Born: 1979 in Columbus Ohio
Currently living and working in Columbus Ohio |
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2001-Present |
Columbus College of Art and Design Dimensional Studies Program, Fine Arts major, emphasis in glass |
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2005-Present |
Intensive private instruction, Sam Drumgoole |
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2003-Present |
Curatorial internship, The Columbus Museum of Art |
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2003 |
Centro Studio Vetro, San Servolo Italy. Summer intensive in glassblowing. Maestro Davide Salvadore, instructor |
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2003 |
Glass Axis workshop cane techniques, instructor Maestro Davide Salvadore. Workshop murrienne techniques, instructor Daniel Schrieber. |
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1999-2000 |
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, figure drawing, photoshop, animation. |
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| Exhibitions |
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2005
- October 27-30 2005: Sculpture Objects and Functional Art SOFA expo. Navy pier Chicago represented by Thomas R. Riley Galleries
- September 2005: Thomas R. Riley Galleries ongoing showcase of work.
- Ambiente Gallery-Studio Vetro, Ongoing Exhibition, 6 vessels, Miami Florida
- Thesis Exhibition, LISTEN. Joseph V. Cansani Center, Columbus Ohio.
- Owners Choice Show, Soho Worthington Gallery (Gallery Closed 2005)
- 126th Annual Exhibition, Best of Thesis. Columbus College of Art and
Design, Columbus Ohio
2004
- Columbus Museum of Art, annual fundraiser
- Ongoing Exhibition,. Soho Worthington Gallery (Gallery Closed 2005)
- Lextant Corporation/ Industrial Design Society of America reception. Curation and inclusion in five artist reception, Smith Bros. Building, Columbus Ohio
2003
- Armworks Exhibition, Juried. Cincinnati Ohio
2000
- Energize, Washington D.C. Armory show, Washington D.C.
2001-2005
- Consecutive Annual and extended exhibitions. Columbus College of Art and Design, Joseph V. Cansani Center. Columbus Ohio
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| Collections |
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- Packard Library Permanent Collection, Columbus College of Art and Design. One piece acquired
- Private Collection of Peggy Mativi, four Pieces acquired. New Albany Ohio
- Private Collection of the late Mark Nayman, three pieces acquired, Columbus Ohio
- Private Collection of Charles Williams Jr. Six pieces acquired, Worthington Ohio
- Private Collection of Michael Antol, three pieces acquired, Ft. Lauderdale Florida
- Private Collection of Tom Dearing, four pieces acquired, Columbus Ohio
- Private Collection of Jennifer Meier, wall plate installation (five plates) and two pieces acquired, Columbus Ohio
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| Employment/Work Experience |
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- Assistant to Alison Ruzsa, February 4th 2006
- Assistant to Charles Lowrie, January 16th - 25th 2006
- Assistant to Davide Salvadore, Corning Museum of Glass, August 2005
- Assistant to Davide Salvadore, Pittsburgh Glass Center, August 2005
- Private Instructor. Dimensional techniques, lampworking, glassblowing, woodworking. 2004- present
- Teachers assistant. Glassblowing I &II, Instructors Chris Harman and Lee Harvey, Glass Axis Columbus Ohio. 2004-05
- Educational Demonstrator 3rd -5th grade students. Glass Axis, Columbus Ohio. 2005
- Glass Arts Society Student Liaison to the Columbus College of Art and Design 2004
- Student representative Glass Arts Society annual conference, New Orleans, Louisiana 2004
- Glassblowing Assistant to Gaffer Dominico Cavalaro, public glass studio. 2003-2004
- Glassblowing Assistant to Gaffer Sam Drumgoole, Glass Axis. 2003-2004
- Lab Technician, Glass Program, Columbus College of Art and Design, 2002
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| Artist Statment |
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I make work that reflects how fragile and beautiful life is. My main body of work is built in layers of colored and clear glass. Different opaque and transparent colors are added and subtracted to create variation in tone and mark. The resonating color is richly textured and unique, much like the surface of a canvas painted with oils. The poetry of the color finds compliment in form. The symmetry of the vessel is often subtly augmented to respond to the color, creating a delicate balance within the work. My glasswork references the Italian tradition of glassblowing in craft and aesthetic while maintaining a distinctly personal expression. Influenced by the work of DaVinci, Monet, Tagliapietra, Degas, and Rosin, I bear strong consideration to their historical innovations when conceptualizing my own pursuits. My artwork is consistently changing and developing in both conceptual content and formal aesthetic, growing with time, with knowledge, with me. |
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