Posts by Seven Bridges
Jan Exnar
Jan Exnar was born in 1951 in the Czech Republic. Originally, he aspired to be a painter and began his education at the Glass School in Železný Brod at the age of fifteen. However, he became exclusively captivated by the fascinating material of glass. He moved to Prague in 1970, where he studied at the…
Read MorePaul Fenniak
Paul Fenniak was born in 1965 in Toronto, Canada. He completed his BFA at Queen’s University in Kingston and received his MFA in 1993 from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. His work has been considered psychological realism.
Read MoreRalph Goings
Ralph Goings was born in 1928 in Corning, CA. He received his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1953 and his MFA from Sacramento State College in 1965. He had his first solo exhibit in 1970. Goings became one of the founding members of the photorealist movement, writing that “form, color and…
Read MoreDaniel Greene
Daniel Greene (1934-2020) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Students League in New York, where he later returned to teach. His paintings and pastels are in over 500 public and private collections, including major museums . He has won numerous awards over the years.
Read MorePeter Greenwood
Peter Greenwood was born in 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1979, he had a shift of consciousness; the mystique, the discipline, the spiritual exercise which defines glassblowing forever changed his life. At age 19, Greenwood attended the Rhode Island School of Design. He later studied at the Pilchuck School in Washington, where he was exposed…
Read MoreDon Gummer
Don Gummer was born in 1946. He is an American sculptor. His early work concentrated on table-top and wall-mounted sculpture, but in the mid 1980s he shifted his interest to large free-standing works, often in bronze. In the 1990s he added a variety of other materials, such as stainless steel, aluminum and stained glass. His…
Read MorePetr Hora
Petr Hora was born in 1949 in the Czech Republic. Hora began his studies in 1965 at the Applied College of Glassmaking in Zelezny Brod. Hora’s work is remarkably powerful. He cuts into the surface deeply using a diamond disc saw, creating a subtle interaction of light on the form. The overall refined quality of…
Read MoreCheryl Kelley
Cheryl Kelley is an American painter known for her photorealism, especially her classic and muscle cars paintings. Kelley began her career as an abstract expressionist but is recognized chiefly as a photorealist or hyperrealist. Kelley bases her paintings on photographs, mostly taken at car shows and automobile museums. Her low angles of perspective and emphasis…
Read MoreKaren LaMonte
Karen LaMonte was born in 1967 in New York City. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990 and continued her studies with a Fulbright Grant which sent her to the Academy of Art, Architecture, and Design in Prague, The Czech Republic. She had her first solo show in Chicago,…
Read MoreNancy Mee
Nancy Mee is a sculptor and glass artist based in Seattle, WA. Mee was born in 1951 and attended the University of Washington where she earned a BFA in Printmaking in 1974. An artist in residency at the Pilchuck School in 1984 had a profound impact on her work when she began experimenting with fusing…
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