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Sonja BLOMDAHL
Born in Waltham MA, 1952. BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, 1974. Studied glass at Orrefors Glass School in 1976. Taught many workshops in glass. A member of Board of Trustees at Pratt Fine Arts Center since 1991. Currently living in Seattle and working as an independent artist in her own studio. Selected exhibitons: William Traver Gallery (Seattle, WA 1992), "Out of the Fire" (Contemporary Art Niki, Tokyo 1993), "Frozen Moments" (Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA 1991). Major collections: Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), American Craft Museum (New York), Museum of Decorative Art (Praha, Czech Republic).
"Orange/Yellow/Cobalt" 1993. W32 x D32 x H42cm
Henry HALEM
Born in Kent, OH 1938. MFA, George Washington University, 1969. Postgraduate studies, glass, University of Wisconcin in 1968-69. Currently living in Kent, OH and teaches at Kent State University. Selected exhibitions: Gallery Nakama (Tokyo 1993), "World Glass Now '94" (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art 1994). Major collections: Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts (Racine, WI), Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, N.Y.).
"Niijima Head" 1992. W40 x D18 x H45cm
KUROKI Rika
Born in Tokyo, 1958. BFA, California Collegeof Arts and Crafts, 1981. Currently living in Tokyo. Selected exhibitions: "New Glass in Japan" (1993 Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf ), "World Glass Now 5" (1994 Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art). Major collections: Cornig Glass Museum (Corning, NY), Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf (Germany).
1995. W55 x D44 x H52cm
MATSUSHIMA Iwao
Born in Okayama, 1946. Graduated from Okayama University. Received "Chugoku Glass Art" award in 1990. Currently living in Okayama and is a Member of the Society for Ethno-Arts. Selected exhibitions: "Glass '90 in Japan", "World Glass Now'94 "(Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo 1994). Major collection: Itami City Hall (Itami, Japan).
"Ritual Vase with Compositive Pattern" 1993. W17 x D17 x H52cm
James MINSON
Born in Tamworh Australia, 1962. Studied at Sydney College of the Art, 1982-84. Studied at Tama Art University by Monbusho research scholarship program, 1986-89. A staff member at Niijima Glass Art Center, 1989-90. Teaching assistant to Ginny Ruffer in 1990 at the Pilchuck Glass School. Currently living in Seattle. Selected exhibitions: "International Pilchuck Glass Exhibition" (William Traver Gallery 1991), "Pilchuck Glass Exhibition" (Seattle Tacoma Airport 1992). Major collections: The power house Museum (Sydney, Australia), Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY).
"Nacklace" 1990. D22.5cm
NODA Osamu
Born in Niijima, 1952. BFA, from Tama Art University, 1978. MA, Illinois State University, 1984. Founded Niijima Glass Art Center and has been the director since 1988. Currently living in Niijima, Tokyo. Selected exhibitions: Contemporary Art NIKI (Tokyo 1996), "Contemporary Glass" (Sunshine Gallery, Tokyo 1992), "Japanese Studio Glass" (Heller Gallery, NY 1987), "Japanese and American Studio Glass" (Basel Museum of Art, Switzerland 1986). Major collections: Illinois States University (Normal, IL), Basel Museum of Art( Basel, Switzerland) .
"Niijima Composition" 1996. W38 x D28 x H17cm
NODA Yumiko
Born in Tokyo, 1956. MA, Illinois State University,1984. Currently living in Niijima. Associate director at Niijima Glass Art Center. Received the award for Fine Work in "Glasss Art '90" (1990). Selected exhibitions: "Japanese Arts and Crafts" (1993 Museum für Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt, Germany), Seibu Gallery (Tokyo 1994), World Glass Now (Hokkaido Museum 1988, 91, 94). Major collections: Corning Museum of Glass (Corning N.Y.), The Contemporary Glass Museum in Spain (Madrid, Spain).
"The Movement of Clowds" 1996. W35 x D12.5 x H36cm
Richard ROYAL
Graduated from Central Washington University in 1974, and studied glass at Pilchuck Glass School, 1978-1984. A gaffer for Dale Chihuly since 1978. Currently living in Settle, WA and working as a full-time professional artist. Selected exhibitons: Holt Gallery (Olympia, WA 1990), "Seattle Plus" (Foster White Gallery 1990). Major collections: Washington Trust Bank (Spokane, WA), High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA).
"Shelter series" 1990. W70 x D28 x H55cm
Cesare Toffolo ROSSIT
Born in Murano, 1961. Toffolo has been surrounded by glass all his life. His grandfather Giacomo was a master blower att Venini and passed his knowlege to his son Florino who specialized in avant garde technique in the blown lamp worked glass. At the age of fifteen, he began working in his father's studio. He has been working with several famous designers and factories such as Venini, Fratelli Toso, and also taught at Pilchuck Glass School in 1991and 1993. His works have been exhibited internationally in several galleries and museums, and they are appreciated for the style and constant research in both modern and classical expressions.
"Specchio" 1996. W21 x D21 x H60cm
Eiji SHIGA
Studied and received BFA from Tama Art University in 1994. He has been working as a staff member at Niijima Glass Art Center since 1994 and is currently living in Niijima, Tokyo. Selected exhibitions: "The Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satsuma" (The Glass Museum of Satsuma, Japan 1997), "The 3rd Flower Vases Biannual Exhibition" (The Sogetsu Art Museum, Tokyo 1996), "Glass and Metal" (Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo 1994).
"Relationship 1" 1996. W51 x D40 x H30cm
Brynhildur THORGEIRSDÓTTIR
Graduated from Orrefors Glass School, 1980. MFA California College of Arts and Crafts, 1982. Received grantsfrom The Culture Foundation of Iceland and Finland in 1992-93 and "TheCorning Prize" at Pilchuck School in 1982. Currently living in Reykjavik, Iceland. Selected exhibitions: "7th International Small Sculpture Exhibition" (Budapest, 1987), "Artists of the Future" (Reykjavik 1987), "Five Icelandic Artists in New York" (New York 1987). Major collections: National Art Museum (Reykjavik, Iceland), The Museum of American Glass (Wheaton Village US), The Gothenburg Konstmuseum (Sweden).
"The Diamond Rock" 1995. W90 x D63 x H98cm
Brent Kee YOUNG
Born in 1946. MFA, State University of New York, College of Ceramics at Alfred university, 1973. Taught at Aich University of Education, 1990-92. Currently living in Cleveland, OH. Selected exhibitions: The Glass Gallery (Maryland 1987), Towata Gallery of Fine Art (Alton, Il 1987), "Personal Visions" Great American Gallery (Atlanta, GA 1986), "Glass in Japan 1987" (Tokyo 1987). Major collections: American Glass Museum (Millville, NJ) Butler Institute of Ameican Art (Youngstown, OH), Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY), Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art (Sapporo,Japan).
"Fossil series" 1990. W18.5 x D18.5 x H31cm
MFA, Illinois State University, 1980. Associate Professor of Glass, Alfred University. Former president of Glass Art Society. NEA, visual Artist Fellowship, 1982 and 1984. Curently living in Alfred, NY. Selected exhibitions: Galerie L (Hamburg, Germany 1993), "New Art Forms Exposition" (Miller Gallery, Chicago, 1993), "American Crafts, The Nations Collection" (Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.). Major collections: Yokohama Museum of Art (Yokohama, Japan), Saint Louis Art Museum (Saint Louis, MO), Musée des Arts Decoratifs (Lausanne, Switzerland).
"Sea Form" 1994. W41 x D27 x H40cm
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