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Preston Singletary

Preston Singletary

Artifacts from a Future Dream

Apr 2 - May 7

This show is an homage to the future generations of Indigenous people. As I create pieces and imagine themes that could evoke the spirit of my culture, it is a process. In the old days, objects were made for the opposite side of the tribe and served as a visual reminder of our shared history.

Today, my work goes out into the world and is not just exclusively for my Native community. Hopefully, the objects I create inspire the next generations to explore new materials and continue to produce the forms, tell the stories, and thrive within their communities.   Read the exhibition catalog

-Preston Singletary

 

 

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FOG WOMAN | 32270
FOG WOMAN | 32270, 2019
cast lead crystal
35.25"h x 11.5"w x 7"d
$100,000
INTO CLEAR WATER | 32280
INTO CLEAR WATER | 32280, 2020
blown and sand carved glass
21"h x 15"w x 3.5"d
SOLD
STARTED UP FROM THE EARTH AS IF IN A CANOE | 32285
STARTED UP FROM THE EARTH AS IF IN A CANOE | 32285, 2020
blown and sand carved glass
12.5"h x 16"w x 9.5"d
SOLD
RAVEN WATCHES OVER HIS FEAST | 32278
RAVEN WATCHES OVER HIS FEAST | 32278, 2020
blown and sand carved glass
8"h x 14"w x 6.5"d
SOLD
CEDAR SPIRIT BOX | 32282
CEDAR SPIRIT BOX | 32282, 2020
glass, pigmented ink jet print on acrylic
18.5"h x 14.5"w x 14.5"d
pricing available upon request
RAVEN'S EYE | 32273
RAVEN'S EYE | 32273, 2019
blown and sand carved glass
18.5"h x 10"w x 8"d
$16,000
EAGLE DISH | 32272
EAGLE DISH | 32272, 2019
blown and sand carved glass
10"h x 17"w x 8.5"d
SOLD
TRANSFORMING KILLER WHALE | 32119
TRANSFORMING KILLER WHALE | 32119, 2018
cast lead crystal
35.5"h x 10"w x 10"d
$100,000
SNOT BOY | 32274
SNOT BOY | 32274, 2020
blown and sand carved glass
19"h x 18"w x 3"d
$18,000
THE PIERCING TRUTH | 32277
THE PIERCING TRUTH | 32277, 2020
blown and sand carved glass
34.5"h x 12"w x 8.5"d
$18,000
CHIEF'S PRIZE | 32279
CHIEF'S PRIZE | 32279, 2020
blown and sand carved glass
24.5"h x 7.5"w x 14"d
SOLD
WOODPECKER UNDER TWO MOONS | 32283
WOODPECKER UNDER TWO MOONS | 32283, 2020
blown and sand carved glass, bronze
40.5"h x 15"w x 12"d
SOLD
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  • FOG WOMAN | 32270, 2019
    cast lead crystal
    35.25"h x 11.5"w x 7"d
    $100,000
  • INTO CLEAR WATER | 32280, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass
    21"h x 15"w x 3.5"d
    SOLD
  • STARTED UP FROM THE EARTH AS IF IN A CANOE | 32285, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass
    12.5"h x 16"w x 9.5"d
    SOLD
  • RAVEN WATCHES OVER HIS FEAST | 32278, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass
    8"h x 14"w x 6.5"d
    SOLD
  • CEDAR SPIRIT BOX | 32282, 2020
    glass, pigmented ink jet print on acrylic
    18.5"h x 14.5"w x 14.5"d
    pricing available upon request
  • RAVEN’S EYE | 32273, 2019
    blown and sand carved glass
    18.5"h x 10"w x 8"d
    $16,000
  • EAGLE DISH | 32272, 2019
    blown and sand carved glass
    10"h x 17"w x 8.5"d
    SOLD
  • TRANSFORMING KILLER WHALE | 32119, 2018
    cast lead crystal
    35.5"h x 10"w x 10"d
    $100,000
  • SNOT BOY | 32274, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass
    19"h x 18"w x 3"d
    $18,000
  • THE PIERCING TRUTH | 32277, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass
    34.5"h x 12"w x 8.5"d
    $18,000
  • CHIEF’S PRIZE | 32279, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass
    24.5"h x 7.5"w x 14"d
    SOLD
  • WOODPECKER UNDER TWO MOONS | 32283, 2020
    blown and sand carved glass, bronze
    40.5"h x 15"w x 12"d
    SOLD
  • About
    Preston Singletary

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Preston Singletary has become synonymous with the relationship between European glass blowing traditions and Northwest Native art. His artwork features themes of transformation, animal spirits, and shamanism through elegant, blown glass forms and mystical sand carved Tlingit designs.

Singletary learned the art of glass blowing by working with artists in the Seattle area including Benjamin Moore and Dante Marioni. As a student and assistant, he initially focused on mastering the techniques of the European tradition. His work took him to Kosta Boda (Sweden) where he studied Scandinavian design and met his future wife. Throughout his 30+ years of glass blowing experience, Preston Singletary has also had opportunities to learn the secrets of the Venetian glass masters by working with Italian legends Lino Tagliapietra, Cecco Ongaro, and Pino Signoretto. In 2010, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound. Now recognized internationally, Singletary’s artworks are included in museum collections such as The British Museum (London, UK), The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), The Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA), the Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY), the Mint Museum of Art and Design (Charlotte, NC), the Heard Museum (Phoenix, AZ), and the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC).

Singletary maintains an active schedule by teaching, lecturing, and exhibiting internationally. In 2009, the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, launched a major mid-career survey of his work, entitled “Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows”. In 2018, he launched a new traveling exhibition with the Museum of Glass, titled “Raven and the Box of Daylight“, which pushes the boundaries of glass as a medium for storytelling. Preston Singletary continues to assert himself as a keeper and teller of stories and as a contemporary master of his craft.

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