Glass

Archimede Seguso (1909 – 1999) was born on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Born into a family of glass workers, he began working with glass at a young age, developing his skills by reworking glasswork from the 18th century. Seguso distinguished himself by the age of 20 with new techniques and impressive skills,…

David Bennett born in 1941 in Oregon. He has been a professional glass artist since 1991. Bennett studied the art of blown glass at Pratt Art School in Seattle, Washington; at Pilchuck School in Stanwood, Washington; and in Murano, Italy with Maestro Pino Signoretto. Bennett is best known for his blown figurative glass sculptures, created…

Martin Blank was born in 1962. He received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island in 1984, majoring in glass. After graduating, Blank travelled to the West Coast to work with master glass artist Dale Chihuly. He had his first solo exhibition in 1995. In 2004, he received a…

Joy Brown was born in Japan in 1951, a child of medical missionaries to Japan. Brown received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Eckerd College in Florida. After graduating, she returned to Japan to work as an apprentice in traditional Japanese ceramics for four years. During that time of rigorous training, she was required…

Nancy Callan was born in 1964 and is a Boston native who joined the Seattle glass community in 1996 after completing her studies at the Massachusetts College of Art. Her career began as an assistant to Maestro Lino Tagliapietra and as a production gaffer for the Manifesto Lighting Corporation. While developing her own artwork, Callan…

Dale Chihuly was born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington. He was introduced to glass at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965 Chihuly enrolled in the first glass program in the country, at the University of Wisconsin. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design where he later established the glass…

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…

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…

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…