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Haiku, HI 96708
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EDUCATION June-July 2005 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
"Gesture and Form in Hot Glass" - 3rd Session
Instructor: Elin Christopherson
Work-Study Scholarship
  March 2005 Jan Erik Ritzman, Transjö Hytta, Transjö, Sweden
Three weeks observing studio processes, assisting, receiving instruction and creating my own work
  1999-2003 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
BFA received: May 2003
Graduated with Distinction
Concentration: Glass
Instructors: Dan Dailey, Susan Holland, Peter Ivy, Alan Klein, Chris Watts
  2000 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
"Sculptural Clay: Developing a Personal Aesthetic"
Instructor: Richard Notkin
  1998-1999 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May 2006 - Present Hot Island Glass Studio and Gallery, Makawao, HI
Glassblower, Coldworker, Sales, & Packing
References: Christopher Richards & Chris Lowry
  February 2005 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Teaching Assistant, WA Glass School Workshop
Instructor: Simone Travisano
  September 2003- February 2004 Benjamin Moore Inc., Seattle, WA
Apprenticeship with Benjamin Moore Inc.
Assistant to Benjamin Moore, Dan Dailey, Dante Marioni, Preston Singletary, Richard Royal, Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles
  July 2003 Diablo Glass and Metal, Roxbury, MA
Instructor, Introductory Glassblowing Workshop
  June & July 2003 Diablo Glass and Metal, Roxbury, MA
Instructor, Intermediate Glassblowing Workshop
  2002-2003 Diablo Glass and Metal, Roxbury, MA
Teaching Assistant, 3 sessions
Instructor: Paulo Delima
  2001-2003 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Teaching Assistant, 3 courses
Instructors: Dan Dailey, Bernie D'Nofrio, Chris Watts
EXHIBITIONS November 2006 Hawaii Glass Artists 5th Annual Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Exhibiting Artist
  March 2006 - Present Hot Island Glass Studio and Gallery, Makawao, HI
Represented by Christopher Richards and Chris Lowry
  February 2006- September 2007 The Bender Gallery, Asheville, NC
Represented by Miles and Bernadette Bender
  August 2003 - Present Latigo and Lace, Augusta, MT
Represented by Sara Walsh
  June 2003 - April 2006 Volta Gallery, Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Represented by Mitch Rosenfield
  February 2005 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Co-ordinator and Exhibitor for Winter Studio Sale
  June 2003 - November 2004 Barn Studio, Medford, MA
Represented by Tonya Howard
  June 2002 - December 2003 Gaslight Company, Portsmouth, NH
Represented by Maureen Reardon
  May-August 2003 The Barn Workshop at Sheraton Ferncroft
"Sculpture, 2003," Danvers, MA
  May-June 2003 Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
"Mass Art Continuum"
  May 2003 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
"A Belief in Mind," Tower Gallery Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Senior and Graduate Exhibition
Huntington/Payne Gallery
  April-May 2003 Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
"The Art of Drawing"
  April 2003 MassArt Annual Benefit Auction, Boston, MA
Huntington/Payne Gallery
  March 2003 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
All-School Show, Brandt Gallery
  May 2002 Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  April 2002 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Glass Perspectives, Student Life Gallery
  April 2002 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
All-School Show, Brant Gallery
AWARDS April 2005 Work-Study Scholarship
Penland School of Crafts
"Gesture and Form in Hot Glass" - 3rd Session
Instructor: Elin Christopherson
  May 2003 Foundation Auction Award
Massachusetts College of Art
Selected by Fine Arts 3-D Department
  May 2002 Honorable Mention
Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  May 2001 Student Achievement Award
Massachusetts College of Art
Nominated by Alan Klein, Glass Department Head
MEMBERSHIPS June 2007 - Present Maui Glass Artists Association, Maui, HI
  October 2006 - Present Hawai'i Glass Artists, Honolulu, HI
  2005 - 2006 Toe River Arts Council, Burnsville, NC
  September 2005-Present Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
  May 2001-Present Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA
PUBLICATIONS Nov/Dec 2003 Glass Art Society
Newsletter Member Profile
Vol. 14, Issue 6, pg.2