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 assisted prominent artists including Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Ginny Ruffner, and Josiah McElheny. Callan has been a key member of Lino Tagliapietra’s glassblowing team since 1996 and traveled internationally as his assistant while maintaining her own studio practice.  Her work combines the skill and finesse of the Venetian tradition with the wit and aesthetic sensibility of a contemporary artist. Although her artwork features highly refined forms and complex patterns, a sense of play and fun is equally prominent.