Personal History

1982 Born on Lopez Island, Washington

1999 Apprentice to Lark Dalton, Olive Glass, Lopez, WA

2001 Graduated High School, built glass studio at home, began assisting Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen at Pilchuck, Stanwood, WA

2003 Joined the William Morris Team at Pilchuck Glass School Studio, Stanwood, WA

2008 Traveled to Brazil to translate for and assist Lino Tagliapietra’s team at The glass factory Ca’doro

Selected Exhibitions

2007

In Good Taste, Two Sisters Restaurant, Everett, WA Glass Exhibit, Northwinds Arts Alliance, Port TAownsend, WA Pratt-Pilchuck Artists, Tashiro-kaplan Building, Seattle, WA Young Glass

Ebeltoft Museum, Denmark Pilchuck Group Exhibition, Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Stanwood, WA

2006

Live Auction, Pilchuck Glass School Auction, Seattle, WA

Honey I Shrunk the Art, History of the World Gallery, Camano Is, WA

Bay Area Glass Institute Auction, San Jose, CA

2004 - 2006

Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA

2005

Pilchuck Glass School Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA

2003

Solo Exhibition: Traditional Venetian Vessels, Lopez Island Public Library, Lopez, WA

Residencies

2008

Visiting Artist, Tacoma Intrenational Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA

2006

Visiting Artist, Tacoma International Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA

Workshops Instructed

2009

Pittsburgh glass center 2009 Red Deer College

Alberta College of art and Design

2008

Pratt Fine Arts center. “Solid sculpting” , Seattle, WA

Workshops Attended

2006

Richard Royal, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

2001

Davide Salvadore, Studio Centro Vetro, Venice, Italy

Scholarships

2006

Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA: Richard Royal’s class Haystack School of Craft, Deer Island, ME: Teaching Assistant Scholarship

Workshops Assisted

2008

Teaching Assistant for Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen:

Red Deer college, Alberta Canada

2007

Euguene Glass School, Eugene Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada

Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

2006

Eugene Glass School, Eugene, OR

Haystack School of Craft, Deer Island, ME

2004

Eugene Glass School, Eugene, OR

Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Artist’s Assistant for Loren White (Visiting Artist)

2006

Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Public Demonstrations

2009

Demonstrated for Pratt open house

2008

Assisted Karen willenbrink-johnsen At Glass Art Society conference, Portland, OR

2007

Pilchuck Open House with Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen

2006

Assisted Jasen Johnsen’s residency, Tacoma Int’l Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA

Assisted Kelly O’Dell’s residency, Tacoma Int’l Museum of Glass

Assisted “Chihuly in Tacoma” Event, Tacoma Museum of Glass

2005

Collaborative Demo with Kelly O’Dell during Museum Opening Night for Einar & Jamex de la Torre, Tacoma Int’l Museum of Glass

2006 & 2003

Assisted Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen’s residency, Tacoma International Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA

2003

Assisted Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen’s demonstration, GAS Conference Demonstration, Jim Nowak Studio, Seattle WA