available upon request
KINETIC BASKET | 32139
KINETIC BASKET | 32139, 2019
blown and cut glass
11.5"h x 9.5"w x 11"d
pricing available upon request
GREEN AND VIOLET TWISTER | 32138
GREEN AND VIOLET TWISTER | 32138, 2019
blown and cut glass
18"h x 13"w x 14.5"d
pricing available upon request
COIL HALO | 32137
COIL HALO | 32137, 2019
blown and cut glass
13.5"h x 6"w x 13.5"d
pricing available upon request
FEATHER HALO | 32135
FEATHER HALO | 32135, 2019
blown and cut glass
16"h x 6.5"w x 16"d
pricing available upon request
CURVY VORTEX | 32134
CURVY VORTEX | 32134, 2019
blown and cut glass
15.25"h x 10.5"w x 15.25"d
pricing available upon request
GOLDEN ROLLER | 32196
GOLDEN ROLLER | 32196, 2015
blown and cut glass
12.5"h x 8"w x 13"d
pricing available upon request
SONOMA HALO | 31865
SONOMA HALO | 31865, 2015
blown and cut glass
17"h x 14"w x 12"d
pricing available upon request
OPTIC CROSSCUT | 32195
OPTIC CROSSCUT | 32195, 2015
blown and cut glass
13.5"h x 8.5"w x 13"d
pricing available upon request
FJORD | 29846
FJORD | 29846, 2015
blown and cut glass
16"h x 14"w x 14"d
pricing available upon request
VIOLET TRAVERSE | 31523
VIOLET TRAVERSE | 31523, 2016
glass
13"h x 13.5"w x 13"d
pricing available upon request
SMALL BLUE SPHERE #2 | 31436
SMALL BLUE SPHERE #2 | 31436, 2017
glass
9"h x 8" w x 8"d
pricing available upon request
STANDING CONE | 31519
STANDING CONE | 31519, 2011
glass
14"h x 12"w x 12.5"d
pricing available upon request
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  • MARIGOLD TOWER | 32452, 2020
    glass
    76"h x 19"w x 18"d
    pricing available upon request
  • EMERALD TOWER | 32453, 2020
    glass
    76.5"h x 24"w x 20.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • CHROMATIC TOWER | 32458, 2020
    glass
    61"h x 24"w x 40"d
    pricing available upon request
  • ERBIUM TOWER | 32457, 2020
    glass
    55"h x 24"w x 2.75"d
    pricing available upon request
  • GOLDEN AND AMBER STACK | 32047, 2019
    glass
    58.25"h x 25.25"w x 3.125"d
    pricing available upon request
  • BLUE AND CLEAR STACK | 32046, 2019
    glass
    41.25"h x 29.125"w x 3.125"d
    pricing available upon request
  • AQUAMARINE IMPACT FRACTOGRAPH | 32466, 2020
    glass
    20.5"h x 8.75"w x 3.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • PURPLE FRACTOGRAPH w/ STAND | 32248, 2019
    solid borosilicate crown glass
    12.4" x 25"w x 1.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • PINK IMPACT FRACTOGRAPH | 32152, 2019
    glass
    8.75"h x 20.5"w x 3.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • FRACTOGRAPH: HONEY | 30474, 2016
    solid borosilicate crown glass
    20.25"h x 8.75" x 3"d, stand 20.75"h
    pricing available upon request
  • CRYSTAL RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #1 | 31548, 2018
    solid borosilicate crown glass
    20.5"h x 13.25"w x 3.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • GOLDEN RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #2 | 31546, 2018
    solid borosilicate crown glass
    11"h x 21.5"w x 3"d
    pricing available upon request
  • CRYSTAL RADIANT FRACTOGRAPH #4 | 31550, 2018
    solid borosilicate crown glass
    13.25"h x 20.5"w x 3.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • THERMAL FRACTOGRAPH 15 | 31280, 2018
    reconstructed glass
    17.5"h x 8.75"w x 3"d
    pricing available upon request
  • BLUE HALO | 32467, 2020
    blown and cut glass
    14.75"h x 14.25"w x 9"d
    pricing available upon request
  • RED HALO | 32468, 2020
    blown and cut glass
    15"h x 13.5"w x 15"d
    pricing available upon request
  • LEAF HALO | 32133, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    15"h x 13"w x 14"d
    pricing available upon request
  • STRIPED PASSAGE | 32145, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    16.25"h x 16"w x 13.5"d
    pricing available upon request
  • KINETIC BASKET | 32139, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    11.5"h x 9.5"w x 11"d
    pricing available upon request
  • GREEN AND VIOLET TWISTER | 32138, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    18"h x 13"w x 14.5"d
    pricing available upon request
  • COIL HALO | 32137, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    13.5"h x 6"w x 13.5"d
    pricing available upon request
  • FEATHER HALO | 32135, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    16"h x 6.5"w x 16"d
    pricing available upon request
  • CURVY VORTEX | 32134, 2019
    blown and cut glass
    15.25"h x 10.5"w x 15.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • GOLDEN ROLLER | 32196, 2015
    blown and cut glass
    12.5"h x 8"w x 13"d
    pricing available upon request
  • SONOMA HALO | 31865, 2015
    blown and cut glass
    17"h x 14"w x 12"d
    pricing available upon request
  • OPTIC CROSSCUT | 32195, 2015
    blown and cut glass
    13.5"h x 8.5"w x 13"d
    pricing available upon request
  • FJORD | 29846, 2015
    blown and cut glass
    16"h x 14"w x 14"d
    pricing available upon request
  • VIOLET TRAVERSE | 31523, 2016
    glass
    13"h x 13.5"w x 13"d
    pricing available upon request
  • SMALL BLUE SPHERE #2 | 31436, 2017
    glass
    9"h x 8" w x 8"d
    pricing available upon request
  • STANDING CONE | 31519, 2011
    glass
    14"h x 12"w x 12.5"d
    pricing available upon request
JK

About
John Kiley

American, b. 1973, Seattle, USA, based in Seattle and San Francisco, USA.

Seattle native John Kiley began his professional career at the age of 19 at The Glass Eye Studio. Promoted to Gaffer on Dale Chihuly’s chandelier team at the age of 21, he traveled to Finland, Ireland, Mexico, and Italy as part of the Chihuly Over Venice Team. He was a principal member of Lino Taglipietra’s team for sixteen years until 2011 when he became the Glass Director at the Schack Art Center in Everett, WA. In addition to his work with Chihuly and Tagliapietra, John has worked with Dante Marioni and Benjamin Moore and has been a teaching assistant to Lino Tagliapietra, Dante Marioni, Benjamin Moore, Richard Marquis, Josiah McElheny, & Checco Ongaro. He has been a visiting instructor at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, The Bezalel Academy of Art And Design in Jerusalem, Israel, The Pittsburgh Glass Center and Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, WA. He has worked and demonstrated in Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, China, Australia, Brazil, and Turkey. John Kiley’s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums around the world.

Kiley uses primary geometric forms as the architecture for his glass sculptures. In his spherical forms, juxtaposed colors and carved optic passageways create a separation of space, allowing the viewer to peer into and through the form. Often his sculptures are balanced on edge seeming to defy gravity. His Fractograph series takes a more conceptual approach to the material. Different methods including impact and thermal shock are used to shatter a perfectly polished optic blocks. The sometimes-powerful explosion are filmed in slow motion and exhibited along with the reconstructed blocks.

 

current/upcoming
exhibitions at traver

  • 01/14 -
    02/27 2021

    Annual Gallery Group Exhibition | 2021

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    Annual Gallery Group Exhibition | 2021
  • 09/03 -
    09/26 2021

    John Kiley

Media

Media

RESUME
BIO & ARTIST STATEMENT
PRESS RELEASE AUG 2018
John Kiley at Traver Gallery, August 2017
Museum of Glass: Meet the Artist John Kiley
Glass Sculpture
Fractographs 360°
John Kiley & Lino Tagliapietra: Experimentation in the Hot Shop

Glass Magazine: A conversation with John Kiley about his “big break”

Glass Quarterly: ENOUGH (UN)SAID


Urban Glass: OPENING: Traver Gallery turns focus to boldly experimental work in two new exhibitions


Urban Glass: OPENING: In an experimental mood, Traver features new work by John Kiley and Justin Ginsberg

Urban Glass: 3 Questions For ... John Kiley

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